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HISTORY 


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OF  THE 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 

AND 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL, 

HELD  IN  THE  CITY  OF  BOSTON,  JUNE,  1869, 


TO  COMMEMORATE  THE  RESTORATION  OF  PEACE 
THROUGHOUT  THE  LAND. 


By  P.  S.  GILMORE. 


Illugtratei)  tuitl)  $tecl  (JUngraoingg. 


PUBLISHED  BY  THE  AUTHOR, 

AND  FOR  SALE  BY 

LEE  AND  SHEPARD,  149  Washington  Street,  Boston; 

LEE,  SHEPARD,  AND  DILLINGHAM, 

49  Greene  Street,  New  York. 

1871. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1871, 
BY  P.  S.  GILMORE, 

in  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington. 


University  Press:  Welch,  Bigelow,  &  Co., 
Cambridge. 


IhE  GETTY  CENTER 
LIBRARY 


/ 


TO  THE 

MEMBERS  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  AND  OTHER  COMMITTEES 

OF  THE  — 

Rational  'ffleace  Jubilee  ^.ssoeiation; 

TO  THE 

EMINENT  ARTISTS,  LOCAL  AND  FOREIGN, 

AND  THE  LADIES  AND  GENTLEMEN  OF  THE 

GRAND  CHORUS; 

TO  THE  SCHOOL  CHILDREN  OF  BOSTON  ;  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE  ORCHESTRA ;  THE 
PULPIT,  THE  PRESS,  AND  THE  PUBLIC  ;  THE  NATIONAL,  STATE,  AND 
CITY  OFFICIALS;  THE  RAILROAD  CORPORATIONS;  AND  TO  ALL 
WHO  IN  ANY  WAY  AIDED  THE  GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 
HELD  IN  THE  CITY  OF  BOSTON,  JUNE,  1S69,  TO 
COMMEMORATE  THE  RESTORATION  OF 
PEACE  THROUGHOUT  THE  LAND, 

Uolttme 

IS  CORDIALLY  AND  RESPECTFULLY  DEDICATED 


BY  THE  AUTHOR. 


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INTRODUCTORY. 


AMONG  the  last  acts  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the 
National  Peace  Jubilee  Association  it  was  voted  “that  a 
faithful  and  impartial  history  of  that  interesting  event,  from  its 
inception  to  its  close,  be  prepared  for  publication.” 

Upon  the  writer’s  return  from  Europe,  after  an  absence  of  sev¬ 
eral  months,  he  found  the  wish  of  the  committee  had  not  been 
carried  out ;  and  many  calls  being  made  upon  him  for  pamphlets, 
circulars,  programmes,  or  anything  that  might  serve  as  souvenirs 
of  the  great  Festival,  the  supply  of  which  was  not  equal  to  the 
demand,  the  thought  suggested  itself,  “May  I  not  prepare  an 
account  of  the  Jubilee  myself,  weaving  into  it  the  various  docu¬ 
ments  of  interest  ?  I  am  familiar  with  every  step  of  its  progress, 
from  its  inception  to  its  consummation  ;  but  can  I  write  it  out  so 
as  to  make  it  interesting  to  the  general  reader  ?  that  is  the  ques¬ 
tion.  Well,  I  can  try  1  ”  The  x'esult  of  the  trial  —  and  a  very 
severe  trial  it  has  been  !  — is  this  volume,  which  the  author  gives 
to  the  public  with  great  reluctance,  feeling  it  is  not  in  many  re¬ 
spects  what  is  expected,  nor  what  it  ought  to  be.  Still  he 
hopes  its  shortcomings  may  be  overlooked,  it  being  his  first,  and 
in  all  probability  his  last,  effort  in  the  field  of  literature. 

In  a  community  where  there  are  so  many  able  and  experienced 
writers,  and  where  it  may  be  said  everybody  is  a  critical  reader, 
it  is,  to  say  the  least,  a  very  bold  venture,  for  one  making  no 
pretensions  to  “classic  lore,”  to  come  before  the  public  as  an 
author.  Still,  so  much  was  said  and  written  about  the  Peace 
Jubilee,  and  so  various  are  the  impressions  concerning  it,  the 
projector  has  felt  it  due  to  himself  as  well  as  to  all  concerned 
to  unfold  its  origin  and  motive,  and  give  its  true  history  and  the 
means  by  which  it  was  brought  about.  In  doing  this  he  has  one 


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thing  to  regret,  —  that  he  has  not  been  able  to  speak  in  terms 
of  praise  of  all  whom  in  one  way  or  another  he  endeavored  to 
interest  in  the  work. 

The  public  will  not  have  forgotten  that  there  was  a  time  when 
very  few  had  any  faith  whatever  in  the  undertaking ;  its  novelty, 
magnitude,  and  extravagance,  together  with  doubts  of  its  feasi¬ 
bility,  caused  many,  as  might  have  been  expected,  to  withhold 
their  aid  or  encouragement ;  but  to  add  to  the  difficulty  of  its 
accomplishment  there  were  good  people  from  the  start  who  made 
it  their  business  to  throw  every  obstacle  in  its  way,  and  would, 
if  they  possibly  could,  have  prevented  its  realization.  Even 
towards  these  the  projector  has  not  entertained  a  particle  of 
ill-feeling.  Though  they  “  darkened  counsel  by  words  without 
knowledge,”  no  doubt  they  were  influenced  by  motives  which, 
while  promising  “  death  to  the  Jubilee,”  were  to  them  just  and 
proper.  Still,  unpleasant  as  it  has  been  to  the  author,  he  could 
not  well  avoid  presenting  the  dark  background  of  the  picture  in 
writing  its  history  :  it  would  not  have  been  a  true  history  with¬ 
out  it,  the  tale  would  have  been  but  half  told  had  the  gloomy 
passages  been  suppressed. 

The  task  is  done,  the  record  made,  the  duty  discharged,  and 
the  result  of  a  good  deal  of  “hard  work”  lies  before  the  reader. 
The  author  confesses  having  had  a  severe  struggle  to  arrive  at 
the  word  “Finis,”  and  what  may  be  said  of  his  literary  labor  is 
now  fearful  to  contemplate ;  but  it  being  the  effort  of  a  “  ’pren¬ 
tice  hand,”  critics  and  reviewers  are  respectfully  requested  not 
to  put  too  fine  a  point  upon  their  pencils,  remembering  that 
“  Blessed  are  the  merciful,  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy.” 

P.  S.  G. 


Boston,  July  6,  1871. 


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National  Peace  Jubilee  and  Great  Musical  Festival  1 

First  thought  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  ........  2 

Mr.  Gilmore  unfolds  the  plan  to  a  friend,  who  questions  his  sanity  .  .  3 

Moralizing  on  the  “  great  idea  ” .  5 

Major  Charles  0.  Rogers  consulted  ;  he  ridicules  the  idea  ....  10 

Months  of  serious  deliberation  ;  resolution  to  push  forward  .  .  .  13 

Interview  with  an  architect  about  plans  for  the  Coliseum  ....  23 

Mr.  Gilmore  visits  New  York,  and  tries  to  start  the  Jubilee  in  that  city  .  27 

Letters  from  Colonel  Frank  E.  Howe . 36 

Interview  with  General  F.  A.  Osborne . 37 

The  time  to  hold  the  Jubilee  .........  39 

Selection  of  the  music . 40 

Printing  of  the  prospectus  ..........  43 

The  plan  laid  before  Boston  editors  .......  45 

Interview  with  Mr.  Carl  Zerrahn  ........  43 

Interview  with  Mr.  Julius  Eichberg . 50 

Interview  with  Mr.  John  S.  Dwight . 52 

Interview  with  Mr.  Loring  B.  Barnes . 58 

Interview  with  Dr.  J.  Baxter  Upham . 61 

Letter  to  Hon.  William  Gray . ■  .  65 

Interview  with  Mr.  Oliver  Ditson . 73 

Hon.  William  Gray  and  other  gentlemen  decline  to  take  any  interest  .  76 

The  motto,  “Let  us  have  Peace,”  misconstrued . 81 

First  subscriber  to  the  Jubilee,  Mr.  Josiah  Bardwell  ....  84 

Letter  from  Mr.  Charles  Koppitz . 85 

First  hints  of  the  Jubilee  given  to  the  public . 86 

Interview  with  Mr.  M.  M.  Ballou  ;  he  subscribes  a  thousand  dollars  .  .  88 

Second  interview  with  Mr.  Oliver  Ditson  ;  he  subscribes  a  thousand  dollars  89 
Interview  with  Mr.  Henry  Mason  (firm  of  Mason  and  Hamlin)  ;  he  sub¬ 
scribes  a  thousand  dollars  .........  90 

Mr.  Mills,  for  Parker  House,  subscribes  a  thousand  dollars  ...  93 

Extracts  from  the  papers  ;  ludicrous  incident,  etc . 94 

Colonel  Greene  of  the  Boston  Post  writes  an  eloquent  letter  of  indorsement  100 

The  press  continue  to  awaken  curiosity . 102 

Chickering  and  Sons  subscribe  a  thousand  dollars . 103 

Wrisley  and  Wetherbee  (Tremont  and  Revere  Houses)  subscribe  a  thousand 

dollars . 104 

Interview  with  Mayor  Sliurtleff  ;  his  letter  of  indorsement  .  .  .  .105 

Interview  with  Hon.  A.  H.  Rice  ;  his  letter  of  indorsement  .  .  .  107 


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New  York  correspondents  in  possession  of  all  the  particulars  . 

Interview  with  Governor  Bullock  ;  his  letter  of  indorsement  i  . 

Interview  with  Governor  Claflin ;  he  indorses  the  movement  and  becomes  a 

subscriber . 

The  prospectus  given  to  the  press . 

Comments  of  the  press  .......... 

The  general  prospect  discouraging;  people  generally  look  upon  the  thing 

as  an  impossibility . 

Letter  from  Mrs.  Harrison  Gray  Otis  ;  she  becomes  a  subscriber 
A  Boston  firm  offer  the  hundred  anvils  for  the  Anvil  Chorus 

New  plans  and  renewed  efforts . 

Several  canvassers  and  solicitors  become  interested,  and  “give  it  up ”  . 

Mr.  Loring  B.  Barnes  declines  to  accept  the  Secretaryship  of  the  Chorus  . 
Secret  opposition ;  failure  of  the  Jubilee  predicted  ..... 
Efforts  to  secure  the  chorus  of  school  children  ;  letter  to  Dr.  J.  B.  Upliam 
First  objection  to  the  use  of  the  Common  ;  an  opiposite  view 
Prospects  very  discouraging  ;  letter  to  Handel  and  Haydn  Society  . 
Encouraging  letters  from  Max  Maretzek  and  George  F.  Root 
Mr.  Gilmore  appears  before  the  members  of  the  Commercial  Club 
Mr.  Loring  B.  Barnes  publishes  an  article  in  the  Transcript  which  does 

not  help  the  prospects  . . 

Some  of  the  New  York  papers  out  upon  it  '. . 

The  press  of  Boston  begin  to  look  upon  the  effort  as  a  forlorn  hope 

A  new  plan,  which  works  well . 

Interview  with  Mr.  Eben  D.  Jordan  ;  he  subscribes  a  thousand  dollars 
Interview  with  Mr.  Horatio  Harris  ;  he  subscribes  a  thousand  dollars 
Alderman  Lews  Rice  subscribes  a  thousand  dollars  ..... 

The  Boston  Theatre  Management  subscribe  a  thousand  dollars 
Subscriptions  obtained  through  prominent  firms  ...... 

Discouraging  letter,  giving  the  experience  of  a  gentleman  who  tries  to 
interest  merchants  .......... 

Mr.  Eben  Tourjee  accepts  the  Secretaryship  of  the  Chorus  .... 

Musical  people  very  much  interested  ....... 

Mr.  Gilmore  appears  before  the  city  committee,  railroad  officers,  and  others 
Interview  with  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Me¬ 
chanic  Association  .  . . 

Estimates  of  putting  up  building ;  it  will  cost  double  the  amount  at  first 

supposed  ;  the  darkest  hour . . 

A  new  light ;  fresh  and  fruitless  efforts  to  start  the  building  of  the  Coliseum 
Chorus  Circular  No.  1 

Interview  with  Mr.  Jordan  ;  he  agrees  to  become  Treasurer 

Meeting  of  subscribers  .......... 

Committees  pro  tevi  chosen . . 

The  Common  applied  for  and  granted  ........ 

A  general  meeting  of  subscribers  and  an  association  formed 

List  of  officers,  committees,  etc . 

Opposition  to  the  Common  ......... 

The  press  take  up  the  question . 

Names  of  six  hundred  and  fifty  citizens  who  sign  a  remonstrance  against 
permitting  the  building  to  be  placed  on  Boston  Common  ;  they  appear 
at  City  Hall  and  are  defeated . 


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The  Executive  Committee  hold  a  meeting,  and  break  up  with  the  im¬ 
pression  that  the  Jubilee  is  given  up  ..... 

The  committee  dedhle  to  change  the  location  of  the  building,  and  publish  a 
card  to  that  effect  .......... 

Congratulations  of  the  press  ......... 

Mr.  Loring  B.  Barnes  urges  a  postponement  ...... 

Spirited  meetings  of  Executive  Committee  ;  all  things  working  well 
A  serious  question  ;  where  is  the  money  coming  from  to  meet  expenses  ? . 
Great  uprising  of  singers  ;  ten  thousand  respond  to  the  first  call  . 

The  Handel  and  Haydn  Society  conclude  to  join . 

Engagement  of  orchestra  .  •  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 

Letter  from  Dexter  Smith . 

Bureau  of  Accommodations . 

Letter  to  City  Government  from  Executive  Committee  .... 

A  great  organ  contracted  for  ........ 

Chorus  Circular  No.  2  ......... 

Application  of  the  Executive  Committee  for  the  chorus  of  school  children  . 
The  erection  of  the  Coliseum  ......... 

Malicious  rumors  ;  the  building  said  to  be  unsafe  ..... 

The  decorations  ;  gas,  water,  etc.  ........ 

Damaging  apprehensions  ;  change  of  children’s  chorus  from  first  to  last  day 
Examination  of  the  Boston  Chorus  ........ 

Correspondence  with  Madame  Parepa-Rosa  ...... 

A  Hymn  of  Peace  written  by  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  .... 

First  meeting  of  the  Music  Committee  ........ 

Selection  of  a  clergyman  to  inaugurate  the  Festival  with  prayer  . 

Cannons,  bells,  anvils,  and  the  great  drum  ...... 

Colonel  James  Fisk,  Jr.  reduces  railroad  fares  to  Boston . 

Chorus  Circular  No.  3 . 

Mayor  Shurtleff  and  city  officials  visit  Washington  and  invite  President 
Grant  and  other  dignitaries  to  attend  the  Jubilee  .... 

Views  of  the  press  at  this  stage  of  progress . 

Publication  of  the  official  programme  ....... 

Mrs.  Harrison  Gray  Otis  and  Dr.  Lowell  Mason  invited  to  the  Jubilee  by 

the  Executive  Committee . 

Names  of  all  who  were  invited  to  the  Jubilee  by  the  City  of  Boston  as  its 

guests . . . 

Why  it  should  be  called  a  National  Peace  Jubilee . 

Interesting  letter  from  Hon.  J.  M.  Usher . 

General  J.  G.  Foster  examines  the  building  and  pronounces  it  safe  . 

The  anvil  chorus  proves  a  “trump  card” . 

Ole  Bull  invited  by  the  Executive  Committee  ;  other  artists  secured 

Chorus  Circular  No.  4  .  .  .  .  ; . 

Trouble  among  the  musicians  avoided . 

Efforts  to  secure  the  presence  of  President  Grant ;  he  decides  to  come  . 

Peep  behind  the  scenes  ;  workings  of  committees,  etc.  .... 

The  responsibilities  of  the  Executive  Committee ;  what  they  did ;  Boston 
Patriotism  ........... 

The  day  before  the  Festival ;  description  of  the  Coliseum  .... 

Description  of  the  great  organ . 

Many  who  helped  the  cause  pointed  out  among  the  visitors .... 


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First  Day  op  the  Peace  Jubilee . 

First  grand  rehearsal . . 

Chorus  rules  ........... 

Official  reception  of  members  of  the  press . 

Full  programme  of  the  Festival  ....... 

Recapitulation  of  the  programmes  ....... 

Opening  ceremonies  ;  prayer  by  the  Rev.  E.  E.  Hale 

Welcome  address  by  Mayor  Shurtleff . 

Address  by  Hon.  A.  H.  Rice  on  the  restoration  of  Peace  and  Union  . 
Musical  Exercises  of  the  First  Day  .  ... 

Comments  of  the  press  on  the  First  Day’s  performance 

Second  Day  of  tiie  Peace  Jubilee . 

Reception  of  President  Grant  ;  grand  military  review  ;  the  musical 
exercises  ;  banquet  at  the  Revere  House  ;  comments  of  the  press 
Death  of  Mrs.  George  L.  Dunlap  of  Chicago,  in  the  Coliseum  . 

Third  Day  op  the  Peace  Jubilee  ....... 

Grand  ball  in  the  Coliseum  ;  names  of  the  committee  .  .  . 

Comments  of  the  press . 

Fourth  Day  of  the  Peace  Jubilee . 

Presence  of  George  Peabody,  the  London  Banker  ;  comments  of  the 

press . . . 

Congratulatory  circular  to  the  chorus . 

Fifth  and  last  Day  of  the  Peace  Jubilee . 

Grand  chorus  of  children  ;  a  delightful  performance  .... 

Resolutions  of  the  press  ;  presentations,  etc.  ..... 

Withdrawal  of  the  police  ;  address  by  Mayor  Shurtleff . 

Number  of  visitors  attending  the  Jubilee,  etc.  ..... 

Resolutions  of  the  Executive  Committee  ...... 

Comments  of  the  press ;  the  general  result ;  extracts  from  sermons ; 
letters  of  congratulation,  etc.  ....... 

“The  Rod  of  the  Prophet,”  a  poem  in  commemoration  of  the  Peace 

Jubilee  by  Arthur  Matthison . 

Complimentary  testimonial  to  the  projector  ...... 

Final  Retort  of  the  Executive  Committee . 

Entire  receipts  and  expenses  of  the  Jubilee  .  . 

Letter  from  Mr.  M.  M.  Ballou  ....... 

Prospectus  for  another  Festival  upon  a  grander  scale  ;  an  In¬ 
ternational  Peace  Jubilee  ;  a  World’s  Musical  Festival  ;  a 

UNION  OF  ALL  NATIONS  IN  HARMONY . 

Names  of  the  subscribers  to  the  Jubilee . 

Names  of  representatives  of  the  press  present  at  the  Jubilee 

Names  of  the  artists,  leading  singers,  and  the  “immortal  ten  thousand,”  — 
the  Grand  Chorus  of  the  Jubilee  ....... 

Recapitulation  of  chorus,  and  total  number  of  singers  .  .  ... 

Names  of  members  of  the  Jubilee  orchestra  ....... 

Names  of  artillerists,  anvil-beaters,  doorkeepers,  and  ushers  engaged  at  the 

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V 


THE 

NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE, 

AND 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


THE  people  of  Boston  and  New  England,  and  in¬ 
deed  of  the  country  in  general,  have  reason 
to  rejoice  in  the  wonderful  success  of  the  grand  Na¬ 
tional  Peace  Jubilee  of  June,  1869. 

It  drew  together  an  immense  assemblage  from  all 
parts  of  the  country  to  commemorate  the  joyous  re¬ 
turn  of  Peace.  From  the  South  as  from  the  North, 
from  the  West  as  from  the  East,  the  sons  and  daugh¬ 
ters  of  America  thronged  to  the  great  musical  festi¬ 
val  to  pour  out  in  song  and  praise  the  fulness  of  their 
hearts. 

The  Jubilee  was  also  a  crowning  triumph  of  an 
experiment  in  art  and  acoustics,  and  in  musical  mag¬ 
nitude  was  far  greater  than  had  ever  before  been  real¬ 
ized,  or  even  attempted ;  and  it  fully  and  successfully 
demonstrated  the  feasibility  of  combining  and  con¬ 
trolling  thousands,  ay,  tens  of  thousands  of  musicians, 
—  vocal  and  instrumental,  —  in  one  harmonious  body. 

Not  only  to  those  who  were  performers  or  partici¬ 
pants  in  this  great  festival,  but  to  the  general  public, 
it  may  be  of  more  than  passing  interest  to  know  its 
true  history,  and  the  means  whereby  it  grew  from  an 
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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


inspiring  idea  to  a  glorious  reality.  It  is  the  object, 
therefore,  of  this  volume  to  record  all  the  facts  relating 
to  the  undertaking,  beginning  with  its  inception,  and 
tracing  it  through  the  various  stages  of  its  progress 
to  the  period  of  successful  consummation. 

In  June  of  1867  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  was  passing  a 
few  days  in  the  city  of  New  York,  and  it  was  at  this 
time  that  the  first  thought  of  a  National  Jubilee,  to 
commemorate  the  restoration  of  Peace  throughout  the 
land,  flashed  upon  his  mind.  The  carrying  out  of 
the  idea  he  well  knew  would  afford  an  opportunity 
for  the  grandest  Musical  Festival  the  world  had  ever 
known. 

The  scenes  with  which  he  was  then  surrounded 
immediately  lost  their  interest,  aijd  he  became  ab¬ 
sorbed  by  the  grandeur  of  his  conception.  The  gen¬ 
eral  plan  of  the  scheme,  as  afterwards  adopted,  seemed 
at  once  to  unfold  itself.  Indeed,  had  the  scenes  of 
Broadway  been  instantly  changed  by  the  wand  of  a 
magician,  they  could  not  have  been  transformed  into 
a  series  of  more  enchanting  dissolving  views  than  were 
vividly  portrayed  to  him  like  a  panorama  of  the  com¬ 
ing  event.  A  vast  structure  rose  up  before  him,  filled 
with  the  loyal  of  the  land,  through  whose  lofty  arches 
a  chorus  of  ten  thousand  voices  and  the  harmony  of  a 
thousand  instruments  rolled  their  sea  of  sound,  accom¬ 
panied  by  the  chiming  of  bells  and  the  booming  of 
cannon,  —  all  pouring  forth  their  praise  and  gratulation 
in  loud  hosannas  with  all  the  majesty  and  grandeur 
of  which  music  seemed  capable.  As  his  imagination 
revelled  in  the  scenes  his  thought  pictured,  every 
nerve  quivered  with  the  intensity  of  his  delight,  and 
he  was  impressed  with  all  the  fervor  of  religious  be¬ 
lief  that  it  was  his  especial  mission  to  carry  out  the 
sublime  conception. 


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With  almost  prophetic  instinct  he  felt  at  the  time 
that  it  would  take  two  years  to  realize  the  full  devel¬ 
opment  of  this  inspiring  vision ;  and  in  some  degree 
the  final  success  of  the  Jubilee  may  be  attributed  to 
the  fact  that  he  kept  secret  these  first  impressions  of 
the  project.  From  causes  which  will  hereafter  appear 
it  was  deemed  wise  to  preserve  silence  on  the  subject, 
and  except  confiding  the  matter  to  a  few  friends,  noth¬ 
ing  was  done  about  it  for  a  year. 

One  of  the  instances  —  the  first,  in  fact  —  was  im-  * 
mediately  upon  his  return  to  Boston,  when  he  broke 
the  seal  to  his  nearest  and  dearest  friend.  As  may 
be  supposed,  from  the  intimacy  of  the  relation,  he  did 
not  hesitate  to  give  full  vent  to  his  feelings  in  the 
most  enthusiastic  manner.  For  the  information  of 
those  who  may  be  curious  to  know  just  what  he  said, 
and  how  it  was  received,  it  may  be  stated  that  he 
first  excited  to  a  high  degree  his  companion’s  curiosity 
by  making  mysterious  allusions  to  a  great  and  won¬ 
derful  project  which  he  had  conceived,  —  a  project 
that  would  astonish  not  only  the  nation,  but  the 
whole  world.  He  spoke  with  the  greatest  anima¬ 
tion;  for  by  this  time  his  soul  was  on  fire  with  the 
thought,  and  his  every  word  glowed  with  the  warmth 
of  his  feelings,  and  created  a  pressing  desire  on  the 
part  of  his  auditor  for  an  explanation,  which  was  in 
substance  as  follows :  “  I  am  going  to  get  up  the  great¬ 
est  musical  festival  and  the  grandest  celebration  ever 
witnessed  in  the  world.  It  is  to  be  a  National  Jubilee 
to  commemorate  the  restoration  of  Peace  throughout 
the  land  :  a  great  Coliseum  will  be  erected,  to  hold 
fifty  thousand  people ;  the  President  of  the  United 
States,  all  the  Members  of  Congress,  Heads  of  Depart¬ 
ments,  Foreign  Ministers,  Governors  of  States,  and  the 
leading  men  throughout  the  Union  will  be  invited  ; 


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the  chorus  will  number  tens  of  thousands  of  singers 
from  all  parts  of  the  country,  also  twenty  thousand 
children  from  the  public  schools ;  the  orchestra  will 
contain  one  thousand  musicians;  batteries  of  artillery, 
regiments  of  infantry,  bells,  anvils,  and  other  auxiliary 
accompaniments  will  be  introduced  ;  and  it  will  be  the 
greatest  national  celebration  and  musical  festival  that 
has  ever  taken  place  on  the  face  of  the  earth.  The 
excitement  throughout  the  country  will  be  tremen¬ 
dous,  and  everybody  will  rejoice  at  the  idea.” 

As  this  was  the  first  opportunity  he  had  had  to  make 
known  the  great  thought  that  possessed  him,  his  en¬ 
thusiasm  was  roused  to  the  highest  pitch,  and  he 
entered  into  the  details  with  all  the  earnestness  of  his 
nature. 

He  had  longed  for  the  moment  to  impart  the  great 
secret  to  the  trusted  one  at  home,  whom  he  expected 
to  astonish,  —  and  he  did  astonish  her ! 

Her  eyes  were  fixed  upon  him  during  the  delivery 
of  his  speech  with  apprehensive  solicitude,  and  at  its 
close  she  exclaimed  with  amazement,  “  Why,  are  you 
crazy?  Have  you  lost  your  senses?”  This  sudden 
and  unexpected  reply,  this  unappreciative  reception 
of  the  first  announcement  of  his  scheme,  he  accepted 
as  a  declaration  of  war ;  and  then  and  there  took  place 
the  first  of  the  series  of  battles  that  had  to  be  fought 
ere  the  Peace  Jubilee  became  a  triumphant  success. 
The  one  from  whom  he  had  always  received  the  great¬ 
est  encouragement  and  sympathy  in  every  enterprise, 
actually  doubting  his  sanity,  was  a  severe  check  at  the 
very  outset. 

When  matters  stood  thus  beneath  his  own  roof, 
what  was  he  to  expect  from  the  cold  world  abroad  ? 
Never  mind,  thought  he,  this  little  domestic  skirmish 
will  do  no  harm.  On  the  contrary,  it  led  to  a  more  care- 


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ful  review  of  the  situation,  and  plainly  betokened  the 
necessity  of  making  preparations  for  a  long  siege.  Per¬ 
haps  it  ought  here  to  be  admitted  that  the  recital  of  a 
programme  of  such  unheard-of  magnitude  and  apparent 
extravagance  might  well  have  caused  even  his  best 
friends  to  question  the  soundness  of  his  reason ;  how¬ 
ever,  by  satisfactorily  answering  all  questions,  and  prov¬ 
ing  by  argument  the  feasibility  of  the  plan,  opposition 
from  one  very  important  quarter  became  somewhat 
subdued,  and  —  probably  for  the  sake  of  peace  —  the 
possibility  of  the  undertaking  being  successful  was  even 
admitted. 

The  watchwords  now  were,  “  Silence  !  ”  “  Caution  !  ” 
“  Move  slowly !  ”  and  they  intermingled  with  every 
thought  upon  the  subject.  For  more  than  a  month 
Mr.  Gilmore  quietly  brooded  over  the  prospects  of  his 
scheme,  endeavoring  to  contemplate  it  in  all  its  bear¬ 
ings,  until  at  length  the  one  at  his  elbow  began  to  fear 
that  the  intensity  with  which  his  mind  dwelt  upon  the 
one  absorbing  theme  might  undermine  his  health,  and 
seriously  advised  him  to  give  up  the  project  altogether. 
True  it  is  that  he  was  somewhat  nervous  and  excited 
over  the  subject,  and  found  himself  continually  revel¬ 
ling  in  visions  of  magnificent  Jubilee  scenes  which 
charmed  his  inward  eye  and  ear  beyond  description. 
So  far,  it  was  admitted,  all  was  right,  —  his  plan  was 
based  upon  terra  firma.  Yet  he  was  reminded  of  the 
possibility  that  he  might  be  building  air  castles,  and 
would  have  to  reside  in  them  alone ;  that  subjects  and 
enterprises  of  a  comparatively  worthless  nature  had 
often  carried  men’s  minds  beyond  the  bounds  of  rea¬ 
son.  Here  was  an  enterprise  to  think  of,  that  should 
interest  the  whole  nation,  yes,  the  whole  world,  and 
one  that  had  more  music  in  it  than  had  ever  fallen 
upon  human  ear  before.  It  was,  to  say  the  least,  a 


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very  dangerous  fever  to  have  upon  the  brain.  This 
reasoning,  if  not  conclusive,  was  felt  to  be  just  and 
forcible,  and  he  determined  to  banish  the  thought  for 
a  time  at  least,  if  not  forever. 

Failures  in  ordinary  musical  enterprises  are  of  com¬ 
mon  occurrence.  Let  who  will  try  the  experiment, 
the  chances  of  success  are  against  him.  Many  years’ 
experience  as  a  manager  had  demonstrated  to  Mr. 
Gilmore  that  when  even  six  or  eight  hundred  dollars 
was  the  amount  involved  in  an  entertainment,  it  re¬ 
quired  great  exertion,  good  management,  and  the  most 
favorable  circumstances  to  succeed  in  the  undertaking. 
If,  then,  the  incurring  an  expense  of  only  six  or  eight 
hundred  dollars  in  a  musical  enterprise  was  attended 
with  so  much  labor  and  uncertainty,  how  could  he 
possibly  think  of  undertaking  a  project  that  would  cost 
hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars,  and  would  require 
thousands  of  co-operators  to  make  it  a  success  ?  This 
was  to  him  a  stubborn  fact.  There  it  stood  like  an 
immovable  mountain  in  the  path,  blocking  his  way. 
How  should  he  overcome  it?  Was  it  possible  to  do 
so?  He  tried  to  look  at  the  subject  in  its  most  dis¬ 
couraging  aspects,-  and  to  view  the  dark  as  well  as  the 
bright  side,  and  came  to  the  conclusion  to  treat  the 
whole  thing  as  a  delusion 

That  came  to  charm  but  for  a  day, 

And  then  forever  pass  away. 

A  composer  of  music  often  finds  himself  haunted  by 
original  melodies  that  sing  to  him  with  great  sweet¬ 
ness  at  first ;  but,  like  new  acquaintances  of  winning 
manners,  it  takes  time  to  find  out  if  they  will  wear 
well.  It  is  better,  when  you  have  written  down  your 
melodies,  to  lay  them  aside  for  future  revision.  If 
after  weeks  or  months  they  sing  as  sweetly  as  wdien 
conceived,  they  may  be  adopted  with  the  belief  that 


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they  will  live  and  win  their  way  to  other  hearts ;  but 
if,  on  the  contrary,  you  find  that  a  little  time  has 
robbed  them  of  their  charm,  you  have  reason  to  con¬ 
gratulate  yourself  on  not  having  given  them  publicity. 
As  in  music,  so  it  is  with  all  things.  No  matter  in 
what  attractive  guise  your  thoughts  at  first  array 
themselves,  there  is  great  danger  that  time  may  dim 
their  lustre. 

With  such  thoughts  uppermost  in  his  mind,  what  said 
Mr.  Gilmore  ?  What  if  this  idea  of  a  National  Peace 
Jubilee,  which  filled  his  soul  to  overflowing,  and  seemed 
to  lift  him  up  to  the  very  heavens,  should  after  all 
turn  out  to  be  a  mere  chimera  ?  What  if  his  confi¬ 
dence  in  its  feasibility  should  begin  to  wane,  and  the 
present  view  of  the  undertaking  undergo  such  a 
change  that  in  a  few  months  the  impossibility  of  its 
accomplishment  should  appear  sufficiently  manifest  to 
discourage  him  in  the  attempt  to  carry  it  out  ?  It  was 
this  view  of  the  case  that  made  him  hesitate  to  make 
the  project  known  and  to  enter  at  once  upon  its  devel¬ 
opment.  “Be  sure  you  ’re  right,  then  go  ahead,”  was 
his  motto.  He  determined  to  let  the  matter  rest  for 
the  present,  with  the  reservation  that  if  it  should  stand 
the  test  of  time  and  continue  its  struggle  in  his  mind 
for  light  and  existence  with  the  same  fervor  and  spirit 
which  then  lent  it  strength  and  inspiration,  then  the 
carrying  out  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  was  simply 
a  question  of  time. 

Numerous  musical  engagements  were  now  pressing 
upon  Mr.  Gilmore.  Concerts  and  entertainments,  for 
which  arrangements  had  been  made  months  before, 
were  progressing,  and  his  time  was  fully  occupied. 
Circumstances  required  that  he  should  give  close  and 
earnest  attention  to  the  duties  of  the  hour,  —  to  mat¬ 
ters  that  were  immediately  practicable  and  sufficiently  • 


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profitable  to  enable  him  to  meet  his  present  wants. 
For  it  may  be  stated  here,  that  his  income  had  never 
been  so  large  as  to  present  any  difficulty  or  incon¬ 
venience  in  disposing  of  it  as  fast  as  received ;  and 
therefore  duty  and  necessity  compelled  him  to  apply 
his  time  and  devote  his  energies  as  usual  to  labors 
from  which  he  should  realize  an  immediate  pecuniary 
return. 

But  a  change  had  come  over  all.  Life’s  scenes  had 
been  shifted ;  the  ordinary  routine  of  musical  duties 
had  lost  its  attractiveness,  and  the  resolution  to  dispel 
the  grcmcl  idea  from  his  mind  was  in  no  way  success¬ 
ful.  Days,  weeks,  and  months  moved  slowly  by ;  the 
“  irrepressible  conflict  ”  still  raged  within  him.  He 
could  not  subdue  it.  He  had  given  the  delusion  (if 
such  it  was)  ample  time  to  pass  away;  but  depart 
it  would  not.  Every  hour  of  the  day,  and  far  into  the 
weary  night,  it  still  continued  to  present  itself  as  fresh 
and  enchanting  as 

Wlien  first  upon  the  charmed  eye 

Its  magic  visions  fell. 

He  had  already  suffered  enough  —  for  suffering  it 
was  —  in  being  continually  haunted  from  morning  till 
night  and  from  night  till  morning  with  the  one  dis¬ 
tracting  idea,  and  he  had  fully  tested  the  force,  the 
fire,  and  the  spirit  with  which  this  living  thought  was 
imbued.  The  familiar  saying,  that  “  coming  events 
cast  their  shadows  before,”  was  never  more  completely 
verified  than  in  the  never-fading  visions  which  fore¬ 
shadowed  the  National  Peace  Jubilee. 

Mr.  Gilmore  now  made  up  his  mind  to  communicate 
the  secret  to  others,  and  hear  what  they  might  have 
to  say  upon  the  subject.  Friends  and  acquaintances 
seldom  express  a  candid  opinion  when  face  to  face, 
especially  when  one  of  their  number  steps  aside  from 


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the  beaten  path  to  pursue  some  'original  idea.  Con¬ 
sult  with  them ;  show  them  your  plans ;  tell  them 
what  you  propose  to  do ;  no  matter  how  visionary  they 
may  deem  the  project,  they  too  often  say,  “Good!” 
“  A  grand  idea !  ”  “  Go  ahead  !  ”  and  so  on ;  thus  stim¬ 
ulating  and  encouraging  a  scheme  that  costs  them  noth¬ 
ing,  until  you  may  be  overwhelmed  with  the  mortifi¬ 
cation  of  failure. 

Every  man  is,  or  ought  to  be,  the  best  judge  of  his 
own  abilities.  If  he  is  so  imprudent  as  to  attempt 
impossibilities,  he  will  suffer  the  consequences  of  his 
rashness;  but  if  possessed  of  sound  reason,  if  he  has 
a  clear  perception  of  his  plan,  and  firmness,  patience, 
and  perseverance  in  carrying  it  out,  and  is  influenced 
by  high  and  honorable  motives,  the  accomplishment 
of  the  purpose  is  almost  sure,  no  matter  how  great  it 
may  be  or  how  formidable  the  obstacles  that  environ 
it.  It  may  be  policy,  and  sometimes  a  necessity,  to 
consult  friends  before  entering  upon  any  new  project; 
this  cannot  well  be  avoided  when  co-operation  is  a 
matter  of  importance.  Yet  how  many  have  had  their 
most  cherished  hopes  blighted,  their  best-laid  plans 
defeated,  by.  friends  who,  either  from  honest  convic¬ 
tions  of  their  impracticability,  or,  as  is  oftener  the 
case,  from  a  dread  of  being  in  some  way  made  re¬ 
sponsible,  refuse  the  little  encouragement  needed  to 
insure  success. 

During  a  residence  of  nearly  twenty  years  in  the 
city  of  Boston  Mr.  Gilmore  had  acted  as  performer, 
conductor,  or  manager  in  many  musical  entertain¬ 
ments,  and  had  made  the  acquaintance  of  many  in¬ 
fluential  citizens,  whose  advice  or  assistance  was  never 
withheld  when  either  or  both  were  solicited.  One  of 
the  earliest  and  most  steadfast  of  these  friends  was  the 
late  Major  Charles  0.  Rogers,  whose  position  as  pro- 


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prietor  of  the  Boston  Journal  made  his  friendship 
and  co-operation  in  the  furtherance  of  any  important 
matter  of  great  value. 

“What  would  Major  Rogers  say,  —  what  would  he 
think  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  idea?”  thought  the  pro¬ 
jector.  Pie  knew  the  Major  well,  —  knew  that  he  was 
not  the  man  to  encourage  anything  he  did  not  believe 
in.  In  the  expression  of  his  opinions  he  was  emphatic 
and  decided,  and  when  he  had  once  settled  a  question 
in  his  own  mind  it  was  not  easy  to  change  it.  Mr. 
Gilmore  had  often  submitted  his  plans  to  the  judg¬ 
ment  of  Major  Rogers,  who  seldom,  if  ever,  discour¬ 
aged  or  opposed  them.  What  if  in  this,  the  greatest 
of  all,  the  Major  should  condemn  the  scheme,  and 
refuse  to  lend  it  his  aid  ?  What  could  be  done  then  ? 
Without  his  approval,  and  the  support  of  the  Jour¬ 
nal,  he  would  feel  greatly  discouraged.  He  must  se¬ 
cure  his  indorsement  ere  he  sought  the  aid  of  others, 
as  his  adverse  opinion  might  jeopardize  the  fate  of  the 
project. 

Idle  writer  felt  within  his  own  heart  that  the  idea 
was  worthy  the  support  of  the  nation,  and  if  carried 
out  would  receive  the  applause  of  the  world.  He 
might  lie  wrong ;  but  the  time  had  arrived  when  the 
subject  must  undergo  a  practical  investigation,  and  the 
sooner  the  better.  So  on  a  beautiful  September  morn¬ 
ing  he  went  forth  to  lay  his  plans  before  the  Major. 
It  was  about  eleven  o’clock  when  he  called  at  the 
Journal  office ;  but  finding  him  engaged,  he  arranged 
for  an  interview  in  the  afternoon. 

At  the  appointed  hour  Major  Rogers  and  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  met,  the  latter  feeling  no  little  hesitation  in 
opening  a  subject  of  such  extraordinary  extravagance; 
but  without  much  ceremony  or  preamble  he  unfolded 
his  plan. 


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/ 

The  Major  listened  with  evident  surprise,  and  as 
the  recital  progressed  his  impatience  increased,  till  at 
length  he  burst  out  with  a  derisive  laugh,  exclaiming  : 
“  Why,  that  is  an  idea  for  an  Emperor ;  and  it  would 
take  an  Emperor  to  carry  it  out!”  Scarcely  know¬ 
ing  whether  to  accept  this  remark  as  a  compliment 
or  otherwise,  Mr.  Gilmore  pleasantly  replied,  “  Well, 
Major,  I  suppose  I  shall  have  to  become  an  Emperor 
then.” 

“What  do  you  imagine  it  would  cost  to  carry  out 
your  plan?”  asked  the  Major. 

“Well,  it  would  take  a  few  hundred  thousand  dollars 
at  least,”  was  the  reply.  The  mention  of  this  enor¬ 
mous  sum  for  a  musical  festival  brought  the  Major  to 
his  feet  with  indignation. 

“  It  is  all  nonsense,”  said  he.  “  Take  my  advice,  and 
don’t  for  a  moment  permit  your  mind  to  dwell  upon 
any  such  visionary  scheme ;  it  could  end  only  in  dis¬ 
aster  and  ruin.  Come,  come ;  change  the  subject ; 
don’t  talk  to  me  of  impossibilities.” 

“  Major,  it  has  taken  me  a  long  time  to  make  up 
my  mind  to  bring  this  matter  to  your  notice,  and  I 
regret  to  hear  such  an  opinion  from  you.  I  do  not 
look  upon  the  undertaking  as  an  impossibility,  having 
given  it  much  serious  thought ;  and  as  to  its  feasibility 
and  possibility  there  is  no  doubt  whatever  in  my 
mind.  It  only  needs  recognition  and  encouragement 
from  such  men  as  you  to  make  it  a  success.” 

“  I  would  do  anything  in  my  power  to  serve  you,” 
said  the  Major ;  “  but  in  this  affair  I  have  only  to  say, 
give  it  up,  give  it  up !  It  is  not  worth  a  moment’s 
consideration.  Say  nothing  more  to  me  about  it.” 

“  Do  I  understand,  Major,  that  if  I  undertake  to 
carry  out  this  scheme  you  will  not  lend  me  your  sup¬ 
port,  as  you  have  in  past  enterprises  ?  ” 


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“  I  tell  you  frankly,”  said  he,  “  that  if  you  under¬ 
take  to  carry  out  any  such  ridiculous  notion,  you  will 
have  to  find  other  friends  to  assist  you.  I  cannot  and 
will  not  encourage  any  such  unreasonable  proposition. 
Furthermore,  I  tell  you  that,  in  my  opinion,  you  will 
not  find  a  man  in  the  city  of  Boston,  of  any  substance, 
who  will  be  willing  to  indorse  your  idea,  or  subscribe 
a  dollar  to  aid  you  in  carrying  it  out.  Therefore  take 
my  advice,  and  drop  it.  Pursue  your  usual  course  ; 
give  such  concerts  and  entertainments  as  you  have 
heretofore  given  with  success ;  and  you  may  rely  upon 
my  doing  all  I  can  to  assist  you.” 

It  was  evident  that  Major  Rogers  regretted  having 
to  speak  so  discouragingly  ;  yet  his  .words  were  ear¬ 
nest,  kind,  sincere,  and  came  from  a  heart  overflowing 
with  sympathy  and  friendship.  He  saw  that  the  idea 
had  taken  deep  root  in  the  projector’s  mind,  and  that 
he  was  depressed  by  this  unexpected  rebuff.  Not 
quite  satisfied  with  his  reception,  and  unwilling  to 
lose  so  powerful  an  advocate,  Mr.  Gilmore  upon  ris¬ 
ing  to  depart  asked,  “  Major,  will  you  give  me  your 
support  should  the  subject  be  presented  in  a  more 
favorable  light?” 

With  an  evident  disposition  to  afford  a  word  of  com¬ 
fort,  the  Major  replied  :  “  I  have  expressed  myself  can- 
didlj7,  looking  from  the  present  stand-point.  I  cannot 
say  what  changes  time  may  bring  about.  You  have 
asked  my  opinion,  and  I  have  given  it.  That  is  all  I 
can  say  now.” 

The  interview  was  ended ;  and  Mr.  Gilmore  left  that 
office  a  sadder  if  not  a  wiser  man.  He  had  obtained 
the  judgment  of  one  whose  influence  he  had  counted 
on  for  success,  and  without  whose  aid  he  was  then 
unwilling  to  proceed. 

Events  showed  that  Major  Rogers  was  right  in  the 


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opinion  that  not  one  man  could  be  found  in  Bos¬ 
ton,  at  that  time ,  who  would  give  substantial  aid  or 
encouragement  to  the  enterprise ;  and  of  this  the 
writer  became  fully  satisfied,  after  approaching  sev¬ 
eral  friends  with  the  matter  and  hearing  their  vari¬ 
ous  opinions,  which  coincided  with  those  expressed 
by  Major  Rogers. 

Any  reasonable  man  ought  to  have  been  convinced 
that  it  was  now  time  to  abandon  the  whole  scheme. 
Its  realization  was  looked  upon  as  an  utter  impossi¬ 
bility  by  practical  and  far-seeing  men.  To  cling  to  it 
longer,  —  at  least  to  persist  in  the  effort  just  then, 
—  would  be.  likely  to  bring  personal  ridicule  upon  him¬ 
self  and  endanger  the  success  of  the  undertaking. 
The  only  course  to  pursue,  therefore,  was  to  seal  up 
the  matter  once  more,  and  wait  patiently  for  what 
time  might  do  for  its  development. 

Mr.  Gilmore  now  began  to  think  he  should  have 
the  Jubilee  all  to  himself.  There  seemed  to  be  no 
desire  on  the  part  of  others  to  hear  of  it,  or  to  have 
anything  whatever  to  do  with  it ;  but  to  him  it  was  as 
an  accomplished  fact :  he  heard  it,  he  saw  it,  he  rev¬ 
elled  in  it.  Never  before  had  he  felt  its  fascination 
with  such  force  and  delight ;  he  was  uplifted  and  borne 
away  as  by  a  great  tidal  wave  on  the  flood  of  delicious 
music.  Go  where  he  would,  that  great  chorus,  with 
its  thousands  of  voices,  kept  roaring  in  his  ears,  and 
the  crash  of  a  thousand  instruments  filled  the  world 
around  him  with  enchanting  harmony.  Look  where 
he  might,  the  vision  of  a  magnificent  structure,  filled 
with  a  vast  multitude  gathered  from  all  parts  of  the 
nation,  met  his  gaze.  0,  how  he  longed  for  others 
to  see  the  grand  spectacle  as  he  saw  it,  to  hear  the 
ravishing  music  as  he  heard  it !  Then  they  would  not, 
they  could  not,  refuse  assistance  to  bring  about  its 


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realization.  Why  clid  it  have  no  charm  for  others? 
There  must  be  some  reason  for  the  lack  of  interest. 
Already  it  had  aroused  the  enthusiasm  of  a  few  friendly 
musicians,  and  its  magnitude,  if  once  made  known, 
would  strike  the  musical  world  with  wonder  and  admi¬ 
ration.  Why  was  it,  then,  that  those  who  were  not 
professionally  musical,  but  whose  co-operation  was  in¬ 
dispensably  necessary,  could  not  feel  its  magnetism, 
and  be  influenced  to  encourage  it  ?  Could  there  be 
such  a  difference  of  opinion  upon  the  same  subject 
between  musical  and  non-musical  people  without  some 
very  grave  reason  ?  What  could  be  the  cause  ? 

Such  were  the  questions  which  continually  presented 
themselves  for  solution.  There  were,  indeed,  grave 
reasons  for  the  diversity  of  opinion. 

The  primary  object  of  the  undertaking  was  to  cele¬ 
brate  the  restoration  of  peace  throughout  the  land.  But 
the  questions  which  now  arose  were :  Is  there  peace 
throughout  the  land  ?  What  is  the  condition  of  the 
country  ?  How  do  matters  stand  in  the  Southern 
States,  —  in  the  national  capital  ?  How  look  the 
clouds  that  hang  over  the  political  horizon? 

Not  being  much  of  a  politician,  Mr.  Gilmore  had  not, 
up  to  this  time,  taken  these  things  into  serious  consid¬ 
eration.  He  now  discovered  that  the  public  mind  was 
much  disturbed  by  the  unsettled  condition  of  affairs  in 
many  of  the  Southern  States,  and  that  serious  diffi¬ 
culty  existed  between  President  Johnson  and  Congress, 
which  resulted  in  his  being  brought  before  the  tribunal 
of  the  Senate  to  answer  the'  charge  of  malfeasance  in 
office. 

It  would  be  trespassing  upon  the  patience  of  the 
reader  to  enter  upon  a  minutely  detailed  account  of 
the  constant  and  anxious  thoughts  for  the  advancement 
of  his  project  which  filled  the  mind  of  Mr.  Gilmore  for 


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many  months  previous  to  the ‘arraignment  of  the  Presi¬ 
dent  and  his  subsequent  acquittal.  It  is  sufficient  to 
state,  that,  in  the  early  days  of  the  excitement  attend¬ 
ing  the  impeachment  trial,  he  .was  reluctantly  forced 
to  the  conclusion  that  under  the  then  existing  circum¬ 
stances  any  movement  to  celebrate  “  the  restoration 
of  peace  throughout  the  land”  would  be  looked  upon 
as  ill-judged  and  out  of  time,  and  should  not  be  at¬ 
tempted  until  the  political  aspects  were  more  favorable. 

During  this  period  Mr.  Gilmore  devoted  much  time 
and  thought  to  a  careful  analysis  of  the  whole  subject, 
taking  it  apart  as  it  were,  and  viewing  it  in  all  its 
complex  details. 

In  its  first  aspect — that  of  a  national  jubilee  com¬ 
memorative  of  the  restoration  of  peace  —  it  promised 
to  strike  a  chord  whose  vibrations  would  reach  from 
Maine  to  California.  As  yet  no  demonstration  of  a 
national  character  had  taken  place,  no  general  rejoicing 
that  the  war  was  over  and  the  Union  restored',  after 
the  terrible  four-years’  struggle.  The  public  mind  was 
still  disquieted  by  reports  of  lawless  outbreaks  in  some 
of  the  States  lately  in  rebellion.  It  could  not  be  ex¬ 
pected  that  after  such  a  fearful  contest  immediate 
quiet  would  ensue.  But  the  day  of  permanent  peace 
was  coming,  when  the  loyal  citizens  of  Boston  would 
unite  in  inviting  the  representatives  of  the  nation  and 
the  people  at  large,  from  every  State  and  city  in  the 
Union,  to  partake  of  Massachusetts’  hospitality;  to  join 
with  her  in  a  national  reunion  that  would  mark  the 
beginning  of  a  new  era  of  good  feeling.  What  more 
fitting  opportunity  was  ever  offered  a  member  of  the 
sisterhood  of  States  to  extend  the  hand  of  welcome  to 
her  brethren  throughout  the  Union?  Would  not  the 
citizens  of  Boston  and  Massachusetts  improve  it?  The 
invitation,  thought  Mr.  Gilmore,  will  assuredly  be  ac- 


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cepted  if  proffered  with  kindness ;  and  it  will  be  a  glo¬ 
rious  day  for  the  old  Bay  State  when  her  proclamation 
shall  go  forth  for  this  great  national  assembling. 

He  had  persuaded  himself  that  not  only  would  the 
citizens  and  city  government  of  Boston  join  hands  in 
carrying  out  the  great  festival,  but  that  the  Governor 
and  Legislature  of  the  State  could  be  induced  to  co¬ 
operate  in  making  it  an  affair  worthy  the  old  Common¬ 
wealth.  In  fact,  that  it  would  be,  as  it  should  be, 
the  greeting  of  Massachusetts  to  all  throughout  the 
land  who  now  heartily  rejoiced  at  the  return  of  peace. 
For  upwards  of  a  year  Mr.  Gilmore  dwelt  upon  this 
picture,  viewing  it  in  every  possible  light,  and  becom¬ 
ing  more  and  more  enamoured  of  its  beauty.  It  would 
be  the  grandest  scene  the  world  ever  saw,  —  the  gath¬ 
ering  of  the  musical  hosts  from  all  parts  of  the  nation, 
roused  as  by  a  trumpet-call  to  join  in  songs  of  praise 
to  Almighty  God  for  the  blessings  of  a  restored  and 
reunited  country. 

O  music,  what  a  power  thou  art! 

On  earth  there ’s  naught  that  can  impart 

A  purer  joy  to  human  heart, 

Nor  nobler  thoughts  inspire ! 

The  projector  knew  full  well  that,  considering  the 
undertaking  wholly  in  the  light  of  a  great  musical  fes¬ 
tival,  aside  from  the  important  event  it  was  to  com¬ 
memorate,  its  announcement  would  awaken  not  only 
the  enthusiasm  of  musicians,  but  create  general  inter¬ 
est  among  all  classes. 

He  anticipated  that  such  questions  as  these  would  be 
raised,  —  “  How  could  he  possibly  expect  to  organize 
a  chorus  of  ten  thousand  voices  ?  ”  “  Where  were  the 

singers  to  be  found  ?  ”  “  The  largest  musical  organiza¬ 

tions  in  the  land  had  never  numbered  a  thousand  mem¬ 
bers  in  their  grandest  festivals.” 


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But  he  knew  that  chorus-singing  was  extensively 
practised  among  the  people,  particularly  in  New  Eng¬ 
land,  and  that  he  would  be  able  to  convince  any  one 
of  ordinary  intelligence  that  a  chorus  of  ten  thousand 
voices  could  be  procured.  Massachusetts  alone  could  fur¬ 
nish  the  entire  number !  Admitting  that  the  voices  might 
be  obtained,  the  questions  then  arose,  —  “  Could  they 
be  made  to  sing  together?”  “Would  the  laws  of 
sound  admit  of  such  a  vast  body  being  so  united  and 
controlled  as  to  produce  clear  and  pure  harmony  ?  ” 

No  entirely  satisfactory  reply  could  be  made  to  these 
questions,  as  the  employment  of  such  great  numbers 
in  chorus  had  never  been  attempted,  and  the  effect 
could  only  be  proved  to  the  satisfaction  of  doubters 
and  croakers  by  actual  experiment.  But  Mr.  Gilmore 
had  no  doubt  of  the  effect  himself.  He  imagined,  in 
the  rendering  of  such  choruses  as  “  The  Heavens  are 
telling,”  from  Haydn’s  “  Creation  ”  ;  the  “  Hallelujah 
Chorus,”  from  Handel’s  “  Messiah  ” ;  “  Thanks  be  to 
God,”  from  Mendelssohn’s  “  Elijah  ”  ;  and  compositions 
of  a  similar  character,  he  could  hear  the  mighty  waves 
of  sound  rushing  and  rolling  down,  now  from  the 
sopranos ,  then  from  the  altos,  here  from  the  tenors ,  there 
from  the  basses,  —  all  coming  together  occasionally, 
meeting  and  mingling,  not  in  confusion,  but  in  stately 
and  majestic  grandeur,  lifting  and  carrying  the  spul 
and  senses  into  the  most  exalted  realms  of  harmony 
and  musical  bliss. 

All  this  he  could  imagine  ;  but  the  actual  perform¬ 
ance  of  such  music,  rendered  in  the  form  he  had  in 
view,  he  felt  would  produce  results  of  the  greatest 
benefit  to  art  in  America,  and  he  believed  that  his 
energies  could  not  be  devoted  to  the  accomplishment 
of  a  higher  or  nobler  purpose.  It  was  to  him  the 
mission  of  his  life,  and  it  must  be  fulfilled. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


The  American  public  were  already  familiar  with  the 
fact  that  the  grandest  works  of  the  great  masters 
had  been  produced  with  sublime  effects  at  the  great 
Handel  festivals  in  England;  at  the  last  of  which, 
held  at  the  Crystal  Palace  in  1868,  about  four  thou¬ 
sand  voices  and  four  hundred  instruments  were  united 
under  the  direction  of  Sir  Michael  Costa,  the  composer 
of  the  well-known  oratorios  of  “Eli”  and  “Naaman,” 
to  whose  zeal,  ability,  and  example,  it  may  here  be 
stated,  America  as  well  as  England  is  greatly  indebted 
for  the  progress  and  development  of  the  higher  and 
purer  forms  of  the  divine  art. 

If  England  had  done  so  much  toward  demonstrating 
to  what  extent  numbers  and  space  could  with  safety 
be  made  use  of  in  the  production  of  legitimate  har¬ 
mony,  if  her  chorus  of  four  thousand  voices  and  or¬ 
chestra  of  four  hundred  instruments  had  produced  the 
greatest  effects  ever  listened  to  up  to  that  time,  was 
there  any  reason  why  we  in  this  great  country  might 
not  go  a  little  further,  —  nay,  why  we  should  not  now 

Make  one  bold  step  for  art ; 

Unfold  its  bidden  mysteries,  till  Nature  cries,  Beware  ! 

Who  goeth  further  leaves  success  behind! 

To  whatever  extent  the  physical  laws  might  permit 
the  laws  of  harmony  to  be  successfully  carried,  reason 
and  judgment  would  not  admit  of  any  enlargement,  in 
point  of  numbers,  of  the  plan  already  decided  upon  for 
the  great  national  festival,  —  namely,  a  chorus  of  ten 
thousand  mixed  voices  in  oratorio,  twenty  thousand 
children  in  national  songs  and  hymns  of  peace,  and 
an  orchestra  of  one  thousand  instruments.  Other 
nations  were  slowly,  but  surely,  increasing  from  year 
to  year  in  the  magnitude  of  their  musical  festivals,  and 
America  had  been  left  far  behind ;  or,  more  properly 
speaking,  she  had  not  advanced  sufficiently  in  matters 


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of  art  to  take  rank  with  older  nations.  But  now  an 
event  in  her  history  worthy  of  com  mem  oration  would 
give  an  opportunity  of  exhibiting  her  resources  in  this 
respect,  and  enable  her  to  take  the  lead  in  the  race  for 
musical  pre-eminence. 

She  had  already  proved  herself  more  than  the  equal 
of  other  nations  in  the  development  of  agriculture,  and 
had  made  important  discoveries  in  science  and  art  that 
were  working  a  silent  revolution  in  the  organization  of 
society.  The  terrible  war  from  which  she  had  just 
emerged,  purged  and  purified,  had,  from  its  magnitude, 
the  Christian  temper  with  which  it  had  been  conducted, 
and  the  great  principles  involved,  excited  the  astonish¬ 
ment,  and  won  for  her  the  respect  and  admiration  of 
the  civilized  world. 

Now  that  she  had  done  so  much  for  her  own  honor 
and  glory,  so  much  for  human  progress  and  the  future 
happiness  of  mankind,  she  might  well  lift  up  her  voice 
in  power  and  majesty,  and  sing  her  song  of  triumph, 
nay,  of  peace,  swelling  the  breeze 

With  hallelujahs  loud  and  high, 

Until  their  volume  pierced  the  sky ; 

That  angels  round  God’s  holy  throne 
Might  join  their  voices  with  her  own, 

And  heaven  and  earth  united  sing 
All  praise  to  the  Almighty  King,  — 

That  all  above,  below,  might  then 

Sing  “  Peace  on  earth,  good-wiil  toward  men  ” : 

And  this  exultant  theme  should  be 
The  spirit  of  her  jubilee. 

Mr.  Gilmore’s  connection  for  twenty  years  with  mu¬ 
sical  matters  had  given  him  no  little  fame.  In  the 
position  of  band-master  he  had  been  successful  •  and 
the  organization  which  bears  his  name  everywhere 
received  the  plaudits  of  the  people.  This  point  in 
public  favor  had  not  been  reached  without  contesting 
every  step  of  his  progress  with  able  contemporaries ; 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


but  tlie  popular  verdict  at  length  placed  Gilmore’s 
Band  in  the  front  rank  of  similar  organizations  in  the 
country. 

From  this  summit  of  local  fame  Mr.  Gilmore  sur¬ 
veyed  the  field  for  new  conquests,  and  as  manager  and 
director  of  popular  concerts  and  musical  entertainments 
was  no  less  successful.  His  experience  in  this  direc¬ 
tion,  as  is  well  known  to  the  citizens  of  Boston,  had 
been  from  year  to  year  a  series  of  triumphs ;  and  as 
success  wins  friends,  and  artists  become  attached  to  a 
manager  who  introduces  them  to  full  houses,  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  was  in  high  favor  with  all  who,  from  time  to 
time,  had  appeared  under  his  management. 

For  some  time  previous  to  the  now  all-absorbing 
national -jubilee  idea  he  had  been  considering  the  pro¬ 
ject  of  organizing  a  first-class  opera  company.  For 
some  cause,  representations  of  opera  by  Italian,  Ger¬ 
man,  French,  and  English  troupes  had  fallen  to  a  low 
ebb ;  to  place  it  upon  the  stage  in  a  more  attractive 
form  than  it  had  hitherto  been  presented  to  the  Amer¬ 
ican  public  had  long  been  his  secret  ambition,  and  he 
was  only  awaiting  a  favorable  opportunity  to  embark 
in  the  enterprise. 

At  length,  through  the  failure  and  disorganization 
of  various  opera  troupes,  several  of  the  best  artists  pro¬ 
posed  to  unite  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Gilmore  in 
carrying  out  his  plan.  Here  at  last  was  the  opening 
for  which  he  had  so  long  waited,  —  an  opening  more 
attractive  than  had  ever  presented  itself  to  him  be¬ 
fore,  and  it  might  never  occur  again.  Now  seemed 
the  opportune  moment  for  him  to  make  a  forward  step 
towards  fame  and  fortune. 

The  encouragement  of  warm  friends  who  had  the 
fullest  confidence  in  its  complete  success  under  his 
management  was  not  wanting ;  but  the  one  great  ab- 


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GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL.  21 

sorbing  idea  that  now  filled  his  mind  overshadowed 
all  others,  and  he  resolved,  after  the  most  serious  con¬ 
sideration,  to  decline  any  and  all  offers,  no  matter  how 
promising  or  attractive,  and  to  link  his  fate  with  the 
one  project  whose  spirit  permeated  every  part  of  his 
being.  To  its  entire  fulfilment  he  would  devote  all 
his  thoughts,  hopes,  and  energies. 

He  had  surveyed  the  field ;  knew  what  obstacles 
were  before  him;  was  fully  equipped  for  the  fight,  and 
was  patiently  awaiting  the  proper  moment  to  advance. 
He  would  make  the  attempt,  whatever  the  hazard. 
Stimulated  by  these  feelings,  he  never  experienced  a 
doubt  as  to  the  result. 

Mr.  Gilmore  having  been  for  many  years  very  ac¬ 
tive,  and  somewhat  noisy,  in  announcing  through  the 
press  his  musical  enterprises  his  friends  and  patrons 
began  to  inquire  the  cause  of  his  silence,  and  why  he 
was  not  in  the  field  as  usual. 

They  little  knew  the  great  surprise  he  was  prepar¬ 
ing  for  them,  and  for  the  country.  Instead  of  their 
usual  entertainment,  —  an  orchestra  of  forty  or  fifty 
performers  and  a  chorus  of  a  few  hundred  voices, — 
they  were  to  listen  to  the  harmonies  of  one  thousand 
instruments  and  ten  thousand  singers !  They  knew 
not  that  they  were  upon  the  eve  of  a  musical  festival 
such  as  had  never  before  taken  place,  —  that  a  “hal¬ 
lelujah  ”  was  preparing  which  would  attract  the  ear  of 
all  Christendom. 

The  hard  facts  of  this  enterprise  must  no  longer  be 
withheld.  Let  the  reader  go  with  the  writer  step  by 
step  over  the  whole  ground.  Let  him  see  what  diffi¬ 
culties  were  encountered  and  what  overcome,  and  he 
will  be  the  better  able  to  appreciate  the  magnitude  of 
the  undertaking  and  the  importance  of  the  result, — 
what  was  attempted  and  what  was  done,  what  heights 


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were  climbed  and  depths  explored  to  make  sure  the 
foundation  ere  the  great  arches  of  the  Peace  Jubilee 
sprang  aloft  to  gather  in  the  vast  concourse  of  the 
world.  Most  that  has  already  been  stated  must  be 
accepted  as  the  musings,  arguments,  and  conclusions 
of  Mr.  Gilmore  with  himself.  The  continuance  of  cir¬ 
cumstances  unfavorable  to  a  development  of  the 
scheme  had  given  him  ample  time  to  think,  and  think 
deeply ;  and  his  constant  reflection  upon  it,  in  all  its 
bearings,  had  suggested  ways  and  means  to  carry  cer¬ 
tain  important  points  that  at  first  presented  insuper¬ 
able  difficulties. 

The  excitement  created  by  the  impeachment  trial 
of  President  Johnson  had  scarcely  died  away  when 
the  Presidential  campaign  of  1868  began.  From  the 
moment  of  his  nomination  it  was  evident  that  General 
Grant  would  be  called  to  the  high  office  so  sadly  made 
vacant  by  the  tragic  death  of  Lincoln ;  but  his  popu¬ 
larity  only  made  the  contest  the  more  exciting,  the 
enthusiasm  of  the  contestants  increasing  up  to  the  last 
moment  of  the  canvass. 

To  this  point  the  projector  had  been  looking  as 
through  a  lengthened  vista  for  weary,  weary  days, 
gathering  all  his  strength  for  the  contest  upon  which 
he  was  to  enter  when  the  political  actors  had  with¬ 
drawn  from  the  arena. 

He  had  fully  considered  what  he  would  have  to 
contend  with  in  the  coming  struggle.  The  most 
formidable  obstacle  was  the  expense,  which  once 
overcome,  all  would  be  easy.  Determining  to  come 
to  the  work  well  prepared  with  information  upon  this 
important  point,  he  immediately  set  about  obtaining 
facts  and  figures.  As  the  erection  of  a  building  of 
sufficient  capacity  to  seat  fifty  thousand  people  was  an 
essential  part  of  the  programme,  that  was  the  first 


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thing  to  be  attended  to.  He  must  have  plans  prepared 
and  ready  for  exhibition  as  soon  as  the  particulars  of 
the  enterprise  were  given  to  the  public,  and  the  whole 
thing  put  in  train  for  final  completion.  Nine  months 
only  intervened  before  the  time  fixed  upon  in  his  mind 
for  the  inauguration  of  the  grand  festival,  and  he  must 
be  active  and  earnest,  and  let  no  grass  grow  under  his 
feet. 

As  it  had  seemed  to  him  from  the  beginning  desir¬ 
able  that  secrecy  should  be  maintained  until  the  neces¬ 
sary  preparations  were  sufficiently  advanced  to  bring 
the  matter  into  notice  with  the  best  possible  effect,  it 
was  all-important  now  that  the  drawing  of  the  plans 
should  be  intrusted  to  some  one  whose  office  would 
not  be  likely  to  be  invaded  by  the  curious  public. 
Who  was  the  man  and  where  was  such  an  office  ? 
Upon  this  point  he  consulted  confidentially  his  friend 
Mr.  Daniel  Briscoe,  of  South  Boston,  —  a  gentleman 
who,  from  his  wide  acquaintance  with  men  and  things, 
he  felt  would  be  able  to  direct  him  to  a  competent 
architect. 

He  knew  just  the  man,  —  one  he  considered  fully 
qualified  for  such  a  work.  He  would  see  him  imme¬ 
diately. 

Twenty-four  hours  after  this  interview  Mr.  Briscoe 
called  upon  Mr.  Gilmore  and  introduced  Major  Francis 
Allen.  After  some  preliminary  conversation  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  produced  a  rough  sketch  of  such  a  building  as 
he  had  in  contemplation.  The  first  and  indispensable 
requisite  was  strength ,  —  that  must  be  secured  beyond 
the  shadow  of  a  doubt,  —  upon  that  basis  only  could 
the  “  Temple  of  Peace  ”  be  reared.  Security  to  life  and 
limb  must  precede  all  and  every  other  consideration. 
After  discussing  the  length,  width,  height,  and  gen¬ 
eral  proportions,  the  little  party  of  three  adjourned  to 
meet  at  Mr.  Allen’s  office  next  day. 


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Calling  in  the  morning  Mr.  Gilmore  found  the  pri¬ 
vacy  of  Mr.  Allen’s  rooms  all  that  could  be  desired, 
and  that  he  was  already  earnestly  engaged  upon  the 
work.  He  had  slept  but  little  during  the  night,  so  en¬ 
grossed  had  he  been  with  the  subject.  The  magnitude 
and  character  of  the  enterprise  had  filled  him  with 
wonder ;  and  the  development  of  the  part  assigned 
him  was  quite  enough  to  occupy  his  mind  to  the  exclu¬ 
sion  of  every  other  thought. 

Day  after  day  Mr.  Gilmore  visited  the  architect  to 
watch  the  progress,  on  paper,  of  the  great  building. 
The  excitement  attending  the  coming  election  was 
then  at  its  height.  The  day  to  decide  who  should  be 
our  next  President  was  at  hand.  To  be  ready  with  his 
programme  of  the  great  festival  when  the  election  was 
over  he  must  immediately  prepare  an  outline  of  it. 

No  sane  man  would  for  a  moment  think  of  entering 
upon  an  undertaking  of  this  character  as  a  private 
enterprise.  It  was  an  idea  which,  to  be  successfully 
carried  out,  should  seem  to  spring  spontaneously  from 
the  national  heart,  to  follow  in  the  wake  of  the  Presi¬ 
dential  canvass  as  a  thought  eliminated  from  the  great 
contest. 

The  originator  entertained  the  hope  at  one  time  that, 
if  the  magnificent  manner  in  which  it  was  proposed  to 
celebrate  the  restoration  of  peace  were  brought  before 
Congress  in  the  proper  light,  an  appropriation  might 
be  made  for  the  purpose.  Further  reflection  upon  this 
point,  however,  and  consultation  with  a  prominent 
member  of  Congress,  convinced  him  that  it  would  be 
impossible  to  obtain  pecuniary  assistance  from  that 
quarter.  Could  it  be  arranged  to  have  the  festival 
take  place  in  the  city  of  Washington  upon  the  coming 
4th  of  March,  to  add  eclat  to  the  inaugural  ceremonies, 
perhaps  the  government  might  be  induced  to  defray 


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the  expense ;  but  national  funds  for  such  a  purpose 
could  not  otherwise  be  obtained. 

The  friends  of  General  Grant  were  now  flinging 
their  banners  to  the  breeze  in  every  direction;  the 
signs  of  the  times  were  encouraging.  “  Let  us  have 
Peace  ”  had  become  the  slogan  of  the  dominant  party. 
First  uttered  by  their  chief,  it  had  struck  a  sympa¬ 
thetic  chord  in  the  hearts  of  the  people,  which  showed 
what  they  wanted,  and  would  not  be  content  with¬ 
out. 

No  one  took  a  deeper  interest  in  the  brightening 
prospect  than  Major  Charles  0.  Rogers ;  and  his  name 
is  again  introduced  for  the  purpose  of  stating,  that, 
after  the  lapse  of  many  months  since  the  interview 
mentioned  in  the  preceding  pages,  Mr.  Gilmore  again 
appealed  to  the  Major  with  greater  confidence  of  suc¬ 
cess.  The  idea  of  such  a  festival  now  struck  him  more 
favorably,  and  he  suggested  the  4th  of  March  and  the 
city  of  Washington  as  the  most  appropriate  time  and 
place  for  the  demonstration. 

This  was  the  last  opportunity  that  Mr.  Gilmore  had 
of  conversing  with  Major  Rogers  upon  the  subject. 
He  died  two  months  prior  to  the  opening  of  the  Jubi¬ 
lee,  and  it  is  among  the  saddest  thoughts  of  the  writer 
that  he  did  not  live  to  witness  its  grand  consum¬ 
mation. 

The  suggestion  to  have  the  festival  take  place  in 
Washington  on  the  4th  of  March  was  duly  considered; 
and  although  recognizing  the  fitness  of  the  place  and 
time  for  such  a  gathering,  yet  it  would  have  been  an 
utter  impossibility  to  carry  out  the  musical  part  of  the 
programme  in  that  city  upon  the  immense  scale  con¬ 
templated.  In  that  respect  it  would  have  to  be  very 
much  reduced,  and  consequently  lose  its  chief  attrac¬ 
tiveness  to  the  originator.  No  reduction  of  its  musical 


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magnitude  could  for  a  moment  be  entertained :  it  must 
be  carried  out  where  it  could  be  carried  out  the  most 
effectively. 

A  careful  and  well-considered  prospectus,  giving  an 
outline  of  the  whole  idea,  was  now  prepared.  The 
prominent  features  were  written  quite  large,  and  all 
the  lines  to  be  displayed  in  print  were  underscored 
with  red  ink.  Covering  four  pages  of  foolscap,  the 
manuscript  was  quite  imposing.  It  was  the  first  firm 
step  taken  towards  proclaiming  the  Peace  Festival  to 
the  world. 

It  may  appear  trivial,  if  not  ridiculous,  to  say  so 
much  about  a  simple  manuscript ;  but  at  this  time  it  was 
deemed  important  that  every  word  written  or  spoken 
upon  the  subject  should  be  carefully  considered. 
Where  so  much  depended,  perhaps,  upon  a  word  fitly 
spoken,  it  was  not  a  small  affair.  The  eye  or  the  ear 
might  be  taken  or  turned  by  the  most  insignificant 
monosyllable.  As  the  sailor  spreads  his  canvas  in  a 
light  wind  so  every  inch  will  draw,  so  Mr.  Gilmore 
felt  that  every  stitch  of  sail  should  be  set  the  ship 
would  bear,  that  not  a  breath  of  popular  favor  should 
be  lost,  —  that  as  many  features  should  be  intro¬ 
duced  as  it  would  be  possible  to  carry  out,  that  in 
its  many-sided  character  all  should  find  in  the  pro¬ 
gramme  something  of  interest  to  awaken  attention 
and  insure  their  hearty  co-operation.  Every  step, 
therefore,  to  bring  the  Jubilee  into  notice  must  be 
taken  thoughtfully,  and  as  many  as  possible  prevailed 
upon  to  give  it  their  support.  Numbers  were  wanted 
as  well  as  greenbacks,  men  as  well  as  means. 

So  the  prospectus  was  prepared.  Many  who  up  to 
this  time  had  had  but  little  faith  in  the  success  of  so 
vast  an  undertaking  became  converted  after  perusing 
the  manuscript,  and  admitted  that,  to  say  the  least, 


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the  great  festival  made  a  splendid  appearance  upon 
paper . 

The  most  absorbing  subject  of  the  past  six  months 
had  now  ceased  to  engross  the  minds  of  the  American 
people.  Election  was  over,  and  General  Grant  had 
been  declared  their  choice.  A  fair  field  and  a  clear 
political  sky  at  last !  Now  for  the  Peace  Jubilee  ! 

Many  friends  to  whom  the  projector  had  made 
known  his  plans  advised  him  to  start  the  enterprise  in 
New  York.  Besides  being  the  commercial  metropolis 
of  the  nation,  they  argued,  its  greater  wealth  and  pop¬ 
ulation,  as  well  as  other  advantages,  made  New  York 
more  desirable  for  such  a  costly  demonstration  than 
any  other  city  in  the  Union.  True,  New  York  did 
have  many  advantages  over  Boston ;  and  a  proper 
regard  for  the  opinion  of  his  friends  induced  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  to  visit  that  city,  to  see  what  encouragement 
could  be  obtained.  Accordingly,  on  the  5th  day  of 
November  he  left  for  New  York,  and  remained  there 
several  days  endeavoring  to  enlist  the  co-operation  of 
its  influential  citizens. 

Having  broached  his  plan  to  General  Charles  A. 
Stetson,  proprietor  of  the  Astor  House,  he  was  advised 
by  him  to  lay  his  scheme  before  Colonel  Frank  E. 
Howe,  whose  personal  energy  and  activity,  with  large 
business  acquaintance,  might  be  of  great  advantage. 
Mr.  Gilmore  knew  Colonel  Howe  intimately,  and  from 
the  fact  that  the  latter  had  witnessed  a  very  successful 
national  musical  demonstration  in  the  city  of  New  Or¬ 
leans  some  years  before,  which  originated  with  and 
was  carried  out  under  his  management  and  direction, 
he  felt  sure  that  Colonel  Howe  would  use  his  best  en¬ 
deavors  to  bring  about  in  New  York  the  festival  now 
proposed. 

The  Colonel  listened  to  the  proposition  with  cordial 


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pleasure.  He  saw  no  reason  why  it  should  not  be 
successful,  and  promised  to  make  every  effort  in  his 
power  to  interest  influential  parties. 

Mr.  Gilmore  in  the  mean  time  visited  Central  Park 
and  looked  at  various  unoccupied  enclosures  up  town, 
searching  for  a  proper  site  on  which  the  contemplated 
Coliseum  might  be  erected.  There  was  plenty  of 
ground ;  could  the  means  and  influence  to  secure  it  be 
found  ?  But  means  and  influence  to  secure  the  ground 
and  erect  the  building  were  not  all  that  was  wanted. 
There  must  be  music,  great  music,  —  the  most  powerful 
orchestra  and  chorus  ever  brought  together.  One  of 
the  features  of  the  festival,  too,  was  to  be  a  chorus  of 
twenty  thousand  children  from  the  public  schools. 
New  York  could  supply  this  number  without  requiring 
a  child  under  twelve  years  of  age  to  take  part;  and 
the  effect  of  such  a  chorus  of  fresh  young  voices,  with 
the  accompaniment  of  a  thousand  musicians,  even  in 
plain  and  simple  music,  would  be  grand  and  inspiring 
beyond  description.  But  though  all  the  money  to 
carry  out  the  enterprise  should  be  subscribed  in  New 
York,  it  would  be  a  failure,  in  the  estimation  of  the 
originator,  and  fall  short  of  its  purpose,  if  the  great 
choral  features  could  not  be  introduced.  Therefore, 
before  making  serious  attempts  to  secure  the  pecuni¬ 
ary  means,  he  deemed  it  advisable  to  make  inquiry  re¬ 
garding  some  of  the  musical  features.  To  this  end 
the  projector  was  advised  to  call  upon  Mr.  Thomas 
Boese,  of  the  Board  of  Education,  who,  he  was  in¬ 
formed,  could  give  all  the  information  relating  to  the 
chorus  of  children. 

At  the  moment  of  entering  that  gentleman’s  office 
he  was  entertaining  some  visitors  with  information 
upon  the  school  system,  and  looked  askance  at  the 
new  arrival ;  but  upon  hearing  the  announcement, 


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“from  Boston,”  he  came  forward  with  great  politeness, 
and  asked  “Boston”  to  be  seated.  The  word  “Bos¬ 
ton  ”  seemed  to  fall  upon  the  cultured  ear  of  Mr. 
Boese  with  an  effect  which  at  once  commanded  his 
attention  and  respect.  It  was  a  slight  but  positive  in¬ 
dication  that  wherever  education  is  the  most  interest¬ 
ing  subject,  there  Boston  is  sure  to  find  a  welcome  and 
command  a  hearing.  But  did  the  gentleman,  who 
was  still  occupied  with  his  visitors,  and  trying  to  hurry 
them  off  in  order  to  attend  to  “Boston,”  —  did  he  sup¬ 
pose  that  Mr.  Gilmore  had  come  there  to  talk  books,  or 
to  give  him  information  upon  the  latest  school  im¬ 
provements  adopted  at  the  “Hub”?.  What  would  he 
say  when  he  heard  that  it  was  a  little  matter  of  music, 
—  simply  to  borrow  twenty  thousand  of  his  boys  and  girls 
for  a  musical  festival  ?  Was  he  a  musical  man  ?  These 
and  similar  inquiries  presented  themselves  to  the  mind 
of  the  jubileeist  while  he  was  awaiting  an  opportunity 
to  explain  the  object  of  his  visit.  Ah !  they  are  going  ! 
He  will  soon  be  at  leisure.  “  Good  by ;  call  again.” 
The  visitors  haye  departed. 

After  apologizing  for  being  unable  to  attend  to 
“Boston”  immediately,  Mr.  Boese  drew  his  chair 
quite  close  to  that  occupied  by  his  caller,  and  appeared 
to  anticipate  a  very  interesting  interview. 

“Well,  sir,  what  is  the  good  news  from  Boston? 
When  did  you  leave  there  ?  Are  you  connected 
with  the  public  schools?”  and  a  few  kindred  ques¬ 
tions,  soon  brought  the  musical  missionary  to  the 
point. 

“I  have  called  upon  you,”  said  the  latter,  “to  ask  a 
few  questions  relating  to  music  in  the  public  schools ; 
to  learn  to  what  extent  it  is  taught  in  New  York,  and 
if  children  receive  sufficient  instruction  in  that  branch 
to  enable  them  to  sing  well  together  in  large  numbers.” 


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“  Well,”  replied  Mr.  Boese,  “  we  employ  many  of 
the  very  best  music-teachers,  and  our  children  are 
supposed  to  be  as  far  advanced  and  as  proficient  in 
music  as  those  of  any  other  city.” 

“  Quite  enough,”  said  Mr.  Gilmore.  “  My  reason  for 
seeking  the  information  is  this  :  Here  is  the  prospectus 
of  a  musical  festival.  If  you  will  he  kind  enough  to 
read  it,  you  will  see  that  one  of  the  features  which  it 
embraces  is  a  chorus  of  twenty  thousand  children ,  about 
which  I  wish  to  speak  with  you.” 

Upon  hearing  the  announcement,  “  Twenty  thou¬ 
sand  children,”  Mr.  Boese  pushed  his  chair  back 
some  distance,  and,  gazing  at  the  speaker  with  a  look 
of  utter  astonishment,  commenced  unfolding  the  large 
sheet  handed  him.  As  each  conspicuous  head-line 
met  his  eye  he  looked  from  the  paper  to  his  visitor 
with  a  puzzled,  doubtful  expression  as  if  he  took  him 
for  a  lunatic. 

Mr.  Boese  did  not  take  the  trouble  to  read  the 
details ;  he  simply  glanced  hastily  at  the  prominent 
lines:  “ One  thousand  musicians.”  “Ten  thousand 
mixed  voices  in  oratorio  chorus.”  “  Twenty  thou¬ 
sand  children  in  national  airs.”  “  Building  to  hold 
fifty  thousand  people.”  “  Expense  about  two  hun¬ 
dred  THOUSAND  DOLLARS.”  “A  MILLION  STRANGERS 
will  visit  New  York,”  &c.,  &c.  He  had  seen  all  this,  or 
all  he  wanted  to  see  of  it,  had  folded  the  paper,  and 
was  on  his  feet  in  far  less  time  than  one  of  these  lines 
could  be  written. 

“  Beau-ti-ful  !  ”  said  he,  handing  back  the  manu¬ 
script,  in  a  voice  which  fell  upon  his  visitor’s  ear  with 
an  effect  decidedly  otherwise  than  beautiful. 

“Well,”  said  the  latter,  completely  nonplussed  at 
the  state  of  things,  and  making  the  best  effort  to  re¬ 
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his  “great  idea”  occasioned,  —  "well,  what  do  you 
think  of  it?” 

“  Won-der-ful  !  ”  exclaimed  the  man  of  learning, 
opening  the  door  for  Mr.  Gilmore  to  depart;  at  the 
same  time  adding,  “As  important  business  requires  my 
immediate  attention,  I  must  bid  you  good  morning.” 

“Well,”  communed  the  departing  visitor  with  him¬ 
self  as  he  left  the  office,  “  this  don’t  look  much  like 
having  a  Peace  Jubilee  in  New  York !  Probably  the 
astonished  Mr.  Boese  is  now  telling  his  dozen  friends  ” 
(who  were  in  sight  in  adjoining  apartments  during  the 
interview)  “  all  about  4  a  very  narrow  escape,  gentle¬ 
men, —  a  very  narrow  escape!’” 

And  what  if  —  the  thought  was  startling !  —  what  if 
he  should  give  word  to  the  papers,  and  to-morrow 
morning  a  paragraph  should  appear  to  the  effect  that 
“  an  individual  from  Boston,  evidently  insane,  called  at 
the  rooms  of  the  Board  of  Education  yesterday,  to  ask 
for  tiventy  thousand  children  to  sing  in  a  concert !  While 
in  the  office  the  crazy  fellow  presented  to  the  Super¬ 
intendent  a  large  sheet  of  fool's-cap,  —  a  very  proper 
paper  for  such  a  preposterous  proposition,  —  contain¬ 
ing  what  he  called  an  ‘  outline  ’  of  his  idea.  In  hastily 
glancing  at  the  contents,  he  saw  that  the  entertainment 
proposed  would  introduce  features  in  which  all  the 
way  from  one  thousand  to  one  million  human  beings 
would  take  part.  If  this  was  but  an  outline  of  his  plan, 
what  in  the  name  of  Beethoven  would  its  develop¬ 
ment  be  ?  ”  As  the  possibility  of  such  a  piece  of 
news  appearing  in  the  papers  flashed  upon  the  mind 
of  Mr.  Gilmore,  his  first  impulse  was  to  return  to 
Mr.  Boese’s  office  and  request  that  gentleman  to  give 
no  information  to  any  person  on  the  subject  which 
had  just  been  brought  to  his  notice  ;  but,  upon  fur¬ 
ther  reflection,  he  concluded  that  such  a  step  might 


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make  matters  worse.  He  would,  therefore,  let  it  take 
its  chance. 

Mr.  Gilmore  entertained  no  doubt  whatever  that  his 
plan  and  prospectus  had  sufficient  merit  to  call  forth 
the  expressions  “Beautiful!”  and  “ Wonderful ! ”  but 
when  he  recalled  the  tone  in  which  they  were  uttered, 
the  superficial  glance  given  his  manuscript,  the  suspi¬ 
cious  look  cast  at  himself,  and  the  genteel  hustling  of 
him  out  of  the  office,  he  felt  that  he  could  in  no  way 
whatever  torture  the  words  into  an  indorsement  of  his 
scheme.  In  fact,  he  was  very  much  dejected  during 
the  remainder  of  the  day,  and  passed  an  uneasy  and 
restless  night.  His  fears,  however,  as  to  what  might 
possibly  appear  in  the  morning  papers  were  not  real¬ 
ized  ;  and  with  fresh  zeal  and  courage  on  the  following 
morning  he  again  entered  upon  the  war-path. 

As  he  reflected  upon  the  incidents  of  the  previous 
day,  he  concluded  that  there  were  more  ways  than  one 
to  reach  the  same  end ;  that  if  the  other  necessary  ele¬ 
ments  could  be  secured  in  New  York,  the  co-operation 
of  the  school-children  would  not  be  refused,  when 
applied  for  at  the  proper  time.  It  was  enough  for 
him  to  know  that  they  were  capable  of  singing  well 
together ;  and,  as  he  looked  forward  to  the  realization 
of  his  cherished  hope  and  aim,*  there  was  nothing  that 
filled  his  mind  with  greater  ecstasy  than  the  anticipa¬ 
tion  of  hearing  that  heavenly  chorus  of  twenty  thou¬ 
sand  children’s  voices  soaring  above  the  harmony  of  a 
thousand  instruments  ;  for  if  aught  upon  earth  could 
give  to  man  a  pure  foretaste  of  the  music  of  the  an¬ 
gelic  choir,  it  would  be  this. 

Colonel  Howe  was  making  vigorous  efforts  to  inter¬ 
est  some  of  the  most  influential  citizens  of  New  York 
in  the  cause,  while  Mr.  Gilmore  was  gaining  strength 
from  his  discouraging  experiences.  The  more  oppo- 


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sition  he  encountered  the  more  determined  he  was  to 
persevere,  satisfied  he  should  succeed  at  last,  and  si¬ 
lence  all  cavillers. 

During  his  perambulations  through  the  great  city 
in  search  of  a  suitable  site  for  the  building  he  often 
thought  of  that  beautiful  and  famous  spot,  “  Boston 
Common  ” ;  and  he  felt  that,  of  all  places  in  the  land, 
this  historic  ground  would  be  his  own  choice  for  the 
great  musical  gathering.  It  was  here  that  the  muster- 
roll  of  the  tens  of  thousands  of  the  brave  sons  of  New 
England  had  been  called  during  the  years  of  the  Re¬ 
bellion  ;  here  that,  amid  weeping  and  cheering,  they 
had  bid  adieu  to  home  and  friends,  and  all  their  hearts 
held  dear,  and  went  forth  to  do  and  die  if  need  be  for 
their  country.  Here,  too,  the  shattered  fragments  of 
returning  regiments  had  assembled  to  hear  the  final 
order,  “  Break  ranks !  ”  —  the  bright  banners  pre¬ 
sented  to  them  upon  their  departure  for  the  field  of 
strife,  torn  with  shot  and  blackened  with  battle-smoke, 
telling  more  eloquently  than  words  through  what  peril 
they  had  been  borne.  Hallowed  by  these  and  other 
sacred  memories,  no  spot  upon  earth  could  be  more 
appropriate  whereon  to  offer  up  in  a  vast  assem¬ 
blage  the  outpourings  of  the  national  heart,  “  in 
prayer,  and  speech,  and  song,”  for  the  blessings  show¬ 
ered  upon  us  by  the  Almighty  hand. 

If  New  York  were  willing  to  let  slip  the  opportu¬ 
nity  of  having  the  great  festival  there,  Mr.  Gilmore 
would  return  to  Boston,  report  his  want  of  success 
in  New  York,  and  then  plunge  heart  and  soul  into  the 
great  undertaking  at  home. 

He  still  felt  that,  had  he  as  large  a  circle  of  ac¬ 
quaintances  in  New  York  as  he  had  in  Boston,  he 
could  overcome  the  apathetic  indifference  he  there 
encountered ;  for  he  believed  that,  if  once  aroused,  and 


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brought  into  sympathy  with  the  spirit  of  such  an 
undertaking,  there  was  no  city  in  the  world  pos¬ 
sessing  to  such  an  extent  the  necessary  concomi¬ 
tants  of  a  great  musical  festival.  Had  its  patronage 
been  bestowed  upon  this  half  as  lavishly  as  upon 
many  other  enterprises  of  no  greater  public  impor¬ 
tance  and  far  less  personal  interest,  the  peace  festi¬ 
val  would  have  eclipsed  in  grandeur  and  magnifi¬ 
cence  anything  the  great  metropolis  had  hitherto 
attempted.  It  had  the  means,  it  had  the  men,  but 
it  lacked  the  confidence  which  commands  success. 
Look  at  its  population,  and  that  of  Brooklyn,  and 
other  surrounding  towns  and  cities !  It  is  safe  to 
assert  that  there  are  over  ten  thousand  adult  singers 
of  sufficient  musical  education  within  an  hour’s  ride 
of  the  City  Hall,  who,  with  three  months’  choral  prac¬ 
tice,  could  astonish  the  world  by  their  united  perform¬ 
ance  ;  and  as  for  instrumentalists,  they  may  almost  be 
reckoned  by  the  thousand.  This  latent  talent  needed 
only  to  be  quickened  to  make  its  power  felt ;  and 
the  question  of  the  hour  seemed  to  be  :  “  Can  it  be 
done  now  ?  Will  New  York  arise  in  her  majesty, 
and  give  an  impetus  to  art  that  will  establish  her 
fame  as  a  musical  centre,  and  cause  a  harmony 
of  feeling  more  than  musical  to  thrill  through  the 
American  nation,  or  will  patriotic  Boston  accept  the 
leadership  and  bear  off  the  glory  of  putting  into 
execution  the  greatest  musical  festival  of  any  age 
or  country?” 

These  questions  would  soon  be  solved.  A  few  gen¬ 
tlemen,  and  only  a  few,  had  been  found  in  New  York 
who  were  willing  to  put  their  shoulders  to  the  wheel ; 
but  the  majority  who  were  appealed  to  offered  no 
encouragement  whatever  to  such  an  undertaking,  — 
some,  evidently  from  a  feeling  of  disappointment  at 


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the  result  of  the  late  election,  even  scouted  the  idea 
of  a  “  Jubilee  ”  to  commemorate  the  restoration  of 
“  Peace.”  There  was  no  peace  and  there  would  be 
no  peace  in  the  present  disorganized  state  of  society, 
and  it  would  be  a  farce  to  proclaim  it.  They  had  no 
faith  in  anything  of  the  kind.  It  would  be  a  waste  of 
money,  and  a  worse  waste  of  time.  If  peace  ever 
came,  it  would  come  without  coaxing,  —  come  when 
the  country  was  ripe  for  it.  It  could  n’t  be  fiddle-de- 
deed  into  it! 

Yet  the  experience  of  his  several  days’  canvass  gave 
Mr.  Gilmore  some  faint  hope  that  New  York  would 
give  aid  and  countenance  to  the  movement ;  and  he 
returned  to  Boston,  leaving  the  matter  in  the  hands 
of  Colonel  Howe,  who  had  been  very  active  in  bring¬ 
ing  it  to  the  notice  of  some  of  the  leading  citizens. 
Before  leaving  the  city,  however,  Mr.  Gilmore  im¬ 
pressed  upon  Colonel  Howe  the  necessity  of  keeping 
the  project  from  the  press,  until  something  substantial 
towards  its  accomplishment  had  been  reached. 

Home  again,  worn  and  weary,  with  very  little  good 
news  for  anybody;  and,  worst  of  all,  near  and  dear 
friends  seriously  advised  giving  up  the  further  pros¬ 
ecution  of  a  project  which  no  one  seemed  disposed 
to  encourage.  The  chief  actor  in  the  drama  up  to 
this  period  had,  indeed,  sufficient  reason  to  let  the 
curtain  fall  forever;  but  obstructions,  disappointments, 
impediments  did  not  dishearten  him.  “Onward!” 
was  his  motto.  His  mental  and  physical  machinery 
was  never  in  better  condition,  and  he  felt  that  he 
could  sustain  the  very  highest  pressure  of  circum¬ 
stances. 

News  from  Colonel  Howe  was  anxiously  looked  for ; 
what  it  was,  and  how  comforting,  may  be  gleaned  from 
the  following  extracts  from  his  letters. 


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New  York,  November  12,  1868. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq.,  Boston. 

Dear  Sir, —  ....  Have  met  with  a  great  many  elements 
of  non-success  ;  but  will  be  better  able  to  judge  of  the  prospects 

of  your  scheme  by  to-morrow  night . In  the  mean  time, 

I  would  not  advise  you  to  incur  any  expense  in  getting  up  books, 
plans,  &c.  such  as  you  proposed ;  for,  if  certain  parties  refuse 
to  aid  the  movement  in  New  York,  its  success  would  be  very 
doubtful . 

Yours  truly, 

FRANK  E.  HOWE. 

New  York,  November  13,  1868. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq.,  Boston. 

Dear  Sir, —  Have  seen  many  parties  whose  opinions  are 
of  great  value,  and  without  whose  co-operation  I  would  not 
advise  you  to  proceed ;  they  utterly  refuse  to  join  in  the  de¬ 
velopment  of  your  scheme,  at  least  until  after  General  Grant’s 

inauguration . Have  asked  several  gentlemen  to  meet 

me  to-night,  before  whom  I  will  place  the  matter  in  the 
strongest  possible  light.  Will  report  the  result  to-morrow. 

Yours  truly, 

FRANK  E.  HOWE. 

New  York,  November  14,  1868. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq.,  Boston. 

....  Made  the  most  earnest  attempt  last  evening  to  in¬ 
duce  strong  parties  to  recognize  and  aid  your  enterprise . 

Could  barely  get  a  few  out  of  very  many  who  were  at  all  will¬ 
ing  to  lend  it  any  encouragement  or  support  just  now. 

The  principal  objection  seems  to  be,  that  any  announce¬ 
ment  of  a  national  peace  jubilee  would  be  ill-timed  until  after 
General  Grant’s  inauguration. 

Am  satisfied  that  nothing  can  be  done  here  for  the  present. 

Yours  truly, 

FRANK  E.  HOWE. 

It  was  now  quite  evident  that  the  Jubilee  could  not 
be  inaugurated  in  New  York.  Although  the  idea  was 
conceived  there,  and  its  magnitude  simply  in  keeping 
with  the  great  city  that  inspired  the  thought,  yet  it 


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was  destined  that  Boston  should  have  the  honor  of 
carrying  it  out ;  and  nobly  did  she  bend  to  the  work, 
nobly  did  she  perform  her  part  when  the  great  duty 
was  thrust  upon  her ! 

Having  satisfied  his  friends  of  the  folly  of  further 
dallying  with  New  York,  Mr.  Gilmore  decided  at  once 
to  commence  active  “  prospecting  ”  in  Boston. 

As  it  was  intended  to  devote  the  surplus  funds,  if 
any,  to  the  relief  of  the  widows  and  orphans  of  those 
who  fell  during  the  late  Rebellion,  Mr.  Gilmore  thought 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  should  be  the  first 
organization  invited  to  participate  in  the  movement. 
With  this  object  in  view,  and  to  ascertain  what  sup¬ 
port  could  be  relied  upon  from  this  quarter,  he  called 
upon  General  F.  A.  Osborne,  Grand  Commander  of  the 
Department  of  Massachusetts,  who  was  also,  at  this 
time,  naval  officer  for  the  port  of  Boston.  If  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  could  be  enlisted  in  the 
enterprise  at  all,  General  Osborne  occupied  the  posi¬ 
tion  to  bring  it  about;  and  as  Mr.  Gilmore  had  the 
honor  during  the  war  of  serving  for  a  year  under  his 
command,  he  hoped  that  through  his  personal  friend¬ 
ship,  as  well  as  his  interest  in  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  he  would  be  induced  to  give  his  influence  in 
favor  of  the  proposed  festival. 

With  these  views  the  projector  called  upon  General 
Osborne  at  his  office  in  the  Custom  House,  and  laid 
his  plan  before  him.  It  was  an  undertaking  of  such 
magnitude  and  apparent  extravagance  that  his  past 
commander,  after  reading  the  prospectus,  scarcely 
knew  what  to  say.  It  was,  in  military  parlance,  a 
surprise!  Though  he  could  manoeuvre  a  brigade  in 
face  of  the  enemy  or  wheel  a  division  into  line  of  bat¬ 
tle,  he  hesitated  to  order  an  advance  when  asked  to 
lead  off  in  a  movement  the  tactics  of  which  he  had 
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His  friendship  and  good-will,  however,  were  mani¬ 
fested  by  his  efforts  to  enlist  the  interest  of  “  friendly 
powers  ”  in  behalf  of  the  undertaking ;  but  he  met 
with  little  or  no  encouragement.  When  called  upon, 
as  he  frequently  was,  by  Mr.  Gilmore,  to  learn  what 
were  the  prospects,  he  felt  reluctant  to  acknowledge 
that  the  signs  were  not  propitious.  He  would  do  all 
in  his  power  individually  to  aid  the  matter,  but  could 
not,  from  the  nature  and  duties  of  his  office,  commit 
the  Grand  Army  to  the  enterprise  or  become  pub¬ 
licly  identified  with  it,  in  face  of  the  discouragement 
of  friends  with  whom  he  had  consulted. 

When  the  Grand  Commander  of  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic  in  Massachusetts  was  forced  to  this  de¬ 
cision,  it  did  seem  as  if  the  widows  and  orphans,  and 
everybody  else,  would  have  to  wait  a  long  time  for 
any  benefit  that  might  accrue  to  them  from  a  Peace 
Jubilee  in  Boston. 

Other  prominent  officers  coincided  with  the  views 
of  General  Osborne,  and  did  not  believe  that  such  an 
extravagant  enterprise  could  succeed.  To  place  it 
under  the  auspices  of  some  influential  organization  that 
would  give  it  a  national  character  was  the  object  of 
the  originator.  As  a  private  speculation  it  could  only 
prove  a  disastrous  failure.  Knowing  this  full  well, 
Mr.  Gilmore  had  never  for  a  moment  entertained  the 
idea  of  reaping  any  direct  personal  reward  from  the 
festival.  He  made  up  his  mind  from  the  first  that  the 
entire  net  proceeds  should  be  devoted  either  to  the 
object  just  mentioned,  or  to  some  other  equally  wor¬ 
thy  that  the  citizens  might  prefer.  He  knew  that 
only  upon  a  basis  entirely  free  from  individual  or’ 
private  interest  could  the  enterprise,  if  at  all,  com¬ 
mend  itself  to  the  patronage  of  the  public. 

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may  be  allowed  to  say)  who  has  done  more,  according 
to  his  means  and  opportunities,  to  aid  the  distressed,  or 
who  has  been  more  willing  at  all  times  to  work  for 
charitable  objects  than  himself ;  but  it  was  not  with 
a  view  to  afford  aid  to  the  needy  or  to  benevolent 
institutions  that  this  undertaking  was  proposed.  Its 
principal  object  was  to  bring  about  the  grandest 
musical  festival  and  greatest  national  gathering  of 
modern  times,  and  in  every  sense  fittingly  commemo¬ 
rate  the  glorious  event  it  was  designed  to  honor. 
There  was  a  chance  that  it  mighf  result  in  pecuniary 
gain,  and  if  so,  no  more  commendable  disposition  of 
the  surplus  funds  could  be  suggested  than  had  been 
proposed ;  but  could  it  only  be  made  to  pay  expenses, 
and  be  carried  through  successfully  otherwise,  its 
mission  would  be  fully  accomplished. 

The  time  to  hold  the  Jubilee  was  settled  upon  after 
serious  reflection. 

The  middle  of  the  month  of  June  was  thought  to 
possess  many  advantages,  the  weather  at  that  season 
being  generally  more  settled  and  beautiful  than  at  any 
other ;  and  though  many  then  begin  to  desert  the 
city  for  the  mountains  or  the  seaside,  yet  an  occasion 
of  such  unusual  interest  as  the  Peace  Jubilee  would  be 
sure  to  prevent  any  great  exodus  from  Boston  until 
after  its  close.  While  our  own  citizens  would  thus  be 
kept  at  home  a  little  longer,  tourists  from  other  parts 
of  the  country  would  be  likely  to  take  their  summer 
jaunt  a  little  earlier  than  usual  to  attend  the  Jubilee, 
and  while  it  continued  Boston  would  undoubtedly  be 
the  centre  of  attraction  for  travellers,  pleasure-seekers, 
and  musical  people  generally. 

The  number  of  days  which  the  festival  should  occupy 
was  another  important  consideration. 

It  was  at  first  decided  to  announce  a  whole  week, — 


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or  five  days  rather,  allowing  the  first  day  for  the  per¬ 
fecting  of  final  arrangements ;  but  upon  maturer  re¬ 
flection  it  was  concluded  that  three  successive  holidays 
would  be  all  the  mass  of  our  busy  people  would  be 
willing  to  give  to  pleasure.  Grand  fetes  and  high  car¬ 
nivals  did  not  suit  the  genius  of  our  institutions.  A 
day’s  turn  out  is  all  the  laborer  generally  treats  him¬ 
self  to  at  a  time,  and  many  are  unwilling  to  cease 
work  even  upon  the  days  of  rest  regularly  appointed 
by  our  National  or  State  authorities ;  therefore,  to 
proclaim  a  national  jubilee  of  six  holidays  in  succes¬ 
sion  might  seem  to  this  class  a  piece  of  folly  more 
crazy  than  the  proposition  of  the  monster  festival 
itself. 

It  was  finally  decided  that  three  days  should  be  the 
limit  of  the  Jubilee,  unless  its  popularity  should  de¬ 
mand  an  extension  of  the  time. 

All  these  points  had  to  be  carefully  considered,  that 
no  step  might  be  taken  that  would  be  likely  to  injure 
the  prospect  of  success. 

The  selection  of  music  for  such  a  national  demon¬ 
stration  was  a  most  important  consideration.  It  should 
necessarily  take  a  very  wide  range.  Compositions  of 
a  national,  patriotic,  and  popular  character  should  be 
embodied  in  the  programme  as  well  as  the  grand  Sym¬ 
phony  and  the  glorious  Oratorio.  It  cannot  be  de¬ 
nied  that  the  simplest  music  —  music  that  is  common 
and  familiar  to  all  ears  —  gives  more  pleasure  to  the 
larger  number,  in  this  and  every  other  country,  than 
the  grandest  compositions  of  the  great  masters.  Yet 
this  is  no  reason  why  the  common  order  of  music 
should  be  encouraged  to  the  detriment  of  the  higher. 
In  the  great  festival  in  prospect  it  was  expected  that 
every  kind  of  musical  taste  would  be  represented  in 
the  audiences ;  therefore,  though  the  higher  class  of 


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music  would  largely  predominate,  yet  the  popular  ele¬ 
ment  should  not  be  wholly  ignored. 

Many  an  honest  tear  is  shed  in  the  higher  as  well 
as  the  humbler  walks  of  life  when  some  touching 
song  brings  back  the  scenes  of  other  days.  Who,  no 
matter  how  learned  in  music,  has  not  at  some  time 
felt  the  charm  of  some  simple  strain,  that  came  into 
the  world  pure  and  unadorned,  unsought  perhaps,  but 
gushing  from  nature’s  sweet  fountain  to  cheer  and 
refresh  all  who  drank  in  the  delicious  melody?  It 
may  not  have  the  classic  form  or  studied  dress  of  the 
offspring  of  educated  art,  or  its  construction  demand 
the  intricate  harmonies  of  an  intellectual  composition, 
but  it  thrills  with  a  tender  touch  the  chords  of  feel¬ 
ing,  illuming  and  enlightening  the  soul,  and  makes 
men  and  women  nobler  for  their  tears.  True  music 
is  the  gift  of  nature,  the  inspiration  of  genius,  and 
thrice  happy  should  he  be  who  has  had  the  advan¬ 
tage  of  culture  to  give  finer  mould  to  his  lofty  aspi¬ 
rations.  The  works  of  such  men  will  live  forever; 
they  are  immortal  as  the  soul,  enduring  as  the  stars, 
fixed  in  the  firmament  of  Art  as  great  lights  that  rule 
the  world  of  song. 

It  should  be  the  aim  and  duty  of  all  interested  in 
the  elevation  of  music  to  popularize  and  disseminate 
the  sublime  productions  of  the  great  masters.  But 
the  loyal  advocates  of  classic  music  often  go  beyond 
true  philosophy  in  denouncing  the  popular  melody, 
the  stirring  strain,  and  the  simple  household  song, 
that  bring  joy  to  the  hearts  and  the  homes  of  the 
great  mass  of  the  people.  Well-educated  musicians, 
thoroughly  versed  in  the  laws  of  harmony,  and  in 
every  form  of  composition,  but  who  may  have  very 
little,  if  any,  real  musical  inspiration,  who  are  cold,  cal¬ 
culating  musical-mathematicians,  may  through  patient 


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industry  succeed  in  producing  works  in  strict  confor¬ 
mity  with  rule ;  and  sometimes  such  works  are  foisted 
upon  the  public,  and  even  upon  the  profession,  as  clas¬ 
sical  compositions.  Like  automatic  figures,  they  may 
be  correct  in  movement,  and  to  all  appearance  play 
the  part  of  living  organisms ;  but  the  breath  of  life  is 
not  in  them  ;  they  are  without  soul,  and  void.  Yet 
in  every  community  there  is  a  set  of  bigoted  musical 
fanatics  who,  incompetent  to  judge  of  the  difference 
between  the  inspirations  of  genius  and  the  labored 
combinations  of  the  musical  mechanic,  would  make  the 
world  bow  down  to  all  cold  and  lifeless  works  in  clas¬ 
sic  form,  simply  because  they  are  in  classic  form,  while 
they  decry  every  flash  of  inspiration,  every  touching 
chord  of  nature,  which  appeals  immediately  to  the 
feelings  and  finds  an  echo  in  the  public  heart. 

Out  upon  all  such  miserable  pretenders !  They 
never  felt  the  fire  of  the  “Marseilles  Hymn,”  never 
had  their  patriotism  kindled  by  the  “  Star-Spangled 
Banner.”  The  grand  and  majestic  strains  of  “God  save 
the  Queen  ”  never  roused  their  enthusiasm  or  “  The 
Harp  that  once  through  Tara’s  Halls  ”  touched  a  ten¬ 
der  chord  in  their  unsympathizing  souls. 

Yet  the  musical  carpers  would  be  sure  to  raise  a 
howl  against  the  national  festival  because  the  occasion 
called  for  some  music  of  a  popular  character.  But 
what  should  he  who  in  life’s  early  dawn  loved  to  lis¬ 
ten  to  “  the  song  of  the  lark  o’er  the  green  fields  of 
Erin,”  and  who  had  ever  been  one  of  the  most  ardent 
devotees  of  the  heavenly  art,  —  what  should  he  care 
for  the  opinion  or  the  opposition  of  the  few  who  had 
neither  the  soul  nor  the  sense  to  appreciate  the  com¬ 
prehensive  character  of  the  contemplated  demonstra¬ 
tion  ?  Every  honest  musician,  come  from  what  land 
or  belong  to  what  school  he  may,  —  ay,  even  the  great 


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Beethoven,  Mozart,  Mendelssohn,  or  any  of  their  com¬ 
peers,  were  they  with  us  to-day,  —  would  admit  the 
utter  folly  of  limiting  the  musical  exercises  of  such  a 
popular  festival  to  classical  works  only.  Yet  there  is 
in  Boston,  and  in  every  other  large  city  probably,  a 
little  ring  of  half-amateurs  who  think  they  know  more 
than  the  profession,  and  would  be  regarded  as  pos¬ 
sessing  the  most  delicate  ear,  nerve,  and  feeling ; 
and  who  feel  outraged  if  anything  contrary  to  their 
exquisite  taste  is  introduced  into  a  public  musical 
performance. 

But  why  devote  time  or  space  to  these  troublesome 
musical  pests  ?  In  the  great  tidal  wave  of  harmony 
that  will  soon  sweep  over  the  land  they  will  be 
swallowed  up  and  borne  away  to  oblivion.  It  was  the 
desire  and  the  design  of  the  projector  of  the  National 
Peace  Jubilee  to  give  to  Art  the  highest  niche  in 
the  Temple  of  Peace,  —  to  provide  the  refined  and 
cultivated  musical  classes  with  the  very  choicest  com¬ 
positions  in  the  repeiiowe  of  music,  —  the  grandest 
overtures,  symphonies,  and  oratorios,  in  whole  or  in 
part ;  yet  it  would  be  neither  wise  nor  just  to  leave 
out  of  the  programme,  upon  an  occasion  of  such  gen¬ 
eral  rejoicing,  national,  patriotic,  and  popular  melodies 
which  were  familiar  to  the  people,  and  which  alone 
the  great  mass  could  really  understand  or  enjoy. 

As  it  was  impossible  for  Mr.  Gilmore  to  wait  upon 
all  whom  he  desired  to  see  in  person,  or  to  reach  the 
eye  and  ear  of  the  solid  men  of  Boston  with  his  pros¬ 
pectus  in  manuscript,  he  proposed  having  a  number 
of  copies  printed  for  private  distribution.  With  this 
object  in  view  he  called  upon  his  printer,  Mr.  A.  M. 
Lunt,  to  whom  he  explained  the  nature  of  his  visit 
and  the  absolute  necessity  of  the  greatest  secrecy. 
The  foreman  of  the  establishment  was  called  and  in- 


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structed  to  take  Mr.  Gilmore’s  orders,  and  have  them 
faithfully  carried  out. 

“  Here,”  said  the  latter,  “  i§  a  manuscript  that  I  wish 
to  have  set  up  in  the  very  best  manner.” 

“What  is  it  intended  for,”  asked  the  foreman,  “a 
flyer  or  a  dodger  ?  ” 

This  was  almost  enough  to  deprive  one  of  breath 
whose  feelings  at  the  time  were  wrought  up  to  the 
very  highest  pitch  of  expectation,  and  who  felt  that 
he  then  held  in  his  hand  a  manuscript  whose  con¬ 
tents  would  when  carried  out  create  a  world-wide 
sensation.  To  be  asked  if  this  was  intended  for  a 
“flyer  or  a  dodger”  (technical  terms  for  common 
street  advertising  of  cheap  exhibitions)  was  sufficient 
to  suggest  in  reply  a  “flyer”  that  would  have  made 
a  “dodger”  of  Mr.  Foreman.  But  being  bent  upon 
peace,  words  only  were  used  in  bringing  the  offender 
to  a  sense  of  his  error. 

After  giving  him  imperative  instructions  that  none 
but  those  whom  he  mentioned  should  see  or  hear 
what  was  going  on,  and  that  no  proof  or  copy  should 
under  any  circumstances  be  given  out  without  Mr. 
Gilmore’s  consent,  the  work  was  put  in  hand. 

It  may  seem  strange  to  the  reader  that  such  caution 
and  secrecy  were  deemed  necessary  in  the  prelimi¬ 
nary  preparations  for  the  announcement  of  the  festi¬ 
val  ;  but  suppose  a  copy  of  the  prospectus  had  fallen 
into  the  hands  of  a  newspaper  reporter  or  corre¬ 
spondent  ;  in  all  probability  he  would  have  jeered  at 
the  whole  matter  as  a  crazy  fancy,  and,  bringing  it 
into  notice  in  a  spirit  of  ridicule,  might  have  strangled 
the  Peace  Jubilee  at  its  very  birth. 

It  was  a  big  thing  to  launch,  and  it  was  necessary 
to  take  every  precaution  against  accident.  Not  a  blow 
should  be  struck  till  all  was  ready,  and  then  the  shouts 


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might  go  up  and  the  bunting  be  flung  to  the  breeze. 
We  would  bear  down  upon  the  enemy  with  all  sail 
set,  nail  our  flag  to  the  mast,  double  shot  our  guns, 
and  give  him  a  broadside  at  once.  If  every  shot  did 
not  tell,  more  would  be  hit  than  by  a  scattering  fire, 
which  would  give  them  time  to  draw  out  of  range  or 
dodge  behind  some  barrier  of  excuse.  They  should  be 
taken  by  surprise  and  compelled  to  surrender. 

Preparing  the  printed  circular  was  a  work  of  no  little 
difficulty,  caused  chiefly  by  the  extreme  particularity 
observed  in  the  manner  of  display,  and  the  changes 
that  each  successive  glance  at  the  “proof”  suggested, 
with  a  view  to  presenting  the  very  best  appearance 
possible  to  the  eye  of  the  reader,  till  at  length  in  that 
respect  there  seemed  to  be  little  or  no  room  for  further 
improvement. 

A  limited  number  of  copies  were  then  struck  off, 
all  which,  without  leaving  even  a  scrap  of  proof 
behind,  Mr.  Gilmore  carried  away,  first  seeing  that 
his  faithful  printer  had  locked  the  precious  “  form  ” 
securely  in  his  safe.  , 

The  appearance  of  the  printed  prospectus  was  all 
that  could  be  desired  ;  and  it  took  the  eye  of  the 
reader  much  more  favorably  than  in  manuscript.  It 
looked  more  like  business ;  and  the  originator  felt 
sanguine  that  no  one  with  the  least  musical  or  patri¬ 
otic  feeling  could  now  read  it  from  beginning  to  end 
without  desiring  to  see  it  carried  through. 

A  book  for  subscriptions,  with  the  prospectus  upon 
its  opening  pages,  was  now  prepared,  bound  in  attrac¬ 
tive  style. 

Before  endeavoring  to  obtain  signatures,  however, 
Mr.  Gilmore  felt  that  to  lift  his  gigantic  scheme  into 
notice  he  must  first  get  under  it  the  Archimedean 
lever  of  the  press,  and  therefore  hastened  to  lay  his 


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plans  before  the  editors  of  the  Boston  papers ;  he  also 
consulted  with  influential  musicians,  and  some  of  the 
more  prominent  of  the  musical  dilettanti ,  who  he  feared 
would  oppose  and  condemn  the  whole  idea  if  not  made 
acquainted  with  what  was  going  on  before  its  public 
announcement.  It  was  prudent  to  guard  against  the 
possibility  of  such  a  disaster  at  the  beginning. 

In  his  musical  enterprises  hitherto  he  had  always 
received  the  support  of  the  Boston  press  ;  and  never 
having  failed  to  fulfil  his  promises  to  the  public,  the 
editors  had  entire  confidence  in  his  business  man¬ 
agement.  Now  was  the  time  to  turn  that  confidence 

O 

to  advantage  ;  so  with  book  in  hand  he  started  out 
to  give  them  a  call. 

Colonel  W.  W.  Clapp,  of  the  Journal,  whom  he  first 
consulted,  gave  the  plan  a  respectful  hearing,  after 
which  he  reviewed  and  criticised  it  in  all  its  bearings, 
catechising  the  projector  upon  every  point  in  a  man¬ 
ner  that  would  have  confounded  a  witness  less  confi¬ 
dent  regarding  his  facts.  The  Colonel  became  satisfied 
during  the  interview  that  Mr.  Gilmore  thoroughly 
comprehended  the  magnitude  and  the  difficulties  of 
his  great  undertaking,  and  promised  the  assistance 
of  the  Journal  when  the  proper  time  to  speak  had 
arrived. 

The  editors  of  the  Post,  Daily  Advertiser,  Herald, 
Transcript,  Traveller,  Commercial  Bulletin,  Common¬ 
wealth,  Boston  Pilot,  Saturday  Evening  Gazette,  Sun¬ 
day  Times,  Courier,  Express,  and  several  other  papers, 
were  called  upon,  and  the  whole  plan  explained  to 
each  and  all  in  turn. 

It  seemed  as  if  the  angels  of  Peace  and  Harmony 
and  Good-will  had  preceded  the  musical  missionary  in 
his  editorial  visitations.  The  kind  feeling  manifested 
by  all  toward  the  enterprise,  and  the  general  unanim- 


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ity  that  prevailed  in  its  favor,  satisfied  him  that  editors 
were  men  of  marvellous  comprehension.  Their  habit 
of  foresight  enabled  them  to  grasp  at  once  the  whole 
plan  and  purpose  of  the  great  Jubilee.  What  he  felt 
could  be  done,  they  felt  should  be  done.  Boston  owed 
it  to  herself  as  a  liberal  patron  of  art  and  letters  to  aid 
to  her  utmost  an  undertaking  which  promised  so  much 
of  good  to  all.  It  would  but  be  in  harmony  with  her 
antecedents.  When  others  hesitated,  she  would  lead ; 
the  stone  which  they  rejected  she  would  build  into  the 
solid  structure  of  her  fame.  With  such  words  of  cheer 
he  felt  the  burden  he  had  borne  so  long  alone  fall 
from  him  like  Christian’s  when  in  sight  of  the  Beauti¬ 
ful  Gate. 

He  was  not  quite  ready  to  have  the  new  enterprise 
announced  through  the  press,  and  therefore  requested 
that  no  mention  should  be  made  of  it  at  present,  what¬ 
ever  r amors  might  be  afloat.  When  word  came  from 
headquarters  to  open  their  batteries,  they  could  fire 
away  ad  libitum. 

Mr.  Gilmore  supplied  the  editors  with  copies  of  the 
printed  prospectus,  which  were  taken  to  their  homes ; 
and  as  a  proof  of  the  deep  interest  created,  Mr.  S.  N. 
Stockwell,  of  the  Journal,  Mr.  A.  Ross,  of  the  Daily 
Advertiser,  and  others,  informed  him  that  its  perusal  by 
their  families  and  friends  awakened  an  unusual  degree 
of  excitement  and  expectation,  which  might  be  taken 
as  a  slight  indication  of  the  feeling  that  would  be 
aroused  when  the  whole  affair  was  fully  made  known 
to  the  public. 

Now  that  the  press  were  in  possession  of  all  the 
necessary  information,  the  wayfarer  next  turned  his 
attention  to  his  professional  brethren.  Would  they 
receive  his  idea  with  equal  favor  ?  No  man  who  had 
music  in  his  soul  could  or  would  oppose  a  demon- 


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stration  which  promised  such  magnificent  results.  But 
of  course  there  would  be  no  opposition,  the  profession 
are  always  so  harmonious  ! 

The  originator  was  not  selfish.  Success  for  the  en¬ 
terprise  was  his  only  aim ;  he  was  willing  to  share 
its  honors  with  others  capable  of  taking  a  leading 
part,  and  whose  influence  it  was  desirable  to  secure. 
Indeed,  he  would  sink  his  own  identity  with  it  forever, 
if  by  that  means  only  he  could  witness  the  realization 
of  his  idolized  idea. 

Who  should  he  call  upon  first?  Mr.  Carl  Zerrahn, 
of  course,  —  the  most  prominent  member  of  the  pro¬ 
fession  in  Boston. 

It  had  been  intimated  to  this  gentleman  some  time 
before  that  something  was  on  the  tapis  that  would 
create  a  great  sensation  in  musical  circles,  in  which  he 
would  be  called  upon  to  take  a  prominent  part.  This 
hint  had  kept  him  upon  the  qui  vive  for  further  in¬ 
formation  ;  the  whole  plan  and  prospectus  were  now 
placed  before  him. 

After  hearing  and  reading  all  that  was  contemplated, 
no  one  could  have  been  more  completely  or  happily 
astonished  than  Mr.  Zerrahn.  True  musician-like,  his 
eye  brightened  with  soul-fire  as  he  conversed  upon  the 
grandeur  of  the  festival  in  prospect,  and  the  certainty 
that  it  would  far  surpass  in  magnificent  effects  any 
musical  effort  that  had  hitherto  been  made. 

Mr.  Zerrahn  caught  the  full  spirit  of  the  idea ;  and, 
more  than  that,  he  could  see  that  it  would  open  a 
wider  field  of  labor  for  the  musical  missionary.  This 
was  the  idea  that  would  bring  out  the  young  to  learn, 
and  pay  for  it  too ;  and  while  many  a  musical  genius 
would  thus  be  developed,  many  a  worthy  instructor 
would  obtain  employment,  and  find  something  more  to 
live  upon  than  the  mere  “  concord  of  sweet  sounds.” 


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A  desire  for  honor  and  fame  may  sometimes  lead 
men  to  the  performance  of  wonderful  works ;  but,  as  a 
general  thing,  there  is  nothing  that  can  stimulate 
the  brain  or  nerve  the  arm  like  the  bright  prospect 
of  gold.  The  minister  will  preach  with  greater  fer¬ 
vor,  the  lawyer  plead  with  greater  eloquence,  and 
the  doctor  practise  with  greater  care,  if  Mammon  of¬ 
fers  a  generous  reward.  Ay,  even  the  poet’s  pen,  the 
painter’s  brush,  and  the  sculptor’s  chisel  will  have  a 
defter  touch  when  golden  crowns  are  the  prize  of  am¬ 
bition.  Praise  without  profit,  the  laurel-wreath  with 
an  empty  purse,  are  unsubstantial  recompense  even 
to  the  least  worldly  devotee  of  art. 

However,  the  interview  with  Mr.  Zerrahn  proved 
that  pecuniary  consideration  did  not  influence  his 
musical  enthusiasm.  He  was  in  full  sympathy  with 
the  great  movement  which  promised  to  enrapture 
mankind  with  a  new  revelation  of  the  power  of  har¬ 
mony. 

The  following  letter  from  him  was  received  shortly 
after :  — 

Boston,  December  11,  1868. 

26  Harrison  Avenue. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  I  have  read  and  examined  the  prospectus  of 
your  plan  for  a  grand  national  peace  jubilee  and  musical  festi¬ 
val,  and  I  am  astonished  as  well  as  delighted  with  its  magnifi¬ 
cence  and  magnitude.  Such  a  great  musical  gathering  would 
not  only  give  lasting  fame  to  Boston,  hut  would  surprise  the 
world.  You  may  depend  upon  my  heartiest  co-operation  ;  and 
I  feel  sure  that  the  people  of  Boston  and  of  the  whole  country 
will  support  the  undertaking.  Such  a  glorious  demonstration 
in  honor  of  peace  and  union  would,  indeed,  truly  represent  the 
harmony  of  the  nation. 

Wishing  you  all  possible  success, 

I  remain,  dear  sir,  yours  truly, 

CARL  ZERRAHN. 


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Next  upon  the  list  of  influential  members  of  the 
musical  profession  came  the  name  of  Mr.  Julius  Eich¬ 
berg,  director  of  the  Boston  Conservatory  of  Music 
and  head  music-teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Bos¬ 
ton.  As  a  first-class  musician  and  a  gentleman  of 
endearing  social  qualities,  Mr.  Eichberg  occupied  a 
very  high  place  in  the  public  estimation.  In  his 
operas  and  other  compositions  he  had  proved  that 
he  possessed  true  musical  genius;  and,  aside  from  his 
position  in  the  public  schools,  which  might  materially 
aid  in  procuring  the  chorus  of  children,  his  acknowl¬ 
edged  abilities,  large  experience,  and  eminent  fitness 
in  every  way  for  the  duties  of  conductor,  fully  entitled 
him  to  a  prominent  part  in  the  coming  festival. 

To  obtain  Mr.  Eichberg’ s  opinion  of  the  scheme  Mr. 
Gilmore  called  at  the  office  of  the  Conservatory.  He 
was  politely  informed  that  Mr.  Eichberg  was  occupied 
with  his  classes,  and  could  not  be  interrupted  except 
by  business  of  the  utmost  importance. 

Mr.  Gilmore  considered  that  his  business  ivas  of  the 
utmost  importance.  Mr.  Eichberg  must  give  immedi¬ 
ate  ear  if  he  would  learn  of  something  of  great  interest 
to  the  musical  public. 

“Ah  !  Mr.  Eichberg,  here  you  are  ;  I  won’t  detain 
you  long.” 

“  Come  this  way,”  said  Mr.  Eichberg.  “  How  do  you 
do  ?  Sit  down.  What  is  the  news  ?  ” 

“I  have  called  to  see  you,”  said  Mr.  Gilmore,  “upon 
a  very  serious  matter.  Before  I  ask  the  merchants  of 
Boston  to  subscribe  to  a  musical  enterprise  of  great 
pretensions,  and  to  the  fulfilment  of  which  I  am  now 
wholly  devoted,  I  desire  to  obtain  the  opinion  of  a 
few  of  the  heads  of  the  musical  profession,  and  have 
therefore  called  upon  you  for  the  purpose  of  asking 
your  advice  upon  the  subject.  Here  is  the  plan  ;  read 
for  yourself.” 


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Mr.  Eichberg  took  the  book  containing  the  prospec¬ 
tus  and  commenced  reading  the  programme  for  the 
first  time.  As  he  progressed  his  breathing  grew  louder 
and  quicker,  his  eye  flashed  with  excitement  as  his 
fertile  imagination  pictured  the  enlivening  scenes ; 
and  as  his  mind  grasped  the  magnitude  of  the  har¬ 
monious  feast,  which  seemed  to  fill  him  with  wonder, 
he  closed  the  book,  and  exclaimed  with  inspired  fervor : 
“  0,  this  is  glorious  !  How  long  have  you  had  this 
idea  ?  I  heartily  congratulate  you  upon  such  a  sublime 
conception  ”  ;  and  warmly  grasping  the  hand  of  his 
visitor,  he  added,  “If  you  never  go  one  step  farther 
towards  carrying  out  your  plan  than  in  simply  pre¬ 
senting  the  idea  as  you  now  have  done,  the  musical 
profession  will  owe  you  a  monument.” 

If  the  music  of  David’s  harp,  Apollo’s  lyre,  and 
Gabriel’s  trumpet  had  fallen  upon  the  ear  of  the  pro¬ 
jector  at  that  moment,  they  could  not  have  moved 
within  him  heartier  sentiments  of  gratitude,  or  awak¬ 
ened  more  sympathetic  emotions,  than  these  impas¬ 
sioned  words  hot  from  the  lips  of  genius. 

He  thanked  Mr.  Eichberg  fervently.  Would  he 
express  his  opinion  in  letter  form,  that  it  might  ap¬ 
pear  in  due  time  as  his  indorsement  of  the  enter¬ 
prise  ?  Without  hesitation  Mr.  Eichberg  replied : 
“With  all  my  heart  you  shall  have  it;  and  in  what¬ 
ever  manner  I  may  be  able  to  assist  you,  you  may 
rely  upon  my  warmest  co-operation.” 

Mr.  Gilmore  went  on  his  way  rejoicing.  It  was 
the  first  Iona  fide  outburst  of  real  appreciation  his 
idea  had  called  forth ;  and  coming  from  one  whose 
lofty  conceptions  had  carried  the  divine  messenger 
of  music  to  many  a  happy  heart,  he  congratulated 
himself  upon  the  accession  to  his  cause  of  such  a 
noble  and  enthusiastic  friend. 


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The  following  is  a  copy  of  Mr.  Eichberg’s  letter  :  — 

Boston  Conservatory  of  Music, 
Boston,  December  14,  1868. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  After  listening  to  your  expose  of  the  contem¬ 
plated  peace  festival  to  be  celebrated  in  Boston  in  the  month 
of  June  next,  I  can  only  say  that  I  should  be  proud  to  assist 
you  in  the  measure  of  my  feeble  talents  and  influence.  I  have 
no  doubts  whatever  of  the  entire  feasibility  of  your  undertaking, 
satisfied  as  I  am  that  the  whole  musical  profession  in  this 
country,  as  well  as  the  general  public,  will  willingly  extend  to 
you  such  aid  and  sympathy  as  your  noble  enterprise  deserves. 
If  more  eloquent  words  were  at  my  command,  I  doubt  whether 
I  could  use  them  on  any  fitter  occasion.  The  successful  carry¬ 
ing  out  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  will  not  only  be  honorable  to 
yourself,  but  will  increase  the  artistical  and  intellectual 
renown  of  Boston  high  above  any  other  city  here  or  in  Europe. 
The  effect  of  such  armies  of  singers  and  musicians  singing 
hymns  of  Peace  and  Good-Will  will  be  only  comparable  with 
itself,  as  nothing  similar  has  been  heard  in  modern  times. 

I  have  the  honor  to  subscribe  myself, 

Yours  very  respectfully, 

JULIUS  EICHBERG. 

When  the  press  of  Boston  were  willing  to  advocate 
his  enterprise,  and  musicians  of  such  standing  and 
influence  as  Messrs.  Zerrahn,  Eichberg,  and  others  so 
warmly  indorsed  and  enthusiastically  espoused  it,  Mr. 
Gilmore  felt  that  his  trials  and  anxieties  were  about  at 
an  end, —  that  the  current  of  opinion  would  set  in  one 
direction,  and  any  attempt  of  pique  or  prejudice  to 
stem  it  would  be  borne  down  by  the  incoming  tide  of 
popular  favor. 

Before  bringing  the  plan  to  the  notice  of  the  mer¬ 
chants,  however,  it  was  deemed  advisable,  having  seen 
the  heads  of  the  profession  proper,  to  call  upon  a  few 
of  the  musical  dilettanti ,  —  the  connoisseurs,  carpers,  and 


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critics ;  at  least  to  see  the  most  ancient  representative 
of  that  class,  the  venerable  Mr.  John  S.  Dwight,  Bos¬ 
ton’s  high-art  critic,  who  from  his  deep  interest  in  the 
cause  of  music,  and  from  the  persecutions  he  has  suf¬ 
fered  in  endeavoring  to  bring  the  rest  of  mankind  up 
to  his  lofty  standard,  has  never  enjoyed,  it  is  said,  an 
hour’s  “  peace  on  earth,”  or,  it  might  be  added,  “  good¬ 
will  towards  men,”  —  good-will  towards  the  heathen¬ 
ish  barbarians  whose  morbid  appetites  would  not  per¬ 
mit  them  to  swallow  a  Symphony  for  breakfast,  a 
Fugue  for  dinner,  and  an  Oratorio  for  supper ;  then, 
without  wincing,  take  down  a.  whole  German  Opera  be¬ 
fore  retiring.  This  —  with  an  occasional  well-seasoned 
Concerto  and  a  few  musty  Quartettes,  as  side-dishes  — 
would  be  his  regular  bill  of  fare  all  the  year  round. 

Mr.  Gilmore  came  under  the  head  of  musical  cater¬ 
ers  who  believed  that  an  occasional  change  of  diet  was 
more  healthy  and  much  more  palatable  than  a  constant 
repetition  of  the  same  dishes ;  he  also  believed  that  in¬ 
stead  of  compelling  all  the  world  to  live  forever  upon 
the  fruits  of  about  half  a  dozen  successful  producers,  it 
was  but  just  to  encourage  other  cultivators  who  were 
hopefully  toiling  in  the  field  by  taking  an  occasional 
sample  of  what  they  sent  to  market  and  serving  it  up 
to  see  how  it  might  suit  the  public  taste ;  but  Mr. 
Dwight  looked  upon  any  such  distribution  of  patron¬ 
age  as  showing  a  depraved  appetite,  consequently  Mr. 
Gilmore  had  very  little  favor  in  the  eyes,  and  still 
less  in  the  pen,  of  this  great  Rliadamanthus  of  mu¬ 
sic,  who,  though  condescending  to  bow  to  him  at 
sight,  yet  ever  descended  to  bow-wow  at  him  when 
out  of  sight.  But  the  projector  of  the  Peace  Festival 
now  felt  it  his  duty  to  forget  the  past,  and  enlist  even 
enemies  in  the  cause  if  he  could,  and  to  remove  the 
most  trifling  obstacles  to  success.  With  this  feeling, 


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he  entered  the  classic  chamber  of  the  great  expounder 
of  musical  art  in  Boston. 

“Good  morning,  Mr.  Dwight.” 

“Good  morning,”  in  a  very  subdued  tone,  was  the 
reply.  _  _ 

“Mr.  Dwight,”  said  the  intruder,  “I  have  come  to 
see  you  upon  a  very  important  musical  matter,  and 
though  I  have  no  reason  to  expect  any  favors  from 
you,  judging  by  the  past,  yet,  recognizing  the  position 
which  you  hold,  I  feel  it  my  duty  to  acquaint  you  with 
an  important  movement  that  is  now  going  on.” 

This  straightforward  little  address  rather  nettled  Mr. 
Dwight,  who  replied,  “  0,  I  am  weary  and  tired  of  all 
such  things !  I  wish  that  —  ”  The  rest  of  the  remark 
was  inaudible. 

“  Here  is  the  prospectus  of  a  musical  festival,” 
continued  the  visitor;  “if  you  will  take  the  trouble 
to  read  it,  and  —  ” 

“  What  is  it?  what  is  it?  ”  interrupted  Mr.  Dwight, 
hurriedly  and  peevishly,  as  his  eyes  fell  upon  the 
printed  pages.  In  a  low  mumbling  undertone  he 
read,  “‘  Great  National  Peace  Jubilee  and  Musical  Fes¬ 
tival’ —  0,  you  know  I  never  like  these  g-r-e-a-t 

things !  ”  said  he,  ironically,  continuing  to  scan  the 
prospectus. 

“  I  am  aware  of  that,”  said  Mr.  Gilmore  to  himself ; 
“  and  I  might  have  known  very  well  that  you  would 
rather  crush  than  encourage  any  effort  of  mine ;  but 
the  spirit  that  sent  me  hither  to  ask  your  support  in 
this  undertaking  will,  I  am  sure,  influence  you  to  as¬ 
sist, —  unless  your  opposition  may  be  of  greater  benefit 
to  the  cause.” 

Mr.  Dwight  continued  to  read  the  marvellous  tale 
before  him,  interlarding  with  painful  groans  the  vari¬ 
ety  of  monster  musical  features  that  filed  along  under 


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his  optics.  Indigestion  was  already  setting  in.  It  was 
too  much  of  a  “  pot-y^r-I”  to  ever  think  of  serving  up, 
and  there  were  indications  that  anger  and  wrath  would 
fall  upon  the  head  of  him  who  dare  attempt  the  prep¬ 
aration  of  such  an  incomprehensible  feast. 

Mr.  Gilmore  stood  by  watching  and  waiting  for  the 
decision  of  this  oracle  of  music,  who  evidently  felt 
more  surprise  and  indignation  at  the  audacious  prop¬ 
osition  he  was  reading  than  he,  with  his  command 
of  choice  rhetoric,  knew  how  to  express. 

As  he  finished  the  alarming  sketch  of  the  coming 
sangerfest,  he  raised  his  arms,  gave  a  fearful  growl,  and 
stood,  for  once  in  his  life,  bold  and  defiant  as  a  lion 
in  the  path.  “Such  an  idea  as  this,”  said  he,  “a 
national  jubilee  to  commemorate  the  restoration  of 
peace,  ought  not  to  spring  from  —  it  ought  to  spring 
from  the  people.”  (“  Ought  not  to  spring  from  the  in¬ 
dividual  before  him”  was  no  doubt  upon  his  tongue’s 
end.)  “Any  such  movement  as  this,”  he  continued, 
“  should  appear  as  if  it  were  the  sjiontaneous  act  of  a 
whole  community.” 

“I  agree  with  you  exactly,  Mr.  Dwight,”  was  the 
reply ;  “  but  you  must  know  that  a  whole  community 
cannot  all  think  of  the  same  thing  at  the  same  time, 
or  until  some  one  has  started  the  idea.  My  object  in 
calling  upon  you  to-day  is  to  ascertain  if  you  approve 
of  the  plan,  and  will  lend  your  assistance  in  carry¬ 
ing  it  out.” 

“  I  cannot  say  what  I  will  do  until  I  have  had  an 
opportunity  of  consulting  with  other  parties  about  it,” 
answered  Mr.  Dwight. 

“  When  I  came  to  you,”  said  Mr.  Gilmore,  “  I  came 
to  ask  your  personal  opinion,  without  regard  to  what 
others  might  think.  If  you  will  have  the  kindness  ” 
(“the  independence ”  he  should  have  said)  “to  express 


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your  own  views  now,  it  will  be  a  satisfaction  to  know 
how  you  feel  about  the  matter.” 

“I  will  think  of  it,  and  will  give  you  my  answer  at 
another  time,”  said  Mr.  Dwight. 

“Well,  sir,”  replied  the  applicant  for  the  trifling 
favor,  “  since  you  do  not  see  fit  to  decide  now,  one  way 
or  the  other,  may  I  ask  that,  if  you  should  not  conclude 
to  indorse  or  assist  the  enterprise,  you  will  not  take 
the  trouble  to  oppose  it?” 

“  Oppose,  oppose,”  muttered  Mr.  Dwight ;  “  it  could 
be  of  no  interest  or  advantage  to  me  whatever  to 
oppose  it.” 

“  Well,”  said  the  writer,  “  I  am  glad  to  hear  you  say 
so ;  and  I  trust  that,  upon  reflection,  you  may  decide 
to  give  it  the  benefit  of  your  support.” 

With  this  the  interview  ended ;  Mr.  Gilmore  de¬ 
parted,  satisfied  that  he  had  done  his  duty  in  per¬ 
forming  this  unpleasant  task,  —  unpleasant,  because 
it  was  humiliating  to  seek  the  influence  of  one  who 
for  years  had  frowned  not  only  upon  the  musical 
efforts  of  himself,  —  when  they  were  appreciated  by 
the  community  generally,  —  but  also  upon  those  of 
most  all  resident  musicians  who  attempted  anything 
in  public  that  did  not  spring  from,  or  have  the  ap¬ 
proval  of,  the  select  circle  who  constitute  the  would- 
be  high  court  of  musical  criticism  in  the  New  Eng¬ 
land  metropolis. 

Mr.  Gilmore  had  now  performed  his  part,  and  it 
remained  to  be  seen  whether  his  venerable  friend, 
whose  duty  it  was  as  a  journalist  to  foster  and  en¬ 
courage  the  humblest  efforts  of  even  the  humblest 
laborer  in  the  musical  vineyard,  would  lend  a  help¬ 
ing  hand  to  the  development  of  a  musical  movement 
which  promised  to  do  more  for  the  advancement  of 
art  in  America  than  could  possibly  be  accomplished  in 


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a  thousand  years  of  such  efforts  as  he  had  heretofore 
put  forth. 

It  should  be  admitted,  however,  that  Mr.  Dwight 
never  claimed  to  be  much  of  a  musician ;  but  there  is 
one  thing  sure,  he  possesses  all  the  elements  of  discord, 
and  is  thoroughly  familiar  with  every  descending  mi¬ 
nor  passage. 

To  illustrate  more  clearly  to  the  business  mind  his 
position  and  opinion  in  musical  matters :  He  would 
permit  nothing  to  be  seen  upon  the  ocean  except  a 
few  great  vessels  of  the  olden  time.  All  will  agree 
with  him  that  the  musical  monarch  of  the  sea  bears 
the  flag  of  Beethoven,  and  that  other  ships  of  majestic 
proportions  sail  under  the  banners  of  Mozart,  Handel, 
Haydn,  Schumann,  Bach,  Gluck,  Mendelssohn,  and 
Schubert;  that  this  noble  squadron,  whose  achieve¬ 
ments  have  produced  such  wonderful  harmony,  are  rec¬ 
ognized  as  conquerors  everywhere,  and  hailed  with 
delight  wherever  they  appear.  But  these  and  a  few 
others  of  similar  armament  are  the  only  vessels  lie 
would  permit  to  sail  upon  the  sea.  All  the  officers 
must  come  from  the  borders  of  the  Rhine,  of  course,  — 
the  very  best  place  in  the  world  to  select  from,  no 
doubt,  —  but  the  Judge-Advocate  of  this  formidable 
armada  would  not  admit  Italians,  French,  English,  Irish, 
or  even  Americans,  as  coal-heavers  in  such  a  royal  fleet. 
As  for  modern  inventions,  —  Monitors,  Ironclads,  and 
such  craft,  commanded  by  men  like  Verdi,  Donnizetti, 
Bellini,  Auber,  Mercadante,  Balfe,  and  others,  —  he 
swears  eternal  enmity  against  all  such  destructive  in¬ 
novators,  fearing  that  in  an  encounter  they  might  pos¬ 
sibly  damage  the  “ancient  forms”  and  “classic  mod¬ 
els”  of  the  past;  and  as  for  the  thousands  of  musical 
merchantmen,  —  brigs,  schooners,  sloops,  and  honest 
coasters  of  American  model,  —  why,  he  would  have 
them  all  scuttled  in  the  docks  or  sunk  in  the  sea! 


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But  liis  disposition  to  destroy  all  local  craft  that  sail 
under  another  flag  than  his  own  evidently  springs  from 
the  fact  that  Mr.  Dwight,  like  the  writer,  has  found  it 
plaguy  hard  at  times  to  “paddle  his  own  canoe  but, 
unlike  him  when  in  the  breakers,  he  cannot  look  com¬ 
placently  at  others  under  full  sail,  borne  on  by  prosper¬ 
ous  breezes.  Will  he  now  jump  aboard  the  stately  ship 
“Jubilee”  and  lend  a  willing  hand  at  the  ropes  of 
Peace  and  Union  and  Harmony,  or  still  beat  about  in 
his  little  cockle-shell,  croaking  at  all  creation  ? 

Who  next  ?  Where  are  the  enemy  ?  Mr.  Gilmore 
did  not  wish  to  leave  a  stone  unturned  under  which 
might  lurk  a  secret  foe.  He  would  root  them  all  out, 
and  compel  them  to  show  their  colors.  He  was  now 
on  his  grand  rounds  among  the  Terribles,  in  search  of 
those  he  feared  might  decry  his  cause,  not  those  he 
knew  would  favor  it. 

But  perhaps  he  would  encounter  friends  where  he 
had  looked  for  enemies.  Hard  words  do  not  always 
imply  hard  hearts.  Many  a  hearty  hand-shake  follows 
the  fiercest  onslaught  of  words.  So  some  he  has 
thought  his  foes  may  turn  out  his  stanchest  sup¬ 
porters.  The  merit  and  magnitude  of  his  enterprise 
must  draw  men  out  of  their  littlenesses,  and  lift  them 
above  their  petty  prejudices  into  a  wider  range  of 
vision. 

He  knew  no  enemies  now.  Those  whose  professional 
ability  or  musical  associations  made  them  of  service 
would  be  consulted.  It  was  the  only  course  that 
could  lead  to  the  success  of  so  vast  an  undertaking. 

Mr.  Gilmore  called  next  upon  Mr.  Boring  B.  Barnes, 
Secretary  of  the  best  and  most  successful  choral  or¬ 
ganization  in  the  United  States,  —  the  Handel  and 
Haydn  Society  of  Boston. 

Mr.  Barnes  is  a  gentleman  of  pleasing  manners,  to 


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whose  activity  and  energy  this  Society  is  greatly  in¬ 
debted  for  its  success.  Mr.  Gilmore  wanted  men  of 
experience  upon  his  staff,  —  men  who  knew  their  busi¬ 
ness,  and  in  whose  -ability  the  public  would  have  confi¬ 
dence.  A  wise  general  will  select  the  very  best  officers 
to  carry  out  his  plans.  Mr.  Gilmore  was  acting  upon 
the  principle  that  a  very  poor  general  might  be  suc¬ 
cessful  by  pursuing  the  same  course.  He  knew  and 
appreciated  the  ability  and  experience  of  Mr.  Barnes 
as  Secretary  of  this  flourishing  society,  and  had  decided 
•to  invite  him  to  accept  a  similar  position  in  the  for¬ 
mation  of  the  great  oratorio  chorus  for  the  coming 
J  ubilee. 

After  the  usual  interchange  of  courtesies,  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  informed  Mr.  Barnes  that  he  had  called  for  the 
purpose  of  enlisting  his  friendship  and  assistance  in 
the  development  of  one  of  the  greatest  musical  events 
of  the  age ;  that  he  had  given  the  subject  a  great  deal 
of  thought  •  and  before  bringing  it  into  public  notice, 
he  deemed  it  advisable  to  lay  the  plan  before  a  few 
influential  musical  friends.  Without  further  preamble 
he  handed  Mr.  Barnes  the  prospectus. 

That  gentleman’s  quick  eye  was  soon  riveted  on  the 
sheet  before  him,  and  it  was  evident  a  grand  revolution 
was  going  on  in  his  mind  as  scene  after  scene  of  the 
brilliant  panorama  flashed  before  him.  To  fill  the 
office  of  secretary  of  the  musical  department  of  such 
a  festival  as  this  would  be  a  most  gratifying  posi¬ 
tion  ;  it  would  be  the  opportunity  of  a  lifetime,  and  a 
source  of  the  sweetest  remembrance. 

.  Mr.  Barnes  finished  the  reading  of  the  programme 
with  evident  feelings  of  exquisite  pleasure,  and  warmly 
congratulated  Mr.  Gilmore  upon  the  grandeur  of  the 
conception.  No  man  could  have  been  more  favorably 
impressed,  or  more  enthusiastic  in  his  indorsement  of 


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the  idea,  than  was  Mr.  Barnes;  and  in  reply  to  the 
question,  whether  his  co-operation  could  be  relied 
upon,  he  stated  that  he  would  do  all  that  lay  in  his 
power  to  further  the  success  of  the  enterprise,  and 
would  take  the  earliest  opportunity  to  express  his 
sentiments  in  writing. 

Mr.  Gilmore  departed  in  a  very  cheerful  and  hopeful 
frame  of  mind,  and  in  due  time  received  the  following 
letter  from  Mr.  Barnes  :  — 

Boston,  December  16,  1868. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  I  have  looked  through  your  Prospectus  for 
a  grand  National  Peace  Jubilee  and  Musical  Festival  with  a 
great  deal  of  interest,  and  must  express  astonishment  at  the 
majestic  proportions  which  the  enterprise  has  already  assumed, 
and  which  must,  of  necessity,  grow  and  increase  as  the  great 
work  is  gradually  developed. 

It  is  a  great  and  glorious  idea,  and  one  that,  if  fully  carried 
out  according  to  the  proposed  plan,  will  add  to  the  already  wide¬ 
spread  reputation  which  our  city  enjoys,  both  at  home  and 
abroad,  as  the  first  city  in  importance,  musically  and  artisti¬ 
cally  speaking,  on  this  continent. 

I  see  no  difficulty  in  the  way  of  a  complete  and  perfect  con¬ 
summation  of  the  great  work  you  propose  to  enter  upon.  It 
will  require  much  thought,  as  I  know  from  some  little  experi¬ 
ence,  but  it  can  be  done,  and  it  must  be  done  ! 

Let  us  have  the  greatest  National  Jubilee  on  the  three  days 
of  one  of  the  loveliest  months  of  the  twelve  (June),  as  you 
propose,  which  it  has  ever  been  the  lot  of  human  ears  to  listen 
to,  or  of  eyes  to  see. 

If  I  can  assist  you  in  any  manner,  command  my  services ; 
though  the  head  that  can  plan  such  a  gigantic  (what  shall  I 
call  it  ?)  spectacle  as  you  propose  may  safely  be  relied  on  for 
its  consummation. 

Very  truly  yours,  etc., 

LORING  B.  BARNES. 

In  further  pursuing  his  work,  the  projector  felt  that 


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there  was  one  gentleman  who,  though  his  name  sel¬ 
dom  appeared  before  the  public,  had  it  in  his  power 
to  aid  or  injure  such  an  enterprise  as  this  more,  per¬ 
haps,  than  any  other  person  in  the  city.  It  was  none 
other  than  Dr.  J.  B.  Upham,  President  of  the  Handel 
and  Haydn  Society,  Chairman  of  Music  in  the  public 
schools,  and  occupying  various  other  positions  in  the 
closest  relations  with  music  and  musical  education. 
No  gentleman  of  means  in  Boston  has  given  more 
time  and  attention  to  the  development  of  the  divine 
art  than  Dr.  Upham.  The  profession  proper  have  but 
little  knowledge  of  the  great  benefit  which  has  re¬ 
sulted  from  his  earnest  devotion  to  the  cause  of  music. 
To  his  influence  chiefly  the  citizens  of  Boston  and 
of  the  country  are  indebted  for  that  noble  instrument, 
the  great  organ  in  the  Music  Hall ;  and  although 
shrinking  from  notoriety,  he  will  always  be  found  in 
the  concert-room,  at  rehearsals,  musical  meetings,  and 
wherever  music  or  musical  education  is  the  subject, 
drinking,  and  inviting  others  to  drink,  from  the  pure 
fountains  of  melody  and  harmony  which  he  takes  so 
much  pleasure  in  providing  and  in  seeing  provided  for 
the  elevation  of  the  musical  taste  and  for  the  gratifica¬ 
tion  of  the  public. 

Appreciating  all  this,  and  remembering  the  various 
important  offices  which  he  held,  Mr.  Gilmore  felt  that 
he  had  great  power  to  serve  his  cause.  A  gun  from 
him  would  be  a  signal  for  others  to  fall  in. 

He  therefore  presented  himself  at  the  office  of  Dr. 
Upham,  whom  he  found  engaged  with  a  friend  upon 
his  favorite  theme,  —  Music.  Waiting  his  opportunity, 
he  soon  had  the  ear  of  the  Doctor,  and  with  very 
little  preface  he  called  his  attention  to  the  prospectus 
of  the  colossal  musical  scheme. 

He  commenced  reading,  and  soon  became  deeply 


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absorbed  in  the  matter  before  him,  Mr.  Gilmore  in 
the  mean  while  soliloquizing  to  himself  somewhat  after 
this  manner :  “  Now,  Doctor,  I  have  always  given  you 
the  credit  of  being  an  ardent  worshipper  of  the  divine 
art ;  my  heart  is  full  of  gratitude  towards  you  far  all 
that  you  have  done  in  the  cause.  Busybodies  may 
say  that  you  are  becoming  narrow  in  your  views  upon 
musical  matters,  and  unless  ideas  originate  within  your 
favorite  circle  you  are  likely  to  withhold  your  sympa¬ 
thy  and  aid.  This  I  will  not  believe  till  I  see  some 
practical  demonstration  of  it.  What  you  are  now 
reading  —  the  key  to  the  greatest  flood  of  harmony 
that  ever  came  pouring  upon  the  ear  of  humanity  — 
will  afford  a  grand  opportunity  to  lift  still  higher  the 
noble  art  for  which  you  have  already  done  so  much. 
If  you  aid  in  unlocking  the  gates  of  this  flood,  you 
will  be  instrumental  in  bringing  forth  such  a  joyous 
outburst  of  song  as  will  fill  your  soul  with  the  happiest 
recollections  of  this  great  Jubilee  and  Festival.” 

The  Doctor  finished  reading  the  prospectus  just  as 
this  soliloquy  came  to  an  end,  and  it  was  a  matter 
of  some  interest  in  the  mind  of  the  visitor  what  the 
verdict  would  be. 

“This  is  a  very  great  undertaking,  Mr.  Gilmore,” 
said  the  Doctor,  “and  you  have  certainly  laid  out  an 
astonishing  programme.” 

“Well,  Doctor,  it  is  rather  an  extravagant  thing  to 
think  of;  yet  there  is  nothing  impossible  about  it. 
The  whole  undertaking  is  within  reasonable  bounds, 
and  can  be  accomplished  if  circumstances  favor.  I 
want  to  know  if  you  will  lend  me  a  helping  hand  by 
indorsing  the  idea,  and  giving  me  a  letter  signifying 
your  approval.” 

“  You  are  aware,”  replied  he,  “  that  I  have  no  desire 
for  notoriety,  and  do  not  wish  to  become  identified  with 


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public  demonstrations  of  any  kind.  Whatever  I  may 
be  able  to  do  in  a  quiet  way  I  will  do  cheerfully  to  aid 
you ;  but  I  have  already  so  much  to  occupy  my  mind, 
you  must  not  rely  upon  my  taking  any  prominent  part 
in  such  a  great  undertaking  as  you  now  propose.” 

Just  as  Dr.  Upham  had  finished  these  remarks,  made 
in  his  usual  quiet  and  impressive  manner,  the  door 
opened,  and  Mr.  Loring  B.  Barnes  entered. 

After  a  very  few  words  upon  other  matters,  Mr. 
Barnes,  surmising  the  object  of  Mr.  Gilmore’s  visit, 
exclaimed :  “  Doctor,  this  is  a  glorious  idea  of  Mr. 
Gilmore’s !  Have  you  read  his  prospectus  ?  ” 

“I  have,”  replied  the  Doctor;  “we  were  talking 
about  it  just  as  you  came  in.” 

“What  do  you  think  of  it?”  asked  Mr.  Barnes. 
“  For  my  own  part,  I  look  upon  it  as  a  grand  idea,  and 
I  don’t  see  any  reason  why  such  a  thing  cannot  be  suc¬ 
cessfully  carried  out.  In  my  opinion,  it  is  perfectly 
feasible,  and  Mr.  Gilmore  is  just  the  man  for  such  an 
enterprise.” 

“I  have  no  doubt,”  replied  the  Doctor,  “that  with 
his  energy  much  may  be  accomplished.” 

The  entrance  of  other  gentlemen  now  prevented 
further  discussion  of  the  subject;  and  on  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more’s  retiring  the  Doctor  informed  him  in  a  few 
private  words,  that  “  the  idea  struck  him  quite  favor¬ 
ably,  and  he  would  like  to  have  it  succeed.” 

After  the  interview  Mr.  Gilmore  went  on  his  way 
feeling  somewhat  disappointed. 

When  one  enters  with  heart  and  soul  on  any  great 
undertaking,  he  is  very  likely  to  be  extremely  sensi¬ 
tive  concerning  it,  and  can  generally  tell  how  others 
are  impressed  and  what  interest  they  are  likely  to 
take  after  very  few  words  upon  the  subject. 

Mr.  Gilmore  could  not  help  feeling  and  regretting 


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that  Doctor  Upham’s  influence  was  not  yd  secured ; 
and  should  he  decline  to  become  interested,  even  his 
neutrality  might  cause  others  to  hesitate,  and  check 
the  enthusiasm  of  some  who  had  already  favored  the 
enterprise.  The  hope  of  obtaining  the  services  of  the 
Handel  and  Haydn  Society,  and  the  children  of  the 
public  schools,  might  be  jeoparded  if  lie  could  not  be 
induced  to  take  an  active  part,  or  at  least  give  the 
proposition  the  benefit  of  his  indorsement.  The  course 
he  would  pursue  gave  Mr.  Gilmore  much  uneasiness ; 
that  he  should  be  captured  and  placed  in  high  com¬ 
mission,  was  the  wish  of  the  projector,  although  now 
evidently  a  very  delicate  duty  to  perform. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  anticipate  at  this  point  the 
course  pursued  by  Dr.  Upham,  Mr.  Barnes,  Mr. 
Dwight,  Mr.  Eichberg,  or  Mr.  Zerrahn  in  connection 
with  the  Festival ;  the  acts  of  these  gentlemen  will 
speak  for  themselves  at  the  proper  time  and  furnish 
their  own  commentary.  It  is  enough  here  to  state 
that  each  was  consulted  ;  and  while  some  received  the 
idea  with  evident  warmth  and  enthusiasm,  and  others 
with  seeming  coldness  and  distrust,  yet  their  words 
generally  were  highly  encouraging  and  satisfactory. 

While  these  visits  were  in  progress,  copies  of  the 
prospectus  were  being  sparingly  circulated  among 
trusty  friends,  and  quite  a  little  ripple  of  expectancy 
here  and  there  ran  through  the  social  circle ;  and  as 
the  news  spread  from  lip  to  lip  public  rumor  seized 
it,  and  the  whole  thing  was  beginning  to  be  pretty 
generally  known  without  the  aid  of  the  press.  The 
latter  was  kept  fully  informed  of  ali  that  was  going 
on,  and  notwithstanding  information  of  .  the  affair  had 
reached  the  ears  of  the  editors  from  various  sources, 
yet,  thanks,  thanks  to  their  honor !  not  one  word 
was  made  public  by  them  till  all  was  ready  and 


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the  order  given  to  unmask  their  batteries  and  open 
fire. 

It  was  not  deemed  necessary  to  spend  more  time  in 
visiting  musical  circles,  at  least  for  the  present.  If  the 
letters  and  indorsements  already  obtained  would  not 
reach  the  hearts,  and  through  them  the  pockets,  of  the 
“solid  men  of  Boston,”  then  words  would  be  power¬ 
less  to  move  them. 

In  every  city  and  in  every  community  there  are 
those  who  are  known  as  leading  men ;  whose  wealth, 
position,  influence,  and  long  connection  with  matters 
of  general  moment  enable  them  to  decide  the  fate  of 
important  movements.  A  nod  from  them  would  bring 
the  moneyed  interest  into  line,  and  set  the  ball  in 
motion.  At  such  a  time  as  this 

“  One  blast  upon  tbeir  bugle-horns 
Were  worth  a  thousand  men.” 

They  hold  the  purse-strings,  and  as  they  tighten  or 
relax  their  grasp  upon  them  live  or  die  great  enter¬ 
prises.  Their  power  is  great  for  good  if  they  wisely 
use  it.  Who  in  Boston  that  had  a  great  heart  as  well 
as  a  full  purse  should  first  be  consulted  ?  Where  so 
many  are  possessed  of  both  it  were  hard  to  decide. 
But  pre-eminent  among  them  stood  the  Hon.  William 
Gray.  If  he  should  approve  of  the  scheme,  the  walls 
of  the  Coliseum  would  rise  as  by  enchantment,  —  if 
not  without  sound  of  axe  or  hammer,  like  Solomon’s 
Temple,  at  least  with  the  harmonious  strokes  that 
would  but  prefigure  the  great  Jubilee  itself. 

Wherever  money,  influence,  or  advice  were  wanted, 
Mr.  Gray’s  decision  generally  marked  the  wisest  policy 
to  be  adopted,  and  was  one  from  which  an  appeal  was 
seldom  if  ever  made.  To  him,  therefore,  would  the 
plan  be  presented  for  its  first  substantial  indorsement. 
If  he  approved,  the  merchants  of  Boston  would  take 

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interest  in  the  stock  at  once,  and  jubilee  notes  would 
command  the  very  highest  premium.  With  high  hope 
that  the  result  of  his  appeal  might  prove  the  wisdom 
of  his  judgment,  Mr.  Gilmore  transmitted  the  following 
letter  to  Mr.  Gray:  — 

Boston,  December  15,  1868. 

Hon.  William  Gray. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  A  musical  project  of  great  magnitude, 
associated  with  an  important  national  event,  having  occupied 
my  mind  for  many  months,  I  am  now  about  to  bring  the  matter 
to  public  notice. 

Before  doing  so,  however,  I  would  ask  the  favor  of  your 
opinion  and  advice  as  to  the  best  method  of  presenting  it,  and 
of  securing,  if  possible,  the  indorsement  and  good-will  of  the 
merchants  of  Boston,  without  which  it  would  be  folly  to  at¬ 
tempt  to  develop  the  plan  in  this  city. 

The  world  has  never  witnessed  a  musical  demonstration  of 
such  proportions  as  this  scheme  embodies,  and  if  put  into  exe¬ 
cution,  it  would  certainly  make  Boston  still  more  famous  than 
she  is,  both  at  home  and  abroad. 

It  might  appear  strange  indeed,  should  I  desire  to  ask  your 
advice  upon  a  strictly  musical  matter ;  but  this  is,  in  all  its 
bearings,  purely  national,  and  a  public  announcement  of  all  its 
details  would  create  a  great  deal  of  comment  throughout  the 
land,  and,  looking  at  it  in  a  business  way,  would,  if  I  am  not 
mistaken,  do  much  good  for  this  city. 

Several  friends  in  the  musical  profession,  who  are  already 
aware  of  the  plan,  are  enraptured  with  the  anticipation  of 
seeing  it  carried  through ;  but  that  is  beyond  their  power  to 
accomplish. 

Your  own  identity  with  all  important  movements  in  Bos¬ 
ton,  and  being  one  of  the  most  honored  representatives  of  its 
high  character  in  private  life,  are  conclusive  proofs  that  if  the 
idea  meets  with  favor  in  your  eyes  the  most  important  step 
toward  success  is  secured.  Furthermore,  Mr.  Gray,  if  you 
will  take  an  interest  in  bringing  this  matter  into  favorable  no¬ 
tice  among  the  leading  merchants,  I  know  well  that  yourself 
and  every  member  of  your  family  will  forever  have  reason  to 
look  back  with  pride  and  pleasure  upon  your  being  the  means 


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of  bringing  about  the  grandest  musical  demonstration  that  this 
or  any  other  nation  has  on  record. 

As  I  will  take  the  liberty  of  laying  my  plan  before  you  in 
pei’son,  I  need  not  enter  into  further  details  now. 

Two  of  the  most  distinguished  occasions  with  which  my 
Band  have  ever  been  associated  —  the  grand  receptions  of 
General  McClellan  and  General  Sherman  —  were  in  your 
service.  With  your  name  at  the  head  of  the  matter  now  in 
question,  not  alone  the  citizens  of  Boston,  and  the  whole 
musical  profession,  but  in  fact  the  whole  country,  will  owe 
you  a  debt  of  gratitude. 

With  great  respect,  I  remain,  dear  sir, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

P.  S.  GILMORE. 

The  writer  had  the  pleasure  of  knowing  that  his 
letter  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Gray  upon  the 
day  that  it  was  written ;  and  about  eleven  o’clock  on 
the  morning  of  the  next  day  he  called  at  that  gen¬ 
tleman’s  office  to  explain  the  object  of  his  somewhat 
mysterious  letter. 

Mr.  Gray  was  in  a  pleasant  mood,  and  received  him 
in  a  very  friendly  manner;  which  augured  well  for 
his  undertaking. 

After  a  few  words  Mr.  Gray  commenced  business 
by  saying,  “  Well,  Mr.  Gilmore,  I  received  a  letter 
from  you  yesterday.” 

“  Yes,  sir,”  replied  the  latter,  “  and  I  have  now  come 
to  see  you  in  relation  to  it,  and  upon  the  most  impor¬ 
tant  mission  of  my  life.  I  will  not  trespass  upon  your 
time  by  entering  into  details ;  you  will  find  the  matr 
ter  fully  explained  in  the  first  few  pages  of  this  book, 
if  you  will  be  kind  enough  to  read  it ;  and  here  are 
some  letters,  giving  the  opinions  and  showing  the 
feelings  of  musical  people  upon  the  subject.” 

Did  the  projector  expect  to  see  Mr.  Gray  open  the 
book  or  unfold  the  accompanying  letters  at  once,  and 


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go  into  ecstasies  ?  If  so,  he  was  very  much  mistaken ! 
Mr.  Gray  simply  replied,  “  You  can  leave  your  book 
and  your  letters ;  I  will  give  them  attention.” 

“Well,  Mr.  Gray,”  asked  the  anxious  visitor,  “ when 
may  I  call  to  learn  the  result?  ” 

“  0,  any  time ;  say  in  three  or  four  days.” 

“  Thank  you,  sir.  Good  morning.” 

When  a  musical  man  is  with  musical  people  he  is  in 
his  own  congenial  sphere,  and  may  excite  those  around 
him  to  concert  pitch  with  his  musical  rhapsodies ;  but 
when  he  enters  the  precincts  of  Money ,  to  ask  for 
golden  favors,  he  feels  as  if  a  wet  blanket  were  thrown 
over  his  enthusiasm.  He  must  come  down  from  soar¬ 
ing  among  the  clouds,  and  stand  on  solid  facts  if  he 
would  get  a  hearing.  “  Time  is  Money  ”  is  the  legend 
of  the  counting-house.  You  feel  it  if  you  do  not  see 
it  posted  everywhere.  Waste  of  words  is  as  reprehen¬ 
sible  as  the  waste  of  goods.  Go  right  to  the  point. 
If  you  have  anything  to  say,  say  it,  and  be  done. 
Men  used  to  the  click  of  the  telegraph  are  impatient 
of  the  clack  of  the  gossip.  Music  may  be  very  well 
in  its  place,  but  do-re-mi- ing  will  not  do  where  the 
only  tune  permitted  is  of  dollars  and  cents.  Will 
the  project  pay  as  well  as  please  ?  may  be  the  first 
consideration  of  the  cool  financier.  Perhaps  not  pay 
in  dimes  and  dollars,  but  that  it  would  yield  a  large 
return  in  musical  culture,  and  broaden  and  deepen 
the  channels  of  social  and  commercial  intercourse, 
there  could  be  no  doubt.  Money  might  come  of  it 
eventually  to  many ;  for  as  the  overflow  of  the  Nile 
enriches  its  borders,  so  the  overflow  of  our  streets  by 
strangers  would  leave  a  residuum  of  profit  in  the 
pockets  of  the  people  generally.  But  the  projector 
had  not  heretofore  taken  this  business  view  of  the 
great  scheme.  It  was  not  in  keeping  with  its  concep- 


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tion.  He  would  have  Boston  put  her  soul  into  it  as 
well  as  her  purse,  to  feel  that  she  was  doing  a  great 
thing  and  a  good  thing,  uninfluenced  by  any  motives 
of  material  gain. 

The  chink  of  dollars  has  a  pleasant  sound,  and  may 
be  the  sweetest  music  to  many  ears ;  but  here  and 
there  are  some  who  listen  to  higher  harmonies  and 
labor  for  nobler  ends  than  the  mere  acquisition  of 
money,  —  who  make  that  the  means  of  usefulness,  not 
the  end  of  existence,  bestowing  as  freely  as  they  re¬ 
ceive,  strowing  where  they  do  not  expect  to  reap,  and 
perchance  reaping  where  they  have  not  strown. 

When  the  musical  man  found  himself  face  to  face 
with  the  moneyed  man,  he  felt  somewhat  at  a  loss,  as 
he  has  intimated,  how  to  open  his  mission.  He  who 
had  soared  into  the  very  face  of  the  sun  with  an  en¬ 
thusiasm  that  lifted  his  soul  into  the  highest  realms 
of  harmonious  bliss,  now  felt  his  wings  clipped  and 
without  the  power  to  rise  in  the  chilly  atmosphere 
that  ojipressed  him.  There  was  something  ominous  in 
the  reticence  of  Mr.  Gray.  Though  his  words  bore 
the  true  stamp  of  the  gentleman,  yet  they  were  so 
few,  so  direct,  leaving  nothing  to  be  said  after  the 
many  hours  of  thought  that  brought  him  forth  as  the 
pillar  of  hope  that  the  buoyant  feelings  of  the  jubi- 
leeist  fell  to  the  ground.  A  chilliness  crept  over  his 
heart.  A  blackness  as  of  night  settled  down  upon  the 
prospect. 

But  his  heaviness  of  heart  did  not  last  long.  He 
hoped  for  the  best.  “  It  is  darkest  just  before  dawn,” 
he  reflected.  He  believed  a  glorious  sunrise  would 
yet  burst  upon  him,  and  flood  all  the  land  with  light. 
So  “cheer  up”  was  the  word!  He  would  continue 
to  trust  in  the  wisdom  and  liberality  of  Boston’s  noble 
sons. 


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Mr.  Gray  come  of  the  good  old  Puritan  stock,  and 
his  deep  interest  in,  and  earnest  labors  for,  all  that  he 
considered  for  the  public  good  had  raised  him  so  far 
above  the  mere  money-getter  as  to  completely  isolate 
him  from  that  class.  His  liberal  benefactions  were  too 
well  known  to  leave  a  doubt  of  his  sympathy  with 
every  noble  undertaking.  He  was  accustomed  to  con¬ 
sider  grave,  solid,  serious  facts,  embodied  in  stone  and 
iron,  and  not  to  act  hastily  in  any  matter.  When  he 
moved  he  carried  weight  with  him.  He  did  not  at¬ 
tempt  to  brush  the  sky  with  a  feather-duster  or  scoop 
up  the  sea  with  a  conch-shell.  He  adapted  means  to 
ends,  proportioned  his  bounty  to  the  greatness  of  the 
call  for  it,  and  would  no  doubt  exercise  his  honest 
judgment  in  bestowing  or  withholding  aid  to  the 
proposed  Jubilee.  At  any  rate  Mr.  Gilmore  would 
possess  his  soul  in  patience,  and  wait  Mr.  Gray’s 
decision. 

For  the  next  four  long  and  weary  days  and  nights, 
Mr.  Gray,  I  shall  think  of  you  every  hour.  Long  and 
weary  they  will  be  until  your  decision  is  made  known, 
and  doubt  and  difficulty  increased  tenfold  or  swept 
away  forever.  I  pray  that  your  sympathy  and  inter¬ 
est  may  be  so  deeply  enlisted  that  you  will  improve 
the  golden  opportunity  to  transmit  to  your  children 
and  your  children’s  children,  for  generations  to  come, 
the  proud  recollection  that  the  greatest  musical  fes¬ 
tival  and  grandest  national  celebration  that  ever 
moved  the  hearts  of  men  in  this  or  any  other  coun¬ 
try  was  accomplished  through  the  instrumentality  of 
their  noble  ancestor. 

Among  musical  people  the  originator  had  talked 
of  nothing  but  the  “  Great  Musical  Festival,”  as  the 
musical  part  chiefly  interested  them.  He  had  now 
encountered  the  class  that  possessed  the  real  power  to 


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push  the  project,  —  the  men  of  means,  many  of  whom 
might  not  care  a  fig  for  the  music.  He  must,  therefore, 
make  more  prominent  the  original  conception, — “ Peace 
Jubilee,”  —  a  national  celebration  to  commemorate  the 
restoration  of  Peace  throughout  the  land.  This  was 
the  sort  of  music  that  would  touch  nearest  the  heart 
of  the  New  England  farmer,  the  pioneer  upon  the  West- 
ern  prairie,  the  soldier  upon  the  distant  frontier, — 
ay,  and  even  the  silent  mourner  by  many  a  noble 
Southron’s  grave,  weeping  over  the  error  of  his  life 
that  led  to  his  early  loss.  This  was  the  music  that 
would  rouse  and  cheer  all,  not  alone  from  Maine  to 
California,  and  wherever  the  stars  and  stripes  floated, 
but  in  every  hut  and  hamlet  of  the  world  where  op¬ 
pression  was  felt  and  liberty  was  longed  for,  and  in 
every  Christian  heart  at  home  or  across  the  sea  where¬ 
in  freedom  found  an  echo  and  peace  and  union  in 
America  a  friend. 

0,  how  it  filled  the  soul  of  him  who  yearned  and 
labored  every  moment  for  the  realization  of  what 
seemed  to  be  the  will  of  Providence !  He  felt  that 
all  good  influences  were  working  for  him,  that  all 
beautiful  things  below  and  all  beautiful  things  above 
responded  to  his  inmost  thoughts,  and  bade  him  “  God 
speed.” 

Would  the  full  and  complete  realization  of  his  idea 
ever  be  witnessed  in  historic  Boston  ?  Will  they  who 
have  the  power  open  wide  their  hearts,  and  say  unto 
their  brethren  throughout  the  land :  “  We  have  pre¬ 
pared  the  feast  of  rejoicing ;  come  ye  and  partake 
thereof.  Our  tears  shall  mingle  with  your  tears,  and 
wash  away  the  remembrance  of  the  past,  while  the 
song  of  Peace  shall  go  up,  and  Heaven  and  Earth 
witness  us  united  as  never  before  in  strong  and 
ever-during  bonds  of  love  ”  ? 


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What  were  the  visions  that  like  a  pillar  of  cloud  by 
day  and  of  fire  by  night  led  him  on  !  What  were  the 
bright  scenes  that  enchanted  him  by  their  beauty ! 

He  saw  the  multitude  coming  up  from  all  parts  of 
the  land,  filling  the  highways  and  the  byways,  to  wifi 
ness  the  glorious  spectacle.  Old  Faneuil  Hall,  as  the 
antechamber  of  the  great  Temple  of  Peace,  gathering 
in  and  taking  by  the  hand  the  leading  men  of  the 
nation,  —  old  Faneuil  Hall,  whose  storied  walls  still 
echo  the  fiery  words  of  patriots  who  lived  in  deeds, 
where  “still  lives”  the  memory  of  him  who  proclaimed, 
“  The  Union,  now  and  forever,  one  and  inseparable  !  ” 
—  this  old  cradle  of  American  liberty  would  be  rocked 
as  never  before  by  the  tumultuous  greeting  of  Massa¬ 
chusetts  to  her  sister  States. 

This  was  the  gathering  his  mind  had  foreshadowed, 
and  which  he  was  laboring  to  bring  about ;  and  such 
an  assemblage  of  the  leading  men  of  the  nation  would 
no  more  than  fitly  represent  the  cause  that  inspired 
the  thought  of  so  great  a  demonstration.  Old  Faneuil 
Hall  was,  in  his  mind,  the  place  for  the  representatives 
of  the  nation  and  their  honored  guests  to  rendezvous, 
until  such  time  as  all  were  ready  to  proceed  to  the 
great  Coliseum  especially  erected  for  the  historic  pur¬ 
pose  in  view. 

While  Mr.  Gray  and  his  friends  were  giving  the  sub¬ 
ject  their  consideration,  the  projector  still  kept  on 
recruiting  his  forces.  This  was  an  enterprise  that 
promised  to  do  so  much  for  the  popularizing  of  music, 
it  seemed  that  music  dealers  and  publishers  ought, 
without  hesitation,  to  take  a  deep  interest  in  its  suc¬ 
cess.  That  branch  of  commercial  industry  could  not 
fail  to  receive  a  permanent  benefit  by  the  revival  of 
many  old  and  the  organizing  of  scores  of  new  musical 
societies  throughout  the  country.  As  the  next  impor- 


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tant  step,  therefore,  it  was  deemed  advisable  to  bring 
the  matter  to  the  notice  of  Mr.  Oliver  Ditson,  the 
head  of  the  most  prominent  music  publishing  house 
in  the  music  trade  in  America.  Accordingly  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  presented  himself  at  the  desk  of  that  gentle¬ 
man,  and  after  the  exchange  of  friendly  greetings, 
commenced  to  inform  him  of  the  great  thing  in  con¬ 
templation. 

“  0,”  said  Mr.  Ditson,  quite  sharply,  “  I  have  heard 
something  about  this ;  and  I  don’t  believe  in  any  such 
monstrous  undertakings !  ” 

“  Why  not  undertake  great  as  well  as  small  things, 
Mr.  Ditson,  if  they  are  feasible  ?  and  this  that  I  now 
propose  is  perfectly  so,”  was  the  reply. 

“  I  don’t  know  any  of  the  particulars  about  it,”  said 
Mr.  Ditson ;  “  but  you  will  ruin  yourself  if  you  attempt 
impossibilities.  Far  better  for  your  own  good  if  you 
confine  your  ideas  to  smaller  —  ” 

“  But,  Mr.  Ditson,”  interrupted  Mr.  Gilmore,  excit¬ 
edly,  “this  can  be  done,  and  it  shall  be  done.  Mr. 
Dwight  has  been  poisoning  your  ear!” 

(The  projector  had  information  that  Mr.  Dwight 
had  commenced  his  feeble  crusade  against  the  enter¬ 
prise.) 

“  You  might  know  very  well  that  he  would  oppose 
it,”  was  the  reply. 

“I  don’t  care  for  his  opposition;  he  would  oppose 
anything  I  might  undertake.  But  I  am  sure  that  if 
time  would  permit  of  your  hearing  the  whole  plan, 
you  would  entertain  a  very  different  opinion  from  that 
which  you  now  express.” 

“Well,”  said  Mr.  Ditson,  “it  may  be  so.  I  am  quite 
busy  at  present,  and  have  no  time  now  to  consider  the 
subject ;  but  if  you  will  come  to  my  house  at  an  early 
day,  I  will  be  happy  to  hear  a  full  statement  of  what 


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you  propose  doing,  after  which  I  will  be  better  able  to 
judge  of  your  prospects.” 

“  The  opportunity  will  give  me  great  pleasure,” 
replied  Mr.  Gilmore,  “  and  I  shall  gladly  avail  myself 
of  it.  Good  morning.” 

The  writer  was  not  surprised  or  disappointed  to 
learn  that  Mr.  Dwight  was  thus  early  abroad  sowing 
the  seeds  of  opposition  to  a  project  which  was  not 
yet  publicly  announced,  and  which  he  himself  had 
promised,  if  not  to  help,  at  least  to  give  it  the  benefit 
of  his  silence.  However,  do  his  worst  he  could  only 
impede,  not  stop  the  movement.  Mr.  Ditson  had  a 
kind  and  good  heart ;  and  his  great  experience  in 
musical  matters  would  lead  him  to  take  a  just  view 
of  the  enterprise  so  soon  as  he  was  fully  aware  of  its 
object. 

The  number  of  circulars  containing  the  prospectus 
issued  up  to  this  time  would  not  exceed  one  hundred 
in  all ;  hut  even  this  small  number,  scattered  as  they 
were  among  the  members  of  the  press  and  trusty  musi¬ 
cal  friends,  had  already  passed  through  many  hands. 
All  who  received  a  copy  were  instructed  to  say  noth¬ 
ing  whatever  about  the  “great  idea”;  and  of  course 
they  endeavored,  as  far  as  possible,  to  make  the  mat¬ 
ter  a  general  secret  by  instructing  every  one  to  whom 
they  communicated  it  to  tell  every  one  else  to  say 
nothing  about  it ! 

The  writer’s  greatest  fear  now  was  that  the  argus- 
eyed  correspondents  of  papers  at  a  distance  might 
scent  out  the  news  and  prematurely  disclose  it.  If 
Mr.  Gray  and  the  other  gentlemen  who  had  the  mat¬ 
ter  under  advisement  should  decide  to  favor  the  un¬ 
dertaking,  no  matter  how  soon  the  world  knew  all 
about  it.  But  if  they  should  decline  to  give  it  counte¬ 
nance  and  support,  strength  from  other  quarters  would 


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have  to  be  secured  before  any  public  announcement 
could  be  made.  Through  the  aid  of  friends,  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  was  introduced  to  several  correspondents.  They 
were  fully  informed  by  him  of  the  state  of  affairs,  and 
of  the  necessity,  for  its  success,  of  keeping  all  informa¬ 
tion  relating  to  the  Festival  a  secret  until  some  pros¬ 
pect  of  a  solid  foundation  had  been  secured. 

All  honor  to  the  “  Knights  of  the  Quill  ” !  They 
did  not  break  faith  with  the  projector;  but  he  found 
it  difficult  at  times  to  repress  their  ardor.  To  possess 
an  item  of  general  interest  and  withhold  it  from  the 
public  is  a  self-denial  for  a  newspaper  man  almost 
heroic,  and  none  could  appreciate  this  forbearance  bet¬ 
ter  than  Mr.  Gilmore.  The  “  initiated  ”  of  the  musical 
ring  were  awaiting  the  development  of  the  movement 
with  great  anxiety.  Scarcely  a  day  or  an  hour  passed 
that  the  projector  did  not  meet  some  friend  who,  with 
earnest  words  of  wonder  and  sympathy,  congratulated 
him  upon  the  conception  of  such  a  magnificent  idea. 
This  was  cheering  and  encouraging,  and  indicated  that 
musical  people  generally  would  hail  such  an  event 
with  pleasure  and  gratification. 

0,  how  many  weary  days  and  restless  nights  the 
Jubilee  had  already  cost  the  projector!  Words  can¬ 
not  express  how  exhausted  in  body  and  brain  he  be¬ 
came  from  the  tremendous  pressure  with  which  his 
mind  was  sometimes  overborne.  He  was  determined 
to  make  the  enterprise  a  triumphant  success  in  spite 
of  all  and  every  opposition.  He  seemed  often  to  be 
struggling  alone  in  the  current;  but  he  pulled  with 
•  a  will,  hoping  the  tide  would  soon  turn.  0  those 
tedious,  toilsome  hours !  How  many  times  he  was 
tempted  to  draw  in  the  oars,  and  let  the  craft  he  had 
so  hopefully  launched  drift  out  into  the  sea  of  forget¬ 
fulness.  But  the  angel  of  peace  and  harmony  was 


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ever  with  him,  lending  inspiration  and  strength  to 
overcome  all  earthly  obstacles. 

The  morning  of  the  fourth  day  of  probation  dawned. 
He  seemed  to  have  been  years  on  the  anxious  seat 
since  his  interview  with  Mr.  Gray.  Now  that  he  was 
again  on  his  way  to  see  him  and  learn  his  decision, 
he  felt  somehow  like  a  criminal  going  up  for  sentence 
after  trial. 

Yet  when  he  found  himself  in  presence  of  Mr.  Gray, 
his  genial  manner  somewhat  reassured  him ;  and  with 
a  “  Good  morning,  sir,”  he  awaited  what  that  gentle¬ 
man  had  to  say. 

“  Mr.  Gilmore,  be  seated.” 

The  latter  had  hardly  taken  a  seat  when  Mr.  Gray, 
without  further  colloquy,  said,  with  an  inclination  of 
his  head  in  the  direction  of  a  desk  a  short  distance  off: 
“  There  is  your  book,  and  there  are  your  letters.  I 
invited  some  gentlemen  here  to  consider  your  mat¬ 
ter,  and  they  came  to  the  conclusion  not  to  become 
interested  in  it  at  present.” 

No  words  can  express  the  feelings  of  regret  with 
which  the  anxious  visitor  listened  to  this  announce¬ 
ment. 

“Well,  Mr.  Gray,”  was  the  response,  “I  am  sorry 
indeed  to  hear  this  decision.  If  I  should  conclude  to 
go  on,  and  should  obtain  encouragement  from  other 
quarters,  do  you  think  these  gentlemen  and  yourself 
would  alter  your  views,  and  give  the  plan  your  coun¬ 
tenance  and  assistance  at  another  time  ?  ” 

“I  can  only  say  to  you  now,”  replied  Mr.  Gray, 
u  that,  for  my  own  part,  I  am  not  prepared  to  offer 
you  any  encouragement  at  present.” 

Mr.  Gray,  whose  words  were  firm  and  decided,  yet 
spoke  in  a  tone  of  great  kindness ;  and  it  seemed  as  if 
he  regretted  that  the  views  and  decision  of  his  friends, 


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with  whom  he  felt  it  his  duty  to  comply,  were  not 
more  hopeful  and  encouraging. 

Mr.  Gilmore  rose  to  depart,  but  Mr.  Gray  invited 
him  to  remain,  and  commenced  making  some  sugges¬ 
tions  upon  the  general  outline  of  the  undertaking.  He 
evidently  felt  an  interest  of  some  kind,  —  perhaps  a 
feeling  of  kindness  and  sympathy  for  the  originator, 
whose  countenance  must  have  betrayed  the  distress 
that  filled  him  almost  with  dismay. 

Having  listened  to  the  suggestions  of  Mr.  Gray,  which 
were  both  kind  and  wise,  Mr.  Gilmore  left  the  office 
with  a  sad  and  heavy  heart.  After  all  that  had  been 
done,  and  after  looking  forward  to  this  point  as  the 
very  key  to  success,  the  wise  and  solid  men  of  Boston 
had  concluded,  in  council,  to  have  nothing  to  do  with 
the  Peace  Jubilee.  They  concluded  that  such  a  thing 
could  not  be  carried  out,  and  closed  the  gates,  so  far 
as  they  were  concerned,  against  any  further  consid¬ 
eration  of  it. 

The  fact  is  these  gentlemen  had  not  the  faintest 
conception  of  what  the  “Jubilee”  was  intended  to  be. 
There  might  be  nothing  too  large  for  their  comprehen¬ 
sion  in  the  way  of  mercantile  or  manufacturing  trans¬ 
actions;  but  when  it  came  to  Music ,  and  upon  such 
a  scale  as  now  proposed,  they  found  themselves  in  a 
terra  incognita. 

0,  how  much  was  in  the  power  of  Mr.  Gray  and  his 
friends  at  this  moment,  could  they  but  have  known  it, 
and  have  once  caught  the  inspiration !  A  single  word 
from  them,  and  the  whole  city,  —  ay,  the  whole  coun¬ 
try, —  would  have  been  ablaze.  Had  they  indorsed 
the  idea,  and  recommended  the  merchants  of  the  city 
to  take  the  matter  in  hand,  what  an  honor  it  would 
have  been  to  them  and  to  the  city  of  Boston !  There 
would  have  been  no  opposition,  no  doubts,  no  discus- 


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sion.  The  whole  city  and  country  would  have  looked 
forward  with  the  highest  anticipations  to  the  “Na¬ 
tional  Peace  Jubilee.”  And  it  was  in  the  power  of 
Mr.  Gray  and  the  gentlemen  whom  he  called  into 
council  to  have  brought  all  this  about  without  the 
slightest  risk  to  themselves.  It  was  an  event  which 
might  happen  only  once  in  an  age,  —  an  event  which, 
it  is  to  he  hoped,  there  will  never  be  cause  for  again 
in  the  history  of  this  country,  —  a  Peace  Jubilee. 

Was  it  possible,  then,  that  old  Boston  had  neither  the 
heart  nor  the  courage  to  accept  the  situation ;  that  her 
ancient  fame  would  permit  this,  the  greatest  opportu¬ 
nity  in  the  history  of  the  nation  for  a  remarkable  dem¬ 
onstration,  to  pass  without  placing  upon  her  records  the 
brightest  and  most  harmonious  page  in  her  story? 

Had  these  gentlemen  the  right  spirit  for  such  a 
noble  undertaking,  they  would  have  gone  forward 
with  it,  and  upon  their  heads  and  upon  their  hearts 
would  have  rested  forever  the  glory,  the  honor,  and 
the  gratifying  reflection  of  having  carried  to  success 
the  greatest  movement  of  its  kind  on  record.  Would 
it  not  have  been  the  proudest  day  in  their  lives  to 
have  witnessed  in  the  capital  of  Massachusetts,  as 
the  result  of  their  joint  efforts,  the  presence  of  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  the  representatives  of 
this  nation  and  of  all  nations,  the  governors  of  the 
States,  and  the  leading  men  of  the  country  from 
every  section, —  all  hailed  with' the  cheers  and  re¬ 
ceived  with  the  greetings  of  a  multitude  of  loyal 
hearts  in  the  name  of  Peace  and  Union  ?  Ay,  this 
too,  when  Music,  with  throbbing  heart,  stood  ready  to 
pour  forth  her  sweetest  and  grandest  song  of  praise 
to  the  great  Ruler  of  nations,  that  all  the  children 
of  this  wide-extended  land  should  live  in  peace  and 
harmony  henceforth  and  forever! 


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But  why  feel  sorrow  and  regret  for  these  gentlemen 
because  they  lost  the  glorious  opportunity  of  carrying 
out  this  great  and  good  work  ?  Why  mourn  over 
their  loss?  If  they  had  been  God’s  appointed  agents 
to  do  the  work,  they  would  have  done  it.  But  they 
had  other  duties  to  perform,  for  which  they  were 
eminently  fitted ;  and  it  was  left  for  others  to  com¬ 
plete  what  the  projector  had  begun,  and  carry  up  the 
monument  to  their  fame  till  it  should  draw  the  eyes 
of  all  nations,  and  take  its  place  in  history  as  the 
grandest  work  of  its  kind  in  this  great  age  of  achieve¬ 
ment. 

But  without  knowing  by  what  hidden  means  the 
Divine  will  is  often  accomplished,  the  lone  laborer  in 
the  cause  felt  that  he  was  being  tried  almost  beyond 
his  strength,  and  his  heart  often  burned  with  the 
bitterness  of  his  disappointments.  Perhaps,  in  his 
total  absorption  in  the  great  idea  of  the  Jubilee,  he 
did  not  so  fully  recognize  as  he  should  have  done  the 
sublime  fact  that 

“  God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 
His  wonders  to  perform  ” ; 

but  he  prayed  unto  Him  day  after  day  and  night  after 
night,  in  the  fulness  of  his  heart;  and  this  was  the 
burden  of  his  prayer:  If  the  work  in  which  I  am  engaged 
is  to  result  in  good ,  God  grant  that  I  may  be  enabled  to 
overcome  all  difficulties ;  bid  if  good  is  not  to  be  the  result , 
then  from  my  very  sold  I  pray  that  I  may  be  defeated  at 
every  step ,  and  that  upon  my  head  alone  shall  fall  the 
weight  of  the  disappointment. 

This  was  his  prayer ;  but  he  felt  conscious  that  he 
teas  walking  in  the  path  of  duty  and  doing  the  work 
of  the  Lord,  and  without  a  thought  of  ill-will  towards 
living  man  he  kept  on,  overcoming  and  overcoming 
till  every  obstacle  to  success  was  removed. 


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0  Music,  most  exalting  and  ennobling  of  all  the  arts, 
and  loftiest  conception  that  ever  filled  the  sonl  of  man  ! 
Is  it  possible  that  thou  art  thus  compelled  to  beg ‘and 
pray  and  crave  for  such  a  hearing  as  would  make  the 
world  marvel  at  thy  power?  Strike  not  a  single  dis¬ 
cord  in  this  great  struggle,  sound  not  one  false  note  : 
thy  tender  wail  will  yet  bring  the  aid  thou  seekest. 
Remember  in  this  hour  of  thy  trial  that  thou  hast  a 
hopeful  example  in  Religion  herself,  which  for  eighteen 
centuries  has  been  forced  to  beg  the  privilege  of  serv¬ 
ing  man.  Be  not  dejected  and  disheartened  if  the 
unfeeling  and  ungenerous  refuse  to  hear  and  to  aid 
thee.  The  highest  and  holiest  things,  because  not 
pushing  for  place  or  power,  have  often  longest  to 
stand  and  wait.  What  is  truly  great  and  good  bends 
to  no  mean  sceptre,  but  stands  erect  in  all  the  majesty 
of  its  grace  and  excellence. 

Thou,  0  Music,  the  universal  language  of  the  soul, 
whose  power  can  even  “  soothe  the  savage  breast,” 
shalt  yet  come  in  thy  all-conquering  might  and  take 
captive  the  hearts  of  men.  Since  the  morning  stars 
sang  together  thou  hast  been  the  great  comforter  of 
the  sorrowing,  inspirer  of  the  brave,  companion  of  the 
good,  the  friend  of  all.  Into  the  dark  fabric  of  the 
world’s  history  thou  hast  woven  golden  threads  of  joy, 
and  rescued  from  oblivion  many  a  deed  of  love  to 
move  men’s  hearts  to  nobler  issues.  And  now  thou 
wouldst  come  in  all  thy  majesty,  as  when  on  wings  of 
heavenly  light  thou  earnest  to  greet  the  Holy  Child, 
and  proclaim  anew  “Peace  and  Good-will  ”  to  the 
stricken  of  our  land. 

Mr.  Gilmore  felt  thankful  to  Mr.  Gray  and  his 
friends,  even  though  they  could  not  give  him  their 
support,  —  thankful  for  the  interest  he  had  taken  in 
calling  together  a  number  of  merchants  to  discuss  his 


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plan.  They  decided  adversely  to  its  prosecution,  or, 
rather,  that  they  would  have  nothing  to  do  with  it, 
and'  Mr.  Gray  felt  it  his  duty  to  coincide  with  their 
yiews.  He  acted  in  a  very  friendly  spirit  toward  the 
projector,  and  talked  with  sympathy  and  kindness. 
If  he  would  only  remain  in  this  mood  there  was  hope 
that  he  might  give  his  aid  at  a  later  day,  should 
others  take  the  lead.  But  who  shall  it  be  ?  Who 
will  put  his  shoulder  to  the  wheel  now  when  the  rep¬ 
resentative  men  of  Boston  have  sat  in  council  and 
after  serious  deliberation  concluded  that  they  would 
have  nothing  to  do  with  it  ?  It  was  indeed  the  day 
of  trial :  the  tug  of  war  had  come ;  he  had  need  of 
all  his  resources;  but  the  originator  determined  that 
the  good  work  should  go  on,  and  go  on  to  a  suc¬ 
cessful  end. 

He  now  thought  it  best  to  begin  making  prepara¬ 
tions  for  a  strong  public  announcement  of  the  enter¬ 
prise,  and  therefore  felt  that  more  letters,  and  from 
other  than  musical  parties,  must  be  secured.  A  more 
liberal  distribution  of  circulars  was  now  made,  and 
musical  people  and  musical  families  were  day  after  day 
being  put  in  possession  of  the  great  secret,  while  none 
but  the  weary  worker,  and  those  who  had  refused  to 
aid  him,  knew  that  he  was  meeting  with  any  serious 
difficulty.  Though  hope  deferred  sometimes  made  the 
heart  sick,  still  he  took  new  courage  and  struggled  on. 
He  could  see  a  glimmer  of  light  ahead,  and  pressed 
towards  it  with  all  his  strength  of  will.  He  would  be 
out  of  the  woods  by  and  by,  and  then  how  lovely 
would  be  the  prospect ! 

The  projector  had  taken  for  his  motto  the  signifi¬ 
cant  words  of  General  Grant,  “Let  us  have  Peace,” 
and  had  placed  them  at  the  head  of  his  prospectus. 

Knowing  that  this  was  the  motto  of  the  Republican 


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party  during  the  recent  political  campaign,  he  feared, 
from  some  remarks  already  dropped  in  his  hearing, 
that  its  adoption  would  cause  many  persons  to  look 
upon  the  Jubilee  as  a  party  affair.  How  should  he 
prevent  such  a  misapprehension  ?  Party  or  politics  had 
nothing  whatever  to  do  with  it.  It  was  purely  in  the 
interest  of  peace,  and  appealed  to  men  of  all  parties 
for  support.  It  was  the  furthest  from  his  thought  to 
have  it  in  any  way  or  manner  associated  with  either 
of  the  great  political  organizations.  Could  he  unde¬ 
ceive  the  doubting  by  obtaining  the  opinion  of  some 
high  authorities  in  the  Democratic  ranks  ?  Who  of 
the  host  of  noble  men  of  that  party  Avho  stood  by  the 
Union  faithful  from  first  to  last  could  he  prevail  upon 
to  give  his  name  to  the  work?  Colonel  Charles  G. 
Greene,  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Boston  Post,  was 
the  man  of  all  others  who  could  place  the  matter 
right  before  the  public.  In  the  dark  and  trying  days 
of  the  great  rebellion  he  threw  off  the  shackles  of 
party  and  stood  forth  the  fearless  champion  of  his 
country’s  cause.  lie  saw  but  one  flag,  the  flag  under 
which  the  nation  had  attained  its  marvellous  growth, 
and  which  was  written  all  over  with  the  glory  of  its 
achievements  by  land  and  sea ;  and  when  he  saw  that 
flag  he  loved  trampled  in  the  dust,  no  wielder  of  the 
pen  took  higher  ground  for  its  defence  than  he.  No 
one  could  doubt  his  sentiments.  He  belonged  to  the 
great  party  of  the  people,  recruited  from  all  ranks, 
who  stood  shoulder  to  shoulder  through  the  trying 
crisis,  none  questioning  his  neighbor  whence  he  came 
or  whither  he  would  go  so  long  as  he  kept  step  to 
the  music  of  the  Union. 

From  his  stand-point  no  doubt  Colonel  Greene  saw, 
before  and  during  the  national  struggle,  that  grave 
mistakes  had  been  made,  if  not  actual  wrongs  com- 


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mitted,  by  both  sides ;  but  it  was  not  the  time  then  to 
quarrel  about  who  was  the  incendiary :  the  house  teas  on 
*  fire ,  and  the  fire  must  be  put  out !  In  those  dark  days  of 
doubt  and  disaster,  when  the  fate  of  the  nation  was 
trembling  in  the  balance,  there  is  no  knowing  what 
sad  scenes  might  have  been  witnessed,  even  in  this 
law-abiding  community,  where  reason  itself  was  some¬ 
times  blind  and  law  almost  powerless,  were  it  not 
for  the  power  of  persuasion  such  men  as  he  possessed. 
They  poured  their  eloquent  words  upon  the  troubled 
waters,  and  they  were  stilled  ;  they  said  to  Rebellion, 
Thus  far  shalt  thou  go,  but  no  farther :  here  thy  proud 
waves  shall  be  stayed.  In  those  dark,  dark  days  of 
trial,  when  some  seemed  to  falter,  Colonel  Greene’s  ad^ 
vice  was,  "  Forward  !  risk  all,  lose  all  if  need  be  ” ;  and 
with  true  Jacksonian  firmness  declared,  “  The  Union,  it 
must  and  it  shall  be  preserved !  ”  All  honor  to  him 
for  the  noble,  independent  course  he  pursued !  The 
wisdom  of  his  counsel  to  his  hundred  thousand  daily 
readers  wrought  its  good  work  at  home,  where  brave 
blows  were  struck  for  the  cause  as  well  as  in  the  field. 

One  stroke  of  his  pen  would  satisfy  every  Democrat 
in  the  land  that  “  Let  us  have  Peace  ”  was  placed  at 
the  head  of  the  prospectus  from  no  sinister  motive, 
but  simply  because  it  expressed  the  very  idea  of  the 
Jubilee.  With  the  hope  of  obtaining  from  Colonel 
Greene  a  letter  of  indorsement,  therefore,  Mr.  Gilmore 
sought  the  editorial  rooms  of  the  Post. 

The  Colonel  being  absent,  he  presented  himself  to  his 
representative, — as  true  a  gentleman  as  ever  filled  the 
editorial  chair.  He  had  already  heard  Avhisperings  con¬ 
cerning  the  movement,  he  said ;  and  upon  learning  the 
present  object  of  Mr.  Gilmore’s  visit,  he  thought  there 
could  be  no  doubt  the  Colonel  would  willingly  com¬ 
ply  with  his  request  With  this  gratifying  prospect  as 


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tlie  result  of  the  interview,  and  with  thanks  for  the 
kindness  shown  him,  the  visitor  retired. 

Time  was  flying.  It  was  already  the  day  before" 
Christmas,  and  not  one  solitary  dollar  had  yet'  been 
obtained  towards  an  enterprise  that  would  cost  hun¬ 
dreds  of  thousands  to  carry  it  through. 

In  the  course  of  his  perambulations  during  the  day 
kind  fortune  brought  the  projector  into  the  presence 
of  the  generous-hearted  Josiah  Bardwell,  Esq.,  of  the 
firm  of  Francis  Skinner  &  Co.  Mr.  Bardwell  had  al¬ 
ready  received  a  prospectus,  and  the  magnitude  of  the 
scheme  just  suited  his  broad  views.  He  had  caught 
the  inspiration ;  the  idea  of  such  a  festival  was  none 
too  large  for  him ! 

“  Look  here,  Gilmore,”  said  he,  “  it  will  be  rather  a 
heavy  job  for  you  to  go  round  looking  up  hundred- 
dollar  subscribers  to  help  you  carry  out  this  great  con¬ 
cert  of  yours.  I  know  what  you  want.  You  want  a 
few  to  start  you  off  with  say  a  thousand  dollars  apiece. 
How  is  that  ?  ” 

“  By  Jove,  Mr.  Bardwell,  give  me  your  hand  !  that ’s 
just  the  kind  of  music  I  want  to  hear!  ” 

“Well,”  said  he,  “you  go  ahead.  You  ’re  all  right. 
Stick  right  to  it,  and  you  ’ll  carry  it  through.  Count 
on  me  for  five  thousand  dollars.  I  ’ll  get  you.  five 
names  for  a  thousand  dollars  each ;  if  I  don’t,  why,  I 
am  good  for  that  amount  myself.” 

“Well,”  said  the  projector,  when  he  found  himself 
alone,  “there,  what  shall  I  do? — scream,  hurrah,  or 
go  crazy  ?  Can  I  stand  such  an  unexpected  stroke  of 
good  fortune  as  this,  after  so  many  bitter  rebuffs  and 
heart-breaking  trials  and  troubles  ?  God  bless  you, 
Mr.  Bardwell !  May  you  spend  many  and  many  as 
merry  Christmases  as  the  one  which  is  insured  to  me 
to-morrow  through  your  kindness  and  liberality !  ” 


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As  these  words  of  Mr.  Bardwell  were  the  first  of 
real,  substantial  encouragement  the  writer  had  heard 
from  the  outset,  it  seemed  as  if  a  new  and  beautiful 
world  had  suddenly  dawned  upon  him;  and  the  Christ¬ 
mas  day  following  was  indeed  one  of  the  happiest  of 
his  life. 

Christmas  over,  the  most  active  and  energetic  prep¬ 
arations  were  made  to  bring  the  design  before  the 
public ;  and  just  at  this  time,  and  as  an  additional 
encouragement  to  go  on,  the  following  letter  from 
another  distinguished  musician,  Mr.  Charles  Koppitz, 
was  received. 

Boston,  December  28,  1868. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  With  astonishment  and  delight  I  read  the  pro¬ 
gramme  of  the  gigantic  Musical  Festival  you  propose  shall  take 
place  in  this  city  in  June  next.  If  your  idea  is  carried  out  it 
will  produce  effects  so  grand  and  sublime  as  to  be  without  a 
parallel  in  the  annals  of  the  musical  world.  Not  alone  Boston, 
but  the  whole  of  the  United  States,  will  have  reason  to  feel 
proud  of  the  grand  Peace  Festival,  and  I  am  sure  that  every 
one  who  has  but  a  spark  of  music  in  his  soul  will  aid  in  mak¬ 
ing  it  as  great  a  success  as  you  can  desire. 

If  I  can  be  of  any  service  I  shall  be  proud  to  assist  you  to 
the  best  of  my  humble  ability. 

I  remain  truly  yours, 

C.  KOPPITZ. 

Mr.  Gilmore  now  went  the  rounds  of  the  press  again, 
and  asked  the  editors  to  make  such  mysterious  allu¬ 
sions  to  the  coming  event  as  they  saw  fit,  without  giv¬ 
ing  any  material  facts.  It  was  necessary  to  awaken 
curiosity,  and  set  the  public  inquiring  about  the  great 
mystery.  Far  better  to  excite  expectation  to  the 
highest  pitch  in  anticipation  of  an  undertaking  such 
as  this  than  to  surprise  the  public  with  a  sudden 
expose  of  a  great  design  for  which  it  is  unprepared, 


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and  might  not  be  able  to  appreciate  when  presented 
without  warning.  The  announcement  of  any  such 
astounding  features  as  those  proposed  for  the  u  great 
concert,”  without  first  having  paved  the  way  by  mys¬ 
terious  allusions  to  some  grand  event  that  was  about 
to  transpire,  would  probably  have  caused  the  whole 
community,  after  glancing  at  the  astounding  head¬ 
lines,  to  ejaculate  in  a  derisive  tone,  like  the  learned 
man  in  New  York,  “  Wonderful !”  and  “  Beautiful !  ”  and 
then  dismiss  the  subject  forever;  for  even  with  all  the 
warnings  and  intimations  that  had  been  thrown  out, 
and  the  indorsements  procured  to  create  a  sound  and 
sensible  impression  in  favor  of  the  plan,  it  took  some 
time  to  convince  the  public  that  the  projector  was  really 
“  in  his  right  mind  ”  ;  that  he  was  really  serious,  and  his 
grand  programme  was  not  a  huge  joke  or  a  monstrous 
burlesque.  So  upon  the  30th  of  December  he  gave  the 
order  to  advance,  but  to  feel  the  way  cautiously. 

The  next  morning  the  pickets  commenced  firing  all 
along  the  line ;  and  created  no  little  alarm  among 
the  quiet  burghers  of  the  good  old  city.  What  was 
the  great  mystery  ?  Could  anybody  tell  ?  The  fol¬ 
lowing  are  some  of  the  items  that  appeared  in  the 
papers  of  that  day  :  — . 

From  the  Boston  Journal. 

The  musical  fraternity,  and  those  interested  in  music,  are  in¬ 
tensely  excited  over  an  event  which  is  to  take  place  in  this  city 
next  summer.  It  will  be  the  grandest  reunion  of  instrumental 
performers,  and  the  largest  chorus  ever  known  in  the  musical 
annals  of  this  or  any  other  country. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser. 

It  is  rumored  about  town  that  Boston  is  to  be  the  scene  of  an 
event  the  coming  season  such  as  never  before  occurred  in  her 
history,  —  an  event  the  magnitude  of  which  is  quite  startling, 
and  will  doubtless  excite  the  attention  and  admiration  of  the 


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whole  country,  and  the  wonder  of  the  Old  World.  The  coming 
event  has  already  cast  its  shadow  before,  but  we  are  not  yet  at 
liberty  to  disclose  its  nature  or  its  objects,  or  the  auspices  under 
which  it  is  to  be  conducted.  It  may  be  proper  to  say,  however, 
that  its  object  is  praiseworthy,  its  nature  harmonious,  and  the 
motto  of  its  originator,  “  Let  us  have  Peace.” 

From  the  Boston  Post. 

“Things  are  working.”  Boston  will  open  its  eyes  before  long 
at  the  news  of  a  magnificent  project.  Meanwhile  the  musical 
community  is  in  a  high  ferment  of  expectation  and  gratification, 
and  so  are  the  few  who  are  posted. 

From  the  Boston  Herald. 

“Immense.”  One  of  the  most  gigantic  musical  schemes  in  the 
world’s  history  is  brewing  in  Boston  with  the  most  encouraging 
prospects  of  successful  accomplishment.  The  occurrence  of  the 
contemplated  event  will  mark  a  memorable  epoch  in  the  history 
of  America. 

From  the  Boston  Transcript. 

“Let  us  have  Peace.”  The  morning  papers  have  hinted  at  a 
gigantic  musical  demonstration  to  take  place  in  Boston  the  com¬ 
ing  summer.  We  notify  our  readers  to  be  prepared  for  the  full 
particulars  of  the  grandest  affair  of  the  kind  that  has  ever  taken 
place  in  any  country.  The  management  is  in  good  hands,  and 
the  enterprise  has  been  indorsed  by  a  large  number  of  prominent 
and  influential  citizens. 

From  the  Boston  Traveller. 

The  grandest  musical  fete  that  has  ever  been  prepared  to  lift 
and  swell  the  soul  of  man  with  harmony  will  probably  take  place 
in  this  city  the  coming  summer.  The  public  cannot  imagine  the 
great  proportions  of  this  magnificent  undertaking,  nor  cannot 
anticipate  too  much.  Look  out  for  particulars  ! 

On  the  very  clay  that  these  mysterious  hints  ap¬ 
peared  Mr.  Gilmore  was  frequently  asked  if  he  knew 
anything  about  the  great  musical  affair  to  which  the 
papers  alluded.  His  answers  were  generally  non-com¬ 
mittal,  but  in  some  instances  he  relieved  the  curiosity 
of  personal  friends  and  acquaintances  by  presenting 


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them  with  an  envelope  containing  the  prospectus, 
which  was  eagerly  examined. 

In  the  mean  time  he  waited  upon  Mr.  M.  M.  Ballou, 
proprietor  of  one  of  the  handsomest,  most  popular,  and 
best-regulated  hotels  in  America,  the  St.  James  of 
Boston.  It  was  not  then  anticipated  that  this  gentle¬ 
man  would  become  one  of  the  most  powerful  helpers 
of  the  Jubilee ;  but  to  a  great  extent  it  was,  through 
his  energy,  influence,  and  personal  supervision,  made 
so  great  a  success.  As  the  noble  part  which  he  per¬ 
formed  in  connection  with  the  festival  will  appear  in 
its  proper  place,  it  is  sufficient  to  say  here  that  Mr. 
Ballou  received  his  visitor  with  that  urbanity  of  man¬ 
ner  which  mark  him  as  the  true  American  gentleman. 

After  a  recital  of  the  proposed  plan,  Mr.  Ballou  re¬ 
marked :  “Well,  Mr.  Gilmore,  this  is  all  strange  news 
to  me ;  and  although  I  am  quite  favorably  impressed 
with  your  statement,  yet  I  scarcely  know  what  to  say 
to  you  now.  You  may,  however,  rely  upon  my  doing 
my  part  in  the  matter,  and  whatever  aid  or  encourage¬ 
ment  other  gentlemen,  whom  you  are  going  to  see, 
may  think  proper  to  give  you,  depend  upon  it  mine 
will  be  none  the  less.” 

The  result  was  that,  a  day  or  two  after,  Mr.  Ballou 
headed  a  subscription-list  with  the  sum  of  one  thou¬ 
sand  dollars. 

With  this  generous  donation  to  aid  his  cause  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  began  to  think  there  were,  after  all,  some  gen¬ 
tlemen  of  substance  in  Boston  who  had  the  backbone 
to  encourage  enterprise.  All  honor  to  Mr.  Ballou  and 
the  other  large-hearted  capitalists  who  do  not  stint  the 
oil  to  keep  the  lamps  of  Progress  trimmed  and  burn¬ 
ing  !  The  good  name  of  Boston  is  safe  in  their  hands. 

This  is  not  the  place  nor  the  time  to  speak  of  those 
who  help  or  hinder  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  Bos- 


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ton.  The  projector  of  the  Festival  is  meeting  with 
such  great  encouragement  from  those  who  mean  the 
old  Puritan  city  shall  hold  her  proud  place  in  history 
that  he  feels  in  too  cheerful  a  mood  to  look  back  upon 
the  dark  path  he  has  travelled  with  so  much  pain. 

He  is  now  on  his  way  to  the  house  of  Mr.  Ditson 
to  lay  his  plans  more  fully  before  him,  according,  to 
previous  appointment. 

It  may  be  readily  imagined  that  a  gentleman  hold¬ 
ing  his  position  as  a  leading  music-publisher  must 
have  been  bored  times  without  number  by  urgent 
calls  to  subscribe  to  this,  that,  and  the  other  musical 
project.  The  writer  was  well  aware  of  Mr.  Ditson’s 
liberality,  and  knew  also  that  he  was  ever  ready  to 
hulp  those  who  were  trying  to  help  themselves.  His 
great  experience  was  a  sure  guaranty  that  he  would 
come  to  a  safe  conclusion  in  judging  of  the  pros¬ 
pects  of  Mr.  Gilmore’s  musical  enterprise.  Mr.  Ditson 
examined  the  prospectus  thoroughly,  and  went  over 
the  whole  ground  carefully.  He  saw,  as  perhaps  few 
others  could  see  them,  the  great  difficulties  to  be 
surmounted,  for  he  viewed  the  matter  from  a  musical 
as  well  as  from  a  financial  stand-point,  and  wanted  to 
satisfy  himself  that  success  could  be  achieved  in  both 
respects. 

After  a  critical  examination  of  the  whole  field,  he 
expressed  himself  much  pleased  with  the  care  and  con¬ 
sideration  bestowed  upon  every  point  in  the  plan,  and 
he  found  the  originator  so  thoroughly  versed  in  the 
best  way  to  carry  out  each  feature  he  had  proposed, 
and  withal  so  positively  confident  of  a  great  triumph 
in  the  end,  that  all  his  doubts  of  the  feasibility  and 
finally  successful  accomplishment  of  the  undertaking 
were  put  to  rest.  Accompanying  his  subscription  of 
one  thousand  dollars  was  the  following  terse  and  val- 


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uable  letter.  Mr.  Ditson,  as  will  be  seen  hereafter, 
more  than  fulfilled  his  promises  by  devoting  his  time, 
energies,  and  influence  to  the  successful  working  out 
of  the  enterprise. 

Boston,  January  1,  1869. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  Having  listened  attentively  to  the  details  of 
your  “  Great  National  Peace  Jubilee,”  I  give  it  my  warm  and 
hearty  approval,  and  will  do  all  in  my  power  to  aid  in  its  suc¬ 
cessful  culmination. 

Yours  very  truly, 

OLIVER  DITSON. 

The  projector’s  earnest  interest  in  his  project  at  this 
time,  and  close  application  to  the  business  of  it,  broke 
in  sadly  upon  his  usual  regular  habits  of  living;  lie 
was,  indeed,  so  much  absorbed  with  the  “  one  idea  ” 
that  he  almost  forgot  the  body  needed  rest  or  nourish¬ 
ment,  —  a  neglect  which  shortly  after  brought  him  to 
the  very  borders  of  the  shadowy  land. 

However,  upon  one  of  the  most  exciting  days  of  his 
canvass,  feeling  somewhat  exhausted  about  the  hour 
when  nature  calls  for  attention  to  the  inner  man,  the 
projector,  remembering  the  invitation  of  a  kind  friend 
to  dine  with  him  at  the  Parker  House,  was  elbowing 
his  way  through  the  busy  throng  who  patronize  that 
popular  establishment.  In  passing  by  the  crowded 
tables  in  search  of  his  friend  some  one  called,  u  Mr. 
Gilmore.”  Turning  he  saw  at  his  elbow  Mr.  Henry 
Mason,  of  the  firm  of  Mason  and  Hamlin,  the  cele¬ 
brated  cabinet-organ  manufacturers. 

“  Ah  !  Mr.  Mason.  How  do  you  do  ?  ” 

“  Sit  down,”  said  Mr.  Mason,  u  and  join  me  in  some 
dinner.  I  have  just  ordered  a  few  choice  dishes.” 

“  I  regret  I  must  deny  myself  the  pleasure,”  was 
the  reply,  “  having  engaged  to  dine  with  a  friend,  who 


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I  see  is  awaiting  me.  I  must  report  myself  immedi¬ 
ately,  for  I  am  already  behind  time.” 

“  Hold  on  a  moment,”  said  Mr.  Mason.  “  Let  me 
ask  you  a  question.  What  is  this  great  musical  affair 
the  papers  are  speaking  of?  Do  you  know  anything 
about  it?” 

“Well,  yes,  I  do,”  replied  Mr.  Gilmore,  just  as  the 
waiter  brought  on  the  soup.  “Here  is  a  prospectus 
that  may  give  you  some  idea  of  the  thing,  which  you 
can  read  at  your  leisure.  Good  day.” 

The  guest  now  joined  his  host.  Mr.  Mason,  who 
was  still  in  view,  unfolded  the  handsomely  printed 
pages  of  the  prospectus,  and  placed  them  in  such  a 
position  as  to  have  them  before  him  while  attending 
to  the  more  substantial  feast.  He  was  just  raising  a 
spoonful  of  soup  when  probably  “  Great  National  Peace 
Jubilee”  met  his  eye  and  caused  him  to  hesitate  for 
a  moment,  the  spoon  slowly  dropping  to  the  plate 
again  without  having  fulfilled  its  mission.  It  seemed 
to  the  observer  that  Mr.  Mason  was  mentally  ques¬ 
tioning:  “Soup  first  and  Jubilee  after,  or  soup  and 
Jubilee  together,  —  which  shall  it  be  ?  ”  It  turned  out 
to  be  Jubilee  first,  and  Jubilee  only,  for  he  gave  his 
whole  attention  to  the  prospectus.  The  steam  from 
the  soup  had  somewhat  abated  just  as  Mr.  Mason 
reached  the  end  of  the  first  page  ;  as  he  commenced 
reading  the  second  the  waiter  placed  before  him  sev¬ 
eral  dainty  luxuries.  He  still  continued  reading  with 
the  most  earnest  interest  while  the  rich  vapor  from 
the  neglected  soup  and  other  dishes  “wasted  their 
sweetness  on  the  dessert  air.”  So  interested  had  he 
become  that  he  had  forgotten  all  about  his  choice 
dinner,  now  cold  and  untouched  before  him. 

Just  as  the  last  words  passed  under  his  eye  he 
raised  his  head  quickly,  and  looked  eagerly  around 


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as  if  searching  for  somebody  or  something.  His  eyes 
falling  upon  the  projector,  the  latter  was  somewhat 
surprised  to  see  Mr.  Mason  hurrying  in  his  direc¬ 
tion. 

“Mr.  Gilmore,”  said  he,  “let  me  hasten  to  congratu¬ 
late  you  with  all  my  heart  upon  this  magnificent  idea ; 
and,  furthermore,  let  me  ask  you  to  place  the  firm  of 
Mason  and  Hamlin  upon  your  subscription-list  for  the 
sum  of  one  thousand  dollars.  This  is  one  of  the  grand¬ 
est  musical  projects  I  have  ever  heard  proposed,  and 
it  must  be  supported.” 

In  his  haste  to  express  his  thanks  for  this  unex¬ 
pected  generosity,  the  food  which  the  projector  had 
just  taken  “  went  down  the  wrong  way,”  and  nearly 
choked  him ;  and  as  he  gazed  fixedly  at  Mr.  Mason, 
with  eyes  full  of  tears,  and  unable  to  utter  a  word, 
the  latter,  taking  it  for  overwhelming  surprise,  patted 
him  heartily  upon  the  back  to  give  greater  emphasis 
to  his  words,  which  had  the  effect  of  saving  the  bewil¬ 
dered  festivalist  from  being  strangled  upon  the  spot ! 
The  instant  that  relief  came,  —  and  it  came  instantly, 
—  Mr.  Gilmore  was  on  his  feet,  and  warmly  expressed 
his  gratitude  for  the  generous  contribution  so  timely 
proffered. 

After  a  further  exchange  of  friendly  sentiments  Mr. 
Mason  returned  to  his  table,  and  was  overheard  lec¬ 
turing  the  waiter  severely  for  imposing  cold  dishes 
upon  him,  probably  forgetting  that  he  had  been  ab¬ 
sent  in  the  spirit  though  present  in  the  body  while 
examining  the  time-absorbing  prospectus. 

The  projector’s  friend,  who  was  called  away  just 
before  Mr.  Mason  came  over  to  his  table,  now  heartily 
enjoyed  the  story  of  the  latter  having  become  so  in¬ 
terested  in  the  programme  as  to  forget  his  dinner, 
and  more  heartily  still  the  almost  fatal  end  of  his 


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companion  from  being  surprised  at  a  critical  moment 
by  an  unexpected  thousand  dollars. 

The  conversation  now  turned  upon  the  high  order 
of  talent  developed  by  the  Mason  family,  particularly 
by  Lowell  Mason,  who  may  justly  be  called  the  father 
of  church  music  and  congregational  singing  in  Amer¬ 
ica,  and  by  his  son  William  Mason,  the  eminent 
pianist  and  composer,  —  Henry  being  a  worthy  scion 
of  the  good  old  stock.  They  are  eminent  in  music 
as  the  Beechers  are  in  literature,  —  both  highly  dis¬ 
tinguished  families,  and  destined  to  leave  a  name 
famous  in  history. 

No  doubt  Mr.  Mason  thinks  and  speaks  to  this  day 
of  the  wild  look  the  projector  gave  him  when  he 
subscribed  a  thousand  dollars  to  the  Jubilee,  —  which 
indeed  did  surprise  him  at  the  time,  but  the  wildness 
of  the  gaze  was  caused  by  a  different  sensation,  —  as 
painful  as  it  was  ludicrous. 

But  Mr.  Mason  deserves  the  thanks  of  the  writer, 
not  for  almost  choking  him  with  his  thousand-dollar 
subscription,  but  for  coming  so  opportunely  to  the 
rescue  with  his  substantial  and  emphatic  indorsement 
at  the  very  moment  that  the  “great  idea”  and  its 
author  were  both  struggling  for  existence. 

After  dinner  Mr.  Gilmore  stepped  behind  the  desk 
of  Mr.  Mills  (Mr.  Parker’s  partner)  to  inform  him  of 
his  good  fortune,  and  related  the  incident  which  came 
so  near  stopping  his  musical  career;  when  he,  too, 
upon  hearing  the  particulars  of  the  proposed  festival, 
still  more  surprised  his  guest  by  putting  the  name 
of  Parker  and  Mills  upon  the  list  for  another  thousand 
dollars ! 

No  man  ever  left  that  house  with  a  fuller  sense 
of  its  good  cheer !  His  table  had  indeed  been  bounti¬ 
fully  spread,  and  his  feast  substantial  in  more  ways 


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than  one.  The  golden  fruits  of  the  Hesperides  could 
not  have  afforded  so  rich  a  repast  as  those  generous 
gifts  of  his  friends. 

Another  volley  from  the  press  increased  the  public 
curiosity.  “  What ’s  up  ?  ”  began  to  be  asked.  “  What 
extraordinary  musical  treat  are  we  going  to  have 
now  ?  ”  The  following  extracts  from  the  dailies  of 
the  2d  of  January  will  show  how  the  thing  was 
working. 

From  the  Boston  Advertiser. 

Our  good  city  of  Boston  has  always  had  the  faculty  of  doing  a 
great  many  notable  things.  Her  “  notions  ”  are  sometimes  ridi¬ 
culed,  but  when  carried  out  are  generally  found  to  be  not  only 
practical,  but  worthy  of  imitation.  Boston  ideas,  through  the  ex¬ 
position  of  tongue  or  pen,  are  received  and  welcomed  throughout 
the  country,  and  whether  enlisted  in  literature,  art,  music,  or  the 
drama,  are  always  recognized  as  a  potent  element.  Her  devotion 
to  music  is  earnest  and  discriminating,  and  is  abundantly  exem¬ 
plified  by  the  organization  and  support  of  such  musical  societies 
and  associations,  both  vocal  and  instrumental,  as  would  be  a 
credit  to  any  city  or  country. 

It  is  not,  however,  our  purpose  at  the  present  time  to  eulogize 
Boston  or  her  peculiar  institutions,  but  to  announce  an  approach¬ 
ing  musical  event  of  such  magnitude  as  might  well  excite  incre¬ 
dulity  or  derision,  rather  than  surprise,  if  its  practicability  were 
not  capable  of  ready  demonstration. 

The  general  plan  of  the  entertainment  proposed,  which  is 
already  matured,  will  soon  be  given  to  the  public.  The  minor 
details  have  all  been  duly  considered,  and  the  time  fixed,  suffi¬ 
ciently  remote,  however,  to  enable  the  large  amount  of  prepara¬ 
tory  labor  to  be  accomplished  and  the  most  favorable  season  of  the 
year  to  be  enjoyed.  All  that  is  wanted  is  the  interest  and  co-op¬ 
eration  of  the  whole  country  to  make  the  occasion  such  a  glorious 
festival  as  the  world  never  saw  before.  The  idea  is  hailed  with 
enthusiasm  by  those  to  whose  charge  is  committed  the  task  of 
carrying  it  out,  and  all  doubts  of  its  practicability  quickly  vanish 
before  the  facts  and  figures  of  its  energetic  projector.  The  unex¬ 
pectedly  liberal  support  which  the  project  has  received  wherever 
its  details  have  been  made  known  indicates  its  complete  success, 
and  its  success  indicates  an  entertainment  and  an  exhibition  of 


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such  vastness,  and  results  of  so  much  consequence,  as  to  deserve 
the  hearty  support  and  sincere  good-wishes  of  all.  No  discord¬ 
ant  elements  will  find  a  place  in  the  programme,  but  the  great 
seal  of  harmony  affixed  by  twenty  thousand  voices  and  a  thou¬ 
sand  instruments  will  reanimate  the  spirit  of  the  gospel  utter¬ 
ance,  —  Peace  on  earth,  good-will  to  men. 

From  the  Boston  Transcript. 

The  full  particulars  of  the  great  musical  demonstration  which 
is  contemplated  in  our  city  in  June  will  be  given  to  the  public 
next  week.  Look  out  for  a  programme  of  unparalleled  magni¬ 
tude. 


From  the  Saturday  Evening  Gazette.  ' 

The  man  who  has  no  music  in  himself,  and  is  not  moved  with 
concord  of  sweet  sounds,  will  soon  find  Boston  a  poor  abiding- 
place,  if  what  the  white-winged  dove  of  peace  whispers  us  be 
true.  The  air  is  freighted  with  a  busy  hum  of  preparation  that 
will  culminate  in  a  burst  of  harmony  that  will  astonish  some  of 
those  cities  who  think  the  "Hub”  old-fogyish  and  behind  the 
times. 


From  the  Sunday  Morning  Courier. 

Harmony  for  the  Nation.  —  In  all  probability,  before  we  issue 
another  edition  the  citizens  of  Boston  and  the  people  of  the 
whole  country  will  be  informed  of  the  particulars  of  the  great¬ 
est  musical  event  that  has  ever  been  proposed  for  human  ear 
to  listen  to.  Boston  is  the  city  selected  for  its  location,  and  we 
are  satisfied  that  Boston,  and  every  city  and  citizen  of  this  great 
Republic,  will  say  success  to  the  enterprise. 

The  preceding  notice  recalls  a  somewhat  ludicrous 
incident  connected  with  its  appearance.  Fatigued  and 
unwell,  the  projector  had  sought  repose  after  a  day 
of  great  activity.  Hour  after  hour  dragged  on,  yet 
he  could  not  sleep.  Orpheus  held  up  the  charming 
picture,  upon  which  he  gazed  with  weary  delight,  while 
Morpheus  vainly  tried  to  take  him  into  dream-land. 
Thus  the  night  was  passing,  when  about  two  o’clock 
he  suddenly  remembered  that,  in  conversation  with 


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an  editor  of  the  Courier  the  evening  previous,  he  had 
given  him  a  copy  of  the  prospectus  without  particu¬ 
larly  enjoining  him  to  keep  the  facts  from  the  public 
until  all  arrangements  were  complete.  What,  thought 
the  wakeful  watcher,  if  the  Courier  should  come  out 
in  the  morning  with  a  premature  announcement  of  the 
whole  story !  The  entire  press  would  look  upon  it  as 
a  breach  of  faith,  it  having  been  arranged  that  the 
announcement  should  be  made  simultaneously  by  all 
the  daily  papers  when  everything  was  ready.  Such  an 
untoward  accident  would  upset  the  whole  plan.  He 
tried  in  vain  to  drive  away  the  thought,  but  it  would 
not  leave  him.  At  length  becoming  very  uneasy,  and 
feeling  it  his  duty  to  go  and  prevent  such  a  mishap, 
he  arose  quietly,  without  disturbing  the  one  beside  him 
in  the  room,  and  began  dressing  noiselessly  by  the 
ghostly  gas-light  that  flickered  through  the  window- 
blinds  from  the  street-lamps.  When  he  was  about  leav¬ 
ing,  the  other  occupant  of  the  room,  suddenly  awaking 
from  a  sound  sleep,  and  seeing  some  one  cautiously 
moving  about,  asked,  excitedly,  “  Who ’s  that  ?  ” 

“  Don’t  be  alarmed  ;  it  is  I !  ” 

“You!  For  Heaven’s  sake,  what  is  the  matter? 
Where  are  you  going  at  this  time  of  night  ?  ”  • 

“  Don’t  be  alarmed  ;  it ’s  all  right,”  was  the  reply. 

“Don’t  be  alarmed!  What’s  all  right?  1  know! 
It  ’s  this  Peace  Jubilee !  I  always  feared  it  would 
break  up  your  peace,  now  I  see  it !  Tell  me,  what 
are  you  doing?  where  on  earth  are  you  going?” 

“  It ’s  all  right ;  don’t  be  excited.  Listen,  and  I  will 
tell  you !  ” 

“  Listen  ?  How  can  I  listen  ?  Are  you  crazy,  getting 
out  of  bed  and  dressing  at  this  time  of  night?  0,  why 
did  this  idea  ever  enter  your  head  ?  I  wish  it  had 
never  been  thought  of !  ” 


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“  Hush,  hush  !  Keep  cool !  I  will  tell  you  all 
about  it.” 

“  All  about  what  ?  I  know  all  I  want  to  know  about 
it !  I  have  heard  nothing  else  the  last  twelve  months  ! 
What  are  you  up  for  ?  Where  are  you  going  ?  ” 

“  Well,  permit  me  to  tell  you  that  I  am  going  down 
town  upon  important  business,  which  I  must  attend 
to,  and  —  ” 

“Down  town  upon  important  business  at  this  hour 
of  the  night !  What  important  business  ?  I  believe 
you  are  dreaming  and  walking  in  your  sleep !  ”  And 
upon  this  the  victim  of  an  idea  received  a  shaking 
which  convulsed  him  with  laughter.  Satisfied  at  last 
that  he  was  awake  and  in  his  right  mind,  his  gentle  — 
shall  he  say  ?  —  assailant  suffered  him  to  tell  his  story 
just  as  it  was ;  and  after  hearing  it,  it  was  admitted 
that  he  had  some  cause  for  uneasiness,  and  might  as 
well  go  and  satisfy  himself  about  the  matter. 

The  clock  struck  Three  as  he  closed  the  outer  door 
and  plunged  into  the  drifting  snow  to  wade  his  way 
to  the  Courier  office,  a  good  mile  distant.  Already 
suffering  from  a  severe  cold,  for  which  he  had  taken 
a  sudorific  that  caused  him  to  perspire  freely,  the  icy 
air  soon  chilled  him  to  the  bone  ;  but  he  was  deter¬ 
mined  to  get  up  a  counteraction  by  dashing  along  at 
a  rapid  pace,  as  if  on  an  errand  of  mercy,  and  he  very 
soon  threw  off  the  chilly  feeling.  After  proceeding 
about  half-way,  a  window  was  suddenly  thrown  up  just 
over  his  head,  and  a  woman  in  her  nightdress  leaned 
out  screaming  at  the  top  of  her  voice,  “  Murder !  mur¬ 
der  !  Watch !  murder !  ” 

This  was  a  fearful  cry  to  hear  at  the  dead  of  night. 
He  was  evidently  in  a  bad  neighborhood.  What  should 
he  do  ?  Should  he  go  to  the  rescue  and  endeavor  to' 
get  up  a  Peace  Jubilee  among  the  contestants?  If 

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he  did  he  might  be  too  late  to  hush  up  the  other 
scream  for  a  Peace  Jubilee  which  the  wheel  of  Jug¬ 
gernaut  might  already  be  pressing  out.  He  had  scarce¬ 
ly  thought  what  to  do  when  the  alarming  sound  of* 
a  watchman’s  rattle  decided  him  to  make  tracks  as 
quickly  as  possible,  else  he  might  get  unpleasantly 
mixed  up  in  the  affair.  Redoubling  his  pace  he  had 
proceeded  only  a  few  steps  when  he  was  suddenly  con¬ 
fronted  by  a  burly  guard  of  the  night,  who  ordered 
him  to  “  Hold  on  there !  ”  and  give  information  as  to 
where  that  cry  of  “  Murder !  ”  came  from. 

To  be  arrested  in  the  act  of  escaping  from  a  house 
just  set  on  fire  is  bad  enough,  but  to  be  grappled  when 
apparently  fleeing  from  a  house  whence  the  cry  of 
“  Murder !  ”  proceeds  is  a  frightful  predicament  to  be 
caught  in.  The  sturdy  official  evidently  felt  that  u  he 
had  his  man,”  and  cross-questioned  him  in  a  manner 
that  brought  visions  of  dark  cells  and  tight-rope  exhi¬ 
bitions  unpleasantly  before  his  mind.  After  listening 
to  a  sort  of  mystified  explanation  of  the  peculiar  mis¬ 
sion  which  caused  the  jubilator’s  appearance  there  at 
that  unseasonable  hour,  the  wily  detective  concluded 
it  was  “  too  much  of  a  story  for  him ;  ‘  he  did  n’t  see 
it  ’ ;  there  must  be  something  wrong  somewhere,  and 
he  was  n’t  going  to  let  any  man  go  who  talked  that 
kind  of  nonsense  until  he  knew  what  was  up.” 

With  every  prospect  of  being  immediately  marched 
off  to  the  lock-up,  charged  with  some  horrid  crime,  the 
avant  Courier  of  peace  and  harmony  was  making  a  last 
frantic  appeal  for  release,  when  fortunately  another 
panting  guardian  put  in  his  appearance,  who,  knowing 
the  writer  well,  caused  him  upon  his  own  recognizance 
to  be  set  free,  and  he  went  “  on  his  way  rejoicing.” 

As  the  released  man  hastened  upon  his  errand  he 
could  not  help  thinking  that  awful  charges  are  some- 


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99 


times  made  against  innocent  persons ;  what  if  some 
foul  murder  were  actually  committed,  and  he  —  being 
the  only  one  found  in  the  vicinity,  and  caught  in  the 
very  act  of  running  away  —  should  be  charged  with 
the  dark  deed!  Would  it  not  be  a  terrible  thing? 
The  consequences  would  be  disastrous  to  him  and  his 
cause.  Well,  he  consoled  himself  with  the  reflection 
that  he  might  escape  with  imprisonment  for  life  upon 
the  plea  of  insanity ;  the  whole  community  would 
doubtless  indorse  that  sentence  after  having  been  made 
acquainted  with  the  great  idea  with  which  he  expected 
to  astonish  all  creation. 

It  was  nearly  four  o’clock  when  he  reached  the 
Courier  office,  which  was  closed ;  but  feeling  his  way  up 
the  winding  stairs  that  led  to  the  compositors’  room, 
he  found  there  the  very  gentleman  to  whom  he  had 
given  the  prospectus  the  evening  before. 

“  Ah,  Mr.  Gilmore,”  said  he,  “  this  is  an  early  hour 
for  you  to  be  out  Sunday  morning.” 

“Yes,”  said  the  latter,  “I  am  anxious  to  see  what 
you  have  said  about  the  Jubilee.” 

“Well,  not  a  great  deal;  we  understood  that  you 
only  wished  us  to  give  a  strong  hint  of  the  affair. 
Here  it  is,”  said  he,  pointing  to  an  item  in  the 
“form,”  which  was  just  ready  for  the  press.  As  Mr. 
Gilmore  leaned  over  and  read  the  notice  which  pre¬ 
cedes  this  episode,  he  felt  himself  condemned  for  hav¬ 
ing  entertained  the  thought  that  the  Courier,  which 
had  always  been  so  friendly,  should  even  inadvertently 
let  slip  a  word  to  injure  his  cause. 

For  special  reasons  he  took  another  route  on  his 
way  home,  where  he  arrived  “  way-worn  and  weary,” 
and  lay  down  to  think  of 

“  The  same  old  story  over  again, 

At  five  o’clock  in  the  morning.” 


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But  the  narrative  of  the  progress  of  the  Peace  Ju¬ 
bilee  should  not  be  interrupted  by  recitals  of  midnight 
brawls  or  family  jars,  so  to  our  story  again. 

A  few  days  had  passed  since  the  writer  had  visited 
the  editorial  rooms  of  the  Boston  Post  to  obtain  a 
letter  from  Colonel  Greene  to  quiet  certain  misappre¬ 
hensions.  It  was  time  to  call  and  see  if  the  letter 
had  been  written ;  and  upon  this  errand  he  again 
entered  that  establishment,  and  found  the  Colonel 
himself  in  the  chair  editorial. 

“  Sit  down,  Mr.  Gilmore,”  said  he.  “  My  son  gave 
me  your  prospectus,  and  I  am  much  pleased  with  your 
idea.” 

“  I  am  very  glad  to  hear  it,  Colonel,”  responded 
the  visitor. 

“  You  desire  to  have  an  indorsement  of  your  plan  in 
the  form  of  a  letter  from  me  ?  ” 

“  Yes,  sir,”  was  the  reply. 

“  I  have  written  something  which  may  answer  your 
purpose.  Perhaps  I  had  better  read  it  for  you,  to  see 
if  it  is  what  you  require,”  said  the  Colonel,  opening  it 
and  reading  the  following  eloquent  letter:  — 

Office  of  the  Post, 
Boston,  1st  January,  1869. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  Miriam’s  songs,  after  the  passage  of  the  Red 
Sea,  were  not  a  more  appropriate  rejoicing  than  would  be  a 
National  Musical  Jubilee  in  commemoration  of  the  passage  of 
our  country  over  the  Red  Sea  of  civil  strife.  It  is  emphatically 
a  National  Jubilee  you  propose,  in  which  every  American, 
North  and  South,  East  and  West,  can  cordially  unite  with  heart 
and  soul  in  offering  thanks,  as  angels  do  praise,  that  deadly 
strife  has  ceased,  that  kindness  has  supplanted  animosity,  con¬ 
cord  dissension,  and  that  we  are  all  once  more  equally  devoted 
to  that  Constitutional  Government  which  promises  impartial 
protection  to  every  being  within  the  broad  scope  of  its  acknowl- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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A. 


edged  authority.  In  this  offering  there  is  to  be  heard  no  jar¬ 
ring  note,  no  sound  of  reproach  for  the  past,  but  a  mighty  peo¬ 
ple  are  to  unite  in  a  grand  anthem  of  gratitude  to  God  for  the 
release  he  has  granted  his  children  from  those  passions  which, 
like  demons,  were  rending  them.  The  conception  is  sublime, 
fraught  with  a  holy  purpose,  and  calculated  to  bring  into  sweet 
harmony  sentiments  and  aspirations  truly  American. 

May  the  whole  country,  my  dear  sir,  correctly  appreciate 
your  noble  efforts,  and  reward  them  with  a  success  that  will 
distinguish  you  as  a  public  benefactor. 

With  kind  regards, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

CHARLES  G.  GREENE. 

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No  language  can  express  the  feelings  of  gratifica¬ 
tion,  of  rapture,  with  which  the  projector  listened  to 
the  reading  of  this  inspiriting  letter.  He  would  not 
have  valued  a  subscription  of  twenty  thousand  dollars 
to  his  cause,  even  in  its  darkest  hours,  as  highly  as  he 
did  this  eloquent  indorsement  of  his  plan.  It  seemed 
to  him  as  if  the  sentiments  it  embodied  flowed  directly 
from  the  nation’s  heart,  and  were  inspired  by  the 
purest  patriotism.  It  was,  it  is  indeed,  a  national  let¬ 
ter,  and  will  ever  be  treasured  by  him  for  whom  it 
was  written  as  containing  the  loftiest  expression  of 
statesmanlike  feeling  that  could  have  sprung  from  the 
‘brain  of  any  man  of  the  time.  Speak  not  of  party 
or  politics  to  one  who  can  write  such  a  letter !  He 
towers  above  all  such  petty  considerations  as  the  Alps 
tower  above  the  Pyramids,  and  his  name  will  be  as 
enduring  in  history  as  these  great  works  of  nature 
and  man.  If  he  will  take  office,  give  him  the  highest 
in  the  land,  for  he  will  do  it  honor.  But  place  him 
where  you  will  in  the  body  politic,  he  will  be  as  a 
light  to  the  feet  and  a  guide  to  the  mind.  The 
ruling  power  of  the  nation,  the  unshackled  press,  well 
may  point  to  him  with  pride,  and  say,  “  He  belongs  to 


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us.”  Ay,  and  while  such  men  belong  to  the  press  it 
will  be  the  ruling  power,  leading  men  into  higher  and 
nobler  ways  of  thought  and  action,  and  demonstrating 
that  “  the  pen  is  mightier  than  the  sword.” 

Good  by,  my  dear  sir ;  may  the  sweetest  of  music 
gladden  your  heart  in  all  your  walks  and  ways  in  this 
world  of  fleeting  joys ;  and  when  you  depart  from  it, 
may  the  song  of  the  seraphim  greet  you  in  your 
upward  flight  and  fill  your  soul  with  everlasting 
bliss  ! 

The  press  still  continued  to  throw  out  significant 
hints  that  set  all  the  community  inquiring  for  par¬ 
ticulars,  thus  preparing  the  public  mind  for  the  full 
announcement.  The  journals  of  January  4tli  con¬ 
tained  such  passages  as  these  :  — 

From  the  Boston  Journal. 

During  the  present  week  we  shall  be  able  to  lay  before  our  read¬ 
ers  the  details  of  the  musical  event  which  has  been  alluded  to  by 
the  press.  We  are  quite  sure  that  the  magnitude  of  the  enter¬ 
prise  will  at  first  surprise  and  then  elicit  the  support  of  every 
lover  of  music  in  New  England. 

From  the  Boston  Advertiser. 

We  are  authorized  to  announce  that  full  particulars  of  the  great 
musical  festival  will  be  made  public  next  Wednesday  morning. 
In  the  mean  time  there  is  no  danger  that  the  public  expectation 
will  be  raised  too  high. 


From  the  Boston  Post. 

What  is  it?  —  Everybody  is  inquiring  what  the  great  musical 
event  is  to  be,  —  and  where  ?  We  are  glad  to  state  that  the  par¬ 
ticulars  will  be  given  to  the  public  on  Wednesday.  It  is  certain 
to  be  the  most  stupendous  and  complete  undertaking  that  has 
ever  taken  place.  Stand  from  under ! 

Which  the  papers  of  the  next  day  followed  up  with 
this  further  instalment :  — 


GBEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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From  tlie  Boston  Traveller. 

We  shall  have  a  few  words  to  say  to-morrow  on  the  forthcoming 
musical  event,  the  magnitude  of  which  will  be  certain  to  startle 
the  community. 


From  the  Boston  Transcript. 

The  programme  of  the  contemplated  musical  festival  to  be  held 
in  Boston  in  June  will  be  published  to-morrow.  It  is  expected 
that  President  Grant  will  arrange  his  Eastern  tour  so  as  to  attend 
this  National  Peace  Jubilee. 

From  the  Boston  Post. 

A  Musical  Peace  Festival.  —  Boston  is  to  be  the  scene  of  a 
grand  Musical  Festival  next  June,  to  be  held  in  commemoration 
of  the  return  of  peace  to  the  country.  An  array  of  talent  will  be 
presented  without  a  parallel  in  any  similar  combination  yet  pre¬ 
sented  to  the  American  people.  The  idea  is  to  give  the  largest, 
freest,  most  eloquent  expression  to  the  sentiment  of  the  hour  of 
which  an  immense  concourse  of  delighted  people,  the  speech  of 
gifted  men,  and  the  harmonies  of  music  are  all  together  capable. 
The  execution  of  such  a  plan,  in  the  true  spirit  of  its  happy  con¬ 
ception,  will  make  1869  an  Annus  Mirabilis,  and  long  distinguish 
the  city  that  enthusiastically  lends  itself  to  so  fitting  a  popular 
ceremonial.  The  advent  of  peace  to  a  great  nation,  after  having 
been  for  years  rent  by  feuds  and  wounded  by  war,  certainly  de¬ 
serves  all  the  manifestations  of  a  grateful  joy  with  which  it  must 
inspire  every  heart.  To  what  instrument  of  expression  do  hearts 
thus  moved  turn  with  such  readiness  as  to  music,  with  its  paeans 
of  triumph,  its  patriotic  melodies,  its  cadences  of  sorrow  for  the 
noble  dead,  its  swelling  strains  of  hope,  and  its  diffusing  influen¬ 
ces  of  revived  and  renewed  fraternity  ? 

While  securing  valuable  letters  and  indorsements,  it 
was  still  necessary  to  keep  strengthening  the  pecu¬ 
niary  foundation  of  the  enterprise.  Though  letters 
from  leading  men  and  high  officials  were  next  in 
importance,  yet  the  only  sure  foundation  on  which 
the  “  Temple  of  Peace  ”  could  be  reared  was  money ! 
Who  would  subscribe  another  thousand  dollars? 

The  projector  had  a  sort  of  presentiment  that  the 


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firm  of  Chickering  and  Sons,  the  world-renowned 
piano-forte  manufacturers,  would  be  sure  to  take  a 
prominent  part  in  aiding  his  musical  scheme.  Their 
contributions,  either  in  money  or  of  one  of  their  mag¬ 
nificent  instruments,  are  never  withheld  from  any 
worthy  enterprise. 

Turning  this  over  in  his  mind,  the  missionary  di¬ 
rected  his  footsteps  towards  the  office  of  the  late  Colo¬ 
nel  Thomas  E.  Chickering,  a  whole-souled  member  of 
that  flourishing  house. 

After  explaining  to  him  the  mystery  to  which  the 
papers  were  alluding,  and  showing  the  progress  al¬ 
ready  made,  he  saw  the  matter  in  the  right  light,  and 
without  hesitation  joined  the  advance  guard  by  placing 
the  firm  of  Chickering  and  Sons  upon  the  list  for  the 
sum  of  one  thousand  dollars. 

This  success  encouraged  the  fortunate  solicitor  to 
make  an  effort  in  another  direction.  He  knew  Mr. 
Frank  Wrisley,  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  long-estab¬ 
lished  and  well-known  Tremont  and  Revere  Houses. 
He  is  always  liberal ;  why  not  give  him  a  call  ?  “I  ’ll 
try  him,  anyhow,”  said  Mr.  Gilmore,  stepping  into  the 
office  of  the  Tremont  House. 

“  Mr.  Wrisley,”  said  the  Jubilee  enthusiast,  “  I  have 
not  called  to  pay  you  the  few  hundred  dollars  for 
which  you  hold  me  responsible”  (Mr.  Gilmore  had  be¬ 
come  responsible  for  the  board  of  some  artists  whom  he 
desired  to  aid,  and  was  afterwards  obliged  to  pay  their 
bills) ;  “  we  will  settle  that  some  other  time  ;  but  I 
have  called  to  ask  you  to  subscribe  to  a  musical  enter¬ 
prise  of  formidable  proportions.  Here  is  the  prospec¬ 
tus.  Give  it  a  glance,  if  you  have  not  time  to  read  it 
through,  and  permit  me  to  suggest  that  you  contribute 
a  thousand  dollars  in  aid  of  the  undertaking.” 

“  Quite  a  modest  figure,”  pleasantly  replied  Mr. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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Wrisley;  “but  as  I  would  prefer  to  consult  with  my 
partners  first,  you  may  leave  the  prospectus  and  drop 
in  again  for  an  answer.” 

The  result  was  what  might  have  been  expected  of 
these  liberal  and  enterprising  gentlemen.  Messrs. 
Wrisley,  Wetherbee,  &  Co.  subscribed  one  thousand 
dollars. 

Having  struck  this  rich  vein,  —  altogether  too  rich 
to  last  long,  —  the  projector  would  have  continued 
working  it  but  for  its  sudden  exhaustion.  If  there 
were  any  more  big  nuggets  they  were  not  to  be 
found  just  then.  The  thousand-dollar  contributions 
were  becoming  like  angels’  visits,  few  and  far  be¬ 
tween.  Therefore  he  turned  his  attention  to  gentle¬ 
men  of  “letters”  again,  as  the  public  were  becoming 
extremely  anxious  to  have  the  mystery  cleared  up. 

The  mayor  of  a  city  stands  as  the  representative  of 
the  thousands,  or  the  tens  or  hundreds  of  thousands, 
who  may  place  him  in  the  municipal  chair.  It  is 
his  duty  not  only  to  execute  the  laws,  but  to  propose 
measures  of  public  utility  from  time  to  time,  and  lead 
in  all  great  enterprises  that  may  redound  to  the  pros¬ 
perity  of  the  municipality.  It  is  a  proud  position  to 
occupy,  particularly  in  such  a  city  as  Boston,  where 
its  social  refinement,  and  the  advanced  condition  of 
all  that  is  elevating  and  ennobling  in  art  and  lit¬ 
erature  and  science,  would  necessarily  demand  that 
none  but  gentlemen  of  the  highest  ability  and  accom¬ 
plishments  should  be  called  to  fill  the  chief  executive 
office. 

Fortunately  for  Boston  the  occupants  of  this  office 
have  generally  been  men  of  the  right  stamp,  who  did 
honor  to  themselves  and  to  the  city ;  and  at  this  time 
she  was  represented  by  one  of  her  noblest  sons,  the 
Hon.  Nathaniel  B.  Shurtleff,  a  lineal  descendant  of 


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the  Pilgrim  Fathers  who  first  set  foot  on  Plymouth 
Rock. 

From  the  date  of  their  landing  from  the  Mayflower 
up  to  the  present  day,  nothing  had  taken  place  in  the 
musical  history  of  the  land,  or  in  the  way  of  a  national 
or  any  other  celebration,  that  would  so  indelibly  mark 
the  era  of  its  occurrence  as  the  proposed  Jubilee.  It 
would  be  one  of  the  things  to  be  remembered  in  all 
coming  time,  —  one  of  the  “  Boston  notions  ”  that 
would  distinguish  her  above  all  other  cities. 

For  this  reason  it  was  thought  that  those  who  held 
high  office  in  the  city  and  State  would  not  withhold 
such  assistance  as  they  might  be  able  to  render,  when 
they  considered  the  fact  that  so  remarkable  an  event 
would  ever  remain  associated  with  the  period  of  their 
respective  administrations. 

With  these  impressions  the  writer  called  at  the 
Mayor’s  office  in  the  City  Hall,  and  upon  being  ush¬ 
ered  into  the  presence  of  his  Honor,  the  plan  was  laid 
before  him. 

He  read  and  he  questioned ;  he  looked  and  he  lis¬ 
tened  ;  and  there  is  no  doubt  whatever  that  he  was 
not  only  surprised,  but  astonished.  There  was  no  time 
to  be  lost,  and  Mr.  Gilmore  made  the  most  respectful 
but  persistent  efforts  to  obtain  a  letter  of  approval  on 
the  spot.  But  the  prudent  Mayor  of  Boston  was  in  no 
hurry  to  sign  a  document  in  favor  of  an  undertaking 
that  proposed  to  set  the  whole  nation  singing  “Hail 
Columbia !  ”  without  knowing  the  why  and  the  where¬ 
fore.  He  liked  the  idea  very  much ;  appreciated  the 
necessity  for  immediate  action ;  would  study  the  pro¬ 
spectus,  and  give  his  opinion  at  the  earliest  possible 
moment. 

The  following  beautiful  letter  was  the  result  of  his 
reflections :  — 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


107 


Mayor’s  Office,- City  Hall, 
Boston,  January  2,  1869. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  — The  plan  which  you  have  originated  for  a  great 
National  Peace  Jubilee  to  be  held  in  this  city  during  the  com¬ 
ing  summer,  after  mature  deliberation,  strikes  me  most  favor¬ 
ably.  Our  dear  oountry,  which  of  late  has  suffered  so  much 
from  the  saddening  effects  of  domestic  strife,  ought  to  rejoice 
most  fervently  in  the  delightful  thought  of  peace  and  the 
restoration  of  our  ancient  harmony  and  friendships  to  all  the 
sons  of  our  glorious  Union. 

This  celebration,  if  carried  out  in  the  manner  which  you 
represent,  —  and  of  that  I  have  no  doubt,  —  will  strike  the  most 
harmonious  chord  of  human  nature,  even  of  those  who,  like 
myself,  have  no  pretensions  to  a  knowledge  of  the  divine 
science  of  Music.  In  your  well-devised  and  extraordinary 
undertaking  you  have  my  best  wishes  for  success,  and  the 
fullest  assurance  of  my  most  hearty  co-operation. 

Very  respectfully  yours, 

NATHANIEL  B.  SHURTLEFF. 

Was  there  any  other  gentleman  whose  written  ap¬ 
proval  would  increase  the  force  of  the  fact  that  the 
Peace  Jubilee  idea  deserved  support,  and  was  worthy 
of  even  the  nation’s  recognition  ? 

After  some  consideration  the  projector  saw  that, 
having  obtained  the  indorsement  of  one  of  the  most 
honored  and  brilliant  leaders  of  one  political  party, 
Colonel  Charles  G.  Greene,  it  would  be  highly  neces¬ 
sary  to  procure  the  indorsement  of  a  leader  in  the 
other  party  of  equally  distinguished  ability  and  in¬ 
fluence. 

Who  was  the  man  ?  He  thought  of  many  who  had 
done  yeoman  service  by  voice  and  pen  during  the  late 
conflict,  and  whose  advocacy  of  his  cause  would  give 
it  great  strength.  But  there  was  one  to  whom  loyalty 
and  patriotism  pointed  as  possessing  more  of  the  quali¬ 
ties  of  a  statesman  and  successful  man  of  business  than 


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any  one  he  knew,  —  and  that  man  was  the  Hon.  Alex¬ 
ander  II.  Rice,  late  member  of  Congress.  His  elo¬ 
quence  in  the  national  legislature  had  drawn  all  ears 
and  fired  all  hearts  with  his  noble  enthusiasm  in  the 
cause  of  freedom  and  union  in  the  gloomy  days  pre¬ 
ceding  the  rebellion,  and  throughout  the  great  strug¬ 
gle  he  had  been  among  the  foremost  in  sustaining 
the  government.  He  was  calm  and  dignified  in 
the  hour  of  debate.  When  the  hot  words  of  others 
were  scorching  the  air  like  flying  missiles  of  hate,  his 
words  of  wisdom  turned  back  the  dark  waves  of  pas¬ 
sion  into  the  steady  current  of  Christian  patriotism. 
He  was  patient  and  forbearing  until  forbearance  ceased 
to  be  a  virtue ;  but  when  the  flood-gates  of  his  soul 
were  opened  his  powerful  eloquence  swept  away  every 
opposing  obstacle.  He  rose  with  the  occasion,  was  the 
man  for  the  hour.  A  truly  loyal,  brave,  and  uncom¬ 
promising  defender  of  the  nation  against  every  foe 
within  or  without  that  dare  assail  it. 

To  secure  the  good-will  of  Mr.  Rice,  therefore,  was 
the  present  duty  of  the  projector;  and  calling  at  his 
office  he  found  him  quietly  seated  reading  the  Con¬ 
gressional  doings  of  the  day. 

From  the  hints  already  thrown  out  by  the  press, 
and  from  general  rumor,  Mr.  Rice,  with  his  far-reach¬ 
ing  and  comprehensive  foresight,  already  felt  that 
some  very  important  event  was  about  dawning  upon 
Boston  and  the  country ;  and  when  he  saw  the  mu¬ 
sical  man  enter  his  office  he  felt  that  the  bearer  of 
despatches  in  relation  to  the  “  great  mystery  ”  had 
arrived. 

With  his  intuitive  perception  it  did  not  take  Mr. 
Rice  long  to  comprehend  the  character,  the  object, 
and  the  magnitude  of  the  proposed  Peace  Festival. 
After  a  careful  reading  of  the  prospectus  he  expressed 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


109 


the  warmest  approval  of  the  idea,  and  asked  its  author 
to  remain  for  his  written  opinion. 

The  following  letter  bears  the  impress  of  his  clear 
mind,  and  proved  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  supports 
with  which  the  projector  could  have  fortified  his  po¬ 
sition  :  — 

Boston,  January  4,  1869. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  I  have  been  much  interested  in  learning  the 
particulars  of  the  Grand  Musical  Peace  Festival,  originated 
and  proposed  by  you,  to  take  place  in  this  city  in  June  next. 

Of  your  ability  to  bring  it  to  a  successful  consummation,  if 
properly  supported,  I  have  no  doubt  whatever ;  and  if  carried 
out  on  the  scale  upon  which  it  has  been  projected,  it  will  be  one 
of  the  grandest  public  entertainments  possible,  and  one  of  the 
sublimest  musical  festivals  of  any  age  or  country. 

Nothing  could  more  fitly  inaugurate  that  era  of  peace  and 
national  harmony  which  we  hope  may  hereafter  prevail,  than 
the  great  combination  of  instruments  and  the  grand  chorus  of 
twenty  thousand  voices  which  you  propose,  joined  with  the 
chiming  of  festal  bells,  and  the  merry  salvos  of  that  artillery 
which  was  but  lately  so  terrible  in  our  fraternal  strife. 

The  occasion  would  be  one  of  national  and  historic  impor¬ 
tance  ;  and  I  heartily  wish  you  the  complete  success  which 
alone  can  reward  your  enterprise  and  perseverance  in  so  vast 
and  unique  an  undertaking. 

I  am,  dear  sir, 

Yery  truly  your  friend, 

ALEXANDER  H.  RICE. 

While  Mr.  Rice  was  writing  the  above  strong  and 
stirring  letter  it  never  occurred  to  him  that  he  would, 
at  a  later  day,  be  called  upon  to  fill  the  most  prominent 
position  in  connection  with  the  enterprise,  —  that  of 
President  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association, 
—  and  also  to  perform  a  most  important  part  in  the 
programme  of  exercises,  that  of  delivering  the  address 
upon  the  restoration  of  the  Union  and  the  blessings 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


of  Peace  throughout  the  land.  In  each  position  he 
acquitted  himself  not  only  to  the  great  satisfaction 
of  liis  audience  and  all  concerned,  but  in  such  man¬ 
ner  as  to  bring  honor  upon  himself  and  the  occasion, 
upon  the  city  of  Boston  and  the  whole  country.  The 
record  of  his  labors  and  his  success  in  these  respon¬ 
sible  positions  in  connection  with  the  Jubilee  will  ap¬ 
pear  hereafter. 

Oh !  what  was  to  be  done  ?  Mr.  Gilmore  had  heard 
that  some  of  the  enterprising  correspondents  of  the 
New  York  press  were  in  possession  of  all  the  facts  of 
the  Jubilee,  that  the  news  would  be  out  in  New  York 
before  it  wTas  announced  in  Boston,  and  perhaps  those 
terrible  editors  would  blow  the  whole  thing  sky  high. 
He  remembered  that  he  had  once  very  narrowly  es¬ 
caped  being  heralded  as  a  lunatic  in  New  York,  while 
making  an  effort  to  have  the  Peace  Jubilee  take  place 
in  that  city.  Ever  since  then  he  had  kept  a  sharp 
eye  upon  the  “  Gothamites  ”  ;  and  now,  while  he  was 
preparing  a  broadside  that  would  make  their  ears  ring, 
he  wished  to  avoid  any  premature  explosion.  After 
he  had  let  go  his  heavy  artillery,  he  expected  to 
hear  some  terrific  howling,  but  it  would  be  too  late ; 
and  he  felt  satisfied  that  even  the  unmerciful  giant- 
scribes  of  New  York  would  be  compelled  to  surrender 
in  good  time  and  join  in  the  general  feu  de  joie. 

Who  were  these  dangerous  marplots  ?  Where  were 
they  to  be  found  ?  Detachments  were  sent  out  to 
scour  the  city,  and  at  length  they  were  discovered 
in  the  very  act  of  sending  off  their  surreptitious  mes¬ 
sages.  The  seals  were  broken,  and  when  the  contents 
fell  under  the  eye  of  the  Jubilee-man  he  was  as¬ 
tounded.  Every  feature  of  the  stupendous  “Boston 
notion  ”  —  already  monstrous  in  its  proportions  —  was 
so  magnified  and  distorted  that  all  creation  would 


GKEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


Ill 


have  been  terrified  in  anticipation  of  such  a  scream 
from  the  American  eagle ;  and  the  metropolitan  yell 
in  advance  would  have  reduced  the  bona  fide  Boston 
hooray  to  the  comparison  of  sounding  a  penny-whistle 
after  the  screech  of  a  locomotive.  The  consequences 
of  such  a  catastrophe  would  have  proved  fatal  to  the 
feast  of  Peace  and  Harmony  which  was  being  so  care¬ 
fully  prepared  for  the  delectation  of  the  nation. 

The  projector  explained  the  position  of  affairs  to  the 
alarming  news-purveyors,  and  begged  off  for  a  few 
days.  Appreciating  the  delicacy  and  danger  of  the 
“  situation,”  they  magnanimously  agreed  to  “  tone 
down”  to  the  “little  idea”  itself,  and  to  suppress 
despatches  for  a  day  or  two  longer,  that  the  plans 
might  be  more  fully  matured.  But  it  was  deemed 
prudent  to  watch  them  very  closely.  To  seize  the 
hand  in  the  very  act  of  drawing  the  lanyard  was  a 
bold  proceeding,  and  you  might  be  sure  they  would 
get  their  guns  off  at  the  first  opportunity.  0,  what  a 
lucky  escape  for  the  cause  and  the  projector  that  they 
were  discovered  and  held  back  at  such  a  critical  mo¬ 
ment  !  He  shuddered  to  think  of  it.  But  all  was  safe 
for  the  present,  and  immediate  destruction  prevented. 

The  greatest  despatch  was  now  used  to  complete 
arrangements.  Mr.  Gilmore  had  been  quite  success¬ 
ful  in  obtaining  both  subscriptions  and  letters  the  last 
few  days.  What  other  indorsements  were  necessary  ? 
Had  he  not  sufficient  for  every  purpose  ? 

“  No,  no,”  answered  the  inward  prompter ;  the 
gubernatorial  voice  of  Massachusetts  must  be  heard. 
Without  that  the  announcement  would  be  incom¬ 
plete.  The  Old  Bay  State  must  sound  her  clarion 
call.  Whatever  she  says  is  right  will  be  done ;  the 
whole  nation  will  accept  her  leadership,  and  smoke 
the  pipe  or  sing  the  song  of  “  Peace  ”  with  her.  Away, 


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then,  to  the  State  House  to  call  upon  her  distin¬ 
guished  son,  Governor  Alexander  II.  Bullock,  who  so 
ably  tills  the  chair  once  occupied  by  such  men  of 
mark  as  John  Hancock,  Samuel  Adams,  Levi  Lincoln, 
John  Davis,  Edward  Everett,  and  by  his  immediate 
predecessor,  the  great-hearted  John  A.  Andrew. 

“  The  Governor  is  very  busy  preparing  his  farewell 
address,”  said  a  polite  page  as  Mr.  Gilmore  asked  for 
admission  to  his  room,  “  but  I  guess  he  will  see  you. 
I  will  go  and  inquire.” 

The  page  returns  with  an  invitation  to  walk  in, 
and  the  applicant  at  once  presented  himself  before 
his  Excellency. 

“  Governor,  I  am  very  sorry  to  trespass  upon  you 
now,  when  your  time  is  so  precious ;  but  my  story  is 
short  and  can  be  told  in  a  few  moments.” 

“I  think  I  know  your  business,”  replied  the  Gover¬ 
nor  ;  “  you  desire  to  say  something  about  the  great 
Musical  Festival  to  which  the  papers  have  been  allud¬ 
ing  for  some  days.” 

How  he  knew  the  man  of  this  mystery  was  before 
him,  unless  he  had  heard  of  the  matter  through  pri¬ 
vate  sources,  rather  puzzled  his  petitioner,  who  replied  : 
“  Yes,  sir ;  and  I  have  come  to  ask  some  indorsement 
from  you  to  add  strength  to  the  cause.” 

“  The  pressure  of  duty  upon  me  at  present,”  said  his 
Excellency,  u  should  prevent  even  this  interview ;  but  I 
am  disposed  to  do  anything  in  my  power  to  help  you. 
If  you  will  call  at  my  rooms  at  the  Tremont  House, 
say  at  five  o’clock,”  —  it  was  then  about  eleven,  a.  m., 
—  ‘‘I  shall  by  that  time  acquaint  myself  with  the  par¬ 
ticulars  of  your  prospectus,  and  place  my  name  to  such 
a.  document  as  will  be  satisfactory  to  you.  From  what 
I  have  heard  already  about  the  project,  there  is  no 
danger  of  too  much  being  said  in  its  favor.” 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


113 


This  was  glorious ;  and  admission  to  the  Governor's 
presence  at  this  moment,  when  he  was  literally  covered 
with  documents,  and  the  evidences  of  his  busy  pen 
were  lying  thick  about  him,  was  indeed  a  compliment 
which  the  visitor  did  not  fail  to  appreciate. 

Mr.  Gilmore  retired  with  the  feeling  that  Ameri¬ 
cans  generally  had  a  wonderful  power  for  despatching 
business,  and  possessed  greater  administrative  ability, 
quicker  and  clearer  comprehension,  and  entertained 
broader  views  of  men  and  things,  and  were  better 
qualified  to  govern  or  to  be  governed,  than  any  other 
people  upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

While  his  thoughts  were  thus  employed  the  projector 
was  hastening  his  steps  towards  the  residence  of  that 
true  Christian  gentleman,  Lieutenant-Governor  Claflin, 
whose  door-bell  he  rang  with  such  force  as  to  imply 
that  some  one  was  in  great  haste  to  gain  admission. 

u  Is  the  Governor  in  ?  ” 

“  Ah,  walk  in,  Mr.  Gilmore.  Yes,  he  is ;  but  he  is  very 
busy  preparing  his  inaugural,  and  he  has  refused  to  see 
many  callers  to-day.  There  are  a  number  of  gentle¬ 
men  waiting  to  see  him  now,  and  I ’m  afraid  your 
chances  are  very  small.  You  know  he  is  to  succeed 
Governor  Bullock  in  a  few  days,  and  his  time  is  very 
much  occupied  in  making  the  necessary  preparations.” 

“Well,”  replied  the  interrogator,  whose  case  was 
not  like  that  of  an  office-seeker,  “  my  business  will  not 
detain  him  long ;  I  must  see  him  for  a  moment  if 
possible.  Go  and  see  if  I  can  be  admitted.” 

Private  Secretary,  Colonel  Charles  H.  Taylor,  speaks 
from  above :  “  Walk  up,  Mr.  Gilmore ;  the  Governor 
will  see  you.” 

“  Governor,  it  is  too  bad,”  said  the  fresh  arrival, 
“  to  interrupt  you  now,  when  every  moment  of  your 
time  is  so  valuable ;  but  I  will  make  known  my  busi¬ 
ness  in  the  fewest  words  possible.” 

8 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Upon  hearing  a  little  of  the  marvellous  tale,  his 
Excellency’s  features,  which  at  first  wore  an  expres¬ 
sion  of  fatigue,  now  softened,  and  the  light  of  a 
pleasant  smile  irradiated  his  honest  countenance.  He 
became  so  interested  that,  notwithstanding  the  press¬ 
ure  of  callers  and  of  business,  he  took  the  prospectus 
and  read  it  through  from  beginning  to  end. 

As  he  finished  he  asked,  "Well,  Mr.  Gilmore,  what 
do  you  desire  I  should  do  for  you  ?  ” 

“  My  dear  sir,”  responded  the  writer,  "there  is  just 
one  thing  you  can  do  that  will  strike  the  right  chord. 
I  have  a  number  of  letters  from  eminent  gentle¬ 
men  highly  indorsing  the  plan,  and  Governor  Bullock 
is  to  give  me  another  at  five  o’clock.  As  I  do  not 
wish  to  put  you  to  the  trouble  of  writing  a  long  letter 
in  your  present  press  of  business,  permit  me  to  sug¬ 
gest  —  and  you  may  write  it  in  the  fewest  words  pos¬ 
sible, —  that,  to  show  your  feelings  and  appreciation  of 
the  proposed  national  celebration,  you  authorize  your 
name  to  be  placed  upon  the  subscription-list  for  — 
well,  whatever  amount  you  may  see  fit  to  subscribe. 
That  kind  of  music  will  have  the  right  ring  when  all 
the  letters  appear,  as  they  will,  in  to-morrow’s  papers.” 

The  Governor  smiled  audibly ;  he  probably  thought 
it  a  bold  stroke  to  offer  to  let  him  off  with  a  short 
letter,  simply  by  his  subscribing  a  thousand  dollars  or 
so  towards  the  undertaking ! 

His  Excellency  took  the  hint,  nevertheless,  as  the 
following  communication,  received  from  him  shortly 
after,  proves. 

Boston,  January  5,  1869. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  I  have  received  a  copy  of  your  circular,  in  which 
is  proposed  “  a  National  Peace  Jubilee  and  Musical  Festival,  to 
commemorate  the  restoration  of  peace  and  union  throughout  the 
land.”  Inasmuch  as  music  inspired  our  soldiers  in  the  late 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


115 


war  in  their  weary  marches  and  on  hard-fought  battle-fields, 
and  was  withal  a  valuable  auxiliary  in  securing  our  victories,  I 
think  “  the  restoration  of  peace  and  union  ”  could  be  celebrated 
in  no  more  appropriate  manner,  and  I  very  willingly  add-  my 
name  to  the  list  of  subscribers. 

I  am  yours  truly, 

WILLIAM  CLAFLIN. 

The  paragraphs  thrown  out  by  the  Boston  press 
had  been  extensively  copied  by  the  papers  throughout 
the  country,  and  everybody  was  on  the  qui  vive  to 
know  more  about  what  was  to  happen. 

“  To-morrow  they  shall  know  it.  All  these  letters 
and  the  prospectus  will  appear  in  every  paper  in  Bos¬ 
ton,”  said  the  projector  to  himself,  as  he  rushed  along 
in  the  direction  of  the  Tremont  House  to  receive  Gov¬ 
ernor  Bullock’s  letter. 

“Ah,  here  you  are,  Mr.  Gilmore,  just  to  the  minute,” 
said  his  Excellency,  looking  at  his  watch.  “  All  ready 
but  my  signature.”  The  Governor  commenced  read¬ 
ing  as  follows .-  — 

Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts, 
Executive  Department,  Boston,  January  5,  1869. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  I  have  read  with  great  satisfaction  your  pro¬ 
spectus  for  a  national  musical  demonstration  to  take  place  in 
the  city  of  Boston  in  June  next,  to  celebrate  the  return  of 
peace  and  the  restoration  of  the  Union. 

The  time  is  wisely  chosen,  —  during  the  week  in  which  oc¬ 
curs  the  anniversary  of  that  great  battle  fought  by  our  fathers, 
which,  in  its .  results,  demonstrated  the  power  and  capacity  of 
the  Colonies  to  secure  their  independence. 

The  occasion  is  auspicious  also  from  the  fact  that  by  that 
time  the  administration  of  the  government,  after  years  of  dis¬ 
astrous  war,  will  have  been  successfully  inaugurated  under  the 
direction  of  that  wise,  prudent,  and  sagacious  General  to  whose 
energy  and  skill  the  country  is  so  largely  indebted  for  its  pres¬ 
ervation. 


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I  cannot  doubt  that  tlie  occasion  itself,  and  the  sympathy 
which  the  announcement  of  such  a  demonstration  will  create 
throughout  the  country,  will  secure  for  it  the  approval  and  co¬ 
operation  of  all  the  people. 

Such  an  assemblage  as  you  propose  may  do  very  much  toward 
alleviating  the  sufferings  of  the  widows  and  orphans  of  those 
who  died  that  the  Union  might  live,  and  at  the  same  time 
strengthen  the  bonds  of  peace,  friendship,  and  good-will  which, 
I  trust,  will  forever  combine  in  our  National  Unity. 

The  announcement  of  your  impressive  and  well-conceived 
project  will  strike  a  national  chord  that  should  thrill  in  every 
heart. 

With  my  best  wishes  for  your  success  and  with  assurance  of  my 
warmest  sympathy  in  your  laudable  and  patriotic  undertaking, 

I  remain  very  truly  yours, 

ALEXANDER  H.  BULLOCK. 

“  Splendid,  sir,”  said  the  visitor,  delighted  to  see 
affixed  a  name  that  would  convince  the  nation  that 
Massachusetts  was  all  right  on  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

“  Now,”  said  the  overjoyed  traveller  to  himself  as  he 
left  the  Governor’s  room,  “  what  more  do  I  want  in 
the  way  of  indorsement  ?  Here  are  letters  which 
speak  the  voice  of  Boston  and  of  Massachusetts,  of 
politics,  business,  and  art !  Are  they  not  sufficient  to 
satisfy  the  whole  country  of  the  feasibility  and  appro¬ 
priateness  of  this  great  Festival?  Do  I  need  another 
word  to  start  with?” 

“  Yes,  there  is  just  one  more  indorsement  that  I  do 
need,  —  a  letter,  a  blessing  upon  the  undertaking, 
from  some  eminent  clergyman.  0  for  a  word  of  in¬ 
spiration  from  the  warm  heart  of  some  great  Christian 
hero,  —  some  devout  man  of  God  who  not  only  points 
to  heaven,  but  leads  the  way !  ” 

“  It  is  too  late ;  there  is  not  a  moment  to  spare.” 

O,  what  a  sad  commentary  upon  our  busy  lives  ! 
What  should  come  first  comes  last,  and  often  not  at 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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all.  But  when  —  through  the  aid  of  the  press  and  the 
purse  —  all  doubt  is  removed,  and  the  great  Jubilee 
becomes  a  fact,  then  shall  they  who  are  now  thought 
of  last  be  the  first  called  to  consecrate  the  Temple 
of  Peace  with  holy  prayer. 

Where  man’s  work  ends  God’s  begins.  The  pulpit, 
the  press,  and  the  purse,  are  the  trinity  of  spiritual, 
intellectual,  and  materialistic  forces  that  carry  for¬ 
ward  the  great  work  of  civilization.  Combined  they 
can  accomplish  anything  in  the  power  of  man  to  ac¬ 
complish.  With  their  aid,  if  God  so  wills,  a  Universal 
Jubilee  of  Peace  may  at  no  far-distant  day  bring  all 
nations  together  in  a  grand  festival  of  joy. 

The  “  press  ”  are  calling  for  “  copy  ” ;  they  feel  a 
little  annoyed  that  it  has  not  been  furnished  ear¬ 
lier;  but  that  was  impossible.  Here  it  is,  gentlemen, 
—  the  prospectus  and  all  the  letters.  May  Heaven 
reward  you  for  the  friendly  and  honorable  part  you 
have  acted  in  withholding  from  the  public  the  par¬ 
ticulars  of  the  Jubilee  until  all  that  could  be  done 
has  been  done  to  create  a  favorable  impression !  Let 
the  people  to-morrow  morning  be  roused  by  the  dis¬ 
charge  of  the  whole  broadside  through  your  columns, 
and  may  every  city  and  State  in  the  Union  catch 
up  the  echo,  until  all  hearts  shall  beat  in  unison  with 
the  watchwords  of  this  great  musical  gathering, — 

arch  itaian. 

On  the  following  day  the  “  great  mystery  ”  was  un¬ 
ravelled  ;  the  prospectus  and  all  the  letters  of  indorse¬ 
ment  appeared  in  the  Boston  papers  and  created  a 
great  sensation.  Here  follows  the  prospectus  in  full, 
as  near  like  the  original  typographically  as  space  will 
permit,  and  retaining  all  the  distinctive  features  of 
that  well-conned  document. 


AND 

iWti0ic«iI  JirsfilmJ, 

TO  BE  HELD  • 

IN  THE  CITY  OP  BOSTON, 

On  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  and  Thursday, 


June  15,  16,  and.  17,  1869, 

TO  COMMEMORATE 

THE  RESTORATION  OF  PEACE  AND  UNION 

THROUGHOUT  THE  LAND. 


This  most  important  event  in  American  History  to  be  celebrated  by  the  grandest 

outpouring  of 


gattonal,  ^Patriotic,  Sublime  glusit 

EVER  HEARD  UPON  THE  AMERICAN  CONTINENT. 


THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES,  MEMBERS  OF  HIS  CABINET, 
MEMBERS  OF  CONGRESS,  HEADS  OF  DEPARTMENTS, 

AND  THE  GOVERNORS  OF  ALL  THE  STATES, 

TO  BE  INVITED. 


A1S0, 

THE  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  FOREIGN  GOVERNMENTS  AT  WASHINGTON,  AND  MANY 
OTHER  DISTINGUISHED  GUESTS  FROM  ALL  PARTS  OF 
THE  COUNTRY  AND  ABROAD. 


AN  IMMENSE  COLISEUM, 

Capable  of  accommodating  Fifty  Thousand  Persons,  to  be  erected  especially  for 

this  occasion,  to  be 

MAGNIFICENTLY  DECORATED, 

Historically  Emblematic  of  State  and  National  Progress  since  the 
Formation  of  the  Union. 


fMSpMtttis  of  the  ^togeamine. 


FIRST  DAY. 

TUESDAY,  JUNE  15,  1869. 


THE  FESTIVAL  TO  BE  INAUGURATED  AT  NOON  ON  THE  FIRST  DAT  BY 

And  the  Delivery  of  ADDRESSES  welcoming  all  distinguished  guests  and 
visitors  to  Boston  and  to  Massachusetts 

ALSO, 

A  CONGRATULATORY  ADDRESS 

ON  THE  RESTORATION  OF  PEACE  AND  UNION  THROUGHOUT  THE  LAND. 

TO  BE  FOLLOWED  BY  A 

Grand  National  Concert, 

THE  PRINCIPAL  FEATURE  OF  WHICH  WELL  BE  A 


GREAT  CHORUS  OF  TWENTY  THOUSAND  VOICES, 

SELECTED  FROM  THE  SCHOOLS  OF  BOSTON  UST>  ITS  VICINITY , 

WHO  WILL  SING  NATIONAL  AIRS  AND  HYMNS  OF  PEACE, 

ACCOMPANIED  BY  A  GRAND  ORCHESTRA  OF 

ONE  THOUSAND  MUSICIANS, 

INCLUDING  ALL  THE  LEADING  BANDS  AND  BEST  PERFORMERS  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES,  WITH 
THE  ADDITIONAL  ACCOMPANYING  EFFECTS  OF 

Artillery  and  Infantry  Firing,  Chiming  of  Bells,  etc. 


The  following  description  of  the  manner  in  which  the  several  pieces  selected  for  this  Concert  will 
he  performed  may  serve  to  give  some  idea  of  the  grand  effect  to  he  produced :  — 

THE  PROGRAMME  WILL  OPEN  WITH 

THE  NATIONAL  ANTHEM, -“HAIL  COLUMBIA,” 

WHICH  WILL  BE  RENDERED  IN  THE  FOLLOWING  MANNER  : 

SYMPHONY,  —  Hail  Columbia,  once  through  by  the  Full  Band  of  One  Thou¬ 
sand  Performers. 

1st  VERSE,  —  Full  Band  of  One  Thousand  Performers,  and  Grand  Chorus  of 
Twenty  Thousand  Voices. 

2d  VERSE,  —  Full  Band,  Grand  Chorus,  and  Chiming  of  all  the  Bells  in  the 
City. 

3d  and  LAST  VERSE,  —  Full  Band  of  One  Thousand,  Grand  Chorus  of  Twenty- 
Thousand,  Bells  Chiming,  Drums  Rolling,  Infantry  Firing,  and  Cannon 
pealing  in  the  distance,  in  exact  time  with  the  Music. 

Note.  — The  Bells  will  be  rung  and  the  Cannon  fired  by  electricity  from  the  Music  Stand. 


Several  Pieces  upon  the  Programme,  including  the  National  Airs  of  Eng¬ 
land,  France,  Russia,  Prussia,  Austria,  and  other  nations, 
will  be  performed  with  similsr  Grand  Effects. 


SECOND  DAY. 

WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  16,  1869. 


GRAND  CLASSICAL  PROGRAMME.  .  .  SYMPHONY  AND  ORATORIO. 

THE  PROGRAMME  WILL  OPEN  WITH 

WAGNER’S  OVERTURE  TO  TANNHAUSER, 

BY  THE  FULL  BAND  OF  ONE  THOUSAND  PERFORMERS. 

ALL  THE  MUSICAL  SOCIETIES  IN  NEW  ENGLAND 

AND  ELSEWHERE  AVAILABLE  TO  BE  UNITED, 

FORMING  THE  GREATEST  ORATORIO  CHORUS  EVER  ASSEMBLED, 

EITHER  IN  EUROPE  OR  AMERICA. 

The  following  majestic  Selections  from  the  great  Oratorios  will  be  produced  by  the  entire  Chorus, 
with  accompaniments  by  the 

GRAND  ORCHESTRA  OF  ONE  THOUSAND  PERFORMERS  : 

The  Heavens  are  telling  the  Glory  of  God.  From  Haydn’s  Creation. 
See  the  Conquering  Hero  comes.  From  Handel’s  Judas  Maccabazus. 
The  Hallelujah  Chorus.  From  Handel’s  Messiah. 

Thanks  be  to  God.  From  Mendelssohn’s  Elijah. 

Beethoven’s  Greatest  Work,  The  Ninth  Symphony, 

WILL  BE  PRODUCED  IN  ITS  GRANDEST  FORM. 

This,  the  greatest  Vocal  and  Instrumental  Concert  ever  given  in  any  part  of  the  world,  will 

CONCLUDE  WITH  ROSSINI’S  OVERTURE  TO  WILLIAM  TELL, 

Performed  bf  the  Full  Orchestra  of  One  Thousand  Instrumentalists. 


THIRD  DAY. 

THURSDAY,  JUNE  17,  1869. 


Anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Bill.  .  .  Patriotic  and  Military  Programme. 


GRAND  CONCERT  FOR  THE  iULTITUDE. 

The  musical  exercises  to  be  preceded  by  an  appropriate  Historical  Address  in  honor  of  the  day,  to 
be  followed  by  a  Choice  Programme  of  Popular  and  Familiar  Music. 

THE  SELECTIONS  WILL  INCLUDE 

AUBER’S  OVERTURE  TO  FRA  DIAVOLO. 

Arranged  for  Grand  Orchestra  of  One  Thousand  Performers.  Fifty  Trumpeters 
performing  the  solo  part  usually  played  by  one  Trumpet. 

THE  FAVORITE  SCENA  FROM  IL  TROVATORE,  INTRODUCING 

VERDI’S  ANVIL  CHORUS, 

Will  he  brought  out  with  Grand  Chorus,  Pull  Band  of  One  Thousand  Performers, 
One  Hundred  Anvils,  several  Drum  Corps, 

Artillery,  Bells,  &c. 

THE  PROGRAMME  WILL  ALSO  INCLUDE 

A  GRAND  PEACE  MARCH, 

Composed  expressly  for  this  occasion,  and  Dedicated  to  the  People  of  America 
by  an  eminent  European  Author. 


THE  PEACE  JUBILEE  WILL  CLOSE  ON  THE  EVENING  OF  THE 
17th  OF  JUNE  BY  A 

Grand  Festive  Kntertainment^ 

WITH  MUSIC  BY  THE  FULL  BAND. 

( The  particulars  of  which  will  be  announced  hereafter.) 

For  this  occasion  the  seats  will  be  removed  from  the  great  Parquet  of  the  Coliseum,  thereby 
giving  an  opportunity  for  an  interchange  of  congratulations  and  friendly  greetings, 
and  of  bringing  to  a  happ}7  close  the  most  imposing  musical  ceremonies 
and  one  of  the  grandest  National  Gatherings  that 
has  ever  adorned  the  pages  of  History. 

The  scale  upon  which  it  is  proposed  to  carry  out  this  festival  will  represent  in  its  magnitude  and 
splendor  the  greatest  cause  for  National  rejoicing  that  the  American  people 
have  ever  been  called  upon  to  celebrate,  namely  : 

THE  RESTORATION  OF  PEACE  AND  UNION 

THROUGHOUT  THE  LAND. 

It  will  bring  together  in  fraternal  greeting  the  leading  men  of  the  nation,  and  people  from  all 
parts  of  the  land,  and,  aside  from  its  significance  as 

The  First  Grand  National  Reunion 

SINCE  THE  CLOSE  OF  THE  WAR, 

IT  WILL  BE  THE  GREATEST 

Jf mt  ofSuWimt  mrtr  Inspiring  Ipartwnrg 

THAT  HAS  EVER  BEEN  HEARD  IN  ANT  PART  OF  THE  WORLD. 


SUBSCRIPTION  SEASON  TICKET, 

Admitting  Three  to  all  Concerts  and  other  Entertainments  thronghout  the 

Festival, 

ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS. 

Fifteen  Hundred  Subscribers  will  secure  the  entire  fulfilment  of  the  undertaking. 

Subscribers  for  Season  Tickets  will  be  entitled  to  a  first  choice  of  Reserved  Seats. 

Subscription  Books  may  now  be  found  at  the  Principal  Hotels,  and  also  in  several  prominent  Mer¬ 
cantile  Houses,  representing  various  branches  of  business  in  Boston. 

No  moneys  to  be  collected  until  the  necessary  number  of  Subscribers  are  obtained  and  Committees  or¬ 
ganized,  and  then  only  through  agents  appointed  by  the  Subscription  and  Finance  Committee. 

Popular  Prices  (according  to  location  of  seats),  for  single  admission  to  each  entertainment,  will  be 
fixed  as  soon  as  a  sufficient  number  of  Season  Tickets  are  subscribed  for  to  guarantee  the  suc¬ 
cess  of  the  Festival. 

The  interior  of  the  great  Coliseum  will  be  magnificently  decorated,  and  will  be  arranged  as  a  Par¬ 
quet,  Parquet  Circle,  Balcony,  Dress  Circle,  and  Promenade  Gallery,  and  will  contain  seats 
for  Fifty  Thousand  Persons. 

Information  concerning  Special  Railroad  Arrangements,  and  Full  Particulars  of  all  Ceremonies, 
Entertainments ,  and  Festivities,  connected  with  this  National  Peace  Jubilee,  will  be  made 
known  in  due  time. 


DISPOSITION  OF  THE  PROFITS. 

The  entire  profits  arising  from  this  National  Peace  Festival  to  be  distributed  among  all  the  Cities 
and  Towns  throughout  the  Country,  for  the  relief  of  the  distressed  Widows  and  Orphans  of 
those  who  fell  during  the  Rebellion. 

The  sum  given  to  each  City  or  Town  to  be  in  proportion  to  the  number  of  Season  Tickets  sub¬ 
scribed  for  by  the  people  of —  or  in  the  name  of —  each  place.  Each  Season  Ticket  will  entitle 
the  City  or  Town  to  which  it  is  credited  to  one  share  in  the  entire  profits. 

At  the  close  of  the  Festival  a  full  list  of  the  names  of  Subscribers  and  of  the  Cities  and  Towns  for 
which  they  have  subscribed,  together  witli  the  amounts  to  be  given  to  each  City  and  Town,  will 
be  published  for  the  information  of  Subscribers  and  the  Public. 


Several  of  the  ablest  members  of  the  Musical  Profession ,  as  also  many  gentlemen  deeply  interested 
in  the  advancement  of  the  art,  have  expressed  their  hearty  willingness  to  ao  all  in  their  power 
for  the  success  of  this  undertaking.  It  is  now  respectfully  submitted  .by  the  Projector,  P.  S. 
Gilmore,  for  the  consideration  of  the  Public,  more  especially  the  Merchants  and  Citizens  of 
Boston.  With  their  indorsement,  the  restoration  of  Peace  and  Union  will  be  celebrated  by 

The  Grandest  Musical  Demonstration  that  the  World 
has  ever  known. 


122 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


As  the  projector  had  anticipated,  the  announcement 
struck  a  chord  that  vibrated  from  Maine  to  California. 
The  prospectus  was  copied  by  most  all  the  leading 
journals  in  the  country,  and  as  a  general  thing  com¬ 
mented  upon  with  great  favor.  The  following  ex¬ 
tracts  will  show  the  warm  interest  of  the  Boston 
press  in  spreading  abroad  the  particulars  of  the  en¬ 
terprise  :  — 

From  the  Boston  Post. 

....  This  Musical  Festival  it  is  intended  to  make  the  event 
of  this  eventful  time  by  crowning  with  its  rich  and  splendid  gifts 
the  great  work  that  has  been  accomplished  for  Union  and  Peace. 
The  plan  is  in  able  hands,  and,  with  the  ready  and  generous  sup¬ 
port  of  the  citizens  of  Boston,  will  be  wrought  out  in  a  glorious 
success.  The  most  distinguished  men  of  the  land  are  to  be  in¬ 
vited  to  participate  in  the  ceremonies,  which  will  continue  for 
three  days.  The  masters  of  music  are  to  be  assembled  to  lead, 
direct,  and  fill  out  the  measure  of  the  plan.  A  grand  Coliseum  is 
to  be  erected  on  the  Common,  capable  of  sheltering  many  thou¬ 
sands  of  people.  Singing,  speaking,  the  music  of  monster  bands, 
the  chiming  of  bells,  the  roar  of  responsive  cannon,  military  dis¬ 
plays,  and  the  freest  manifestations  of  popular  joy  will,  in  unison, 
give  voice  to  the  pervading,  inspiring  sentiment  of  the  hour,  and 
furnish  a  timely  starting-point  for  the  nation  on  its  new  career  of 
peace  and  prosperity.  This  is  not  to  be  merely  a  local  affair  ;  its 
aim  is  national  and  its  spirit  that  of  the  largest  patriotism.  Bos¬ 
ton  will  offer  the  people  of  the  whole  country  the  warmest  wel¬ 
come  as  they  assemble  here  in  June  to  celebrate  with  them  the 
return  of  Peace.  It  is  intended  to  make  all  who  are  present  of 
one  heart  and  one  mind  on  the  subject  which  calls  them  together. 

From  the  Boston  Advertiser. 

In  accordance  with  previous  announcement  we  lay  before  our 
readers  this  morning  the  full  plan  of  the  project  for  an  extraordi¬ 
nary  Musical  Festival  to  take  place  in  this  city  next  June.  Com¬ 
pared  with  any  similar  undertaking  in  the  history  of  the  world, 
the  boldness  of  its  conception  and  the  magnitude  of  its  propor¬ 
tions  must  certainly  be  deemed  surprising.  When  we  say  that 
the  immense  cost  of  the  demonstration  has  been  closely  calcu¬ 
lated,  and  all  the  laborious  details  necessary  to  its  successful  con- 


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summation  fully  considered  and  attended  to,  we  pay  but  a  de¬ 
served  compliment  to  the  courage,  executive  skill,  and  indomi¬ 
table  zeal  of  its  projector,  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore. 

From  the  Boston  Transcript. 

The  Great  National  Peace  Jubilee.  —  The  programme  for  this 
proposed  gigantic  celebration,  so  far  as  the  details  have  been  set¬ 
tled,  will  be  found  upon  our  first  page.  It  is  the  result  of  long 
and  patient  thought  and  inquiry  on  the  part  of  its  projector,  who 
has  a  genius  for  devising  and  a  practical  talent  for  executing 
novel  and  large  enterprises.  His  undertaking,  in  the  present  in¬ 
stance,  is  meeting  with  favor  and  liberal  support ;  and  if  the  com¬ 
munity  continue  to  aid  it,  as  they  have  begun  to  do  —  of  which 
there  can  be  no  doubt  —  it  will  cease  in  a  few  days  to  be  a't  all  a 
doubtful  experiment.  Indeed,  it  would  be  entirely  safe  to  speak 
of  the  project  now  as  one  sure  to  be  carried  through.  Of  one 
thing  the  public  may  be  certain,  —  the  ground  has  been  carefully 
surveyed,  the  scheme  has  been  wrought  out  with  the  nicest  cal¬ 
culations  ;  and  with  the  adequate  co-operation  that  will  not  be 
withheld,  Boston  may  early  next  summer  witness  a  scene  never 
surpassed  by  any  like  festival  anywhere.  The  season  selected  for 
it  is  most  appropriate,  and  the  prospect  a  fair  one  that  perfect 
days  in  June  will  find  Boston  Common  the  centre  of  attraction  for 
thousands  upon  thousands. 

From  the  Boston  Traveller. 

All  the  arrangements  for  Mr.  Gilmore’s  great  National  Musical 
Festival  are  going  on  swimmingly.  The  undertaking  is  a  most 
gigantic  one,  but  we  are  certain  that  it  will  be  successfully  con¬ 
summated.  By  the  way,  there  appears  to  be  a  misunderstanding 
on  the  part  of  the  press  of  other  cities  in  regard  to  the  matter  of 
subscriptions,  and  it  is  stated  in  several  journals  that  the  full 
number  of  fifteen  hundred  subscriptions  at  one  hundred  dollars 
each,  which  is  necessary  to  insure  the  complete  success  of  the 
project,  have  been  already  obtained.  Such  is  not  the  case.  Al¬ 
though  Mr.  Gilmore  is  receiving  all  the  encouragement  he  could 
expect,  and  though  our  merchants  and  others  are  responding 
most  liberally,  yet,  inasmuch  as  the  subscription  books  have  only 
just  been  opened,  it  is  unreasonable  to  suppose  that  in  that  brief 
space  of  time  all  the  subscriptions  would,  or  indeed  could,  be 
taken  up.  But  the  number  of  subscribers  is  not  to  be  confined  to 
fifteen  hundred.  We  hope  to  see  it  swell  up  to  fifteen  thousand 


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and  upwards,  and  before  the  time  arrives  for  the  commencement 
of  the  Festival,  we  believe  the  subscriptions  will  reach  that  fig¬ 
ure.  The  object  for  which  the  Festival  is  given  is  indeed  a  noble 
one,  and  we  are  certain  the  response  of  our  citizens  will  be  as 
great  as  the  object  is  praiseworthy.  To  relieve  the  distressed  is 
at  all  times  commendable,  but  when  we  know  that  the  profits 
arising  from  this  gigantic  scheme  will  be  given  for  the  relief  of 
the  distresses  of  the  widows  and  orphans  of  those  to  whom  we 
are  indebted  for  the  permanency  and  restoration  of  the  Union, 
the  commendation  bestowed  upon  the  enterprise  should  be  un¬ 
stinted.  There  is  not  a  city  or  town  in  the  country  but  should 
have  its  representatives  among  the  subscribers.  The  Festival 
must  be  a  success.  But  of  that  there  can  be  no  question,  for  suc¬ 
cess  is  as  certain  as  to-morrow’s  sun.  The  press  of  the  country 
can  do  its  share  in  contributing  to  this  success,  and  we  trust  it 
will  give  the  Festival  all  that  encouragement  it  so  richly  merits. 

From  the  Saturday  Evening  Gazette. 

We  freely  give  two  columns  of  our  space  to-day  to  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more’s  programme  of  the  ceremonies  which  are  to  attend  the  cel¬ 
ebration  of  the  great  Peace  Jubilee  in  this  city  next  June.  The 
public  are  deeply  interested  in  this  matter,  and  we  wish  to  give 
them  an  opportunity  to  examine  it  in  all  its  details.  The  plan  has 
been  carefully  matured  ;  Mr.  Gilmore  has  spent  much  thought  and 
labor  on  it  during-  the  past  year,  and  has  received  the  warmest 
encouragement  from  some  of  our  best  men  in  business  and  pro¬ 
fessional  life.  His  enthusiasm  on  the  subject  seems  to  have  com¬ 
municated  itself  to  all  classes  of  our  community,  and  we  have 
every  reason  to  think  that  the  anticipations  regarding  it  will  be 
fully  realized. 

From  the  Boston  Sunday  Times. 

The  Peace  Jubilee.  —  We  show  our  faith  in  the  success  of  the 
movement  for  the  grand  musical  celebration  in  this  city  next  June, 
by  giving,  free  of  charge  to  the  managers,  two  of  our  most  valu¬ 
able  columns  for  the  publication  of  the  programme.  It  is  not  for 
the  citizens  of  Boston  to  ask  each  other  “  Will  it  succeed  ?  ”  but 
they  should  go  to  work  at  once  to  make  it  succeed.  The  hearty 
manner  in  which  the  proposition  has  been  received  by  our  most 
prominent  business  men,  from  whom  subscriptions  have  been  pour¬ 
ing  in,  as  well  as  the  cordial  co-operation  promised  from  every  mu¬ 
sician  of  note,  leave  scarcely  a  doubt  as  to  the  consummation  of 
the  plans  thus  far  inaugurated.  Mr.  Gilmore  has  been  untiring 


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in  his  efforts,  and  has  already  accomplished  marvels  in  executing 
details  which  required  the  head  of  a  commanding  general.  Let 
all  our  public-spirited  citizens  come  forward  at  once  with  their 
subscriptions,  and  they  will  help  confer  not  only  honor  upon  Bos¬ 
ton,  but  will  add  to  its  material  prosperity  to  a  degree  which  a 
superficial  view  of  the  proposed  enterprise  would  scarcely  cause 
them  to  credit.  Should  the  Festival  occur  at  the  time  appointed, 
the  presence  of  General  Grant  and  the  most  distinguished  men  of 
the  nation  can  be  counted  on  with  certainty. 

From  the  Boston  Sunday  Herald. 

The  Mammoth  Musical  Festival.  —  It  will  doubtless  be  a 
source  of  satisfaction  to  the  community  not  only  of  Boston,  but 
of  all  New  England,  if  not  of  the  whole  country,  to  learn  that  the 
arrangements  for  the  grand  Musical  Festival  to  be  given  in  June 
next,  in  honor  of  the  restoration  of  peace,  are  progressing  most 
favorably.  The  magnitude  and  boldness  of  the  enterprise  are 
such  that  it  has  already  been  heard  of  far  and  wide,  and  we  have 
yet  to  learn  of  a  single  individual  who  has  given  the  scheme  even 
a  casual  consideration  who  has  not  yielded  his  cordial  approval 
to  it. 

The  plan  of  the  contemplated  Coliseum  exhibited  in  one  of  our 
Washington  Street  windows  during  the  past  few  days  has  at¬ 
tracted  great  notice,  and  formed  an  interesting  object  of  study, 
giving  to  the  pedestrians  a  very  good  idea  of  the  magnitude  of 
the  project.  Mr.  Gilmore  informs  us  that  the  subscription  books 
are  being  rapidly  filled  up  ;  the  merchants,  and  men  of  influence 
and  affluence  in  other  departments  of  business,  coming  forward 
and  giving  their  cordial  support  to  the  enterprise  with  a  freedom 
and  alacrity  which  speak  most  encouragingly  for  its  ultimate 
fruition.  It  will  be  a  long  and  an  arduous  task  to  complete  the 
details ;  but  time  is  ample  and  the  signs  at  present  are  porten¬ 
tous  of  success. 

From  the  Boston  Journal. 

Mr.  Gilmore’s  Grand  Musical  Project.  —  We  are  happy  to 
hear  that  our  business  men  are  giving  the  most  cordial  support 
to  the  enterprise  which  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  has  brought  forward. 
For  nearly  two  years  Mr.  Gilmore  has  been  engaged  in  preparing 
his  plans,  and  we  know  that  he  is  imbued  with  the  most  disinter¬ 
ested  intentions  in  his  efforts  to  make  it  a  great  success.  It  is  a 
matter  in  which  every  citizen  will  take  a  pride,  for  it  must  reflect 
upon  Boston  a  degree  of  credit  throughout  the  world  which  will 


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not  only  be  gratifying,  but  will  be  beneficial.  It  is  an  original 
conception,  and  if  our  readers  but  knew  the  thought,  the  labor, 
and  the  patience  already  required  to  bring  the  plan  to  its  present 
condition,  they  would  appreciate  the  magnitude  of  this  great  un¬ 
dertaking. 

It  is  a  coincidence  worthy  of  remark,  though  not 
a  pleasant  experience  to  recall,  that  just  at  this  stage 
of  the  actual  effort,  when  the  plan  was  fully  made 
known  to  the  public,  the  originator  was  completely 
prostrated  and  confined  to  his  room  for  several  days  ; 
and  that  likewise  when  he  had  reached  this  point  in 
the  preparation  of  its  history  he  was  compelled  to  drop 
the  pen  from  a  similar  cause.  After  a  few  weeks’  ill¬ 
ness  he  resumes  the  task  of  putting  upon  record  the 
various  means  employed  to  make  the  National  Peace 
Jubilee  a  triumphant  success. 

During  the  days  of  his  illness  in  the  first  instance, 
while  the  whole  community  were  having  something 
to  say  for  or  against  the  possibility  of  carrying  out 
such  a  programme  as  he  had  presented,  the  house  of 
the  projector  seemed  to  be  particularly  attractive  to 
that  prying,  speculative  class  who  always  think  they 
smell  a  fortune  in  having  some  connection  with  any 
undertaking  that  promises  success.  They  are  the 
camp-followers  of  every  great  enterprise,  hoping  to 
pick  up  something  useful  to  themselves,  and  are  ever 
in  the  way  of  those  who  are  endeavoring  to  push 
ahead.  Like  bees  round  a  sugar-hogshead,  they  swarm 
in  and  out,  never  bringing  anything,  but  always  tak¬ 
ing  something  away  to  put  in  their  own  hives,  and 
by  their  constant  buzzing  would  make  you  believe 
they  are  the  most  disinterested  workers  imaginable. 
Yet  there  are  many  who,  although  entirely  selfish  in 
their  motives,  do  much  to  help  along  the  car  of  Pro¬ 
gress  when  they  find  it  in  motion. 


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Not  expecting  a  rush  of  such  enterprising  visitors, 
the  invalid  had  given  orders  to  admit  any  one  who 
might  particularly  desire  to  see  him,  as  it  was  possible 
his  business  might  be  important.  Early  on  the  morn¬ 
ing  of  the  publication  of  the  Jubilee  prospectus  a  gen¬ 
tleman  called  who  was  very  desirous  of  obtaining  the 
contract  to  furnish  the  lumber  for  the  Coliseum.  He 
represented  an  extensive  firm  in  New  York,  and  his 
appearance  at  that  time  proved  at  least  that  New 
York  was  wide  awake  in  mercantile  matters,  and  had 
an  eye  to  the  main  chance.  “  The  early  bird  catches 
the  worm”  was  evidently  the  motto  of  some  of  her 
business  men  :  a  very  good  motto  for  those  who  would 
thrive  to  follow.  But  to  talk  to  a  sick  man  about 
making  a  contract  for  several  cargoes  of  lumber, — 
especially  when  his  experience  in  that  line  had  never 
extended  beyond  the  purchase  of  a  cord  of  fire-wood, 
—  was  altogether  too  much  of  a  dose  for  him  just 
then ;  so  the  consideration  of  the  lumber  question  was 
respectfully  postponed  to  a  later  day. 

Next  came  three  individuals  who  had  no  business  in 
particular,  but  who  wanted  business,  and  seemed  per¬ 
fectly  willing  to  take  hold  of  anything  that  might 
turn  up.  From  their  appearance  the  patient  judged 
it  prudent  to  keep  an  eye  upon  them,  lest  they  should 
“  take  hold  ”  of  something  before  they  left  the  house  ! 

This  sort  of  procession,  made  up  of  parties  upon 
every  conceivable  errand  in  their  own  interest,  — 
even  to  applicants  for  the  privilege  of  selling  lemon¬ 
ade,  gingerbread,  and  peanuts  within  the  contemplated 
Coliseum,  —  continued  till  the  over-visited  and  com¬ 
pletely  disgusted  individual  in  bed,  submitting  to  the 
advice  of  his  physician,  Dr.  Charles  D.  Homans,  refused 
to  see  any  more  callers  till  he  was  in  better  condition 
to  consider  their  claims. 


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Perhaps  it  was  well  the  projector  was  confined  to 
his  room  for  several  clays  after  the  announcement  of 
the  Festival.  Had  he  been  upon  the  street  he  would 
undoubtedly  have  found  it  impossible  to  answer  all  the 
questions  of  the  curious ;  but  by  the  time  he  was  able 
to  be  out  the  enthusiasm  of  the  more  impressible  and 
excitable  was  on  the  wane,  and  the  community  in  gen¬ 
eral  began  to  look  upon  the  Great  Idea  as  a  nine 
days’  wonder,  and  to  give  it  the  go-by.  “  It  was  alto¬ 
gether  too  big  for  Boston,”  said  some.  “New  York 
would  put  it  through.  She  was  used  to  great  under¬ 
takings.”  “  I ’ve  been  told  that  Gilmore  tried  to  start 
it  there,”  replied  a  bystander,  “  and  they  thought  he 
was  crazy.”  “Well,”  said  another,  “I  guess  there  are 
a  good  many  in  Boston  to-day  who  think  so  too.  No 
sane  man  would  ever  have  dreamed  of  such  a  thing ! 
Who ’s  going  to  give  him  a  hundred  dollars  a  ticket  to 
hear  such  a  racket  ?  Does  he  think  folks  are  fools  ?  ” 
“  ’T  is  n’t  a  hundred  dollars  a  ticket ;  you  just  read 
his  programme  through,  and  you  ’ll  see.”  “  0  bosh ! 
I ’ve  read  enough  to  know  that  he  can’t  carry  out  any 
such  nonsense  in  this  city.” 

It  was  now  nine  or  ten  days  since  the  programme 
had  been  given  to  the  public,  and  besides  the  inci¬ 
dental  street  talk  he  occasionally  overheard  or  that 
was  reported  to  him,  it  was  the  privately  expressed 
opinion  of  many  well-informed  parties,  even  at  this 
early  stage,  that  the  undertaking  could  not  succeed, — 
that  “  the  solid  men  of  Boston  ”  had  held  a  meeting 
and  examined  the  plan  before  it  was  made  public,  and 
would  have  nothing  whatever  to  do  with  it,  as  it  was 
on  altogether  too  extravagant  a  scale.  0,  what  a 
doleful  sound  was  this  to  the  ear  of  him  who  had  so 
long  nurtured  with  parental  fondness  the  inspiring 
thought !  From  its  inception  to  its  development  he 


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had  felt  buoyed  up  with  the  hope  of  presenting  it  to 
the  public,  as  he  had  now  done,  with  every  necessary 
indorsement  and  argument  in  its  favor  except  the  one 
thing  needful,  —  the  pecuniary  means  to  carry  it  into 
execution.  The  very  greatness  of  the  undertaking  he 
thought,  when  fully  made  known,  would  meet  with 
such  a  generous  response  from  those  who  loved  to 
grasp  great  enterprises,  that  there  would  be  no  doubt 
of  its  being  carried  forward  to  completion. 

To  hear  from  every  side  that  it  could  not  succeed 
now,  after  all  that  had  been  done,  and  while  the  press 
of  the  country  were  still  speaking  of  it  in  terms  of 
admiration  and  encouragement,  was  indeed  most  pain¬ 
ful.  With  all  the  care  bestowed  upon  his  early  move¬ 
ments,  and  the  precaution  taken  to  silence  opposition, 
his  friendly  enemies  now  began  warily  to  show  the 
cloven  foot.  “  Pooh  !  we  never  believed  in  it !  ”  they 
said.  “  Gilmore  is  a  good  fellow,  and  we  did  not  like 
to  oppose  him,  he  seemed  so  taken  up  with  his  1  great 
idea.’  The  whole  thing  amounts  to  nothing  more  than 
a  great  big  flash  in  the  pan.  It ’s  all  over  now !  ”  So 
they  had  thought ;  so  they  now  began  to  express  them¬ 
selves.  Even  friends  and  acquaintances  commenced  to 
pass  him  by  without  the  usual  recognition.  He  how¬ 
ever  was  not  to  be  discouraged.  With  a  deeper  deter¬ 
mination  he  resolved  that,  though  he  should  find  the 
way  blocked  at  every  step,  he  would  not  permit  the 
predictions  of  the  non-believers  to  be  verified.  The 
word  “ Failure”  should  not  be  written  over  the  grave 
of  his  enterprise  if  it  were  in  the  power  of  man  to 
prevent  it. 

With  the  return  of  health  and  strength  the  fire  of 
his  enthusiasm  was  rekindled,  and  burned  brighter 
than  ever.  Indeed  it  was  needed,  for  now  commenced’ 
the  real  struggle  that  called  for  all  his  resources  of 

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mind  and  body.  True,  there  was  nothing  wanted  but 
money,  —  nothing  but  money  !  Without  that  what  were 
every  other  advantage  in  the  competitions  of  the 
world  ?  It  is  the  lifeblood  of  business,  the  bone  and 
sinew  of  the  giant  Trade.  It  is  the  granite  that  under¬ 
lies  every  other  strata,  the  solid,  enduring  basis  on 
which  every  time-defying  structure  must  be  built. 
Without  that  he  could  not  go  on.  He  must  have  it. 
How  and  where  should  it  be  obtained  ?  “  Ah,  there ’s 

the  rub  !  ”  But  we  shall  see. 

The  press  had  heralded  the  proposition  all  over  the 
land,  and  from  far  and  near  came  back  one  enthusias¬ 
tic  response  in  its  favor,  and  inquiry  was  beginning  to 
be  made,  u  When  is  the  great  Coliseum  going  up  ?  ” 
Excursions  to  Boston  were  even  now  being  talked  of 
in  anticipation  of  the  great  event.  Would  the  proud 
old  Trimountain  city  let  the  enterprise  fall  through 
after  it  had  been  proclaimed  abroad  so  widely?  Nev¬ 
er  !  The  beacon-light  of  peace  and  harmony  flashed 
far  its  welcome  rays.  Should  it  prove  a  false  light, 
gladdening  the  eye  for  a  moment,  and  then  going  out 
in  darkness,  or  should  it  continue  to  gleam  forth  from 
the  three-hilled  city,  growing  brighter  and  brighter  till 
it  illuminated  the  whole  musical  world ?  Yes;  perish 
every  other  ambition,  that  light  should  be  maintained. 
Boston  should  prove  herself  worthy  the  name  and 
reputation  of  being  considered  the  first  city  on  the 
continent  in  matters  of  art.  Mr.  Gilmore  felt  that 
with  him  honor,  fortune,  ay,  life  itself,  were  now  at 
stake.  Should  he  fail  the  ridicule  of  the  world  would 
follow  him.  “  Here  is  a  man  who  began  to  build 
before  counting  the  cost,”  would  be  said.  “He  at¬ 
tempted  a  Babel  tower  of  music,  but  never  reached 
even  the  confusion  of  sounds  that  would  inevitably 
have  followed.”  “  Peace  Jubilee  Gilmore  ”  would  have 


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become  a  by- word  and  a  reproach.  “  The  greatest 
musical  failure  of  the  age  ”  would  be  pronounced  his 
most  fitting  epitaph.  No,  no :  to  save  himself  from 
such  ignominy  he  must  succeed. 

But  he  was  prompted  by  higher  and  holier  motives 
than  mere  worldly  achievement.  The  clear  conscious¬ 
ness  of  being  engaged  in  a  great  and  good  work,  —  a 
work  in  the  cause  of  music,  of  art,  of  pure  patriotism 
and  lofty  virtues,  of  peace,  of  union,  and  of  religion  ; 
—  these  he  felt  had  made  him  the  medium  of  their 
advancement,  and  this  thought  gave  him  strength  to 
fight  the  battle  till  success  was  won. 

At  this  stage  of  the  proceedings  it  would  have  been 
unwise  to  call  a  meeting  of  merchants  or  citizens  to 
take  action  upon  the  proposition.  Since  the  day  that 
Mr.  Gray  and  the  gentlemen  before  whom  he  had  laid 
the  plan  had  decided  not  to  take  any  interest  in  it 
(and  this  very  soon  became  Well  known  in  mercantile 
circles),  merchants  or  citizens,  as  a  body,  could  not  be 
expected  to  unite  at  once  in  carrying  out  that  which 
the  “  solid  men”  refused  to  encourage.  Success  now 
could  only  be  reached  by  the  most  skilful  engineer¬ 
ing,  and  all  that  the  projector  could  do  was  to  go  on 
sapping  and  mining,  throwing  up  his  parallels  nearer 
and  nearer,  and  pushing  the  good  work  forward  as 
fast  as  circumstances  would  permit.  He  must  work 
in  the  face  of  the  enemy,  exposed  to  many  a  random 
shot;  but  the  greater  the  opposition  brought  against 
him  the  greater  the  glory  of  success. 

Any  quantity  of  advice  and  suggestion  was  given 
by  enthusiasts,  but  subscriptions  had  come  almost  to 
a  dead  stop.  Yet  there  were  some  noble  spirits  who 
stepped  forward  so  soon  as  the  opportunity  was  given 
them  to  place  their  names  upon  the  golden-lettered 
list.  .  An  .impression  began  to  gain  ground  that  a  very 


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large  amount  had  already  been  subscribed,  and  great 
curiosity  was  manifested  to  know  just  how  the  matter 
stood  pecuniarily.  Mr.  Gilmore  saw  he  could  let  in 
a  ray  of  sunshine  to  brighten  the  dark  clouds  that 
overhung  the  work  by  giving  the  names  of  six  or  eight 
who  had  subscribed  as  many  thousand  dollars ;  but  as 
this  was  a  very  small  part  of  the  sum  required,  he  con¬ 
cluded  to  let  Rumor  tell  her  wonderful  tales,  until 
such  time  as  he  might  be  able  to  show  a  longer  and 
stronger  array  of  influential  names. 

Notwithstanding  men  of  means  in  Boston  were  so 
slow  in  coming  forward  in  aid  of  the  movement,  (prob¬ 
ably  the  same  class  would  have  been  slower  still,  if  not 
immovable,  in  any  other  city,)  it  was  cheering  to  know 
that  almost  the  entire  musical  fraternity  were  in  full 
sympathy  with  the  spirit  of  the  project.  So  deep  and 
thrilling  and  harmonious  a  chord  had  never  been 
struck  in  musicdom  before,  and  letters  from  near 
and  far,  from  individuals  and  from  societies,  offering 
to  join  the  mammoth  chorus,  began  pouring  in  like  a 
deluge. 

As  everything  connected  with  the  Jubilee  was  on  a 
colossal  scale,  and  nothing  short  of  the  most  perfect 
system  would  insure  entire  success,  it  was  of  the  first 
importance  that  the  strictest  order  and  discipline 
should  prevail  in  the  organization  and  conduct  of 
every  department.  While  this  course  would  be  pur¬ 
sued  as  fast  as  the  various  parts  of  the  work  assumed 
definite  shape,  the  thing  that  took  precedence  of  all, 
and  without  which  neither  coliseum,  chorus,  orches¬ 
tra,  nor  any  other  feature  of  the  great  undertaking 
could  be  carried  out,  was  raising  the  funds.  Several 
subscribers  for  season  tickets  were  added  to  the  list 
after  the  publication  of  the  prospectus ;  but  subscrip¬ 
tions  came  in  slowly,  and  were  rarely  voluntary, — 


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generally  they  were  obtained  by  the  most  persevering 
application  on  the  part  of  the  writer  or  his  solicitors. 

Among  the  very  first  to  send  congratulations,  and  to 
subscribe  to  the  Festival  after  its  public  announce¬ 
ment,  was  that  estimable  lady  Mrs.  Harrison  Gray  Otis, 
whose  benevolence  of  heart  and  generous  bestowal  of 
her  means  have  distinguished  her  above  all  other 
women  in  our  own  community,  and  given  her  a  na¬ 
tional  reputation.  The  note  is  as  follows,  and,  re¬ 
ceived  by  Mr.  Gilmore  during  his  illness,  it  came  like 
hope  and  sunshine  to  buoy  him  up  in  the  hour  of  his 
mental  and  physical  prostration. 

Mrs.  HARRISON  Gray  Otis,  having  carefully  examined  Mr. 
P.  S.  Gilmore's  programme  for  w  A  Grand  Peace  Concert  ”  on 
Boston  Common  in  the  leafy  month  of  “June  next ;  and  believing 
that ,  notwithstanding  its  colossal  proportions ,  the  result  will  prove 
abundantly  harmonious ,  and  a  decided  success  in  his  unfailing  hands , 
—  charity  and  musick  blending ,  —  begs  to  have  her  name  added  to 
the  list  of  subscribers. 

41  Mt.  Vernon  St. 

•Jth  January ,  1869. 

•  Her  long  and  earnest  efforts,  joined  with  those  of 
the  silver-tongued  Everett,  to  secure  to  the  country 
the  undisputed  possession  of  the  grounds  of  Mount 
Vernon,  where  lived  and  died  the  immortal  Washing¬ 
ton,  and  which  hold  his  sacred  ashes,  —  these  noble 
efforts  alone  were  sufficient  to  secure  her  the  love  and 
gratitude  of  every  true  American,  while  her  untiring 
labors  and  personal  sacrifices,  to  aid  and  comfort  the 
soldiers  in  camp  and  field  during  the  late  war  for  the 
Union,  will  keep  alive  her  remembrance  long  after 
the  “boys  in  blue”  of  the  present  day  have  obeyed 
the  last  order  of  the  Great  Commander  to  join  the 
Grand  Army  above.  To  her  also,  more  than  to  all 
others,  belongs  the  credit  of  having  the  22d  of  Feb- 


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ruary,  the  Birthday  of  Washington,  recognized  as  a 
legal  holiday,  thus  adding  another  to  the  few  days  of 
general  recreation  with  which  the  American  people 
indulge  themselves. 

Other  letters  were  also  received  immediately  follow¬ 
ing  the  announcement,  among  them  one  full  of  heart 
and  encouragement  from  the  noble  and  liberal  Colonel 
W.  Y.  Hutchings,  requesting  his  name  to  be  placed 
upon  the  list  for  several  season  tickets ;  also  a  strong 
indorsement  from  the  firm  of  Moseley  and  Hodgman, 
iron  merchants,  who  not  only  contributed  liberally 
by  subscribing  for  season  tickets,  but  also  offered  to 
furnish  the  one  hundred  anvils  for  the  u  Anvil  Chorus.” 

This  timely  offer  was  gratefully  accepted,  and,  as 
the  papers  at  the  time  expressed  it,  it  relieved  the 
mind  of  the  projector  of  one  of  the  weightiest  of  his 
heavy  cares. 

To  bring  the  matter  fairly  and  squarely  before  the 
merchants  and  business  men  of  Boston,  and  to  test  the 
strength  of  their  good-will  towards  the  enterprise,  the 
projector  proposed  preparing  a  number  of  subscrip¬ 
tion  books,  one  for  each  prominent  branch  of  business, 
and  then  soliciting  some  active  member  of  a  leading 
firm  in  each  branch,  to  devote  a  few  hours  to  can¬ 
vassing  his  special  line  of  trade.  It  was  evident  that, 
if  the  services  of  this  class  of  canvassers  could  be 
secured,  a  large  sum  would  be  promptly  raised. 

Nearly  one  hundred  books  were  prepared,  with  the 
prospectus  on  the  opening  pages,  and  labelled  with 
the  name  and  style  of  as  many  different  branches  of 
business.  To  place  them  in  the  hands  of  those  who 
would  not  only  contribute  themselves,  but  would  also 
take  an  interest  in  obtaining  contributions  from  oth¬ 
ers,  was  now  the  aim  of  the  originator.  He  therefore 
called  upon  Mr.  Curtis  Guild,  editor  and  proprietor  of 


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that  popular  and  excellent  paper  the  Commercial  Bul¬ 
letin,  for  the  needed  information.  Upon  learning 
the  object  of  the  visit,  Mr.  Guild  said  :  “  There  is 
an  organization  of  gentlemen  known  as  the  ‘  Commer¬ 
cial  Club,’  representing  every  important  branch  of 
business  in  the  city,  who  meet  once  a  month  to  talk 
over  matters  in  a  social  way.  They  are  just  the  par¬ 
ties  who,  if  they  see  fit,  can  aid  you  in  carrying  out 
your  idea,  —  that  of  circulating  subscription  books 
among  the  various  branches  of  trade.  I  would  recom¬ 
mend  you  to  await  their  next  meeting,  which  will  take 
place  in  two  weeks ;  and  perhaps  it  may  be  arranged 
that  you  appear  in  person  and  lay  your  plans  before 
them.  Upon  this  point  I  would  advise  you  to  consult 
Major  George  0.  Carpenter,  who  is  an  influential  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  club.” 

It  seemed  a  long  time  to  wait ;  but  as  nothing  better 
could  be  done;  the  suggestion  was  adopted.  In  the 
mean  time  the  writer  found  an  abundance  of  employ¬ 
ment.  To  keep  the  idea  well  before  the  public  was 
an  absolute  necessity,  and  among  the  various  means 
employed,  Mr.  George  Coolidge,  publisher  of  the  Bos¬ 
ton  Almanac,  proposed  to  issue  a  monthly  magazine 
in  the  interest  of  the  Jubilee,  and  to  pay  into  the 
Festival  treasury  one  half  of  all  profits  which  might 
arise  from  its  publication.  The  only  privilege  he  asked 
was,  that  he  should  be  the  only  party  authorized  to 
publish  such  a  work  officially.  He  expected  to  obtain 
remuneration  for  his  outlay  principally  from  business 
advertisements,  which,  in  addition  to  information  con- 
cerning  the  Jubilee,  would  be  prominently  inserted  in 
the  magazine.  His  proposition  was  accepted,  with  the 
proviso  that  it  should  be  no  expense  or  risk  whatever 
to  the  undertaking.  Over  fifty  thousand  copies  of  this 
monthly  were  issued.  It  was  printed  in  an  attractive 


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style,  and  Mr.  Coolidge  performed  his  part  with  great 
energy  and  fidelity,  and  his  magazine  proved  to  be  of 
much  advantage  to  the  Festival. 

Other  gentlemen,  ambitious  to  do  something  for 
themselves  as  well  as  the  Jubilee,  were  working  hard 
at  this  time,  and  deserve  credit  for  their  labors,  espe¬ 
cially  Mr.  A.  G.  Hills,  who  was  the  first  who  became 
earnestly  and  actively  engaged  in  soliciting  aid  for  the 
enterprise.  He  fought  many  battles,  compelled  num¬ 
bers  to  surrender,  and  was  of  great  service  to  the  cause 
in  various  ways. 

Many  who  entered  the  field  as  solicitors  for  sub¬ 
scriptions  retired  after  one  or  two  days’  experience. 
But  excitement  ran  so  high,  and  confidence  in  the 
easy  accomplishment  of  the  undertaking  was  so  fixed 
in  some  minds,  that,  among  others,  three  gentlemen, 
canvassers  of  great  energy  and  ability,  agreed  to  raise 
the  sum  of  Fifty  Thousand  Dollars  within  thirty  days 
for  a  small  consideration.  They  were  to  receive  five 
per  cent  on  the  full  amount,  as  soon  as  it  was  paid  into 
the  Festival  treasury,  provided  it  was  raised  in  the 
time  named ;  but  if  the  whole  amount  was  not  raised  in 
the  thirty  days ,  they  were  to  have  no  claim  whatever 
for  services  rendered.  These  Avere  the  conditions. 
They  felt  confident  beyond  a  doubt  of  being  able  to 
fulfil  all  they  proposed ;  ay,  more,  it  was  their  belief 
that  they  could  raise  the  above  amount  in  one  Aveek. 
The  papers  Avere  drawn  up,  and  the  parties  Avent  to 
work  in  good  earnest.  The  projector  called  upon  one 
of  the  go-ahead  three,  a  fine  fellow,  late  in  the  after¬ 
noon  of  his  first  day  to  learn  the  result  of  his  effort, 
and  found  him  struggling  to  get  out  of  a  huge  pair 
of  snoAv-boots,  —  for  the  day  had  been  very  stormy,  — 
looking  anything  but  jubilant.  He  was  a  wetter  and 
a  Aviser  man  than  when  he  started  out  in  the  morning, 


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fresh  and  full  of  enthusiasm.  He  had  come  to  the  con¬ 
clusion  that  it  was  not  so  easy  to  raise  even  fifty  thou¬ 
sand  dollars  for  the  great  National  Peace  Festival  as 
he  imagined ;  and  from  that  moment  he  “  did  n’t 
believe  the  ‘ day  o’  Jubilee’  would  be  seen  in  Boston 
in  a  hurry.”  The  rest  of  the  party,  after  several  days’ 
experience,  arrived  at  the  same  conclusion,  and  gave 
up  the  work  in  despair. 

Another  enthusiastic  gentleman,  who  had  been  in 
the  Quartermaster’s  Department  in  the  army,  and 
knew  all  about  issuing  orders,  filling  out  requisitions, 
and  so  on,  was  very  anxious  to  be  connected  in  some 
way  with  carrying  out  the  great  idea.  He  clearly  saw 
that  there  was  an  immense  amount  of  work  ahead,  and 
recommended  leasing  a  large  building  at  once,  and 
employing  several  clerks  and  superintendents  to  look 
after  the  various  departments. 

“  That  is  all  very  well,  my  dear  sir,”  acknowledged 
the  projector;  “but  where  is  your' money?  Without 
that  what  is  the  use  of  buildings  or  clerks  ?  If  you 
will  go  to  work  and  raise  sufficient  funds  to  insure  the 
success  of  the  Peace  Jubilee,  you  will  prove  yourself 
worthy  to  be  made  Generalissimo  of  the  whole  affair ! 
It  will  be  time  enough  to  employ  clerks  and  all  that 
after  the  means  to  carry  out  the  programme  is  se¬ 
cured.” 

He  was  a  gentleman  of  excellent  address,  and  seemed 
eminently  fitted  to  present  the  matter  in  its  best  light. 
He  commenced  canvassing  in  fine  feather,  and  did  his 
very  best  to  obtain  subscribers;  but  after  a  short  strug¬ 
gle  he,  too,  retired  from  the  field  disheartened,  and 
expressed  the  opinion  that  Boston  was  not,  nor  never 
would  be,  ready  or  willing  to  subscribe  her  dollars  for 
such  a  purpose. 

These  were  dolorous  days  in  the  history  of  the 


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Jubilee.  It  seemed  to  have  fallen  into  the  Slough  of 
Despond,  and  there  was  no  friendly  hand  except  the 
bright  angel  of  hope  to  help  it  out.  An  inclination 
to  look  upon  the  whole  thing  in  the  light  of  a  bur¬ 
lesque  prevailed  to  quite  an  extent.  People  seemed 
to  think  that  a  musical  festival  upon  the  immense 
scale  proposed  would  be  nothing  more  than  a  grand 
confusion  of  sounds,  a  terrific  noise,  a  perfect  bedlam, 
which  would  probably  deafen  all  who  should  come 
within  hearing  distance ;  and  it  required  the  most 
powerful  argument  to  overcome  this  belief  among 
those  from  whom  substantial  encouragement  was  ex¬ 
pected.  Not  one  of  the  many  canvassers  for  season- 
ticket  subscribers  who  applied  for  and  accepted  posi¬ 
tions  on  the  projector’s  staff  but  struck  his  colors 
after  a  brief  engagement ;  but  some  who  deserted 
once,  twice,  thrice,  again  re-entered  the  service,  and 
were  in  at  the  grand  finale. 

Notwithstanding  these  desertions  and  discouraging 
surroundings  the  projector  pushed  slowly  ahead.  The 
great  public  were  unaware  of  the  difficulties  encoun¬ 
tered,  for  only  the  brighter  side  of  the  picture  was 
turned  to  them.  Thousand-dollar  or  even  hundred- 
dollar  subscribers  were  becoming  quite  difficult  to 
find ;  still,  there  was  one  who  had  faith  in  the  cause, 
into  whose  mind  a  single  doubt  of  final,  triumph  was 
never  permitted  to  enter,  who  pressed  matters  forward 
in  the  face  of  these  discouragements  as  if  all  were 
going  on  swimmingly. 

The  musical  people  throughout  the  country  were 
becoming  more  and  more  urgent  for  information  re¬ 
specting  the  Festival.  It  was  time  to  take  steps 
towards  organizing  the  chorus.  Mr.  Loring  B.  Barnes, 
Secretary  of  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society,  who  in 
his  warm  letter  indorsing  the  plan  stated,  “  If  I  can 


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assist  you  in  any  manner ,  command  my  services ,”  was  the 
right  man  to  superintend  that  important  department. 
Now  was  the  time  to  accept  his  offer  and  have  him 
commence  business.  Singers  everywhere  were  clam¬ 
oring  for  the  music  and  for  orders  to  organize. 

“  Mr.  Barnes,”  said  Mr.  Gilmore,  as  he  entered  the 
office  of  the  former,  “  it  is  now  time  to  commence 
forming  the  grand  chorus.  I  suppose  I  may  rely  upon 
you  to  take  charge  of  that  department.” 

“  I  regret  to  say  to  you,”  replied  Mr.  Barnes,  “  that 
it  will  be  impossible  for  me  to  do  so.  Since  I  last 
saw  you  I  have  made  a  change  in,  or  rather  an  ad¬ 
dition  to,  my  business ;  and  every  moment  of  my  time 
is  now  so  occupied  that  I  should  be  unable  to  do  jus¬ 
tice  to  the  position  you  so  kindly  offer  me,  and  which, 
under  other  circumstances,  it  would  be  a  great  pleasure 
for  me  to  fill.” 

This  was  a  severe  blow.  Mr.  Barnes  was  so  well 
qualified  for  the  office,  that  Mr.  Gilmore  made  the 
most  persistent  efforts  for  several  days  to  have  him 
reconsider  his  decision ;  but  it  was  of  no  use,  he  could 
not  be  prevailed  upon  to  accept.  With  deep  regret 
the  projector  finally  gave  up  the  hope  of  securing  the 
valuable  services  of  Mr.  Barnes,  but  could  not  help 
feeling  that  he  had  changed  his  mind  upon  the  subject 
since  the  first  interview ;  in  fact,  that  he  had  lost 
faith  in  the  plan,  and  did  not  believe  that  it  could  suc¬ 
ceed.  Indeed,  the  prospects  of  the  Festival  did  not 
look  very  encouraging  at  this  period,  and  from  the 
general  appearance  of  things  no  reasonable  man  would 
wonder  that  Mr.  Barnes’s  mind  should  undergo  some 
change,  considering  the  pressure  that  was  brought  to 
hear  upon  him.  After  he  had  committed  himself  to 
the  Jubilee  by  his  warm  letter,  he  found  that  many 
of  the  “  high-art  circle  ”  entertained  entirely  opposite 


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views  and  were  bitterly  opposed  to  the  whole  idea. 
They  were  the  ill-advisers  who,  no  doubt,  caused  him 
to  let  slip  the  golden  opportunity  of  becoming  the 
chief  head  of  the  grand  chorus ;  although  he  is  not  * 
the  man  to  be  driven  from  any  position,  unless  in  his 
own  judgment  the  ground  is  dangerous  and  untenable. 
He  closely  followed  the  fortunes  of  the  enterprise  after 
this,  —  helping  it  forward  when  it  was  advancing, 
holding  it  back  when  it  was  halting,  and  watching  its 
every  move  from  first  to  last  with  the  deepest  interest. 
If  he  had  the  slightest  ambition  to  figure  at  the  head 
of  the  greatest  oratorio  chorus  ever  organized,  he  very 
soon  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  what  a  magnificent 
chance  he  had  lost ;  he  must,  however,  give  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  the  credit  of  doing  all  that  was  possible  to  have 
him  accept  the  position.  But  Providence  provides  for 
all  things.  When  those  invited  to  occupy  prominent 
positions  at  the  feast  would  not  accept,  others  were 
sought;  and  the  declination  of  Mr.  Barnes,  although 
deeply  regretted  by  Mr.  Gilmore  at  the  time,  resulted 
in  giving  an  opportunity  to  another  gentleman,  who 
displayed  great  ability  in  perfecting  the  organization. 

Mr.  Barnes  was  not  the  only  one,  however,  who 
wavered  and  lost  courage  in  the  hour  of  clanger. 
Even  the  talented  Mr.  Eichberg,  who  had  indorsed 
the  project  so  eloquently,  gave  in  to  the  pressure, 
and  sang  base  in  the  croakers’  chorus  for  a  while,  but 
finally  rallied,  shook  off  his  besiegers,  and  took  his 
former  high  stand  among  the  supporters  of  the  fes¬ 
tival.  Many  false  prophets  in  these  days  had  arisen, 
who  predicted  the  abandonment  and  total  failure 
of  the  undertaking,  and  were  ingeniously  plotting 
to  bring  it  about.  Dark,  deep,  and  dismal  were  the 
whisperings  as  to  its  fate  among  the  “  clique.”  “  Stand 
aloof!”  was  the  watchword.  “We  must  not  give 


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the  slightest  aid  or  encouragement,  or  enter  into 
any  4  entangling  alliances  ’  with  this  enormous  musical 
monster.  Should  it  succeed,  it  will  eclipse  every¬ 
thing  hitherto  attempted,  and  we  may  never  be  able 
to  appear  to  advantage  or  rally  our  forces  again.  If 
we  wish  to  maintain  our  prestige  as  chief  caterers  to 
the  musical  taste  of  Boston,  we  must  let  this  g-r-e-a-t 
conception  severely  alone.  It  came  into  the  world 
with  a  tremendous  flourish  of  trumpets.  Hands  off! 
and  it  will  go  out  as  suddenly,  without  sign  or  sound. 
We  need  breathe  no  breath  against  it;  only  wag  our 
heads  with  grave  and  measured  solemnity  when  any 
questions  are  asked.  With  muffled  tongues  let  its 
doom  be  tolled .  The  throes  of  death  are  already 
upon  it,  and  we.  shall  soon  hear  its  last  despairing 
gasp.  But  what  a  shout  will  go  up,  and  what  rejoicing 
there  will  be  when  the  end  is  proclaimed  !  ”  Yes,  gen¬ 
tlemen,  there  teas  ;  but  it  was  the  shout  of  its  triumph 
over  all  your  malicious  and  evil  predictions,  and  there 
was  joy  and  rejoicing  not  only  among  the  good  people 
in  this  Christian  community,  but,  let  us  hope,  also . 
among  the  bright  seraphim  in  the  heavens  above. 

The  projector,  as  if  by  instinct,  knew  all  that  was 
going  on,  and  was  ready  to  meet  the  wily  foe  at  every 
point.  By  a  mysterious  inner  light  that  seemed  sud¬ 
denly  evolved  within  him  he  was  enabled  to  penetrate 
their  dark  designs ;  and  he  felt  confident  of  being  able 
to  outflank  any  move  they  should  make  to  throw 
themselves  across  his  path.  The  whole  map  of  the 
campaign  was  in  his  mind’s  eye ;  he  knew  that  the 
crouching  enemy  were  already  popping  away  at  him 
from  every  direction ;  he  saw  what  dismal  swamps 
there  were  to  cross  and  what  forlorn  heights  to  scale, 
but  his  resolution  was  unshaken,  and  he  pressed  forward 
confident  of  a  final  victory. 


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But  0,  wliat  days  and  nights  of  heart-breaking  trial 
ensued !  Those  he  had  looked  to  for  help,  and  who 
at  first  encouraged  the  undertaking,  were  now  desert¬ 
ing  him.  Other  musical  friends  on  whose  aid  he  had 
counted  were  acting  as  spies  in  full  sympathy  with 
the  enemy.  It  was  a  bitter  hour,  and  his  soul  was 
bowed'  in  grief.  The  blackness  of  darkness  was  creep¬ 
ing  over  the  sky  that  had  shone  so  bright  with  hope. 
Was  it  the  portentous  gathering  of  the  storm  that 
should  sweep  away  all  the  old  landmarks  that  had 
heretofore  kept  music  in  such  narrow  channels,  and 
on  one  giant  wave  carry  up  the  standard  of  the  art 
to  a  higher  and  broader  level  than  it  had  hitherto 
reached  ?  He  had  constructed  his  ark  in  obedience 
to  the  secret  whisperings  of  his  soul,  and  freighted 
it  with  the  most  heavenly  harmonies  that  had  ever- 
enraptured  the  human  heart ;  would  narrow  selfishness 
or  petty  prejudice  interrupt  the  passage  and  destroy 
the  coming  of  this  ark  ?  No,  no  ;  a  new  and  brighter 
world  of  music  would  be  unfolded  to  all,  when  the 
troubled  waters  should  subside  and  the  returning  dove 
of  confidence  bring  in  the  olive-branch  of  Peace. 

In  spite  of  all  the  discouragements  that  environed 
him,  the  projector  felt  that  he  could  no  longer  post¬ 
pone  taking  steps  to  secure  the  choral  features  which 
had  been  promised  the  public,  and  which  were  the 
chief  attraction  of  the  Festival.  The  chorus  of  chil¬ 
dren  could  only  be  had  through  the  interposition  of 
the  School  Board ;  and  to  obtain  their  favor  evidently 
would  now  require  shrewd  management,  as  it  had  al¬ 
ready  been  whispered  abroad  that  the  Board  would 
never  give  permission  for  the  children  to  take  part  in 
the  Jubilee.  Mr.  Eichberg,  principal  music  teacher, 
and  Mr.  J.  B.  Sharland,  an  accomplished  instructor  in 
the  public  schools,  admitted  that  twenty  thousand 


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children  capable  of  singing  splendidly  together  could 
be  obtained  if  the  Committee  should  favor  the  idea, 
and  even  Dr.  Upham,  Chairman  of  the  Music  Commit¬ 
tee,  thought  it  possible. 

But  this  was  the  encouraging  conclusion  of  these 
gentlemen  when  the  plan  was  first  broached  to  them, 
some  weeks  previous  to  the  present  stage  of  the 
enterprise. 

What,  then,  if  the  members  of  the  School  Board, 
many  of  whom  might  not,  perhaps,  appreciate  the 
musical  magnificence  of  such  a  great  chorus  of  chil¬ 
dren, —  for,  unfortunately,  there  are  always  too  many 
in  such  positions  who  think  that  the  time  and  money 
devoted  to  the  study  of  the  heavenly  art  of  music  is 
wholly  lost,  —  what,  then,  if  they  should  regard  it  as  too 
extravagant  and  unreasonable  to  be  thought  of  for  a 
moment,  and  should  say  among  themselves,  “  Has  this 
Gilmore  any  idea  of  the  great  trouble  it  would  be  to 
prepare  the  children  for  such  a  festival  as  he  pro¬ 
poses  ?  Does  he  think  of  the  loss  of  time,  the  incon¬ 
venience,  the  expense,  the  danger ,  that  would  attend 
such  a  step  ?  It ’s  very  easy  to  say,  ‘  Hurrah,  boys ! 
let ’s  have  a  chorus  of  twenty  thousand  children !  ’  with¬ 
out  considering  the  difficulties  to  be  encountered  and 
the  consequences  involved.  Nonsense  !  nonsense  !  the 
man  has  no  idea  of  what  he  is  talking  about.  My  vote 
shall  never  be  given  to  permit  a  child  to  sing  at  his 
great  Jumble -ee  !  ” 

Thinking  that  such  a  feeling  might  exist,  and  such 
questions  might  possibly  be  asked,  to  show  that  he 
had  some  idea  of  the  method  necessary  to  be  pur¬ 
sued,  —  or  at  least  to  prove  that  this  undertaking  was 
not  a  “  Hurrah,  boys !  ”  experiment  not  previously  well 
considered,  —  Mr.  Gilmore  drew  up  the  following  doc¬ 
ument,  and  sent  a  copy  of  it,  with  a  note  of  apology 


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for  so  doing,  to  Dr.  J.  B.  Upham,  Chairman  of  the  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Music  in  the  public  schools :  — 

Boston,  January  18,  1869. 

The  following  suggestions  for  the  duties,  musical  instructions,  and 

information  of  the  children  who  are  to  take  part  in  the  National 

Musical  Festival  to  he  held  in  this  city  in  June  next,  are  most 

respectfully  submitted  for  the  consideration  of  Dr.  J.  B.  Upham. 

1.  Selection  of  the  Programme  of  Music  to  be  sung  at  the 
Festival. 

2.  Meeting  and  rehearsal  of  the  Programme  by  the  music- 
teachers  under  the’  direction  of  Mr.  Julius  Eichberg,  that  all  may 
have  precisely  the  same  idea  of  the  tempos,  &c  of  the  music  to 
be  sung.  The  symphonies  and  accompaniments  to  be  strictly  ad¬ 
hered  to  by  all  the  teachers  in  rehearsals,  in  order  that  the  children 
in  all  the  schools  may  be  impressed  alike  with  the  exact  style 
and  movement  of  each  piece. 

3.  All  children  in  the  Grammar  Schools,  and  all  over  eight  years 
old  in  the  Primary  Schools,  to  be  admitted  to  the  chorus. 

4.  The  words  and  music  of  the  pieces  to  be  sung  to  be  printed 
upon  card-paper,  and  a  copy  to  be  given  to  each  child  for  home 
practice. 

5.  The  Festival  music  to  be  continually  practised  until  all  chil¬ 
dren  are  thoroughly  familiar  with  every  word  and  note  to  be 
sung. 

6.  After  the  separate  schools  have  committed  the  words  and 
music  to  memory,  some  arrangement  to  be  made  whereby  two  or 
more  schools  may  be  united,  say  once  a  week,  for  two  >  or  three 
rehearsals. 

7.  From  the  first  of  May  to  the  first  of  June,  a  Band  of  fifteen 
or  more  pieces  to  attend  the  rehearsals  of  the  united  schools ;  the 
instrumental  arrangement  of  symphonies  and  accompaniments  to 
be  exactly  the  same  as  the  piano  accompaniments  with  which  the 
children  will  have  already  become  familiar. 

8.  For  two  weeks  preceding  the  Festival,  an  arrangement  to  be 
made,  if  considered  necessary,  whereby  rehearsals  may  be  held  at 
the  Music  Hall,  the  large  hall  in  Koxbury,  and  other  convenient 
places, — the  children  filling  all  the  seats,  the  band  being  on  the 
stage,  —  thus  bringing  several  schools  and  districts  together  for 
a  few  rehearsals,  and  somewhat  familiarizing  the  children  with 
the  effect  to.be  produced  by  large  numbers. 


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9.  The  above  united  rehearsals  to  take  place  on  Wednesday  and 
Saturday  afternoons,  thereby  avoiding  any  trespass  upon  the  reg¬ 
ular  school  hours.  All  children  would,  no  doubt,  willingly  com¬ 
ply  with  this  arrangement,  — the  novelty  of  the  band,  &c.  being  a 
great  attraction. 

10.  The  girls  to  be  informed  at  an  early  date  of  some  uniform 
color  of  dress  to  be  worn,  say  white,  — almost  all  girls  having  a 
white  dress  for  summer, — and  each  to  wear  a  red,  white,  and 
blue  sash,  Highland  style. 

11.  The  boys  to  dress  in  dark  jackets,  —  all  who  can,  — 
and  each  to  wear  a  red,  white,  and  blue  rosette  on  the  left 
breast. 

12.  The  girls’  sashes  and  the  boys’  rosettes  to  be  furnished  by 
the  Festival  Committee  and  presented  to  the  children. 

13.  As  soon  as  the  exact  number  in  each  school  (stating  if  boys 
or  girls)  and  the  whole  number  who  are  to  take  part  in  the  Festi¬ 
val  can  be  ascertained,  a  diagram  of  the  position  of  the  chorus 
and  orchestra  will  be  furnished  to  each  teacher,  showing  the  ex¬ 
act  location  of  each  school  in  the  chorus. 

14.  All  children  to  be  advised  by  their  teachers  to  retire  early  on 
the  evening  preceding  the  Festival. 

15.  Children  to  meet  and  be  marshalled  in  their  respective 
school-houses  on  the  morning  of  the  day  of  the  Festival. 

16.  Arrangements  to  be  made  with  the  Metropolitan,  South 
Boston,  and  other  horse  railroad  companies,  to  take  all  children 
living  beyond  a  certain  distance  to  some  fixed  point  near  the 
scene  of  the  Festival ;  the  cars  to  be  especially  devoted  to  this 
purpose  for  a  limited  time. 

17.  As  fast  as  the  schools  ai’rive,  a  committee,  familiar  with  the 
location  of  each,  to  assist  in  seating  the  children. 

18.  The  several  entrances  by  which  the  children  are  to  enter  and 
leave  the  building  will  be  entirely  appropriated  to  their  accommo¬ 
dation,  and  the  police  arrangements  to  guard  against  crowding, 
&c.  will  be  found  ample  for  every  exigency. 

19.  A  shelf  will  be  placed  under  each  seat  for  boys’  and  girls’ 
hats  and  caps  during  the  exercises. 

20.  A  sufficient  number  of  conveniences  for  the  use  of  boys  in 
one  location,  and  girls  in  another,  will  be  marked  upon  the  dia¬ 
gram  of  apartments  immediately  connected  with  or  within  the- 
building,  so  that  teachers  and  overseers  can  give  directions  to  all 
children  upon  that  point. 

21.  An  efficient  corps  of  ushers  and  waiters  will  be  in  attend¬ 
ance  who  will  furnish  water  or  cool  lemonade  (in  small  tin  cups 

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to  prevent  injury  from  breakage)  to  those  who  may  require  such 
during  the  intermissions.  Children  to  be  instructed  by  their 
teachers  to  drink  very  sparingly  to  prevent  illness. 

22.  In  case  any  boy  or  girl  should  require  medical  aid,  it  will  be 
advisable  to  have  a  few  friendly  physicians  near  at  hand. 

23.  A  curtain  will  separate  the  audience  from  the  children  un¬ 
til  such  time  as  all  matters  are  arranged,  the  time  to  commence 
arrived,  and  the  signal  for  attention  is  given. 

24.  The  raising  of  the  curtain  will  bring  face  to  face  the 
largest  audience  ever  assembled  upon  any  musical  occasion  and 
the  largest  and  most  charming  chorus  of  beautiful  children  that 
have  ever  been  seen  or  heard  in  any  part  of  the  world.  Such 
a  legion  of  well-trained  young  voices,  supported  by  the  harmony 
of  a  thousand  musical  instruments,  will  inspire  and  enchant  the 
assemblage  beyond  the  power  of  language  to  describe. 

25.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  ceremonies  horse  cars  will  be  in 
waiting  to  convey  the  children  home  again. 

May  the  grace  of  Almighty  God  he  with  the  undertaking,  and 
direct  it  to  a  successful  end! 

Respectfully  submitted  by 

P.  S.  GILMOKE. 

The  writer  was  well  aware  that  no  suggestions  from 
him  were  needed  so  far  as  the  preparation  of  the  pub¬ 
lic  schools  was  concerned.  All  praise  to  the  ever- 
watchful  and  zealous  art-philanthropist  Dr.  Upham, 
and  his  able  associates  of  the  Music  Committee,  the 
musical  exhibitions  of  the  children  of  Boston  are  a 
model  to  the  nation,  and  the  highest  proof  of  the  re¬ 
fined  and  cultivated  elements  of  which  this  community 
is  composed.  Mr.  Gilmore  simply  wished  to  show  that 
he  comprehended  and  appreciated  the  great  amount  of 
care,  discipline,  and  responsibility  which  the  prepara¬ 
tion  of  a  chorus  of  twenty  thousand  children  would 
involve  ;  and  with  that  object  in  view,  the  writing  and 
sending  of  such  a  document  as  the  foregoing  could  do 
no  harm  if  it  did  no  good. 

The  darkness  which  at  this  time  closed  in  like  a  wall 
around  the  financial  prospects  of  the  undertaking,  the 


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desertion  of  many  who  could  find  no  hope  of  success 
in  its  farther  prosecution,  and,  worse  still,  the  secret 
efforts  which  were  being  made  by  musical  enemies  to 
prevent  its  realization,  were  not  the  only  elements  of 
discouragement  with  which  it  had  to  contend.  The 
proposal  to  erect  the  building  upon  the  Common  called 
forth  remonstrance,  and  was  finally  the  cause  of  high 
excitement  in  the  community.  The  following  article 
from  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser  of  January  19th  was 
the  first  strong  protest  against  locating  the  Coliseum 
upon  the  spot  above  all  others  the  most  appropriate  :  — 

Earnestly  concurring  as  we  do  in  the  general  hope  that  the 
project  for  a  National  Peace  Festival  next  June  may  move  stead¬ 
ily  and  prosperously  on  to  a  complete  success,  we  must  indorse 
with  emphasis  the  suggestion  already  made  in  our  columns  that 
the  Common  is  not  the  proper  place  for  the  contemplated  Coli¬ 
seum.  The  enterprise  which  Mr.  Gilmore’s  active  mind  has  con¬ 
ceived,  and  which  his  enthusiastic  energy  is  pushing  forward,  is  a 
magnificent  affair,  and  the  city  in  which  the  proposed  outpouring 
of  musical  rejoicing  occurs  may  well  be  proud  of  the  achieve¬ 
ment  of  an  undertaking  of  such  magnitude,  and  fraught  with  so 
many  difficulties.  But  we  cannot  see  that  the  sympathies  of  our 
citizens  with  so  noble  a  design  should  be  allowed  to  override  the 
public  reverence  for  what  is  at  the  same  time  one  of  the  most 
precious  and  the  most  easily  injured  of  our  local  possessions. 

The  Common  is  an  inheritance  needing  to  be  guarded  with  the 
most  constant  and  the  most  jealous  care.  "Improvement”  as¬ 
saults  it  on  one  side,  while  enterprises  intrinsically  worthy  of  the 
heartiest  support  threaten  it  on  the  other.  As  the  widening  of 
Tremont  Street  advances,  the  proposition  to  cut  off  a  slice  of  the 
whole  length  of  the  Common,  and  leave  one  of  its  noblest  rows  of 
elms  out  in  the  cold  waste  of  paving-stones,  gains  in  strength  and 
persistency.  Already  we  have  seen  advocated  in  print  the  fol¬ 
lowing  up  of  the  completion  of  Columbus  Avenue  by  the  cutting 
of  a  street  directly  through  the  heart  of  the  people’s  pai'k,  to 
save  carriage-owners  and  horse-car  travellers  the  slight  detour 
through  Boylston  Street.  "Time  is  money,”  we  are  told,  and 
gold  is  stronger  than  sentiment ;  and  so,  as  a  logical  deduction, 
the  Common  must  be  sacrificed  to  save  two  minutes’  drive  to  the 


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residents  of  one  section  of  the  South  End.  The  citizen  who  ap¬ 
preciates  the  full  value  of  the  treasure  which  the  wisdom  of 
our  fathers  left  us  —  a  treasure  for  which  New  York  or  Chicago 
would  give  millions  were  it  attainable  —  has  to  be  constantly  in 
arms  against  the  insidious  attacks  of  projects  like  these  ;  and  now 
that  the  integrity  of  the  Common  as  a  Common  is  menaced  by  an 
enterprise  which  otherwise  demands  all  his  public-spirited  assist¬ 
ance,  he  must  redouble  his  wariness  and  fortify  his  conservatism 
with  new  resolution. 

We  need  hardly  urge  any  further  argument  than  that  the  rule 
against  the  admission  of  structures  of  any  kind  to  the  Common  is 
inflexible  and  cannot  be  waived  even  upon  an  occasion  so  extraor¬ 
dinary  as  this.  It  may  be  claimed  that  the  building  proposed 
is  only  temporary,  and  that  the  municipal  authorities  of  the  fu¬ 
ture  can  never  admit  such  a  festival  as  a  precedent  for  imitation 
upon  inferior  pretexts,  to  the  detriment  of  the  character  of  the 
people’s  breathing-place  and  play-ground  in  times  to  come.  But 
this  plea  cannot  be  admitted  if  the  building  now  projected  would 
be  a  positive  injury  to  the  Common.  As  to  this  there  can  hardly 
be  a  doubt.  The  architect’s  plan,  which  is  the  daily  wonder  of 
thousands  on  Washington  Street,  does  not  go  below  the  surface ; 
but  we  may  safely  assume  that  an  amphitheatre  to  hold  fifty  thou¬ 
sand  people  must  have  foundations,  and  that  those  foundations 
will  require  much  digging.  We  may  infer  also  that  even  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more’s  ardor  will  not  erect  such  a  structure,  like  Aladdin’s  pal¬ 
ace,  in  a  night,  or  waft  it  away  to  a  distant  spot  by  a  single  ges¬ 
ture  of  the  wand  he  wields  so  well.  Time  must  be  employed  to 
build  and  to  destroy ;  and  the  portion  of  the  Common  so  unlucky 
as  to  be  selected  will  thus  be  taken  from  its  public  uses  for  an  in¬ 
definite  period,  and  left  in  no  condition  to  be  immediately  avail¬ 
able  again.  The  time  selected  for  this  Festival  —  the  third  week 
of  June  —  is  that  when  in  our  tardy  New  England  climate  the  nat¬ 
ural  beauties  of  tree  and  sward  are  in  their  first,  freshest,  and 
tenderest  loveliness.  We  are  all  accustomed  to  the  havoc  which 
is  wrought  in  the  young  charms  brought  by  the  summer,  when 
twenty  thousand  people  or  so  make  the  Common  a  camping  and 
tramping  ground  on  the  Fourth  of  July.  Recovery  from  the  effects 
of  that  dreadful  day  often  waits  far  into  August.  Who  shall  say 
what,  will  be  the  result,  how  gradual  the  convalescence,  when  three 
or  four  times  as  many  people  swarm  over  our  lawns  and  terraces 
for  three  Independence  Days  in  succession  in  June  ?  The  demand 
might  as  well  be  framed  to  cover  the  surrender  of  the  dearest  jewel 
of  the  city’s  crown  for  the  whole  summer  of  1869  at  once. 


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In  January  the  Common  is  a  Cinderella,  getting  few  people’s 
good  word.  The  horrid  compound  made  by  snow  and  traffic  to¬ 
gether  in  our  streets  is  brought  there  by  cart-loads  and  deposited 
in  unsightly  mounds.  Rough  boys  coast  down  its  hills  in  myri¬ 
ads,  and  the  pedestrian  feels  that  he  ventures  within  its  fence 
almost  at  the  peril  of  his  life.  It  is  just  the  time  to  sign  away 
the  summer  glories  of  our  Boston  birthright  for  a  mess  of  pottage. 
But  we  trust  no  such  step  will  be  hastily  taken ;  and  we  have 
sufficient  faith  in  the  elastic  ingenuity  of  the  manager  of  the  na¬ 
tional  concert  to  know  that  he  will  find  a  way  to  carry  out  his 
plans  to  victory,  even  if  the  use  of  the  Common  is  denied  him. 

An  opposite  view  of  the  question  appeared  in  the 
Saturday  Evening  Gazette  of  January  3d. 

MR.  GILMORE  AND  THE  COMMON. 

Grave  objections  have  been  made  in  high  quarters  to  the  use 
of  the  lower  end  of  the  Common  by  Mr.  Gilmore  for  the  great 
Musical  Jubilee  which  he  intends  to  put  through  in  this  city 
next  June.  These  objections  are  urged  in  no  unfriendly  spirit 
towards  the  enterprise  itself,  which  is  of  a  nature  to  command 
the  good  wishes  of  all ;  but  purely  on  the  ground  of  guarding 
against  all  encroachments  upon  that  common  freehold  of  the  citi¬ 
zens.  It  is  feared  that  if  this  thing  be  allowed,  that  precious 
birthright  of  Bostonians  will  erelong  be  whittled  down  in  vari¬ 
ous  ways  and  on  divers  pretences,  and  at  last  utterly  perverted 
from  its  original  purpose  and  present  use.  Parties,  it  is  said, 
are  already  moving  for  permission  to  invade  the  Common  in 
ways  that  would  totally  defeat  the  ends  it  has  hitherto  served, 
for  the  private  pecuniary  advantage  of  individuals  and  corpora¬ 
tions,  who,  “  to  gross  utilities  enslaved,”  grudge  that  there  should 
be  a  foot  of  land  in  the  city  that  does  not  yield  a  return  of  divi¬ 
dends  in  cash. 

The  point,  it  must  be  confessed,  is  not  ill  taken ;  nevertheless, 
we  have  strong  doubts  whether  it  can  be  fairly  maintained. 
Doubtless  there  are  plenty  of  men  in  Boston  so  devout  in  the 
worship  of  the  "almighty  dollar”  that  they  would  gladly  coin 
the  ashes  of  their  deceased  fathers  and  mothers  and  wives  and 
children  into  gold  if  they  could.  Such  men  will  never  be  want¬ 
ing  in  pretexts,  more  or  less  plausible,  for  sacrificing  any  public 
inheritance,  however  sacred,  or  however  fruitful  in  the  higher  but 
more  imponderable  utilities  of  mankind,  to  the  conveniences  of 
business  and  traffic.  Returns  in  dollars  and  cents  are  all  the  com- 


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putation  that  such  devotees  have  any  arithmetic  for.  Of  course 
the  choice  old  reservation  of  the  Common,  and  the  ancient  pre¬ 
scriptive  right  of  the  public  to  the  free  use  and  enjoyment  there¬ 
of,  cannot  be  too  religiously  guarded  against  all  such  selfish  and 
ignorant  and  narrow-minded  spoliation.  Nothing  that,  upon  fair 
construction,  bears  the  character  or  even  the  appearance  of  a  pre¬ 
cedent  in  this  kind  should  be  admitted.  The  doors  of  authority 
should  be  kept  firmly  and  steadfastly  closed  against  the  first  be¬ 
ginnings  of  innovation  here. 

But  we  cannot  see  that  concession  to  Mr.  Gilmore’s  noble  en¬ 
terprise  would  involve,  directly  or  remotely,  any  let-up  in  this  be¬ 
half.  Surely  it  infers  no  principle  which  could  fairly,  or  by  any 
straining,  lead  to  the  deprecated  result.  No  part  of  that  excel¬ 
lent,  time-honored  institution  can  come  in  the  least  peril  of  defeat 
or  impairment  by  his  proposal.  On  the  contrary,  his  undertaking 
stands  in  perfect  keeping  with  the  original  design  and  constant 
use  of  that  venerable  and  unsophisticated  reservation.  His 
scheme,  if  he  is  allowed  to  carry  it  through,  will  only  be  making 
the  Common  subservient  to  its  rightful  and  proper  ends  on  a  some¬ 
what  larger  scale,  and  in  a  more  liberal  and  generous  fashion,  than 
has  been  attempted  before. 

For  to  what  use,  we  pray  you,  was  that  noble  institution  set 
apart,  but  for  the  health,  recreation,  and  pleasure  of  the  people  ? 
to  be  a  permanent  spot  of  natural  beauty  and  freshness  and  de¬ 
light  for  care-worn  men  and  women  to  walk  abroad  and  air  them¬ 
selves,  and  catch,  now  and  then,  little  intervals  of  escape  from 
the  oppression  of  dusty  streets  and  of  glaring  or  frowning  walls  ? 
The  drift  of  Mr.  Gilmore’s  proposal  is  merely  to  enhance  the  use¬ 
fulness  of  the  Common  in  this  very  behalf;  to  render  it  more 
highly  contributive  to  the  health,  recreation,  and  pleasure  of  the 
people  than  has  hitherto  been  attempted.  We  fail  to  see  but  that 
all  this,  even  upon  the  strictest  construction  of  the  original  pur¬ 
pose,  is  perfectly  legitimate.  It  involves  no  principle  that  would 
open  a  door  to  any  the  least  encroachments  of  business  and  trade. 
There  is  not  the  slightest  invasion  or  unsanctifying  of  public  right 
or  prescriptive  usage  in  the  thing  itself  or  in  the  just  consequences 
of  it.  As  a  medicine  for  the  griefs  and  perturbations  and  ill-hu¬ 
mors  that  are  but  too  apt  to  be  generated  in  the  hard  work  of  the 
world,  nothing  better  than  honest  music  has  yet  been  found.  It 
is  confessedly  among  our  richest  and  readiest  springs  of  inward 
joy  and  betterment.  Next  to  the  great  comforts  of  religion  and 
home  and  a  conscience  void  of  offence,  nothing  so  sweetens  away 
the  sourness  of  time  and  toil  and  trouble.  Certainly  it  can  in  no 


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sort  tend  to  pervert  the  Common  from  its  right  use  if  to  its  pres¬ 
ent  powers  of  health  and  recreation  and  pleasure  there  be  added 
the  further  grace  of  so  innocent,  so  wholesome,  and  so  refreshing 
a  delectation. 

To  be  sure  the  opportunity  of  such  a  public  park  and  pleasure- 
ground  should  not  be  so  used  for  the  popular  comfort  and  refresh¬ 
ment  to-day  as  to  defeat  or  endanger  its  usefulness  in  the  same 
kind  to-morrow.  But  Mr.  Gilmoi’e’s  proposal,  as  we  understand 
it,  neither  contemplates  nor  threatens  any  such  result.  If  it  did, 
we  should  not  have  a  word  to  say  in  favor  of  it.  Not  a  single 
tree,  nor  a  single  limb  of  a  tree,  need  be  anywise  marred  or  dis¬ 
turbed  by  the  admission  of  his  enterprise.  Hardly  a  blade  of 
grass  even  will  have  to  be  sacrificed  or  interfered  with  in  the  pro¬ 
cess  of  his  undertaking.  For  the  lower  end  of  the  Common, 
where  he  proposes  to  pavilion  his  grand  project  of  a  musical 
synod  and  parliament,  is  notoriously  kept  bare  already  by  the 
other  uses  that  are  made  of  it.  It  will  not  hurt  the  ground  any 
more  to  be  trodden  by  builders,  or  by  the  makers  and  lovers  of 
music,  than  by  the  feet  of  boyish  amusement  and  sport.  We 
mean  no  reflection  on  the  use.  the  place  has  long  been  put  to  in 
games  of  ball  and  other  exercises  of  that  kind.  Such  use,  we 
take  it,  is  all  right ;  and  it  is  of  great  consequence  that  a  city  like 
Boston  should  have  a  suitable  and  inviting  spot  for  boys  and 
young  men  to  gather  happiness  and  health  in  exercises  of  mus¬ 
cular  strength  and  agility  and  skill.  Even  the  blessing  of  fresh 
grass  and  foliaged  trees  might  worthily  be  made  to  give  place,  if 
need  be,  to  so  needful  a  service. 

Now  it  seems  to  us  that  Mr.  Gilmore’s  enterprise  is  at  least  as 
fitting  a  use  of  the  ground  in  question  as  that  to  which  it  has 
customarily  been  yielded.  And  if  that  customary  use  should  be 
for  a  while  and  in  a  measure  interrupted,  we  can  see  no  great 
harm  in  it.  But  the  upshot  of  all  is,  that  it  does  not  well  appear 
how  that  part  of  the  Common  could  be  made  to  serve  more  fairly 
or  more  fruitfully  in  pursuance  of  its  original  aim.  As  for  the 
benefits  which  this  great  convention  of  musical  talent  and  taste 
promises  in  furthering  the  social,  commercial,  and  material  inter¬ 
ests  of  the  city,  they  are  too  obvious  to  need  remarking  upon. 
We  will  but  add  that  Boston  now  leads  the  nation  in  the  great 
humanizing  art  of  music.  To  keep  and  to  strengthen  that  lead¬ 
ing  is  well  worth  her  endeavor.  No  obstacle  should  for  a  moment 
be  thrown  in  the  way  of  giving  the  most  liberal  opportunity  for 
the  fullest  development  of  this  great  and  harmonious  celebration 
of  Peace. 


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The  location  of  the  building  gave  very  little  concern 
to  the  projector  at  this  stage  of  the  enterprise ;  his 
heart  was  filled  with  dismay  lest  he  should  not  be 
able  to  procure  the  means  to  erect  it  upon  any  ground  ; 
yet,  notwithstanding  the  doubt  and  apathy  of  many 
citizens  of  Boston  which  at  this  period  threatened  the 
fortunes  of  the  Festival,  elsewhere  in  the  country 
people  were  greatly  excited  and  interested  in  its  pro¬ 
gress.  No  better  proof  of  this  was  needed  than  the 
numerous  letters,  seeking  for  fuller  information  con¬ 
cerning  the  event,  which  the  projector  was  constantly 
receiving. 

The  formation  of  the  great  Oratorio  Chorus  could 
not  be  deferred  much  longer.  A  competent  head  for 
each  department  was  next  in  importance  to  procuring 
the  pecuniary  means. 

“No  matter  what  stories  of  the  sayings  and  doings 
of  my  musical  friends  have  reached  my  ears,”  said  Mr. 
Gilmore  to  himself,  “  I  will  no  longer  heed  them.  I 
will  be  generous  to  all,  whether  they  help  or  hinder 
me.  I  buried  the  tomahawk  when  I  entered  upon  this 
mission,  and  the  battle  must  now  be  fought  without 
even  an  unkind  word  from  me.  I  must  succeed.  I  will 
not  admit  the  possibility  of  failure.  If  necessary  to 
be  ‘  all  things  to  all  men,’  as  St.  Paul  advises,  to  save 
my  cause,  I  will  charitably  overlook  all  that  has  been 
said  in  disparagement  of  myself  and  my  undertaking, 
—  I  will  forget  and  forgive,  and  join  hands  with  any 
and  all  to  effect  this  one  great  object  of  my  heart.” 
So  he  felt,  so  he  acted.  In  fact,  he  made  it  his  duty 
to  endeavor  to  conciliate  the  enemy  at  every  point  by 
kindness  alone.  His  own  enthusiasm  and  unselfish 
motive  were  working  miracles  in  disarming  prejudice 
and  hostility  wherever  they  met  him  openly ;  and  he 
was  determined  to  insist  upon  and  persist  in  this 


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course,  until  all  whose  co-operation  was  needed  were 
brought  beneath  the  broad  folds  of  the  banner  of 
Peace  in  the  purest  spirit  of  fraternal  feeling,  that  the 
holy  cause  which  inspired  the  National  Musical  Jubilee 
might  in  truth  be  represented  by  those  who  among 
themselves  upon  this  point  were  one  in  heart,  one  in 
sentiment,  and  one  in  purpose.  No  other  feeling  than 
this  ever  entered  his  mind  during  the  struggle,  which 
at  this  period  was  black  with  treachery,  trial,  and  dis¬ 
appointment.  A  little  Christian  heroism  to  bear  and 
forbear  shed  light  and  incense  over  all ;  and  while  it 
fortified  his  spirit  with  resignation  to  submit  to  every 
blow,  it  strengthened  his  resolution  to  strike  louder 
and  stronger  the  great  chord  of  national  harmony  that 
was  already  vibrating  all  over  the  land,  and  which  he 
believed  in  his  soul  was  decreed  in  the  high  court  of 
Heaven  to  mark  the  new  era  of  purer  principles  in  the 
relations  of  man  towards  man,  and  to  commemorate 
the  reunion  under  one  flag  of  forty  millions  of  people. 
What  nobler  form  could  this  commemoration  take  than 
that  of  a  grand  outburst  of  song,  —  the  universal  liar- 
monizer?  and  it  was  for  those  whom  God  endowed 
with  this  spiritual  gift  to  come  together  and  give 
expression  to  the  sentiment  of  the  nation  in  the 
hour  of  her  complete  triumph  over  all  internal  dis¬ 
sensions. 

Who  should  occupy  the  post  of  honor  and  form  the 
grand  centre  of  this  gathering  of  the  musical  hosts  ? 
To  whom  by  right  should  this  courtesy  be  extended  ? 

There  was  one  society  in  the  city  —  the  Handel 
and  Haydn  —  which  was  fully  entitled  to  this  position, 
and  which  would  form  a  splendid  nucleus  to  the  grand 
chorus.  It  was  justly  considered  the  best  musical  or¬ 
ganization  in  the  land,  and  from  its  high  reputation 
others  would  naturally  be  inclined  to  follow  its  lead. 


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Appreciating  all  this,  Mr.  Gilmore  addressed  the  follow¬ 
ing  communication  to  its  Board  of  Directors :  — 

Boston,  January  26,  1869. 

To  the  Board  of  Directors, 

Handel  and  IIadyn  Society. 

Gentlemen,  —  In  using  my  best  judgment  to  place  in  proper 
hands  the  management  and  organization  of  each  and  every 
department  connected  with  the  Great  National  Peace  Jubilee 
and  Musical  Festival  proposed  to  be  held  in  this  city  in  the 
month  of  June,  I  turn  to  you  to  ask  that  you  will  take  under 
your  charge  the  general  supervision  of  the  great  Oratorio 
Chorus,  who  are  to  take  so  prominent  a  part  in  that  national 
celebration.  You,  who  already  stand  at  the  head  of  the 
most  renowned  Society  in  the  land,  —  around  whom  every 
society  and  vocalist  in  New  England  will  feel  it  an  honor  to  be 
invited  to  gather,  —  you,  gentlemen,  have  it  in  your  power  to 
place  this  department  in  such  condition  as  will  bring  honor 
upon  yourselves,  and  will  give  everlasting  musical  fame  to  the 
American  nation. 

The  conducting  of  the  Oratorio  music  is  placed  in  the  hands 
of  Mr.  Carl  Zerralin,  and  I  had  hoped  that  Mr.  L.  B.  Barnes, 
your  successful  Secretary ,  would  accept  a  similar  position  in 
the  organization  of  the  Festival  Chorus,  but  in  that,  I  regret  to 
be  disappointed. 

Whoever  shall  fill  that  position,  must  of  necessity  devote 
much  time  to  the  duties  required,  and,  so  far  as  your  per¬ 
sonal  labors  are  concerned,  I  could  not  ask  you  to  devote 
any  more  time  to  the  undertaking  than  would  be  agreeable 
to  yourselves.  I  would  simply  ask,  that  you  may  act  as  coun¬ 
cil,  to  hear,  read,  and  review  the  doings  of  the  Secretary ;  to 
give  him  the  benefit  of  your  advice  and  experience,  and  to  take 
such  other  part  as  would  be  most  satisfactory  to  yourselves.  I 
would  ask  of  you  the  assistance  of  your  noble  Society,  and  the 
passage  of  a  resolution  by  your  Board  that  will  add  strength 
and  eclat  to  the  whole  undertaking. 

It  will  immediately  become  apparent  to  you,  how  much  aid 
and  valuable  service  you  can  be  to  this  great  Festival.  I  ask 
such  aid  and  service  in  the  name  of  a  national  celebration  of 
Peace  ;  in  the  name  of  the  widows  and  orphans  who  are  to 


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receive  the  benefit  thereof;  and  in  the  name  of  the  musical 
renown  of  the  nation  and  of  our  own  good  city  of  Boston. 

1  have  the  honor  to  remain,  gentlemen, 

Your  very  obedient  servant, 

P.  S.  GILMORE. 

Day  after  day  the  writer  anxiously  awaited  some 
response,  —  some  word  of  acknowledgment  and  encour¬ 
agement  in  reply  to  the  above  letter ;  but  he  waited 
until  he  was  weary  of  waiting,  and  no  answer  came. 
Yet  he  made  up  his  mind  that  the  thing  must  go  on,  if 
not  with  them,  then  without  them  :  if  they  would  not 
lead,  they  might  be  willing  to  follow. 

Nothing  could  restrain  the  ardor  of  singers  every¬ 
where  throughout  the  country.  They  were  growing 
louder  and  louder  in  their  demand  for  information  as 
to  what  they  should  do,  if  they  were  wanted,  and  how 
soon  rehearsals  would  begin.  This  was  the  feeling ! 
These  were  the  unmistakable  signs  of  the  great  up¬ 
rising  !  Peace  struck  the  key-note  of  the  song  the 
whole  people  wished  to  sing.  The  Union  was  re¬ 
stored  ;  the  country  was  free ;  and  in  honor  of  these 
glorious  events  the  American  eagle  was  determined  to 
lift  up  its  voice  and  give  one  sublime  outburst  of 
exultant  joy ;  to  have  one  magnificent  carnival,  one 
grand  fete  of  rejoicing,  —  even  though  the  time-hon¬ 
ored  caterers,  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society,  were 
unwilling  to  furnish  anything  but  cold  water  for  the 
feast. 

But  let  us  pass  on,  leaving  them  on  the  shelf  for  a 
while.  There  were  people  of  greater  power  and  influ¬ 
ence  in  the  musical  world  than  they,  even  non-resi¬ 
dents,  who  came  forward  with  warm  words  of  encour¬ 
agement  at  the  time  that  some  of  these  gentlemen 
were  going  round  chanting  in  solemn  and  impressive 
strain  a  funeral  dirge  for  the  enterprise. 


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Here  is  the  opinion  of  one  who  has  not  only  a  na¬ 
tional  but  a  universal  musical  reputation,  —  Max  Ma- 
retzek,  the  well-known  manager  and  director  of  the 
Grand  Italian  Opera  :  — 

Boston,  January  26,  1869. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  I  am  not  astonished  to  find  the  citizens  of 
Boston  unanimously  in  favor  of  supporting  the  great  Musical 
Festival  which  you  propose  shall  take  place  in  this  city  in  the 
month  of  June. 

I  have  been  much  interested  in  reading  your  grand  prospec¬ 
tus  ;  and  while  I  am  sure  that  the  boldness  and  great  magni¬ 
tude  of  its  conception  will  merit  for  you  the  admiration  and 
best  wishes  of  all  musicians  and  musical  people  everywhere,  its 
object  —  a  National  Jubilee,  a  great  celebration  of  Peace  —  is 
deserving  of  the  sympathy  and  support  of  every  individual  in 
the  land. 

Boston  may  well  feel  proud  of  such  an  idea,  and  may  assur¬ 
edly  look  forward  to  a  musical  demonstration  that  will  eclipse 
all  entertainments  of  the  kind  that  have  ever  taken  place  in 
this  country  or  in  any  other,  and  one  that  will  attract  people 
from  all  parts  of  Europe,  as  well  as  from  all  parts  of  this  con¬ 
tinent. 

If  my  own  services  can  be  of  any  use  to  you  in  carrying  out 
your  perfectly  feasible  and  great  plan,  I  shall  be  most  happy  to 
assist  you  to  the  best  of  my  ability.  Wishing  your  noble  en¬ 
terprise  every  success,  I  remain,  dear  sir, 

Your  friend  and  servant, 

MAX  MARETZEK. 

Still  another  from  Mr.  George  F.  Root,  of  the  well- 
known  music  publishing  house  of  Root  and  Cady, 
Chicago,  Illinois :  — 

Nonantum  House,  Newton  Corner, 
January  29,  1869. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  I  need  not  tell  you  that  your  great  enter¬ 
prise  is  exciting  universal  attention  among  musical  people,  but 
you  may  not  know  how  enthusiastically  leading  singers  from 


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all  sections  of  the  country  will  flock  to  your  ranks  when  all 
things  are  ready. 

I  have  occasion  to  know  about  this  from  the  musical  conven¬ 
tions  I  have  just  been  meeting  in  this  neighborhood. 

We,  in  Chicago,  know  something  of  your  energy  and  perse¬ 
verance,  and  this,  backed  up  by  solid  old  Boston,  makes  me, 
for  one,  feel  confident  of  your  success. 

Anything  I  can  do  is  at  your  service,  for  this  is  truly  a 
national  affair. 

GEORGE  F.  ROOT. 


An  interview  with  Mr.  Curtis  Guild,  already  men¬ 
tioned,  relating  to  the  best  means  of  getting  the  vari¬ 
ous  branches  of  trade  interested  in  the  Jubilee,  resulted 
in  an  arrangement  that  Mr.  Gilmore  should  appear  be¬ 
fore  the  Commercial  Club  at  their  monthly  meeting  and 
explain  the  nature,  prospects,  and  needs  of  his  project. 
Accordingly  on  the  afternoon  of  Saturday,  January  31, 
he  presented  himself  to  state  his  case. 

This  Club  was  composed  of  the  following  gentlemen, 
nearly  all  of  whom  were  present ;  and  a  better  specimen 
of  the  merchants  and  representative  men  of  Boston 
could  scarcely  be  brought  together  :  — 


Charles  H.  Allen, 

W.  Henry  Allen, 
Edward  Atkinson, 
George  D.  Baldwin, 

A.  W.  Beard, 

J.  W.  Bliss, 

J.  W.  Candler, 

Geo.  0.  Carpenter, 
Henry  S.  Chase, 
Edmund  W.  Converse, 
J.  Cummings,  Jr., 
Francis  Dane, 

J.  H.  Danforth, 

Oliver  Ditson, 

Jas.  A.  Dupee, 

E.  F.  Emery, 

J.  W.  Faxon, 


Henry  L.  Fearing, 
Isaac  Fenno, 

Geo.  J.  Fisher, 
Robt.  0.  Fuller, 
Thomas  Gaffield, 
Curtis  Guild, 

Geo.  K.  Guild, 

Geo.  W.  Heath, 
Hamilton  A.  Hill, 
William  Hilton, 
Ichabod  Howland, 
M.  P.  Kennard, 

E.  W.  Kinsley, 
Weston  Lewis, 

F.  W.  Lincoln,  Jr., 
Henry  C.  Morse, 
Fred.  Nickerson, 


Jas.  R.  Osgood, 
Edward  Page, 

Chas.  F.  Parker, 

F.  H.  Peabody, 

Avery  Plumer, 
Alexander  H.  Rice, 
Moses  W.  Richardson, 
Eugene  H.  Sampson, 
Chas.  W.  Scudder, 

M.  S.  Scudder, 

Geo.  0.  Sears, 

C.  A.  B.  Shepard, 

S.  T.  Snow, 

John  H.  Thorndike, 

A.  S.  Tozier, 

Lawson  Valentine. 


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As  lie  came  under  the  searching  eyes  of  the  u  friend¬ 
ly  fifty,”  —  many  of  whom  felt,  no  doubt,  that  the 
introduction  of  a  man  upon  such  a  mission  was  an  in¬ 
trusion  upon  their  privacy,  —  his  first  greeting  was 
an  impressive  whisper,  from  his  friend  Major  Carpen¬ 
ter,  giving  him  a  very  broad  hint  to  make  his  story 
short. 

“  Gentlemen,”  said  he,  “  you  are  kind  enough  to  give 
me  an  opportunity  to  appear  before  you  to  give  you 
some  information  as  to  the  progress  and  prospects  of 
the  proposed  National  Peace  Jubilee.  I  will  explain 
in  the  fewest  words  possible  how  the  matter  stands, 
and  how  much  you  have  it  in  your  power  to  aid  in 
bringing  about  this  great  musical  festival.” 

The  speaker  then  took  up  the  programme,  and  as 
he  dwelt  upon  the  cause  of  the  Jubilee,  and  described 
the  scenes  and  effects  that  were  to  be  produced,  he 
felt  his  blood  slow  with  the  warmth  of  his  feeling's. 
It  was  a  moment  when  he  would  have  been,  if  he 
could,  eloquent ;  for  he  knew  he  was  addressing  those 
whose  judgment  in  his  case  would  affect  for  better  or 
for  worse  the  opinion  of  the  business  men  of  Boston. 

His  remarks  were  well  received,  and  Mr.  Oliver 
Ditson  and  other  gentlemen  present  heartily  indorsed 
his  statements.  The  signs  were  auspicious.  He  had 
evidently  made  quite  a  favorable  impression.  He 
passed  around  the  subscription-books  which  were  pre¬ 
pared  for  each  branch  of  business,  and  as  each  gen¬ 
tleman  received  the  one  that  bore  the  title  of  the 
branch  which  he  represented  he  seemed  disposed  to 
retain  it.  This  looked  promising ;  and  while  the  in¬ 
truder  answered  many  questions  relating  to  the  coming 
event,  it  was  a  source  of  the  highest  gratification  to 
him  to  imagine  all  these  gentlemen  going  the  rounds 
next  day  eagerly  soliciting  aid  for  the  Jubilee.  He 


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felt  that  in  twenty-four  hours  its  financial  success 
would  be  an  accomplished  fact,  —  that,  the  papers  would 
be  teeming  with  complimentary  notices  of  this,  that, 
and  the  other  gentleman  of  the  Club,  who  by  personal 
effort  had  raised  immense  sums  in  their  respective 
lines;  that  fifty  different  branches  of  business  were 
vying  with  each  other  to  see  which  would  subscribe 
the  largest  amount  for  the  grand  festival.  This  charm¬ 
ing  delusion,  however,  was  quickly  dispelled,  when  he 
saw  the  books  being  passed  -back  to  him  ;  and  a  few 
moments  later  he  went  as  he  came,  with  all  the 
“trades  and  callings”  under  his  arm,  with  not  a  mark 
for  a  dollar  or  a  word  about  a  subscription !  “  0 

what  a  fall  was  there,  my  countrymen !  ”  The  sweet 
delusion  that  had  filled  his  mind  for  many  days  and 
nights  with  joyous  anticipations  of  what  the  Commer¬ 
cial  Club  would  do  had  vanished  like  the  “  baseless 
fabric  of  a  vision,”  and  he  found  himself  once  more  out 
in  the  cold  world  groping  through  oppressive  darkness, 
with  only  a  flickering  ray  of  hope  to  guide  him.  To 
be  instantly  cast  down  from  such  a  height  of  expecta¬ 
tion  occasioned  the  keenest  mental  anguish. 

No  beautiful  dreams  of  golden  fruits  from  the  tree  of 
Commerce  visited  his  pillow  that  sad  night.  The  pro¬ 
lific  “  branches  of  trade  ”  still  hung  high  above  his 
reach,  and  would  not  “  come  down.”  So  the  weary  fes- 
tivalist  retired,  but  not  to  rest :  his  world  of  darkness 
was  filled  with  grim  phantoms  of  despair. 

Next  morning,  however,  he  had  the  pleasure  of 
learning  from  a  member  of  the  club,  Mr.  Curtis  Guild, 
that  his  remarks  made  a  very  favorable  impression 
upon  all,  and  that  one  gentleman,  the  president  of 
a  bank  in  State  Street,  admitted  that  he  was  so  af¬ 
fected  by  the  statement  of  Mr.  Gilmore  that  the  tears 
actually  came  to  his  eyes. 


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“By  Jove!”  said  the  Jubileeist,  “I  must  see  that 
gentleman  immediately.  Please  give  me  his  address. 
1  will  endeavor  to  draw  something  from  him  besides 
tears !  ” 

Fifteen  minutes  later  the  writer  was  confronting 
the  worthy  bank  president.  He  admitted  that  he  had 
been  very  much  interested  in  the  statement  of  the 
plan  and  prospects  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  which  he  had 
listened  to  the  previous  evening.  It  was  a  wonderful 
conception,  perfectly  charming  to  the  imagination  ;  but 
it  was  almost  beyond  the  bounds  of  reason  to  think 
that  it  could  ever  be  realized.  He  feared  it  would  be 
an  utter  impossibility  to  make  such  a  gigantic  under¬ 
taking  a  success.  Consequently  he  was  not  prepared 
to  subscribe  without  further  consideration. 

The  drawer  of  tears  felt  like  shedding  a  few  him¬ 
self  as  the  door  closed  behind  him.  To  think  his  elo¬ 
quence  could  wring  priceless  pearls  from  the  eyes,  and 
yet  fail  to  unlock  the  grosser  treasures  of  which  this 
bank  president  held  the  key,  was  not  an  inspiring 
thought.  “  0  for  the  Midas  touch  to  turn  those  tears 
into  gold  !  ”  he  -sighed.  But  that  gift  of  the  gods  was 
not  his,  and  he  must  wait  till  another  good  angel 
moved  the  waters. 

How  difficult  it  is  to  obtain  money,  even  for  the 
best  cause  under  heaven !  Ay,  to  help  the  cause  of 
Heaven  itself  there  are  those  who  would  not  give  a 
dollar.  Yet  Heaven  values  tears  more  than  dollars,  as 
they  are  the  true  coinage  of  the  heart;  and  he  who 
will  shed  them,  like  the  worthy  bank  president,  in 
sympathy  with  that  in  which  he  has  no  faith,  may  be 
relied  upon  to  give  his  dollars  as  well  as  his  tears  in 
any  cause  where  his  faith  and  sympathy  are  com¬ 
bined.  But  in  this  speculative  age  men  are  so  often 
imposed  upon  by  blatant  blusterers  that  they  have 


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learned  to  mistrust  all  who  sing  siren  songs  about 
their  pockets,  and  wait  till  they  have  had  time  to 
overhaul  the  most  deserving  project  before  they  con¬ 
tribute  to  it.  So,  though  the  impression  made  upon  the 
members  of  the  Commercial  Club  was  not  productive 
of  immediate  results,  yet  many  if  not  all  those  gentle¬ 
men  subscribed  afterwards  and  became  deeply  inter¬ 
ested  in  the  enterprise.  Through  their  influence  a 
better  tone  of  public  feeling  was  created  and  greater 
confidence  in  the  undertaking  began  to  pervade  busi¬ 
ness  circles. 

While  the  writer  was  endeavoring  to  interest  the 
Commercial  Club,  and  putting  forth  his  utmost  exer¬ 
tions  to  induce  merchants  and  business  men  to  aid 
the  good  work,  not  only  for  the  advancement  of 
music  in  general,  but  for  the  benefit  of  Boston  in 
particular,  Mr.  John  S.  Dwight,  —  to  whom  reference 
has  heretofore  been  made  as  one  of  the  most  per¬ 
sistent  enemies  of  the  Jubilee,  —  was  before  another 
club,  the  most  influential  body  of  musical  gentlemen 
in  the  country,  doing  all  in  his  power  to  bring  the 
idea  into  ridicule.  It  was  on  the  occasion  of  the 
annual  dinner  of  the  Harvard  Musical  Association  at 
the  Revere  House,  when  nearly  fifty  gentlemen  sat 
down  to  the  feast,  that  he,  in  a  characteristic  after- 
dinner  speech,  indulged  himself  in  a  most  bitter  denun¬ 
ciation  of  the  whole  idea.  The  gentlemen  whom  lie 
addressed,  though  perhaps  not  fully  in  sympathy  with 
the  movement  at  the  time,  looked  upon  Mr.  Dwight’s 
harangue  as  puerile  and  silly ;  and  while  it  gained  no 
credit  for  him,  it  made  more  friends  than  enemies  for 
Mr.  Gilmore  and  his  cause. 

About  this  time  another  gentleman  who  had  been 
considered  a  friend  to  the  enterprise,  and  who  knew 

every  phase  of  the  desperate  struggle  for  life  through 

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which  it  was  passing,  made  an  adroit  move  to  give  it 
a  very  wide  berth,  —  in  fact,  to  have  it  “left  out  in 
the  cold  ”  altogether. 

The  triennial  fair  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable 
Mechanic  Association  taking  place  this  year,  at  a  meet¬ 
ing  of  the  Board  of  Officers  of  that  Society  something 
Avas  said  about  using  the  proposed  Coliseum  building 
for  the  Industrial  Exhibition.  No  sooner  was  this 
made  public  than  Mr.  L.  B.  Barnes  of  the  Handel  and 
Haydn  Society  came  out  in  an  article  in  the  Boston 
Daily  Evening  Transcript  in  advocacy  of  building  a 
large  hall,  and  urged  the  starting  of  a  subscription  at 
once  for  the  purpose. 

There  could  be  no  objection  to  this,  of  course ;  but' 
why  in  doing  this  Mr.  Barnes  should  make  it  his  busi¬ 
ness  to  inform  the  Mechanics’  Association,  and  the  pub¬ 
lic  generally,  that  the  great  building  proposed  for  the 
National  Jubilee  would  not  be  suitable  for  their  pur¬ 
pose,  and  for  many  others  which  he  named,  was  a  mat¬ 
ter  of  remark  at  the  time,  and  could  be  attributed  to 
no  friendly  feeling  at  least  towards  the  musical  festival. 

The  following  extracts  from  the  article  alluded  to 
will  satisfy  any  candid  reader  that  Mr.  Barnes  did  not 
write  it  with  a  view  to  help  the  object  or  the  efforts 
of  Mr.  Gilmore. 

A  New  Hall. — That  Boston  ....  requires  a  hall  equal  to 
all  occasions  of  unusual  gatherings,  whether  political,  religious, 
social,  or  artistic,  admits  no  longer  of  a  doubt . 

That  many  of  our  leading  citizens  feel  an  interest  in  the  matter 
is  very  certain,  and  in  the  opinion  of  the  writer  it  only  requires 
the  initiative  of  some  influential  body  of  citizens  to  insure  its 
success. 

It  is  known  that  the  Mechanics’  Association  decided  at  their 
last  meeting  to  hold  a  fair  in  the  autumn,  and  that  this  very  ques¬ 
tion  of  a  hall  was  before  them.  Suggestions  have  been  made  in 
reference  to  the  Coliseum,  which  it  is  proposed  to  erect  for  the 


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great  National  Peace  Jubilee,  projected  by  Mr.  Gilmore,,  as  a 
suitable  place  for  such  an  industrial  exhibition.  Objections  will 
be  raised  to  this,  as  the  building,  if  erected  on  Boston  Common, 
could  not  be  allowed  to  remain  until  the  time  agreed  on  for  the 
exhibition  ;  and  even  if  erected  on  any  other  grounds  would  not  be 
suitable  for  the  purposes  required . 

That  the  truly  patriotic  and  immensely  grand  undertaking  of 
Mr.  Gilmore  may  succeed  is  the  hope  of  the  writer,  who  sees  no 
practical  difficulty  in  the  way  of  its  consummation,  though  a 
chorus  of  somewhat  lesser  dimensions  would  seem  to  be  a  more 
feasible  plan ;  and  as  everything  now  rests  with  our  liberal  and 
patriotic  business  men  and  merchants,  its  success  should  be  an  ac¬ 
knowledged  fact  already.  The  immense  building,  however,  which  is 
contemplated  in  this  connection,  can  in  no  manner  serve  for  any  of 
the  uses  named  in  this  article . 

Such  a  hall  as  the  one  here  contemplated  need  not  be  erected 
in  the  heart  of  the  city ;  but  let  a  vacant  lot  be  selected  some¬ 
where  in  one  of  the  southern  wards,  ....  and  the  necessary 
subscriptions  may  be  raised  if  taken  hold  of  by  the  gentlemen  of  the 
Mechanics’  Association,  in  time  for  its  erection  and  occupation  for 
their  great  Fair  in  September .  l.  b.  b. 

This  ingenious  article  served  in  part  the  ends  and  pur¬ 
poses  of  its  author,  inasmuch  as  it  caused  the  question  to 
be  raised  by  many  who  were  called  upon  to  subscribe, 
whether  it  would  pay  to  build  an  expensive  tempo¬ 
rary  edifice  for  the  sole  purpose  of  holding  one  festi¬ 
val.  To  overcome  this  damaging  plea  of  Mr.  Barnes 
against  the  structure  for  the  Peace  Jubilee  necessitated 
going  over  the  whole  ground  again  in  many  quarters, 
strengthening  by  stronger  argument  and  more  enthu¬ 
siastic  advocacy  the  work  so  artfully  assailed. 

Nor  is  this  the  end  of  the  catalogue  of  obstacles  and 
opposing  influences  with  which  the  man  of  faith  had 
to  contend  at  this  period  of  the  struggle.  The  New 
York  press  took  up  the  cudgels  against  it,  and  be¬ 
rated  the  whole  thing  with  great  gusto.  The  Tribune 
did  not  believe  in  it :  it  would  be  too  unwieldy  to 
manage.  In  an  editorial  upon  the  subject  it  stated  :  — 


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“  There  is  a  limit  to  the  number  of  voices  which  can  sing  effec¬ 
tively  together,  —  a  limit  fixed  by  the  laws  of  acoustics,  —  and 
ten  thousand  is  just  about  ten  times  too  many.  The  same  thing 
may  be  said  of  the  orchestra.  It  is  impossible  for  a  thousand 
men,  playing  together,  to  produce  good  music . One  hun¬ 
dred  would  be  an  abundance . There  is  liberality  and  pub¬ 

lic  spirit  enough  in  Boston  to  carry  out  any  reasonable  scheme 
for  a  great  national  celebration,  and  musical  taste  and  culture 
enough  to  furnish  a  superb  entertainment ;  but  before  the  money 
for  this  affair  is  subscribed  we  presume  that  a  little  common  sense 
will  have  to  be  infused  into  the  management.” 

The  u  solid  men  of  Boston  ”  nodded  their  indorse¬ 
ment  of  the  above.  Such  a  note  from  such  a  trumpet 
as  the  Tribune,  which  is  the  very  mouth-piece  of  the 
people  in  speaking  bold  words  for  every  worthy  cause, 
was  certainly  not  looked  for,  and  took  many  besides  Mr. 
Gilmore  by  surprise.  It  was  the  “  unkindest  cut  of 
all,”  and  strengthened  the  position  of  the  enemy  im¬ 
mensely.  In  justice  to  the  Tribune,  however,  and  to 
its  talented  musical  editor,  Mr.  J.  R.  G.  Hassard,  Mr. 
Gilmore  very  soon  found  out  the  fact  that  articles 
which  appeared  in  that  influential  paper  opposing  the 
Jubilee  were  from  the  pen  of  a  “  reliable  informant,” 
—  a  volunteer  scribe  in  Massachusetts.  Coming  from 
such  an  authority,  it  is  not  surprising  the  Tribune 
should  have  shaped  its  course  accordingly  ;  conse¬ 
quently  every  article  which  appeared  in  its  columns 
relating  to  the  Festival  was,  to  say  the  least,  cold  and 
discourae-ina;. 

O  O 

The  New  York  Sun  also  burst  out  unexpectedly  in 
the  blackest  hour,  and  came  scorching  hot  upon  the 
head  of  the  struggling  projector  and  his  scheme,  pre¬ 
senting  the  whole  matter  in  a  most  ridiculous  light,  — 
crying  “  Havoc  ”  and  letting  loose  the  “  dogs  of  war,” 
which  tore  round  terribly  among  Boston  notions  in  gen¬ 
eral.  Though  severely  Sun-struck,  the  jubileeist  kept 


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165 


his  head  cool  and  went  on  fighting  for  the  Peace  Jubilee. 
He  paid  a  visit  to  the  “  Sun  ” ;  explained  how  much 
he  had  suffered  from  the  force  of  its  rays,  after  which 
it  generously  permitted  him  to  remain  in  the  shade 
until  he  had  gained  sufficient  strength  to  bear  its 
brightest  flashes.  He  had  some  good  backers  from  the 
beginning,  but  at  this  critical  juncture  he  was  almost 
single-handed  in  the  struggle,  and  the  chances  of  vic¬ 
tory  looked  very,  very  dubious. 

With  so  many  different  elements  of  opposition  ar¬ 
rayed  against  him  at  this  time,  both  at  home  and 
abroad,  it  was  indeed  a  desperate  battle  for  one  to 
fight  against  such  heavy  odds ;  and  verily,  in  the  lan¬ 
guage  of  the  old  darkey,  “  Dar  was  a  mighty  heap  o’ 
trouble  on  de  ole  man’s  mind !  ” 

Even  the  generous  press  of  Boston,  which  had  done 
all  that  was  possible  to  aid  the  cause,  were  beginning 
to  think  that  they  had  wasted  powder  enough,  and 
were  inclined  to  give  ear  to  the  discouraging  pre¬ 
dictions  of  “  failure  ”  set  afloat  in  all  directions  by 
the  opposition.  They  felt  that  if  what  they  had  al¬ 
ready  said  was  not  sufficient  to  secure  the  liberal 
encouragement  the  enterprise  deserved,  nothing  could 
be  accomplished  by  pressing  the  matter  further ;  at  all 
events,  they  thought  it  was  full  time  to  make  a  clear 
statement  to  the  public  of  the  financial  condition  and 
prospects  of  the  affair. 

"Well,  gentlemen,”  said  Mr.  Gilmore,  addressing 
a  few  friends  connected  with  the  press,  "here  is  just 
how  the  matter  stands.  The  musical  people  every¬ 
where  are  looking  forward  to  the  realization  of  this 
idea  with  great  enthusiasm.  Never  has  there  been 
such  an  interest  created  among  this  class  in  this  or  in 
any  other  country.  Men  of  means  hang  back  it  is 
true ;  but  that  may  in  part  be  attributed  to  the  covert 


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and  open  opposition  of  musical  enemies  who  are  doing 
all  they  can  to  crush  the  whole  scheme.  They  are 
a  bigoted  and  prejudiced  set,  who,  if  they  cannot  bring 
everything  of  a  musical  character  in  this  city  within 
the  narrow  compass  of  their  own  contracted  notions, 
are  sure  to  set  their  faces  against  it.  The  platform  of 
this  enterprise  is  entirely  too  broad  for  them ;  the  char¬ 
acter  of  the  music,  as  I  predicted,  too  popular,  too 
varied,  and  of  too  many  schools.  They  care  not  to 
please  the  ear  of  the  great  mass  of  the  people,  who  are 
not  supposed  to  be,  in  fact  who  do  not  pretend  to  be, 
educated  in  music,  and  who  would  at  any  time  rather 
hear  a  stirring  selection,  something  familiar,  ay,  even 
a  national  or  patriotic  air,  than  the  best  symphony. 
Yet,  while  it  is  my  aim  to  give  them  as  much  of  the 
classical  as  they  will  bear,  the  ‘  clique  ’  would  not  per¬ 
mit  anything  but  the  classical  to  be  heard.  They 
would  have  the  programmes  of  this  festival  like  those 
of  our  Harvard  Musical  Association ;  the  Philharmonic 
of  New  York,  or  the  most  classical  concerts  in  Eu¬ 
rope,  which  seldom  interest  or  call  together,  even  in 
the  largest  cities,  more  than  a  few  thousand  people. 
True  indeed  the  leaders  and  managers  of  such  con¬ 
certs  are  doing  a  noble  work  for  art,  and  for  the 
gratification  of  highly  cultivated  musical  tastes ;  but 
the  great  Peace  Jubilee  is  for  the  million ,  and  its  pro¬ 
gramme  very  properly  includes  much  that  the  million 
can  enjoy,  and  this  is  one  reason  why  the  whole  thing 
is  so  bitterly  denounced  by  those  extreme  high-art  fa¬ 
natics,  who  have  no  sympathy  whatever  with  anybody 
or  anything  that  does  not  conform  to  their  standard  of 
what  is  right  in  the  world  of  music. 

“Again,  gentlemen,  another  cause  of  their  animosity 
springs  from  the  fact  that  this  idea,  as  jW  know, 
originated  with  me ;  and  people  of  narrow  views  are 


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apt  to  become  jealous  of  any  one  in  their  own  line  of 
business  who  makes  an  attempt  to  do  something  upon 
a  grander  scale  than  usual.  Since  the  first  moment 
this  great  Festival  was  announced,  I  have  been  sneered 
at  and  ridiculed  behind  my  back  by  ‘  professional  ’ 
enemies  for  liaving  the  presumption  to  think  of  such 
an  undertaking,  and  while  I  have  been  using  every 
means  to  win  friends  and  support  for  the  Peace  Jubi¬ 
lee,  upon  the  basis  of  its  appropriateness,  its  grandeur, 
its  magnificence,  my  amiable  contemporaries  have  been 
denouncing  it  as  a  preposterous  notion,  a  monstrous 
conception,  which  if  carried  out  would  only  bring 
ridicule  upon  Boston  for  getting  up  a  e  deluge  of 
sound  ’  such  as  the  world  never  heard  before  and 
would  never  wish  to  hear  again.  This  is  the  spirit  I 
have  had  to  contend  with,  and  I  can  hardly  expect 
that  merchants  or  business  men  will  put  their  hands 
in  their  pockets  to  contribute  towards  a  musical  project 
represented  in  the  light  that  this  is  by  jealous  musical 
people. 

“But,  gentlemen,  although  my  progress  has  been 
retarded  by  every  conceivable  obstacle,  I  believe  in 
my  soul  that  the  Peace  Jubilee  is  ordained  by  a 
higher  than  human  power  to  take  place ;  and  I  am 
more  determined  to-day  than  ever  before  that  it  shall 
take  place.  Therefore,  stand  by  a  little  longer.  Do 
not  lose  faith  in  the  good  work.  Without  your  aid 
I  can  do  nothing,  but  with  it  everything,  everything , 
gentlemen,  can  and  will  be  overcome.  The  prospect 
is  brighter  now  than  it  has  been  for  some  weeks. 
The  Jubilee  staff  of  advertisers  and  solicitors,  which 
now  includes  Messrs.  George  Coolidge  &  Son,  B.  W. 
Williams  &  Son,  Colonel  Thomas  Richardson,  A.  G. 
Hills,  F.  E.  Faxon,  A.  F.  Lincoln,  and  other  earnest 
and  active  workers,  are  getting  on  bravely  in  their 


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labors  in  behalf  of  tlie  cause,  and  in  one  way  and 
another  are  making  encouraging  progress.  Musical 
people  abroad  and  the  community  generally  wish  to 
see  the  thing  carried  through,  and  this  pressure  from 
without  is  beginning  to  be  felt  by  Boston.  Here  is  a 
full  list  of  the  subscribers,  with  the  amount  subscribed 
so  far,  in  which  you  will  find  many  names  for  a  thou¬ 
sand  dollars  each. 

“  The  enemy,  who  are  aware  of  my  strength,  have 
been  pushing  me  very  hard  and  predicting  my  sur¬ 
render  ;  but  that  word  was  blotted  out  of  my  vocabu¬ 
lary  when  I  commenced  this  campaign. 

“  A  little  military  strategy  must  now  be  resorted  to, 
which  I  am  confident  will  lead  to  success.  There¬ 
fore,  as  general  in  chief,  I  would  command  that  this 
list  of  names  and  the  several  amounts  be  published, 
not  all  at  once,  but  separately,  for  the  impression  pre¬ 
vails,  and  has  prevailed  for  some  time,  that  a  much 
larger  sum  has  been  pledged.  This  is  the  reason  why 
I  have  not  given  it  to  the  press  before;  and  should 
you  now  give  the  whole  list  at  one  time,  the  public 
would  be  very  much  disappointed :  all  my  ammunition 
would  be  gone ;  the  Peace  Jubilee  would  Tall  to  the 
ground,  and  that  would  be  the  end  of  it. 

“  My  plan  is  this :  treat  every  coming  day  as  if  it 
were  a  river,  and  use  each  thousand-dollar  subscription 
as  a  pontoon  bridge  to  carry  the  public  over.  Lay 
down  one  bridge  to-day,  another  to-morrow,  another 
next  day,  and  so  on,  until  a  golden  chain  of  bridges 
stretches  across  the  dark  stream  upon  the  brink  of 
which  so  many  now  stand  and  fear  to  further  go. 
Depend  upon  it  a  whole  army  of  volunteers  will  then 
arise  to  join  in  the  grand  advance,  and  those  who  have 
pursued  the  scheme  from  the  beginning  with  such 
relentless  opposition  will  be  swallowed  in  the  flood  of 
enthusiasm  that  will  roll  in  upon  them. 


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“Try  it,  gentlemen;  the  enemy  are  right  on  our 
heels,  and  there  is  no  such  thing  as  going  backwards.  • 
4  Forward !  ’  is  the  word  ;  so  lay  down  your  first  bridge 
to-morrow,  and  the  thing  will  be  done.” 

The  plan  was  adopted  and  worked  to  a  charm.  The 
public  were  informed  each  day  through  the  papers  that 
Mr.  So-and-so  (giving  the  name)  had  subscribed  a  thou¬ 
sand  dollars  towards  the  National  Peace  Jubilee ;  and  it 
began  to  appear,  after  eight  or  ten  of  these  announce¬ 
ments,  that  there  was  no  end  to  the  thousands  that 
were  being  subscribed.  Papers  far  and  near  copied 
the  reports  of  these  munificent  subscriptions,  and  the 
projector  began  to  receive  warm  and  hearty  congratu¬ 
lations  from  one  and  another,  and  hope  and  sunshine 
at  last  broke  through  the  dark  clouds  of  despondency. 
Friends  and  acquaintances  bowed  and  smiled  once 
more,  and  words  of  encouragement  came  pouring  in 
from  every  quarter. 

The  question  was  now  often  asked  by  the  curious, 
“  How  much  have  you  really  got  in  all,  Gilmore  ?  ” 
In  answering  such  inquiries  the  “interviewed”  indi¬ 
vidual  never  knew  exactly  how  matters  stood,  and  he 
was  always  in  too  much  of  a  hurry  to  figure  up  the 
account !  He  knew  hoiv  to  keep  a  secret. 

To  swell  the  subscription-list  was  still  the  chief  aim 
of  the  projector;  now  that  the  steam  was  up  it  would 
never  do  to  permit  it  to  go  down ;  he  wished  to  see 
the  names  roll  up  and  the  money  marked  down,  and  his 
hopes  were  gratified  to  a  limited  extent.  Among  the 
numbers  he  had  previously  called  upon  to  subscribe 
there  was  one  gentleman,  Mr.  Eben  D.  Jordan,  the 
head  of  the  great  dry-goods  firm  of  Jordan,  Marsh,  & 
Co.,  whose  aid  and  support,  above  all  others,  he  wished 
to  secure.  He  had  presented  himself  once  or  twice  at 
the  counting-room  of  the  above  firm,  but  the  magnetic 


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glance  of  Mr.  Jordan  warned  him  off  as  if  he  had  said  in 
so  many  words,  “  Don’t  come  near  me  now,  or  off  goes 
your  head.  I  have  something  more  important  to  think 
of  at  present  than  to  listen  to  your  story  about  ‘  four- 
and-twenty  fiddlers  all  in  a  row.’  ”  But  Mr.  Jordan 
was  not  unmindful  of  these  visits.  He  knew  what 
they  were  for,  and  what  was  wanted ;  and  at  length 
Mr.  Gilmore  received  with  a  glad  heart  a  summons  to 
appear  before  that  gentleman. 

“Well,  Gilmore,”  said  Mr.  Jordan,  in  his  off-hand, 
business  way,  “  I  have  been  watching  your  movements 
on  the  great  Jubilee  question  for  some  time.  How  do 
they  respond  ?  Are  they  coming  up  to  time  along 
the  line  ?  The  papers  seem  to  say  the  thing  is  all 
right.  How  much  have  you  got,  all  told  ?  Will  you 
be  able  to  carry  out  the  programme  ?  ” 

These  comprehensive  questions  soon  drew  out  of  the 
projector  all  he  knew  about  the  matter,  and  the  inter¬ 
view  resulted  in  Mr.  Jordan’s  adding  a  thousand  dol¬ 
lars  to  the  subscription-list  in  the  name  of  his  firm. 

As  the  “happy  man”  left  the  office  of  Jordan,  Marsh, 
&  Co.  he  said  to  himself :  “  Mr.  Jordan,  you  are  the 
man  for  me  !  You  are  a  success,  of  yourself,  and  what¬ 
ever  you  are  interested  in  is  sure  to  succeed !  You 
can  have  any  position  you  want  on  our  staff,  or  take 
full  command  of  the  ship  just  as  soon  as  you  please ! 
You  have  plenty  of  backbone,  and  everybody  knows 
it.  We  may  want  to  use  a  little  of  it,  and  I  rather 
guess  we  will  make  you  Treasurer.  This  would  suit 
the  public,  and  give  folks  confidence  that  the  finances 
are  in  the  right  hands.  You  are  very  fond  of  music, 
too,  and  now  that  your  name  is  on  the  list  I  will  freeze 
to  you,  and  never  let  go  my  grip  until  you  have 
taken  fast  hold  of  the  helm.  Then  we  shall  have 
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weather  all  the  storms  of  prejudice,  and  drop  her 
anchor  firm  and  sure  in  the  hearts  of  the  citizens  of 
Boston.  When  you  are  Treasurer  a  few  old  croak¬ 
ers  may  begin  to  sing,  ‘  J ordan  has  a  hard  road  to 
travel  ’ ;  but  they  will  learn  to  sing  another  song 
just  as  soon  as  they  hear  the  sort  of  music  you  can 
grind  out  when  you  commence  turning  the  crank  of 
the  great  Jubilee  organ.” 

The  resolution  to  put  Mr.  Jordan  in  as  Treasurer 
gave  fresh  vigor  to  the  whole  undertaking,  and  awoke 
several  new  ideas  in  the  mind  of  the  projector;  one  of 
the  brightest  of  which  was  to  call  immediately  upon 
Mr.  Horatio  Harris,  a  gentleman  of  large  means,  great 
liberality,  and  a  true  lover  of  art. 

After  a  short  preamble  by  the  autograph-seeker, 
Mr.  Harris  took  the  book,  asked  a  few  questions,  and 
down  went  his  name  for  a  thousand  dollars. 

These  were  the  kind  of  “pontoons”  that  were  now 
being  laid  day  after  day  by  the  press,  upon  which  the 
public  were  crossing  the  river  of  doubt  with  the  feel¬ 
ing  that  there  was  no  such  thing  as  going  under  while 
such  strong  and  firm  “hearts  of  oak”  were  united  in 
the  construction. 

What  nobler  proof  of  disinterested  liberality  could 
be  presented  than  the  thousand-dollar  subscription  of 
Horatio  Harris,  a  gentleman  in  no  way  connected  with 
business  that  could  in  the  least  degree  be  benefited 
from  such  an  undertaking?  It  was  a  pure  gift  laid 
upon  the  altar  of  music ;  and  like  that  of  many  others, 
served  as  an  unanswerable  refutation  of  the  charge 
that  no  one  would  subscribe  who  did  not  expect  to  get 
back  principal  and  interest  through  the  increase  of 
business  likely  to  be  brought  about  by  the  Jubilee. 

If  there  is  any  city  in  the  world  more  deserving  of 
fame  than  another  for  its  liberality  and  willingness  to 


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help  everything  that  is  considered  for  the  public  good, 
that  city  is  Boston  ;  and  although  its  moneyed  men  did 
not  come  forward  to  aid  this  enterprise  with  their  usual 
unanimity,  it  was  because  they  saw  that  some  of  the 
standard  musical  critics  and  musical  people  looked 
upon  such  a  gigantic  enterprise  as  a  very  doubtful 
experiment,  and  were  bitterly  opposed  to  the  whole 
thing ;  but  even  in  the  face  of  all  this  doubt  and  oppo¬ 
sition  there  were  those  who  were  willing  to  pay  liber¬ 
ally  to  have  the  “great  experiment”  fairly  tried. 

Among  that  number  was  Alderman  Lewis  Rice, 
proprietor  of  the  American  House,  who,  it  was  well 
known,  had  a  purse  long  and  strong  enough  to  bear 
any  amount  of  strain ;  and  a  visit  to  that  gentleman 
demonstrated  the  fact  that  he  also  had  a  heart  big 
enough  to  join  the  thousand-dollar  circle.  A  similar 
sum  was  subscribed  by  Messrs.  Booth,  Tompkins,  and 
Thayer,  the  managers  of  the  Boston  Theatre  ;  and  the 
following  note  from  the  old  firm  of  F.  Skinner  &  Co. 
speaks  for  itself :  — 

Boston,  February  18,  1869. 

Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore. 

Dear  Sir,  —  In  aid  of  your  enterprise,  having  in  view  a  na¬ 
tional  celebration  of  Peace,  upon  the  basis  which  you  have 
promulgated  through  the  press,  we  hereby  empower  you  to 
place  our  name  upon  the  subscription-list  of  the  foundation 
fund  for  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars,  and  we  wish  you 
complete  success  in  the  undertaking. 

Respectfully  yours, 

F.  SKINNER  &  CO. 

The  celebrated  clothing  firm  of  Macullar,  Williams, 
and  Parker  subscribed  five  hundred  dollars;  and  through 
the  influence  and  personal  application  of  Major  George 
0.  Carpenter  (firm  of  Carpenter,  Woodward,  and  Mor¬ 
ton),  the  drug  trade  ;  Mr.  Frank  Bush  (firm  of  Bent  and 


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Bush),  the  hat  and  fur  business ;  Mr.  Shepard  (firm 
of  Lee  and  Shepard),  the  book  publishers ;  and  Mr. 
Charles  S.  Kendall  (Rice,  Kendall,  &  Co.),  the  paper 
dealers,  subscribed  over  three  thousand  dollars  for 
season  tickets  in  their  several  branches  of  business. 

Notwithstanding  these  encouraging  advances,  there 
were  many  weary  halts  in  the  march  to  success ;  as 
an  example  of  which  it  may  be  stated  that,  in  visiting 
over  sixty  firms  in  one  line  of  business  in  one  day,  not 
one  dollar  was  subscribed.  The  nature  of  some  of  the 
obstacles  which  blocked  the  way  may  be  judged  from 
the  following  private  letter,  now  published  by  permis¬ 
sion.  It  gives  the  experience  of  a  gentleman  (Gen¬ 
eral  George  B.  Drake,  of  the  firm  of  Drake,  Leman, 
&  Co.,  Commission  Merchants)  who  has  a  -legion  of 
friends  in  Boston,  and  who  through  personal  friendship 
for  Mr.  Gilmore,  and  a  love  of  music,  devoted  his  time 
for  several  days  to  soliciting  aid  for  the  cause  among 
the  merchants  in  his  own  line  of  business. 

Boston,  February  20,  1869. 

My  dear  Gilmore, — 

I  have  presented  the  Peace  Jubilee  prospectus  and  subscrip¬ 
tion-book  to  a  large  number  of  the  most  influential  among  our 
Commission  Merchants,  and  have  endeavored  to  explain  the 
perfect  feasibility  of  your  magnificent  plan,  and  to  enlist  their 
interest  and  co-operation,  but  regret  exceedingly  to  say  that, 
although  I  had  not  been  over  sanguine  of  receiving  much  en¬ 
couragement  at  first  in  the  way  of  direct  subscriptions,  yet  the 
discouragement  actually  encountered  on  all  hands  and  in  every 
conceivable  way  has  far  exceeded  my  expectations. 

In  all  instances  the  objections  were  frivolous  and  easily  an¬ 
swered,  but,  I  am  compelled  to  add,  were  not  infrequently 
accompanied  by  positive  expressions  of  hostility  toward  the 
enterprise  that  were  not  only  discouraging,  but  mortifying  to 
me  in  the  extreme,  for  I  heartily  wished  that  Boston  should  for 
once  witness  a  festival  on  the  gigantic  scale  proposed,  and  ex- 


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perience  such  enthusiasm  as  your  great  concert  in  New  Orleans 
created ;  of  which  it  may  be  truly  said,  that,  up  to  the  present 
time,  it  has  never  been  equalled  in  this  country,  either  in  mag¬ 
nitude,  grand  effect,  or  in  wonderful  musical  combination. 

Having  had  the  pleasure  of  lending  my  humble  assistance  on 
that  occasion,  I  was  the  better  prepared  to  urge  the  claims  of 
your  present  great  undertaking,  but  even  with  the  authority  of 
experience,  all  the  arguments  and  facts  I  could  bring  to  bear 
were  without  adequate  effect,  and  of  the  many  firms  I  have 
canvassed,  only  one  has  had  the  confidence  to  subscribe  for  a 
One-hundred-dollar  season  ticket. 

This  unsatisfactory  experience  does  not  of  course  impair  my 
perfect  confidence  in  the  final  success  of  the  Peace  Jubilee,  but 
it  seems  to  prove  that  it  will  be  a  long  and  tedious  matter  to 
rely  upon  personal  efforts  only,  in  obtaining  subscriptions 
among  down-town  firms.  .  .  . 

Regretting  not  being  able  to  make  a  more  encouraging  report 
of  my  experience  with  the  merchants  in  the  branch  of  trade 
that  I  am  connected  with,  and  begging  you  to  command  me  in 
any  way  that  I  can  be  of  service,  I  remain  as  ever, 

Very  faithfully  yours, 

GEORGE  B.  DRAKE. 

Several  instances  of  similar  experience  to  the  above 
which  increased  the  trials  and  troubles  of  the  weary 
combatant  might  here  be  given,  but  the  good  fight 
still  went  on,  and  no  thought  but  that  of  victory  ever 
found  lodgement  in  his  mind.  The  old  school  of  active 
as  well  as  retired  merchants,  and  men  of  that  class, 
generally  refused  to  lend  the  enterprise  any  encour¬ 
agement  whatever.  This  was  owing  very  much  to  the 
fact  that  those  called  into  council  upon  the  subject 
at  the  outset,  by  the  Hon.  William  Gray,  refused  to 
strike  the  fund- amental  chord  :  as  they  harped  others 
sang;  their  music  was  no  expense  to  anybody,  and 
like  all  free  concerts,  they  soon  had  a  large  attendance 
to  applaud  their  dismal  strains.  Their  one  monoto¬ 
nous  tune  sounded  dolefully  to  the  ears  of  the  jubilee- 


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ist,  and  lie  tried  hard  to  have  it  changed ;  but  they 
wished  it  to  be  understood  that  when  they  said  “  No  ” 
they  meant  “No.”  0  that  terrible  discordant  “No!” 

How  like  a  round  shot  it  tore  through  his  brain,  or  fell 
like  a  dead,  heavy  weight  upon  his  heart !  Their  one 
lugubrious  note,  “  It  can’t  be  done  !  Let  it  alone ;  it 
can’t  be  done  !  ”  still  haunts  him  like  a  frightful  dream. 
It  met  him  at  the  street  corners  like  a  bitter  blast,  and 
threw  its  cold  shadow  over  him  on  the  sunniest  days. 
Ugh !  he  shivers  now  at  the  thought  of  it.  But  such 
men,  after  all,  are  the  conservators  of  the  public  good. 
They  do  not  readily  fall  in  with  new  notions,  but  when 
they  take  hold  of  a  good  idea  they  cling  to  it  with  perti¬ 
nacious  fidelity,  and  none  are  so  strong  as  they  in  put¬ 
ting  it  through.  This  same  band  of  croakers  had  sung 
many  sweet  songs  in  their  day,  the  memory  of  which  will 
long  make  melody  in  their  hearts.  “  0  that  the  scales 
could  have  fallen  from  their  eyes,  and  the  glorious  Peace 
Jubilee  have  been  revealed  to  them  in  all  its  beauty  and 
benignity !  ”  is  the  one  great  regret  of  the  heart  that 
still  honors  the  men  while  it  cannot  wholly  forget  their 
unsympathizing  course  towards  the  grand  festival. 

The  writer  will  here  say,  in  passing,  that  he  did  not 
wholly  abandon  the  hope  of  winning  Mr.  Gray’s  favor 
and  support  after  the  first  unfavorable  decision  of  those 
whom,  in  kindness  to  Mr.  Gilmore,  he  called  together 
to  consider  the  matter.  When  he  had  secured  sub¬ 
scriptions  to  the  amount  of  several  thousand  dollars 
he  called  upon  him  again,  and,  stating  the  case  just 
as  it  was,  asked  him  if  he  would  not  then  use  his  influ¬ 
ence  to  aid  the  enterprise.  His  answer,  slow  and  im¬ 
pressive,  was  simply  this  :  “  I  have  nothing  to  say.” 
The  intruder,  feeling  that  this  was  not  a  decided 
“  No"  still  persevered,  and  tried  to  win  a  few  encour¬ 
aging  words ;  but  Mr.  Gray  was  immovable,  and  again 


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repeated  with  greater  emphasis,  “  I  have  nothing  to  sag.” 
This  fairly  took  the  courage  out  of  “  Mr.  Persever¬ 
ance,”  who  in  his  confusion  in  looking  for  the  door 
forgot  even  to  say  “  Good  morning,  sir  !  ” 

Still,  as  he  went  away  he  said  to  himself :  “  Mr.  Gray, 
I  ’ll  not  give  you  up  yet.  You  are  too  good  and  too 
influential  a  man  to  be  left  out  in  the  cold.  You  have 
done  so  many  noble  things  in  your  life  that  I  ’ll  give 
you  one  more  chance  before  abandoning  all  hope  of 
securing  your  support.” 

Some  days  after  this  second  interview  the  projector 
sent  Mr.  George  Coolidge,  who  was  laboring  in  the 
interest  of  the  Festival,  to  see  what  he  could  do,  but 
he  received  no  better  encouragement ;  and  later  still, 
the  writer,  believing  in  perseverance,  addressed  a  note 
to  Mr.  Gray  to  the  effect  that,  if  it  would  not  be 
disagreeable,  he  would  ask  the  privilege  of  calling  upon 
him  once  more,  having  something  important  to  lay  be¬ 
fore  him  in  relation  to  the  Jubilee.  No  answer  being 
received,  it  was  accepted  as  silent  proof  that  the  visit 
would  not  be  agreeable  ;  consequently  the  case  was 
given  up  as  “  Hopeless,”  which  word  was  reluctantly 
recorded  in  the  memoranda  against  more  than  one 
noble  and  honored  name. 

Mr.  Eben  D.  Jordan,  whose  name  was  now  upon  the 
list  of  supporters  of  the  enterprise,  was  one  of  the 
original  council  that  met  in  Mr.  Gray’s  counting-room, 
which  decided  adversely  to  the  prosecution  of  the  Peace 
Jubilee  enterprise ;  but  having  been  called  away  from 
the  meeting  before  these  gentlemen  had  terminated 
their  deliberations,  he,  fortunately  for  the  festival,  did 
not  feel  bound  by  their  decision.  Indeed,  he  was  too 
thoroughly  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  Young  America 
and  the  spirit  of  enterprise,  which  have  made  him 
one  of  the  most  prominent  and  successful  merchants 


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in  the  country,  to  rest  easy  under  an  embargo  which 
he  felt  was  against  the  true  interest  of  Boston.  He 
therefore  joined  the  vanguard  of  stanch  supporters  of 
the  Festival,  and  talked  up  the  undertaking  with  a 
vim  that  gave  greater  confidence  to  not  only  those 
who  were  already  engaged  in  it,  but  to  those  who 
had  held  themselves  aloof. 

But  while  the  projector  was  endeavoring  to  over¬ 
come  difficulties  and  add  to  the  financial  strength  of 
the  enterprise,  the  great  musical  features,  including 
the  organization  of  the  “  immortal  ten  thousand  ”  who 
were  to  sing  the  song  of  Peace,  were  not  neglected. 

Being  unable  to  enlist  the  services  or  interest  of  the 
officers  of  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society  to  aid  in  the 
formation  of  the  chorus,  the  already  overtaxed  projec¬ 
tor —  who  was  in  constant  receipt  of  letters  from  socie¬ 
ties  and  individuals  desiring  to  join  the  grand  army  of 
vocalists  —  continued  to  answer  their  inquiries  and  to 
encourage  the  formation  of  new  musical  societies, 
while  at  the  same  time  he  was  on  the  lookout  for  one 
to  whom  he  could  intrust  the  supervision  of  that  im¬ 
portant  department.  At  length  his  mind  became  fixed 
upon  Mr.  Eben  Tourjee,  Director  of  the  New  England 
Conservatory  of  Music,  a  gentleman  who  was  in  every 
way  qualified  for  the  position,  and  he  offered  him  the 
office. 

At  first  Mr.  Tourjee  hesitated,  knowing  the  great 
amount  of  labor  the  undertaking  would  involve he 
feared  that  it  might  interfere  with  his  other  engage¬ 
ments  and  add  too  much  to  his  responsibilities;  but 
he  pointed  out  the  duties  and  the  difficulties  of  the 
position  so  clearly  that  Mr.  Gilmore  said  to  him : 
"You  are  just  the  man  for  the  post.  You  who  can 
comprehend  the  magnitude  and  the  character  of  the 

undertaking  so  fully,  and  point  out  the  mode  of 
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discipline  and  the  manner  of  proceeding  necessary, 
even  to  the  smallest  detail,  to  form  a  complete  organi¬ 
zation,  —  you  who  can  do  this  with  such  clearness  and 
foresight,  must  neither  fear  the  labor  nor  decline  the 
responsibility  :  all  other  duties  must  yield  to  this 
greatest  duty  of  all.  To  cultivate  and  elevate  the 
musical  taste  of  the  masses  seems  to  be  the  aim  of 
your  life,  and  ably  and  well  are  you  performing  your 
noble  mission  ;  but  now  is  your  great  opportunity, 
now  you  can  do  more  and  better  for  the  interests 
of  music  in  one  grand  effort  than  in  a  lifetime  by 
the  ordinary  methods ;  you  can  make  thousands  inter¬ 
ested  where  now  are  only  hundreds.  You  will  never 
regret  any  sacrifices  you  may  make  in  behalf  of  so 
good  and  great  a  cause.  I  will  provide  such  clerical 
aid  as  you  may  need,  and  will  otherwise  assist  you  in 
your  responsible  department  to  the  extent  of  my 
ability.  So  give  me  your  hand  and  say  that  you  will 
accept  the  position.” 

Mr.  Tourjee  would  not  decide  without  reflection  ; 
but  his  inmost  soul  had  already  decided.  He  went 
home  to  sleep  and  dream  over  it,  —  or,  more  truly 
speaking,  to  lay  awake  the  livelong  night,  and  look  up 
to  heaven,  and  think,  think,  think  of  the  magnificent 
picture,  the  wonderful  work  of  and  for  art  that  he  was 
commissioned  to  prepare  and  present  for  the  admira¬ 
tion  of  the  nation,  —  of  the  world.  He  accepted  the 
trust,  and  on  the  23d  day  of  February  assumed  the 
superintendence  of  the  grand  chorus. 

An  assistant  was  now  wanted  who  could  in  some 
measure  anticipate  the  wishes  as  well  as  carry  out  the 
views  of  Mr.  Tourjee.  Letters  seeking  information 
were  pouring  in  from  all  parts,  and  it  required  a 
person  of  musical  as  well  as  literary  qualifications 
to  properly  perform  the  duties  of  Secretary  in  this 


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particular  department.  Mr.  Gilmore  selected  an  ac¬ 
complished  member  of  his  Band,  Mr.  John  W.  Odlin, 
to  fill  this  post ;  and  he  was  found  in  every  way  capa¬ 
ble,  and  fully  equal  to  the  varied  requirements  of  the 
office. 

The  work  of  organizing  the  chorus  was  now  com¬ 
menced  in  earnest.  Singers  were  invited  to  come  for¬ 
ward  and  register  their  names  with  a  view  to  forming 
classes  and  going  through  a  course  of  rehearsals  for 
the  coming  Festival. 

As  a  signal  proof  of  the  deep  musical  interest  which 
the  announcement  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  created,  one 
instance  may  be  cited.  In  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Tourjee 
to  advance  the  cause  of  music,  during  the  winter  pre¬ 
ceding  the  announcement  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  he  had 
endeavored  to  form  a  class  for  the  study  and  practice 
of  oratorio  music.  A  few  hundred  were  all  that  could 
be  induced  to  join,  —  scarcely  enough  to  meet  the 
expense  attending  the  rehearsals,  and  the  experiment 
was  not  what  could  be  called  a  success.  It  might  well 
be  supposed,  as  it  was  said,  that  the  Handel  and 
Haydn  Society  comprised  all  the  available  vocal  talent 
in  Boston,  and  its  board  of  officers  no  doubt  felt  that 
it  would  be  an  utter  impossibility  to  organize  a  small, 
much  less  a  great  chorus  in  the  city  for  the  Jubilee 
without  the  aid  of  their  time-honored  association ;  and, 
of  course,  when  it  became  known  in  the  city  and  else¬ 
where  —  as  it  very  soon  was  —  that  they  held  aloof 
and  were  not  taking  any  interest  in  the  movement,  it 
was  quite  natural  for  them  to  suppose  that  that  fact 
alone  would  deter  any  outsiders  from  taking  the  initia¬ 
tive. 

What  must  they  have  thought  and  said  when  nearly 
Four  Thousand  singers  came  forward  in  Boston  alone 
to  join  the  classes  of  Mr.  Tourjee !  It  was  a  revela- 


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tion  and  a  revolution  in  the  musical  world  hereabouts 
they  had  little  dreamed  of.  But  it  was  only  the  veri¬ 
fication  of  a  prophecy.  Mr.  Touijee,  who  had  found 
it  difficult  to  induce  even  a  few  hundred  to  join  his 
class  during  the  winter  before ,  was  informed  that  he 
might  now  prepare  for  as  large  a  number  as  the 
hall  (Bumstead  Hall,  with  a  capacity  of  nearly  eight 
hundred)  would  accommodate,  and  have  a  fresh  class 
every  night  in  the  week ;  and  this,  too,  before  even 
one  singer  had  been  accepted  in  Boston  for  the  Jubilee 
Chorus. 

It  was  an  uprising  of  the  musical  hosts  such  as 
nothing  but  the  Jubilee  of  Peace  could  possibly  have 
evoked  ;  and  this  uprising  was  not  confined  to  Boston 
alone,  —  the  whole  country  had  caught  the  spirit,  and 
were  heart  and  soul  interested  in  the  success  of  the 
movement. 

But  we  are  arriving  at  conclusions  too  fast.  At 
this  stage  of  the  proceedings  preparations  only  were 
being  made  to  bring  about  this  result ;  and  although 
the  material  to  form  the  great  chorus  and  other  musi¬ 
cal  features  were  ready  for  the  mould,  there  were 
many  dark  days  of  disappointment,  many  days  of 
weary  wandering  in  the  wilderness  of  doubt,  with 
faith  as  the  only  guide,  ere  the  promised  land  was 
reached. 

Leaving  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  choral  depart¬ 
ment  in  the  able  hands  of  Mr.  Touijee,  Mr.  Gilmore 
felt  himself  relieved  of  one  heavy  burden  of  care,  and 
with  fresh  spirit  and  energy  entered  into  the  work  of 
pushing  forward  other  important  matters. 

Immediately  following  the  first  announcement  of 
the  Peace  Jubilee  the  city  government  appointed  a 
committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Edward  A.  White, 
Moses  Fairbanks,  and  Benjamin  James,  of  the  Board 


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of  Aldermen,  and  Messrs.  William  G.  Harris,  H.  W. 
Pickering,  Francis  W.  Jacobs,  Ebenezer  Nelson,  and 
Edward  E.  Batcbelder,  of  the  Common  Council,  to 
take  such  steps  at  the  proper  time  in  connection  there¬ 
with  as  they  might  consider  the  interest  and  honor  of 
the  city  required. 

Mr.  Gilmore  had  the  pleasure  and  the  punishment 
of  appearing  before  this  committee  twice,  —  a  pleas¬ 
ure,  because  it  gave  him  an  opportunity  of  explaining 
to  these  gentlemen  the  grand  effect  of  such  a  demon¬ 
stration  as  was  preparing  and  the  honor  it  would  be  to 
the  city ;  and  a  punishment,  because  he  could  not  in¬ 
duce  them,  by  any  amount  of  persuasion,  to  throw  in  a 
small  appropriation,  just  enough  to  turn  the  balance 
and  make  the  undertaking  a  certainty. 

The  position  of  the  committee  was  this :  they  could 
do  nothing  to  aid  the  proposed  Festival  until  the  citi¬ 
zens  had  taken  it  in  hand,  assumed  its  pecuniary  lia¬ 
bilities,  and  its  success  in  every  respect  was  placed 
beyond  a  doubt.  Then,  upon  the  part  of  the  city, 
they  would  extend  its  hospitalities  to  such  distin¬ 
guished  men  of  the  country  as  might  accept  the  in¬ 
vitation  to  be  present.  This  was  all  the  city  would 
do,  —  in  fact,  it  was  all  it  could  be  expected  to  do. 

The  festivalist  also  tried,  through  the  Hon.  Moses 
Kimball,  at  this  time  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Senate,  and  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Finance, 
to  interest  the  Commonwealth  in  the  proceedings.  It 
did  not  take  long  to  find  out  that  the  only  music  he 
would  recommend  was  a  general  reduction  of  State 
expenses ;  that  was  the  string  he  harped  on,  that  was 
the  kind  of  music  he  liked  to  hear,  and  that  was  the 
grand  chorus  the  people  would  join  in  the  most  en¬ 
thusiastically.  So  it  was  useless  to  endeavor  to  per¬ 
suade  him  to  advocate  an  appropriation  to  have  even 


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“  Hail  Columbia  ”  produced  by  ten  thousand  voices,  a 
thousand  instruments,  a  great  organ,  cannon,  anvils, 
bells,  big  drums,  and  so  forth,  etc. ! 

He  appreciated  the  magnitude  and  character  of  the 
undertaking :  it  was  a  great  thing  to  think  of  to  be 
sure,  but  he  thought  it  would  be  impossible  to  carry 
it  out ;  and  he  soon  began  to  throw  out  serious  hints 
of  the  danger  of  overtaxing  the  brain,  and  all  that 
sort  of  thing,  with  which  the  projector '  had  been 
familiar  from  the  beginning !  As  there  seemed  to 
be  no  prospect  of  this  able  financier’s  overtaxing  the 
State  of  Massachusetts  on  Mr.  Gilmore’s  account,  the 
latter  concluded  to  drop  the  conversation,  and  gave 
up  all  hope  of  making  any  inroad  upon  the  public 
purse  while  such  men  as  Hon.  Moses  Kimball  stood 
guard  over  the  treasury. 

The  projector  next  sought  the  superintendents  of 
the  different  railroads  leading  into  Boston,  to  ascer¬ 
tain  how  much  they  would  contribute  towards  the 
great  Festival,  which  would  be  sure  to  bring  a  rich 
harvest  to  their  line  of  business.  Upon  going  the 
rounds  of  the  several  roads  the  officers  were  found 
quite  favorably  disposed.  One  road  was  perfectly  will¬ 
ing  to  subscribe  if  another  would,  and  so  on  all  the 
way  round  ;  but  as  this  one  refused  to  say  what  it 
would  do  until  that  one  had  headed  the  list,  and  a 
third  felt  it  could  contribute  only  half  as  much  as  the 
fourth,  which  was  sure  to  get  the  lion’s  share  of  the 
travelling,  it  was  pretty  difficult  to  arrive  at  any  defi¬ 
nite  understanding  as  to  what  they  would  do  by  going 
from  office  to  office. 

The  following  gentlemen  were  among  those  called 
upon  :  General  George  Stark,  Manager  Lowell  Rail¬ 
road  ;  Governor  Onslow  Stearns,  President,  and  W.  H. 
Bullock,  Superintendent,  Old  Colony  Railroad ;  A.  A. 


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Folsom,  Superintendent  Boston  and  Providence  Rail¬ 
road  ;  William  Merritt,  Superintendent  Boston  and 
Maine  Railroad  ;  A.  Firth,  Assistant  Superintendent 
Boston  and  Albany  Railroad  ;  J.  Prescott,  Superintend¬ 
ent  Eastern  Railroad  ;  C.  L.  Heywood,  Superintendent 
Fitchburg  Railroad;  also  Peter  T.  Homer,  Esq.,  and 
several  other  influential  gentlemen  who  were  inter¬ 
ested  in  railroad  -  matters. 

Being  unable  to  come  to  any  conclusion  in  visiting 
one  after  another,  at  the  solicitation  of  Mr.  Gilmore 
they  agreed  to  send  representatives  from  each  of  the 
roads  to  talk  the  matter  over,  and  for  this  purpose  two 
meetings  were  held  at  the  Parker  House.  After  lis¬ 
tening  to  the  projector’s  statement  of  the  prospects 
of  the  festival  and  what  it  would  do  for  Boston,  all 
were  satisfied  that,  if  the  plan  were  carried  out,  there 
would  be  immense  travel  over  their  lines  during  Jubi¬ 
lee  week.  The  energetic  Superintendent  of  the  Bos¬ 
ton  and  Providence  Railroad,  A.  A.  Folsom,  Esq.,  took 
an  active  interest  in  the  enterprise,  and  the  Directors 
of  that  road  authorized  him  to  subscribe  a  thousand 
dollars  at  the  first  meeting,  provided  others  would  put 
down  their  share  pro  rata ,  based  upon  their  compara¬ 
tive  incomes  and  facilities  for  travel,  and  according 
to  the  extra  profit  which  each  might  expect  to  derive 
through  the  festival.  Some  proposed  to  give  a  certain 
proportion  of  the  earnings  for  the  week ;  some  were 
not  prepared  to  do  anything  without  again  consulting 
the  Directors  of  their  roads,  while  others  had  decided 
not  to  give  a  dollar.  Where  there  are  so  many  wheels 
within  wheels  to  be  manipulated,  the  process  of  grind¬ 
ing  out  an  appropriation  is  slow.  But  the  projector 
had  been  taught  so  many  hard  lessons  in  the  school  of 
patience,  that  he  could  wait  until  the  officers  of  the 
roads  were  all  ready  to  do  something  or  nothing. 


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Iii  wandering  from  place  to  place  in  search  of  aid, 
without  finding  many  pillars  of  support  to  lean  upon, 
the  weary  traveller  felt  the  burden  of  his  cares  grow 
lighter  as  he  recurred  to  remarks  made  at  a  recent 
meeting  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Mechanic  As¬ 
sociation,  proposing  the  Coliseum  as  a  suitable  build¬ 
ing  in  which  to  hold  their  grand  fair.  “  Who  knows,” 
thought  Mr.  Gilmore,  “  but  they  may  be  induced  to 
contribute  towards  the  enterprise,  if  by  that  means 
they  can  secure  the  use  of  the  Coliseum  for  the  ex¬ 
hibition  of  their  products  of  industry  ?  ”  The  writer 
therefore  called  upon  Mr.  Jonas  Fitch,  President  of  the 
Association,  Colonel  A.  J.  Wright,  one  of  its  officers, 
and  the  Hon.  F.  W.  Lincoln,  to  urge  the  adoption  of 
the  suggestion.  lie  was  invited  to  appear  before  the 
Board  of  Managers  and  make  known  whatever  he 
might  consider  of  interest  to  them  upon  the  subject. 
On  the  evening  of  February  22cl  he  presented  him¬ 
self  for  that  purpose,  and  found  the  following  gentle¬ 
men  present :  — 


Jonas  Fitch, 
Albert  J.  Wright, 
Osmyn  Brewster, 
Joseph  L.  Bates, 
Charles  F.  Austin, 


Theophilus  Burr, 
Ivory  Bean, 
George  W.  Smith, 
Andrew  J.  Morse, 


Henry  A.  Lyford, 
George  Ross, 

David  Chamberlin, 
William  Leavitt. 


Mr.  Gilmore  commenced  unfolding  his  plan  with 
great  enthusiasm,  and  drew  attention  to  the  bene¬ 
fit  that  would  result  from  calling  together  so  large 
a  number  of  people  for  so  good  a  purpose.  A  new 
world  of  harmony  would  be  opened,  a  new  mine  of 
riches  developed,  from  which  all  trades  and  professions 
would  reap  a  rich  reward  of  new  thought  and  fresh 
impulse.  Like  the  morning  light  it  would  revivify 
and  intensify  every  spiritual  and  intellectual  growth, 
and  make  the  hand  a  better  servant  of  the  brain  in 


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producing  more  finished  works  of  art  and  industry. 
He  very  soon  discovered  that  the  solid,  matter-of-fact 
men  he  was  addressing  were  not  of  the  kind  to  be 
carried  into  the  seventh  heavens  by  any  amount  of 
musical  rhetoric.  They  simply  asked,  “Is  it  a  sure 
thing  that  the  building  will  go  up?  Where  is  it  to 
be  located  ?  Will  it  be  suitable  for  our  purpose  ?  ” 
and  so  on ! 

Positive  answers  to  these  questions  could  not  be 
given.  The  ultimate  fate  of  the  enterprise  was  still 
shrouded  in  doubt,  and  neither  he  nor  they  could 
foresee  the  end.  Mr.  Gilmore  made  an  effort  to  have 
these  gentlemen  subscribe  funds  of  their  Association 
to  hasten  the  erection  of  the  building,  which  would 
provide  them  with  ample  accommodations  and  give  a 
novel  interest  to  the  exhibition,  and  undoubtedly  large¬ 
ly  increase  the  attendance.  But  they  could  not  ven¬ 
ture  on  uncertainties,  or  involve  their  Association  in 
any  risk.  If  the  Coliseum  were  already  erected,  they 
would  consider  its  adaptability  to  their  purpose,  but  as 
things  were,  they  must  look  for  some  other  place,  or 
take  up  with  their  old  quarters. 

They  afterwards  concluded  to  hold  their  exhibition 
in  the  usual  place  (Quincy  and  Faneuil  Halls),  and 
think  no  more  about  a  building  which,  up  to  that 
time,  was  only  “  a  castle  in  the  air.” 

As  already  stated,  the  writer  had  appeared  before 
national,  State,  and  city  officials,  various  railroad  cor¬ 
porations,  clubs,  associations,  and  many  other  public 
and  private  bodies  to  plead  his  case,  evidently  winning 
the  interest  of  all  by  his  earnest  presentation  of  the 
great  Peace  programme ;  and  although  no  substantial 
encouragement  had  been  obtained  from  any  of  these 
important  sources  up  to  this  time,  still  the  subscrip¬ 
tion-fist  was  slowly  increasing. 


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Scarcely  a  clay  passed  without  some  new  name  be¬ 
ing  added  to  the  list  of  subscribers  for  season  tickets. 
They  came  in  just  fast  enough  to  keep  the  current 
moving  and  to  stimulate  the  projector  and  his  so¬ 
licitors  to  greater  exertion.  Inquiry  was  continually 
made,  “What  will  be  the  price  of  single  tickets  of 
admission  ?  ”  The  public  voice  was  very  encouraging  : 
“  We  are  all  ready  with  our  five-dollar  bills  when  you 
are  ready  with  your  music ;  but  we  cannot  give  either 
a  hundred  or  a  thousand  dollars  to  help  you.”  This 
was  the  general  sentiment.  The  manager,  however, 
thought  it  advisable  to  defer  information  about  the 
price  of  single  tickets  to  a  later  day,  and  continue  the 
canvass  for  hundred-dollar  subscribers,  so  long  as  any 
of  that  class  could  be  found.  It  was  his  policy  to 
work  a  vein  till  it  gave  out,  and  then  prospect  for  a 
new  opening.  No  matter  how  fruitless  the  efforts  of 
one  day  might  appear,  or  how  dark  the  clouds  that 
lowered  around  him  at  nightfall,  he  was  up  next  morn¬ 
ing  bright  and  early,  determined  to  “  try,  try  again,” 
—  to  leave  no  stone  unturned,  no  means  untried  upon 
that  day  that  might  add  friends  to  the  cause  or  swell 
the  list  of  subscribers.  But  oh !  what  zeal,  what  en¬ 
thusiasm,  what  resolute  determination  it  required,  to 
go  forth  day  after  day  for  weeks  and  months,  in  the 
face  of  doubt,  prejudice,  and  opposition,  trying  to  con¬ 
vert  non-believers,  who  had  the  means  but  not  the 
disposition  to  join  the  noble  band  whose  names  were 
already  upon  the  golden-lettered  list.  But  the  cause 
lent  inspiration  to  its  advocate,  and  with  a  soul  of  fire 
he  went  on  through  trials  and  persecutions,  entering 
hearts  and  pockets,  making  conquest  after  conquest, 
firmly  believing  in  the  victory  which  came  at  last. 

In  his  perambulations  at  this  time  frequent  visits 
were  paid  to  Mr.  Jordan,  who  watched  the  progress 


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made  with  the  deepest  interest.  The  all-important 
consideration  now  was,  “  When  shall  the  Coliseum  go 
up?”  and  the  projector  urged  upon  Mr.  Jordan  the 
necessity  of  taking  steps  towards  beginning  the  work. 

The  architect,  Mr.  Allen,  represented  that  the  build¬ 
ing,  according  to  his  plans,  could  be  erected  for  Forty 
Thousand  Dollars,  in  which  estimate  he  was  sustained 
by  others  who  had  been  consulted  ;  one  prominent 
firm  even  offered  to  complete  it  for  that  amount, 
but  withdrew  their  proposal  before  it  could  be  acted 
upon.  The  following  is  their  letter  proposing  the 
contract : — 

Boston,  February  16,  1869. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  We  have  examined  the  plans  laid  before  us  as 
drawn  by  Mr.  Allen  for  the  building  for  the  National  Peace 
Jubilee  and  Musical  Festival,  to  be  held  in  this  city  in  June 
next ;  and,  without  going  into  details,  we  believe  the  building- 
can  be  put  up  for  $  40,000. 

It  is  difficult  to  estimate  the  value  of  the  building  to  take 
down.  We  are,  however,  of  the  opinion  that  the  material 
standing  will  be  worth  about  $10,000. 

After  a  more  careful  examination  we  will  give  you  a  posi¬ 
tive  bid. 

Wishing  you  all  the  success  you  may  desire  in  this  great 
enterprise,  we  remain 

Very  truly  yours, 

JEWETT  &  PITCHER. 

To  test  the  soundness  of  these  estimates,  Mr.  Jordan 
authorized  the  well-known  architect,  Mr.  Gridley  G.  F. 
Bryant,  to  make  a  thorough  examination  of  the  plans 
and  report  to  him  the  cost  of  erecting  the  building; 
putting  in  seats,  and  everything  else  required  to 
render  it  complete  for  the  purpose  in  view\  Mr.  Bry¬ 
ant’s  investigation  led  to  the  discouraging  announce¬ 
ment  that  it  would  cost  at  least  Eighty  Thousand 


188 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Dollars,  —  double  the  amount  previously  named  !  The 
leap  from  Forty  to  Eighty  Thousand  Dollars  caused 
Mr.  Jordan  to  drop  the  subject  instantly.  With  only 
Twenty-Five  Thousand  Dollars  actually  subscribed,  and 
the  promise  of  Ten  or  Fifteen  Thousand  more,  the 
undertaking  was  too  risky  for  even  the  wisest  or 
wealthiest  financier.  Mr.  Jordan  had  no  doubt  what¬ 
ever  of  ultimate  success ;  he  knew  the  whole  country 
were  looking  forward  with  confidence  to  the  result; 
but  it  was  too  much  to  expect  him  to  assume  the 
whole  responsibility  of  authorizing  the  erection  of  the 
Coliseum.  Mr.  Gilmore  tried  hard  to  induce  other 
wealthy  and  public-spirited  gentlemen  to  share  the 
responsibility  with  Mr.  Jordan,  but  without  avail.  En¬ 
terprising  builders  were  entreated  to  run  the  risk  of 
putting  up  the  structure,  accepting  in  payment  a  con¬ 
signment  of  the  amount  already  subscribed  and  the 
control  of  the  Festival  treasury  until  the  full  cost  was 
paid ;  but  though  many  wished  to  take  the  contract, 
yet  none  were  willing  to  commence  the  work  with¬ 
out  having  full  security  in  advance.  What  could 
be  done  ?  Was  there  any  possibility  of  overcoming 
the  obstacles  and  getting  the  building  started?  All 
efforts  seemed  to  fail.  There  is  no  disguising  the  fact 
that  the  situation  at  this  time  looked  desperate ;  the 
enterprise  had  seen  dark  days,  but  these  were  the 
darkest ;  almost  impenetrable  gloom  settled  down  upon 
it,  and  there  seemed  no  way  out  of  the  difficulties. 
Work!  was  the  only  word  that  had  any  inspiration  in 
it  now.  Work  of  the  hardest  kind,  —  in  season  and 
out  of  season,  at  all  times  and  in  all  manners,  —  work 
of  brain  and  heart  and  hand,  —  anything,  everything 
that  could  be  done  to  lift  the  terrible  load  that  seemed 
sinking  deeper  and  deeper  in  the  mire  of  despondency. 
The  writer’s  distress  of  mind  at  this  time  was  indeed 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


189 


almost  unbearable,  for  the  condition  of  his  own  private 

affairs  was  sufficient  to  break  him  down,  let  alone  the 

'  « 

weight  of  disappointment  that  was  oppressing  him 
from  other  causes. 

From  the  first  moment  that  he  commenced  devel¬ 
oping  the  great  idea  that  so  enraptured  him,  all 
remunerative  sources  of  employment  had  been  aban¬ 
doned  ;  consequently  he  was  long  without  income  of 
any  kind :  in  truth,  every  dollar  of  property  he  pos¬ 
sessed  had  been  literally  swallowed  up  in  the  cause. 

Grim-visaged  Want  was  staring  him  in  the  face. 
He  had  sacrificed  all  for  an  idea,  —  an  idea  that  had 
led  him  like  an  ignis  fatnus  into  the  depths  of  a 
slough  that  threatened  to  ingulf  him.  But  could  it  be 
a  false  light  ?  No,  he  would  not  believe  it.  In  his  • 
deepest  distress  he  still  felt  the  heavenly  harmonies 
in  his  soul  of  the  great  gathering  of  the  musical 
hosts.  “No,”  he  cried,  “if  there  is  virtue  in  the  land, 
—  if  there  is  pride,  if  there  is  patriotism,  if  there  is 
a  love  of  anything  besides  money,  it  must  and  it  will 
succeed !  ”  But  Fate  seemed  now  to  say :  “  Stop !  you 
have  gone  far  enough.  You  have  attempted  more 
than  mortal  man  can  accomplish.  The  realization  of 
your  “  dream  ”  would  be  almost  a  miracle.  There  is  a 
limit  to  every  folly,  and  you  have  reached  the  limit 
of  this.  Turn  back  to  your  old  ways  of  thought  and 
work,  and  let  this  phantom  pass.”  0  what  deep  dis¬ 
tress  of  mind,  what  anguish  of  soul  was  his,  as  the 
thought  of  “  failure  ”  haunted  him  !  His  heart  was 
sinking ;  his  strength  exhausted ;  his  purse  empty : 

Must  he  give  up  the  contest  ? . Never  ! 

The  sword  of  faith  can  cut  its  way  to  Heaven! 
With  this  sword  he  had  fought  from  the  beginning, 
and  would  fight  until  all  obstacles  were  overcome. 
He  could  not  give  up  his  delightful  dream  while  he 


188 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Dollars,  —  double  the  amount  previously  named  !  The 
leap  from  Forty  to  Eighty  Thousand  Dollars  caused 
Mr.  Jordan  to  drop  the  subject  instantly.  With  only 
Twenty-Five  Thousand  Dollars  actually  subscribed,  and 
the  promise  of  Ten  or  Fifteen  Thousand  more,  the 
undertaking  was  too  risky  for  even  the  wisest  or 
wealthiest  financier.  Mr.  Jordan  had  no  doubt  what¬ 
ever  of  ultimate  success ;  he  knew  the  whole  country 
were  looking  forward  with  confidence  to  the  result; 
but  it  was  too  much  to  expect  him  to  assume  the 
whole  responsibility  of  authorizing  the  erection  of  the 
Coliseum.  Mr.  Gilmore  tried  hard  to  induce  other 
wealthy  and  public-spirited  gentlemen  to  share  the 
responsibility  with  Mr.  Jordan,  but  without  avail.  En¬ 
terprising  builders  were  entreated  to  run  the  risk  of 
putting  up  the  structure,  accepting  in  payment  a  con¬ 
signment  of  the  amount  already  subscribed  and  the 
control  of  the  Festival  treasury  until  the  full  cost  was 
paid ;  but  though  many  wished  to  take  the  contract, 
yet  none  were  willing  to  commence  the  work  with¬ 
out  having  full  security  in  advance.  What  could 
be  done  ?  Was  there  any  possibility  of  overcoming 
the  obstacles  and  getting  the  building  started?  All 
efforts  seemed  to  fail.  There  is  no  disguising  the  fact 
that  the  situation  at  this  time  looked  desperate ;  the 
enterprise  had  seen  dark  days,  but  these  were  the 
darkest ;  almost  impenetrable  gloom  settled  down  upon 
it,  and  there  seemed  no  way  out  of  the  difficulties. 
Work  !  was  the  only  word  that  had  any  inspiration  in 
it  now.  Work  of  the  hardest  kind,  —  in  season  and 
out  of  season,  at  all  times  and  in  all  manners,  —  work 
of  brain  and  heart  and  hand,  —  anything,  everything 
that  could  be  done  to  lift  the  terrible  load  that  seemed 
sinking  deeper  and  deeper  in  the  mire  of  despondency. 
The  writer’s  distress  of  mind  at  this  time  was  indeed 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


189 


almost  unbearable,  for  the  condition  of  his  own  private 
affairs  was  sufficient  to  break  him  down,  let  alone  the 
weight  of  disappointment  that  was  oppressing  him 
from  other  causes. 

From  the  first  moment  that  he  commenced  devel¬ 
oping  the  great  idea  that  so  enraptured  him,  all 
remunerative  sources  of  employment  had  been  aban¬ 
doned  ;  consequently  he  was  long  without  income  of 
any  kind :  in  truth,  every  dollar  of  property  he  pos¬ 
sessed  had  been  literally  swallowed  up  in  the  cause. 

Grim-visaged  Want  was  staring  him  in  the  face. 
He  had  sacrificed  all  for  an  idea,  —  an  idea  that  had 
led  him  like  an  ignis  fatuus  into  the  depths  of  a 
slough  that  threatened  to  ingulf  him.  But  could  it  be 
a  false  light?  No,  he  would  not  believe  it.  In  his. 
deepest  distress  he  still  felt  the  heavenly  harmonies 
in  his  soul  of  the  great  gathering  of  the  musical 
hosts.  "No,”  he  cried,  “if  there  is  virtue  in  the  land, 
—  if  there  is  pride,  if  there  is  patriotism,  if  there  is 
a  love  of  anything  besides  money,  it  must  and  it  will 
succeed !  ”  But  Fate  seemed  now  to  say :  “  Stop !  you 
have  gone  far  enough.  You  have  attempted  more 
than  mortal  man  can  accomplish.  The  realization  of 
your  “  dream  ”  would  be  almost  a  miracle.  There  is  a 
limit  to  every  folly,  and  you  have  reached  the  limit 
of  this.  Turn  back  to  your  old  ways  of  thought  and 
work,  and  let  this  phantom  pass.”  0  what  deep  dis¬ 
tress  of  mind,  what  anguish  of  soul  was  his,  as  the 
thought  of  “failure”  haunted  him!  His  heart  was 
sinking ;  his  strength  exhausted ;  his  purse  empty : 

Must  he  give  up  the  contest  ? . Never  ! 

The  sword  of  faith  can  cut  its  way  to  Heaven! 
With  this  sword  he  had  fought  from  the  beginning, 
and  would  fight  until  all  obstacles  were  overcome. 
He  could  not  give  up  his  delightful  dream  while  he 


190 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


had  a  tongue  to  proclaim  its  marvellous  beauty.  It 
must  be  realized!  He  would  never  hang  out  the  white 
flag  of  surrender,  —  never !  Come  what  would,  he  had 
faith  he  should  conquer.  Though  his  resolution  and 
resources  were  at  this  time  taxed  to  their  utmost,  — 
though  it  was  “do  or  die”  with  him,  and  the  crash 
that  would  crush  him  seemed  impending,  still  faith 
illumined  his  soul,  and  he  believed  in  the  coming  of 
the  Peace  Jubilee  as  he  believed  in  the  rising  of  the 
morning  sun  after  a  night  of  storm  and  darkness. 

Often  the  beautiful  words  of  Longfellow  came  to  his 
mind,  — 

“  The  star  of  the  unconquered  will, 

He  rises  in  my  breast, 

Serene,  and  resolute,  and  still, 

And  calm,  and  self-possessed,”  — 

and  he  felt  stronger  for  repeating  them.  How  the 
noble  gift  of  song  enriches  not  only  the  heart  that  pos¬ 
sesses  it,  but  imparts  comfort  to  the  sad  and  strength 
to  the  doubting,  —  nerving  the  arms  that  hang  down  in 
despair  and  filling  the  soul  with  a  light  that  leads  to 
higher  lurpes  and  grander  achievements.  The  twin 
sisters,  Poetry  and  Music,  not  only  soften  the  rough 
asperities  of  our  nature,  and  crown  with  their  garlands 
the  brows  of  victors  in  the  battle  of  life,  but  take  hold 
as  it  were  of  the  spade  and  the  mattock  and  dig  in  the 
trenches  of  every  great  undertaking  that  wins  the  ap¬ 
proval  of  God  and  the  hearts  of  men. 

In  this  hour  of  trial  a  new  light  shed  its  rays  upon 
his  path,  a  new  way  of  procuring  material  for  erecting 
the  great  “  Temple  of  Music  ”  was  suggested  to  his 
mind. 

A  list  of  the  lumber-merchants  in  Boston  and  vicin¬ 
ity  having  been  obtained,  it  was  proposed  to  apply  to 
each  firm  for  a  contribution  of  a  certain  class  of  lum- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


191 


her,  which  in  the  aggregate  would  amount  to  a  quan¬ 
tity  sufficient  to  build  the  Coliseum ;  it  was  then 
designed  to  issue  a  call,  signed  by  several  prominent 
officers  in  the  late  war,  asking  the  returned  soldiers 
and  sailors  of  Massachusetts  to  come  forward  with  their 
implements  of  industry  and  put  in  as  hearty  strokes 
towards  building  the  “  Temple  of  Peace  ”  as  they  did 
in  crushing  the  rebellion,  —  a  temple  in  which  the 
result  of  their  brave  hearts  and  strong  arms  might  be 
commemorated  by  a  national  feast  of  prayer,  of  speech, 
and  of  song.  The  Massachusetts  boys  could  do  it,  for 
they  had  on  many  occasions  during  the  war  shown 
their  aptitude  in  the  use  of  tools,  and  had  gained  as 
great  fame  for  their  skill  in  various  handicrafts  as  for 
their  bravery  in  handling  the  destructive  weapons  of 
war.  As  soldiers  or  citizens  they  had  proved  them¬ 
selves  equally  efficient  in  every  emergency,  and  wor¬ 
thy  their  proud  ancestry.  Such  a  call  as  was  now  to 
be  made  upon  their  patriotism  as  men  and  their  skill  as 
mechanics  he  knew  would  meet  with  a  noble  response. 
The  novelty  of  the  proceeding  would  excite  the  imagi¬ 
nation  and  kindle  unwonted  enthusiasm.  It  would  be 
just  the  thing  to  catch  the  popular  fancy,  and  would 
be  pleasure  to  them  while  it  would  be  profit  to  the 
Jubilee.  It  would  not  be  giving  money,  directly, 
though  substantially  helping  the  cause.  Many  do  not 
like  to  give  outright  who  would  willingly  assist  in 
some  roundabout  way  that  don’t  cut  so  straight  to 
the  pocket.  It  would  be  looked  upon  by  all  as  a  sort 
of  holiday-workday,  and  if  once  properly  inaugurated 
there  is  not  a  veteran  soldier  or  sailor  in  Massachusetts 
who  would  not  wish  to  have  a  hand  in  it.  In  consid¬ 
eration  of  such  services  one  day’s  entertainment  would 
be  given  free  to  the  “  volunteers  ”  and  their  families. 
The  projector  believed  that  this  plan  of  having  the 


192 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


building  put  up  could  be  successfully  carried  out;  at 
least  lie  was  determined  to  try  it. 

It.  was  proposed  to  ask  every  city,  town,  and  village 
in  Massachusetts  to  send  forth  its  volunteer  corps  to 
give  one  day  to  the  work.  The  railroads  would  be 
solicited  to  issue  free  passes,  or  tickets  at  a  greatly 
reduced  price.  Altogether,  the  expectation  of  seeing 
the  various  delegations  pass  through  the  city  every 
morning,  with  drums  beating  and  banners  flying,  and 
armed  with  the  implements  of  Peace ,  —  the  swords 
and  muskets  turned,  if  not  into  ploughshares  and  prun- 
ing-liooks,  at  least  into  saws,  hammers,  &c.,  —  was  a 
scene  which,  if  realized,  would  arouse  the  greatest  en¬ 
thusiasm  throughout  the  country.  The  very  thought 
of  it  gave  new  inspiration  and  encouragement  to  the 
one  of  all  others  who  needed  it  most  at  this  time. 

After  perfecting  his  plans  somewhat,  and  filled  with 
the  ardor  of  this  new  idea,  he  called  upon  his  friend 
General  Robert  Cowdin,  who  was  largely  interested 
in  the  lumber-trade,  and  who,  a  tried  veteran  himself, 
had  great  influence  with  the  veteran  “boys  in  blue.” 
The  General  listened  with  evident  interest  to  the  plan 
proposed ;  but  he  was  too  used  to  being  under  fire  to 
get  much  excited  over  such  a  volley  of  words  as  was 
now  poured  in  upon  him.  He  would  willingly  do  his 
share  in  any  way  to  further  the  laudable  efforts  of  his 
enthusiastic  friend ;  but  he  did  not  have  much  confi¬ 
dence  in  the  success  of  the  movement  now  proposed. 
It  looked  too  much  like  a  “  forlorn  hope  ”  to  rally 
many  followers.  Other  lumber-merchants  applied  to 
were  of  about  the  same  opinion  as  General  Cowdin. 

After  a  few  days’  experience  among  those  in  that 
line  of  business,  the  applicant  for  wooden  favors  con¬ 
cluded  that,  with  all  his  faith,  it  would  need  the  physical 
power  of  a  Hercules,  the  eloquence  of  a  Demosthenes, 


» 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL.  193 

and  the  patience  of  a  Job  to  succeed  in  obtaining 
the  necessary  material  and  get  the  building  erected 
through  the  means  suggested. 

This  was  the  condition  in  which  matters  stood  early 
in  the  month  of  March.  After  the  earnest  efforts  that 
had  been  put  forth  to  bring  about  the  “  day  o’  jubilee  ” 
the  citizens  of  Boston  began  once  more  to  doubt  the 
possibility  of  seeing  the  enterprise  carried  through,  no 
corner-stone  having  yet  been  laid  or  a  timber  brought 
to  the  ground.  Indeed,  even  a  site  for  the  building 
had  not  yet  been  settled  upon.  All  sorts  of  rumors  as 
to  its  fate  were  in  circulation,  and  its  abandonment 
was  again  foretold.  Yerily,  verily,  there  was  one  in¬ 
dividual  in  Boston  at  this  time  who  was  passing 
through  a  trying  ordeal,  and  who  did  not  “sleep  o’ 
nights.” 

At  this  juncture  it  was  resolved  that  the  Peace  Jubi¬ 
lee  should  take  place  at  the  appointed  time,  building 
or  no  building ;  that,  if  Boston  would  not  furnish  a 
structure  for  such  a  festival,  it  should  be  held  in  the 
open  air,  with  the  blue  vault  of  heaven  as  its  only 
canopy.  The  musical  missionary  was  not,  however, 
without  hope  that  Providence  would  yet  provide  a  way 
out  of  all  this  trouble,  that  the  means  to  carry  out  the 
whole  programme  as  intended  would  be  forthcoming ; 
for  at  this  time,  trying  as  it  was,  he  felt  lifted  as  on 
the  wings  of  inspiration,  and  experienced  a  buoyancy 
of  feeling  that  presaged  the  happy  result.  Filled  with 
this  light  he  could  suffer  disappointment  and  buffet¬ 
ing  at  every  step ;  clad  in  the  armor  of  a  sacred  duty, 
bearing  the  standard  of  a  holy  cause,  he  felt  himself 
commissioned  as  the  humble  messenger  of  a  musical 
offering  in  the  name  of  Peace,  that  would  manifest  to 
the  world  the  joy  of  a  nation  for  its  deliverance  from 
a  fratricidal  war. 


13 


194 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


The  cloucl  of  despondency  which  again  hung  over 
the  minds  of  many  as  to  the  fate  of  the  Jubilee 
seemed  to  cast  its  gloom  even  upon  the  path  of  the 
hopeful  Mr.  Tourjee,  who  had  assumed  the  organiza¬ 
tion  of  the  Chorus,  and  caused  him  to  withhold  for 
some  days  the  issuing  of  an  important  circular  contain¬ 
ing  information  for  which  musical  societies  and  vocal 
organizations  throughout  the  country  were  anxiously 
looking.  Mr.  Gilmore  at  this  time  had  much  to  occupy 
his  mind  aside  from  the  musical  department,  and  was 
not  aware  until  he  saw,  on  entering  Mr.  Tourjee’s 
office,  that  the  ten  thousand  circulars  which  he  had 
supposed  were  winging  their  way  to  all  parts  of  the 
country  were  not  yet  issued. 

Upon  learning  that  the  delay  was  caused  by  a  feel¬ 
ing  of  uncertainty  as  to  the  wisdom  of  going  ahead 
in  the  face  of  so  much  discouragement,  he  gave  orders 
for  immediately  mailing  them.  This  was  no  time  for 
hesitation ;  a  spirited  display  of  confidence,  together 
with  explicit  instructions  to  proceed  at  once  with  the 
utmost  energy  in  carrying  out  details,  very  soon  dis¬ 
pelled  the  clouds  of  gloom  and  let  in  the  light  of 
hope.  The  circulars  were  scattered  broadcast  over  the 
land.  All  doubt  was  banished,  from  the  mind  of  the 
prudent  and  conscientious  Superintendent  of  the  Cho¬ 
rus,  and  whoever  had  occasion  thereafter  to  visit  the 
musical  headquarters  felt  that  the  Peace  Jubilee  was 
as  sure  to  take  place  at  the  time  announced  as  the 
day  was  certain  to  arrive. 

Previous  to  the  preparation  of  this  circular,  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  informed  Mr.  Tourjee  that  the  time  of  the  Fes¬ 
tival  would  probably  be  extended  to  five  days,  and 
it  would  be  necessary  to  lay  out  the  choral  part  of 
the  music  with  that  understanding,  which  was  done. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  circular,  which  was 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


195 


inserted  with  favorable  comments  in  many  of  the 
Boston  dailies  and  other  papers  in  different  sections 
of  the  country. 

CHORUS  CIRCULAR  No.  1. 

Boston,  March  10,  1869. 

The  undersigned,  at  the  solicitation  of  the  management,  has 
undertaken  the  arrangement  and  organization  of  the  Chorus  of 
the  National  Peace  Jubilee,  to  occur  in  this  city  on  Tuesday, 
Wednesday,  and  Thursday,  June  15,  16,  and  II,  1869.  To  in¬ 
sure  its  success,  it  is  necessary  to  secure  tjhe  co-operation  and 
participation  of  the  musical  people  of  the  country,  and  to  this 
end  this  circular  is  issued. 

It  is  desirable  that  where  no  choral  societies  exist  they  should 
immediately  be  formed,  to  consist  of  not  less  than  sixteen  voices, 
and  that  great  care  should  be  exercised  in  the  selection  of  sing¬ 
ers,  in  order  that  none-  be  admitted  who  cannot  sing  ordinary 
church-music  at  sight,  and  that  none  be  rejected  who  may  be 
really  available  in  the  choruses  to  be  sung  on  this  occasion. 

When  such  organization  is  made,  a  President,  Secretary,  Treas¬ 
urer,  Librarian,  and  Pianist  should  be  chosen,  and  a  Musical 
Director,  who  must  be  able  to  furnish  satisfactory  evidence  of  his 
fitness  for  the  position,  though  it  would  be  preferable  for  him  to 
visit  us  at  Boston  as  soon  as  may  be  after  appointment,  as  a  per¬ 
sonal  interview  would  be  much  more  satisfactory,  and  at  the 
same  time  he  could  attend  a  rehearsal  of  the  Boston  Chorus,  and 
learn  the  manner  of  producing  the  choruses  and  the  tempi. 

As  soon  as  such  organizations  are  reported  to  us,  with  the 
number  of  singers  upon  each  part,  and  a  full  list  of  officers,  the 
music  will  be  sent,  bound  in  complete  order,  free  of  charge,  and 
societies  will  be  allowed  to  retain  the  same  at  the  close  of  the 
Festival.  It  will  be  seen  that  in  this  way  each  society  will  ob¬ 
tain  the  nucleus  of  a  library  of  music  for  choral  practice  without 
expense,  and  a  collection  of  choruses  from  the  best  oratorios  of 
the  great  masters.  In  view  of  future  similar  festivals,  and  the 
improvement  of  the  musical  taste  of  the  public  generally,  the 
awakening  of  a  greater  interest  in  art,  and  the  attainment  of  a 
higher  standard  in  sacred  music,  these  advantages  cannot  be  too 
highly  estimated. 

The  choruses  to  be  sung  are  as  follows  :  “  Achieved  is  the  Glo¬ 
rious  Work,”  “The  Heavens  are  Telling,”  and  the  “  Marvellous 


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Work,”  from  Haydn’s  Creation;  “And  the  Glory  of  the  Lord,” 
“Glory  to  God,”  and  the  “Hallelujah  Chorus,”  from  Handel’s 
Messiah  ;  “  He  watching  over  Israel  ”  and  “  Thanks  be  to  God,” 
from  Mendelssohn’s  Elijah;  “Sleepers,  Wake”  and  “To  God 
on  High,”  from  Mendelssohn’s  St.  Paul;  “  See,  the  Conquering 
Hero  comes  !  ”  from  Handel’s  Judas  Maccabceus ;  “  Prayer,”  from 
Rossini’s  Moses  in  Egypt;  Luther’s  Choral,  “A  Strong  Castle  is 
our  God”;  “Gloria,”  from  Mozart’s  Twelfth  Mass ;  and  the 
“  Inflammatus,”  from  Rossini’s  Stabat  Mater. 

The  proportion  which  it  is  desired  to  establish  is  as  follows : 
8  Sopranos,  1  Altos,  5  Tenors,  and  6  Bassos ;  but  the  volume  of 
tone  in  each  of  the  parts  must  be  as  nearly  equal  as  possible. 
The  same  proportion  to  be  observed  in  the  organization  of  either 
small  or  large  bodies  of  sing-ers. 

It  will  be  of  great  advantage  for  the  choral  organizations  of 
neighboring  places  to  meet  together  for  general  rehearsal,  at  least 
once  before  the  Festival,  for  in  this  way  greater  unity  of  action 
and  tempo  can  best  be  obtained  ;  and  whenever  such  an  arrange¬ 
ment  is  made,  we  will  arrange,  if  desired,  and  if  deemed  practi¬ 
cable  at  the  time,  for  Mr.  Carl  Zerrahn  to  be  present  and  direct 
the  same. 

Ample  accommodations  will  be  provided  for  lodging  and  enter¬ 
taining  the  ladies  and  gentlemen  of  the  Chorus  at  the  lowest 
possible  expense  to  them.  The  railroad  fares  will  undoubtedly 
be  at  half  price,  and  the  tickets  will  probably  be  made  good  for  a 
period  extending  at  least  up  to  July  5th.  Full  particulars  on  this 
point  will,  however,  be  given  in  the  next  Circular,  which  will  also 
contain  all  necessai’y  information  upon  every  point  in  connection 
with  the  Festival. 

Members  of  choruses  from  any  part  of  the  country  will  be 
allowed  to  visit  the  rehearsals  of  the  Boston  Chorus,  at  Music 
Hall,  under  Carl  Zerrahn,  upon  application  to  the  undersigned  for 
tickets  for  the  same. 

Members  of  the  Great  Chorus  will  be  entitled  to  free  admission 
to  the  entire  Festival  (which  will  probably  be  continued  beyond 
the  time  specified  above),  and  to  Great  Organ  Concerts  at  Music 
Hall,  at  one  half  the  usual  rate,  upon  presentation  of  their  excur¬ 
sion  ticket. 

It.  may  not  be  necessary  to  impress  upon  the  minds  of  the  mem¬ 
bers  the  great  importance  of  unity  of  action  in,  and  immediate 
attention  to  this  matter,  and  the  necessity  of  a  minute  observ¬ 
ance  of  the  suggestions  above  given  ;  for  it  is  only  by  these 


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means  that  a  chorus  of  such  magnitude  can  be  perfectly  organ¬ 
ized  and  carried  to  a  successful  issue. 

It  is  almost  needless  to  refer  to  the  design  of  the  Festival,  — 
the  celebration  of  the  restoration  of  Peace  to  our  Country, — or 
to  its  magnitude.  Let  it  suffice  to  say  that  it  will  be  a  Jubilee 
worthy  of  its  cause,  and  if  it  receives,  as  it  should,  the  hearty  co¬ 
operation  of  singers  and  the  musical  public  generally,  it  will 
serve  to  advance  the  cause  of  Music,  by  bringing  the  masses  to¬ 
gether,  and  inspiring  them  with  a  love  of  all  that  is  noblest  and 
purest  in  the  Divine  Art,  and  prove  a  Musical  Festival  such  as 
the  world  has  never  witnessed. 

All  communications  should  be  addressed  to 

E.  tourjLe, 

Music  Hall,  Boston,  Mass. 

The  appearance  of  this  circular,  and  the  favorable 
notices  of  the  press,  gave  fresh  impulse  to  the  cause, 
and  once  more  it  looked  to  the  doubting  public  as  if 
the  programme  was  sure  to  be  carried  out. 

Mr.  Gilmore  now  determined  to  make  a  strong  effort 
to  bring  together  all  friends  and  subscribers  to  the 
enterprise,  and  on  this  errand  he  again  entered  the 
office  of  Mr.  Eben  D.  Jordan.  Without  the  least  ex¬ 
aggeration  this  must  have  been  the  twentieth  call  he 
had  made  upon  that  gentleman,  who,  notwithstand¬ 
ing  the  frequency  of  the  visits,  always  listened  to  the 
latest  variation  upon  the  original  theme  with  encour¬ 
aging  interest. 

“  If  the  subscribers  can  be  brought  together  and  an 
association  formed,  will  Mr.  Jordan  accept  the  treas- 
urership?”  was  Mr.  Gilmore’s  proposition.  After  a 
short  interview  and  a  stirring  appeal,  Mr.  Jordan  de¬ 
cided  to  accept  any  position  which  would  help  the 
cause,  provided  others  whom  he  named  agreed  to  take 
an  interest  in  carrying  out  the  plan.  This  was  a  great 
point  gained,  and  had  the  same  effect  in  Boston  as 
if  A.  T.  Stewart  in  New  York  should  agree  to  accept 
the  treasurership  of  a  similar  undertaking  there. 


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To  bring  about  a  meeting  of  the  subscribers  and 
to  organize  committees  was  a  very  difficult  matter  to 
accomplish.  The  struggle  through  which  the  enter¬ 
prise  had  passed  from  the  date  of  its  first  announce¬ 
ment  was  somewhat  familiar  to  .Boston  ears,  and  none 
had  watched  its  weary  progress  with  more  interest,  nor 
had  reason  to  feel  more  disheartened  at  its  prospects, 
than  those  who  came  forward  and  subscribed  in  its 
early  stages.  Consequently  their  very  familiarity  with 
its  trials,  not  the  least  discouraging  of  which  was  the 
opposition  openly  waged  against  it,  dampened  all  en¬ 
thusiasm,  and  was  enough  to  dissuade  any  and  all  from 
accepting  offices  of  responsibility,  or  becoming  in  any 
way  entangled  with  its  fate. 

The  confidence  of  Mr.  Jordan,  however,  and  his  will¬ 
ingness  to  brave  the  dangers,  inspired  others  with  fresh 
courage ;  and  in  calling  upon  many  of  those  whose 
names  were  upon  the  list,  though  some  expressed 
themselves  quite  indifferently  about  it,  yet  several 
promised  that  they  would  certainly  attend  the  meet¬ 
ing  which  the  projector  was  about  to  call.  He  there¬ 
fore  addressed  to  over  sixty  gentlemen,  who  in  differ¬ 
ent  ways  had  encouraged  the  enterprise,  the  following 
note  :  — 

Boston,  March  10,  1869. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  A  meeting  of  subscribers  to  the  National 
Peace  Jubilee  will  be  held  at  Conservatory  Hall,  in  Music  Hall 
Building,  on  Saturday  next,  at  twelve  o’clock. 

As  matters  of  importance  connected  with  the  Jubilee  will 
be  brought  before  the  meeting,  I  would  consider  it  a  personal 
favor  if  you  can  make  it  convenient  to  be  present. 

I  remain,  dear  sir, 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

P.  S.  GILMORE. 

Conservatory  Hall  is  a  large  room  at  the  very  top 
of  the  Music  Hall  building,  up  nine  short  flights  of 


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stairs  from  terra  firma.  Mr.  Gilmore  was  early  on  hand, 
and  anxiously  awaited  the  gathering  that  was  to  de¬ 
cide  the  fate  of  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

Moments  seemed  hours  as  he  watched  the  door  to 
see  who  might  enter.  What  if  they  should  not  come  ! 
The  thought  was  tantalizing  as  he  went  over  the 
whole  thing  in  his  mind,  from  its  conception  to  its 
latest  development,  as  he  had  done  hundreds  of  times 
before.  What  if  many  should  plead  prior  engage¬ 
ments  which  they  had  forgotten  when  they  promised 
to  be  present !  No,  no,  it  could  not  be  ;  he  would  not 
harbor  such  a  feeling  a  moment.  They  would  come, 
every  one  of  them,  he  believed,  prepared  to  do  what 
they  could  to  uphold  the  standard  round  which  they 
had  so  nobly  rallied.  They  were  good  men  and  true, 
who  as  citizens  regretted  that,  while  the  whole  coun¬ 
try  were  looking  forward  with  enthusiasm  to  the  reali¬ 
zation  of  the  Peace  Jubilee,  there  should  be  not  only  a 
want  of  interest,  but  a  deep  undercurrent  of  downright 
opposition  to  it  among  the  ancient  musical  and  mer¬ 
cantile  circles  of  Boston.  But  those  who  had  promised 
to  attend  this  meeting  to-day  could  and  would  turn 
the  scale,  and  strike  a  chord  in  unison  that  would  dis¬ 
pel  all  doubt  and  discord,  and  fill  the  public  ear  with 
confidence  and  harmony.  It  was  a  moment  of  intense 
suspense  to  the  projector.  He  felt  as  if  his  own  fate 
as  well  as  that  of  the  Jubilee  hung  on  their  coming 
and  their  decision. 

No  soldier  on  the  eve  of  a  battle  that  is  to  decide 
the  fate  of  an  empire  could  feel  more  keenly  the  dan¬ 
ger  and  delicacy  of  the  situation.  0  that  a  tongue 
of  fire  were  given  him  that  he  might  warm  every 
soul  into  a  glowing  enthusiasm  in  behalf  of  his  holy 
cause  !  Hark  !  there  comes  somebody  !  No  ;  it  is  but 
the  creaking  of  the  door.  It  was  not  yet  quite  time. 


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The  great  hour-hand  was  slowly  creeping  over  the  face 
of  the  dial,  and  every  steeple  in  the  city  would  soon 
clang  out  the  welcome  hour  of  “  Twelve.” 

Boston  men  are  usually  prompt ;  they  are  on  hand 
at  the  moment  agreed.  Still  the  time  dragged  heavily ; 
his  heart  throbbed  louder  and  louder.  One,  two,  three 
minutes  more.  Ah,  there  they  come,  sure  !  “  Tramp, 

tramp,  tramp”  never  sounded  so  inspiriting  before. 

Yes,  just  at  the  appointed  hour  several  of  the 
heaviest  and  most  enterprising  men  of  Boston  fol¬ 
lowed  each  other  into  the  hall  in  rapid  succession, 
puffing  and  shaking  their  heads  ominously,  as  if  they 
failed  to  appreciate  the  cause  that  compelled  them, 
at  the  very  outset,  to  mount  to  such  a  giddy  height, — 
the  very  height  of  impudence  perhaps  they  thought ! 
The  spirit  of  good  nature,  however,  seemed  to  diffuse 
itself  through  the  increasing  party,  and  in  a  short 
time  all  were  busily  discussing  in  little  groups  the 
object  for  which  they  were  assembled.  Among  those 
present  were  Mr.  Eben  D.  Jordan,  Mr.  M.  M.  Ballou, 
Mr.  Oliver  Ditson,  Alderman  Lewis  Rice,  Mr.  Frank 
Wrisley,  Mr.  George  H.  Davis,  Mr.  Gardner  Wetherbee, 
and  a  score  or  so  of  other  well-known  Bostonians.  The 
meeting  was  at  length  called  to  order,  and  without 
the  formality  of  regular  organization  Mr.  Gilmore 
made  a  brief  statement  of  what  had  already  been 
done,  what  could  and  what  should  be  done,  and  what 
the  whole  country  were  expecting ;  and  he  appealed 
to  the  gentlemen  present  to  take  some  decided  steps 
then  and  there  for  the  fulfilment  of  the  promised 
National  Peace  Jubilee. 

Mr.  Oliver  Ditson  —  through  whose  enterprise  ma¬ 
terial  to  advance  the  cause  of  music  had  been  spread 
all  over  the  land  —  was  able  to  speak  from  experience 
of  the  enthusiasm  that  everywhere  prevailed  among 


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the  musical  fraternity  concerning  the  festival;  and  his 
remarks  convinced  all  present  that  this  deep  interest, 
instead  of  being  suffered  to  die  out,  should  be  fostered 
and  encouraged  by  every  citizen  of  Boston. 

Mr.  Tourjee  made  a  further  statement  of  the  feeling 
that  seemed  to  pervade  every  singer  in  the  country,  he 
being  then  in  communication  upon  the  subject  with 
scores  of  societies ;  and  he  gave  it  as  his  opinion  that, 
from  a  musical  stand-point,  the  undertaking  might 
already  be  looked  upon  as  an  assured  success. 

Remarks  were  also  made  by  other  gentlemen;  at 
length  Mr.  Jordan  took  the  floor,  and  made  a  speech 
which  roused  the  greatest  enthusiasm,  and  called  forth 
rounds  of  applause.  His  remarks  inspired  all  present 
with  a  feeling  of  confidence,  and  he  closed  by  saying 
that  “  the  Peace  Jubilee  might  from  that  moment  be 
•*  looked  upon  as  a  certainty,  and  no  doubt  whatever 
should  hereafter  be  entertained  of  its  success.” 

Immediate  steps  were  taken  to  carry  out  the  plan 
by  appointing  committees  pro  tem. 

Messrs.  Davis,  Ballou,  and  Alderman  Rice  were  ap¬ 
pointed  a  Committee  on  Building,  and  Messrs.  Wrisley 
and  Wetherbee  a  rallying  Committee  on  Guaranty 
Fund.  The  sum  of  Fourteen  Thousand  Dollars  was 
subscribed  upon  the  spot. 

A  general  and  animated  conversation  ensued,  in 
which  the  great  benefit'  that  would  result  to  art 
throughout  the  country  was  considered,  and  amid  great 
enthusiasm  the  meeting  was  adjourned  to  the  Tremont 
House  on  the  following  Monday  evening.  All  doubts 
were  now  removed ;  the  press  gave  a  full  report  of  the 
proceedings,  and  the  right  spirit  seemed  to  be  aroused 
at  last.  The  Building  Committee  did  not  lose  a  mo¬ 
ment,  but  went  at  once  to  the  rooms  of  Mr.  Allen, 
the  architect,  to  examine  the  plans  over  which  he  had 


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labored  so  faithfully  for  months.  A  more  competent 
or  trustworthy  committee  for  this  important  duty  could 
not  have  been  selected.  They  examined  all  the  plans 
with  such  earnestness  and  interest,  and  with  such  a 
clear  comprehension  of  everything  necessary  for  the 
erection  of  the  Coliseum,  that  Mr.  Gilmore,  in  listening 
to  their  animated  remarks  during  the  examination, 
could  not  refrain  from  asking  himself  how  it  was  pos¬ 
sible  that  these  gentlemen,  fortunately  possessing  such 
a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  subject  in  hand  as  to 
enter  into  details  with  all  the  precision  of  practical 
architects  and  builders,  could  have  been  chosen  with¬ 
out  the  least  premeditation.  But  he  was  irresistibly 
forced  to  the  conclusion  that  the  Great  Power  that 
rules  the  hearts  of  men  and  orders  the  events  of 
time  had  directed  their  choice ;  that  the  noble  work 
undertaken  in  the  interest  of  harmony  should  go  on 
to  completion,  until  the  song  of  praise  to  the  Al¬ 
mighty  should  seal  the  bonds  of  Peace  and  Union, 
and  a  shout  go  up  that  would  be  heard  to  the  ends  of 
the  earth,  proclaiming  that  this  whole  broad  land  was 
forevermore 

Bound  together,  State  to  State, 

Pledged  to  share  one  common  fate : 

A  unity  inviolate, 

A  monument  eternal. 

The  Building  Committee  continued  the  examination 
of  the  plans  late  into  Saturday  night,  find  on  Monday 
morning  they  visited  locations  proposed  for  the  Coli¬ 
seum,  and  finally  concluded  that  the  lower  end  of 
Boston  Common,  known  as  the  “  Parade  Ground,” 
was  the  most  central  and  appropriate  place  for  the 
erection  of  the  great  building. 

Some  objections  to  the  occupancy  of  this  spot  for 
such  a  purpose  had  already  been  put  forth  by  the 


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Boston  Daily  Advertiser,  as  has  heretofore  appeared ; 
but  the  committee  supposed  no  serious  opposition 
could  he  contemplated.  Mr.  Davis  “  could  not  see,  for 
the  life  of  him,  what  reasonable  objection  any  citizen 
of  Boston  could  offer  to  having  a  temporary  building 
for  a  National  Jubilee  of  Peace  placed  upon  Boston 
Common ;  that  unless  there  were  some  legal  objec¬ 
tions,  some  article  or  clause  in  the  city  charter  that 
would  prohibit  its  use  for  any  such  purpose,  he  would 
by  a, 11  means  have  the  Coliseum  placed  there,  and  no' 
where  else.” 

This  was  the  view  of  all  interested;  but  to  settle 
the  point  more  conclusively,  the  opinion  of  the  city 
solicitor,  John  P.  Healy,  Esq.,  was  called  for;  and  he 
removed  all  doubts  by  giving  the  city  government  his 
written  opinion  to  the  effect  that  the  use  of  a  portion 
of  the  Common  for  a  temporary  structure  would  not  in 
any  way  infringe  upon  the  restrictions  by  which  that 
public  ground  is  governed,  and  no  legal  objection 
could  be  raised  to  its  appropriation  for  such  a  pur¬ 
pose. 

Upon  learning  of  this  decision  the  Building  Com¬ 
mittee  immediately  presented  to  the  Board  of  Aider- 
men  the  following  petition  :  — 

Boston,  March  15,  1869. 

To  the  Honorable  Mayor,  and 

Board  of  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Boston. 

The  undersigned,  a  committee  of  citizens,  chosen  and  ap¬ 
pointed  to  superintend  the  erection  of  a  temporary  structure 
designed  for  the  purpose  of  holding  a  Grand  National  Peace 
Festival,  having  visited  the  spot  suggested  as  a  locality  for  said 
purpose,  are  impressed  with  the  utter  impracticability  of  the. 
same,  and  earnestly  solicit  an  immediate  hearing  before  your 
honorable  body,  to  the  end  that  permission  may  be  given  to 
erect  the  proposed  structure  on  Boston  Common. 

GEOBGE  H.  DAVIS, 

M.  M.  BALLOU. 


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Mr.  Lewis  Rice,  of  the  committee,  could  not  with  pro¬ 
priety  sign  the  petition,  being  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  ;  but  when  the  subject  came  up  for  discus¬ 
sion,  he  moved  that  the  petitioners  have  an  immedi¬ 
ate  hearing,  and  on  this  and  many  other  occasions 
gave  the  weight  of  his  influence  in  favor  of  aiding  the 
Jubilee,  and  did  all  that  he  could  to  make  it  a  suc¬ 
cess.  The  hearing  was  granted,  and  Messrs.  Davis 
and  Ballou  gave  clear  and  satisfactory  reasons  why  the 
use  of  the  Parade  Ground  should  be  granted  for  the 
purpose  in  view ;  —  it  being  the  best  and  most  con¬ 
venient  location  for  the  building,  and,  from  its  associa¬ 
tions,  the  most  appropriate  spot  for  a  grand  National 
gathering  in  the  name  of  Peace. 

After  a  full  review  of  the  whole  subject,  no  legal 
objections  appearing,  the  following  order,  offered  by 
Alderman  E.  A.  White  (the  part  in  Italics  being 
added  by  Alderman  Newton  Talbot),  was  passed  with 
only  one  dissenting  voice  :  — 

Ordered,  That  the  Parade  Ground  on  Boston  Common  be 
granted  to  Lewis  Rice,  George  H.  Davis,  and  M.  M.  Ballou, 
Building  Committee  of  subscribers  to  the  Musical  Peace  Festival, 
for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  temporary  structure  in  accordance 
with  plans  and  specifications  designed  for  that  purpose  ;  the  said 
building  to  be  erected  under  the  co-operative  superintendence  of 
the  City  Engineer,  Superintendent  of  Public  Buildings,  and  the 
Committee  on  Common  and  Squares.  & 'aid  grantees  to  give  a  sat¬ 
isfactory  obligation  to  the  city  authorities  to  remove  said  building 
from  Boston  Common  whenever  ordered  to  do  so  by  this  Board. 

The  question  of  location  being  settled,  the  commit¬ 
tee  commenced  making  vigorous  preparations  for  the 
immediate  prosecution  of  their  task. 

The  second  meeting  of  the  subscribers  took  place  at 
the  Tremont  House  on  Monday  evening,  March  15, 
and  after  a  brief  review  of  what  had  been  done  in  the 
few  days  preceding,  it  was  decided  to  hold  a  formal 


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business  meeting,  on  the  next  evening,  of  all  the  sub¬ 
scribers  and  others  interested,  for  the  purpose  of  form¬ 
ing  a  permanent  organization,  and  appointing  commit¬ 
tees  to  take  charge  of  the  several  departments  of  the 
enterprise  requiring  supervision.  A  special  notice  to 
that  effect  appeared  in  the  papers  next  day,  and  on 
Tuesday  evening,  March  16,  the  numbers  that  con¬ 
gregated  in  the  parlors  of  the  Tremont  House  in 
response  *to  the  call  gave  evidence  of  the  deep  inter¬ 
est  taken  in  the  approaching  Festival.  The  meeting 
was  called  to  order  by  Alderman  Eice,  upon  whose 
motion  Major  George  0.  Carpenter  was  chosen  tem¬ 
porary  Chairman,  and  Mr.  Henry  G.  Parker,  Secretary. 

The  Chairman  explained  the  object  of  the  meeting 
in  an  appropriate  and  effective  address,  after  which 
an  organization  was  formed  under  the  title  of  the 

“  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association.” 

A  committee  of  five  was  then  chosen,  consisting  of 
the  Chairman,  Secretary,  Messrs.  M.  M.  Ballou,  Oliver 
Ditson,  and  Frank  Wrisley,  to  select  a  permanent 
list  of  officers  and  committees.  The  committee  per¬ 
formed  their  task,  and  reported  the  name  of  Hon. 
Alexander  H.  Rice  for  President  of  the  Association. 
The  gentleman  not  being  present,  the  Chairman  ap¬ 
pointed  Messrs.  Ballou,  Jordan,  and  Ditson  a  commit¬ 
tee  to  wait  upon  him  at  his  residence  and  inform  him 
of  his  election.  After  a  brief  absence  the  committee 
returned,  and  reported  through  Mr.  Ballou  the  accept¬ 
ance  of  Mr.  Rice,  and  his  hearty  interest  in  the 
success  of  the  Peace  Jubilee,  which  announcement  was 
received  with  the  warmest  enthusiasm. 

On  the  following  page  is  a  revised  list  of  the  officers 
and  committees  chosen  (including  several  names  sub¬ 
sequently  added)  to  carry  out  the  great  Festival. 


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LIST  OF  OFFICERS  AND  COMMITTEES  OF  THE  NATIONAL 
PEACE  JUBILEE  ASSOCIATION. 


Organized  March  16,  1869. 

President. 

HON.  ALEXANDER  H.  RICE. 


Treasurer. 

EBEN  D.  JORDAN. 


Secretary. 

HENRY  G.  PARKER. 


E.  D.  JORDAN, 

M.  M.  BALLOU, 
JOSIAH  BARD  WELL, 


Executive  Committee. 

HON.  A.  H.  RICE,  ex-officio  Chairman. 


FRANK  WRISLEY, 
OLIVER  DITSON, 
HORATIO  HARRIS, 


LEWIS  RICE, 
GEORGE  II  DAVIS, 
FRANCIS  RICHARDS. 


E.  D.  JORDAN, 
HORATIO  HARRIS, 


Finance  Committee. 

OLIVER  DITSON, 

FRANK  WRISLEY, 


JOSIAH  BARDWELL. 


GEO.  H.  DAVIS, 
LEWIS  RICE, 


FRANCIS  II  UNDERWOOD, 
HENRY  G.  PARKER, 
TIIERON  J.  DALE, 

GEO.  P.  BALDWIN, 

JOHN  C.  HAYNES, 

J.  B.  SHARLAND, 


W.  W.  CLAPP, 
GEO.  E.  FOWLE, 

J.  WILLARD  RICE, 


Building:  Committee. 
M.  M.  BALLOU, 

Music  Committee. 
THOMAS  E.  CIIICKERING, 
HENRY  TOLMAN, 

LORING  B.  BARNES, 

CARL  ZERRAIIN, 

JULIUS  EICIIBERG, 


FRANCIS  RICHARDS. 


GEO.  D.  RUSSELL, 
EBEN  TOURJEE, 
CHARLES  KOPPITZ, 
H.  K.  OLIVER, 
HENRY  MASON. 


Committee  on  Decorations. 

JOHN  R.  HALL,  G.  T.  W.  BRAMAN. 

NEWELL  A.  THOMPSON,  WARREN  B.  POTTER. 
A.  S.  PRATT, 


Committee  on  Advertising:  and  Printing:. 

HENRY  G.  PARKER,  S.  R.  NILES,  CHARLES  W.  SLACK. 


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Committee  on  Invitation  and  Reception. 


EDWARD  A.  WHITE, 
JAMES  M.  BUGBEE, 
MOSES  FAIRBANKS, 
BENJAMIN  JAMES, 
WM.  G.  HARRIS, 


HENRY  W.  PICKERING, 
FRANCIS  W.  JACOBS, 
EBENEZER  NELSON, 
EDWARD  E.  BATCHELDER, 
ALEXANDER  H.  RICE, 


G.  T.  W.  BRAMAN, 
GEORGE  0.  CARPENTER, 
CHARLES  H.  ALLEN, 
ARTHUR  CHENEY, 
JAMES  H.  FREELAND. 


Committee  on  Reception  of  Members  of  the  Press. 


NEWTON  TALBOT, 
ROLAND  WORTHINGTON, 
D  N  HASKELL, 

R.  M.  PULSIFER, 


ALEXANDER  H  RICE, 

E.  D.  JORDAN, 

JOSIAH  BARDWELL, 
CHARLES  G.  GREENE, 
HORATIO  HARRIS, 

GEORGE  B.  UPTON, 
CHESTER  W.  CHAPIN, 
JAMES  H.  FREELAND, 
FRANK  WRISLEY, 

OLIVER  DITSON, 

JOSEPH  II.  CHADWICK, 

A.  A.  FOLSOM, 

WALDO  ADAMS, 

GEORGE  WHEATLAND,  JR. 
JOHN  F.  ANDERSON, 

GEO.  E.  BATCIIELLER, 
CHAS.  B.  PERKINS, 

GEO.  0.  CARPENTER, 
ARTHUR  CHENEY, 

W.  W.  CLAPP, 

FRANCIS  DANE, 

P.  B.  GOODSELL, 

J.  R.  OSGOOD, 

JOHN  S.  ELDREDGE, 
THOMAS  MACK, 

FRANCIS  COGSWELL, 
DANIEL  N.  HASKELL, 

WM.  CUMSTON, 


CURTIS  GUILD, 

E.  F.  WATERS, 

C.  DUNHAM, 

General  Committee. 

GEO.  B.  DRAKE, 

JONAS  FITCH, 

F.  A.  OSBORN, 

JAMES  OAKES, 

TIIOS.  E.  MOSELEY, 

GEO.  H.  DAVIS, 

LEWIS  RICE, 

M.  M.  BALLOU, 

J.  T.  BRADLEE, 

HENRY  G.  PARKER, 
CURTIS  GUILD, 

ROBERT  0.  FULLER, 
ROLAND  WORTHINGTON, 
JOHN  F.  MILLS, 

WM.  B.  STEARNS, 
PATRICK  D0NAII0E, 
CHAS.  II.  ALLEN, 

SAM’L  D.  CRANE, 

E.  F.  WATERS, 

JOHN  W.  LEIGHTON, 

W.  V.  HUTCHINGS, 

S.  R.  NILES, 

JOHN  TAYLOR, 

CHAS.  W.  SLACK, 

T.  E.  CHICKERING, 

C.  V.  WHITTEN, 

HENRY  MASON, 

THOS.  RICE,  JR., 


S.  N.  STOCKWELL, 
WM.  G.  BLANCHARD, 
J.  R.  OSGOOD. 


P.  S.  GILMORE, 

GEO.  STARK, 

C.  A.  RICHARDS, 

B.  R.  WELD, 

JEREMIAH  PRESCOTT, 
FRANK  BUSH, 

GEO.  B.  WILLIAMS, 

J.  V.  SPALDING, 

J.  D.  PIIILBRICK, 

G.  WASHINGTON  WARREN, 
RICHARD  FROTIIINGHAM, 

D.  B.  STEDMAN, 

R.  M.  PULSIFER, 

GARDNER  WETIIERBEE, 

W.  E.  IIAWES, 

GEO.  0.  IIOVEY, 

JOHN  II.  THORNDIKE, 
ICHABOD  HOWLAND, 

W.  T.  VAN  NOSTRAND, 
LUTHER  L.  HOLDEN, 
ROBERT  II.  STEVENSON, 

J.  LEWIS  STACKPOLE, 
EUGENE  II.  SAMPSON, 

R.  C.  DUNHAM, 

J.  ALBA  DAVIS, 

W.  E.  BAKER, 

N.  J.  RUST, 

A.  G.  HILLS. 


Projector  and  General  Advisory  Director. 

P.  S.  GILMORE. 


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Mr.  Gilmore  had  determined  that  his  individual  iden¬ 
tity  with  the  enterprise  should  end  the  moment  an 
association  was  formed  to  take  it  in  charge.  This  the 
committee  would  not  permit,  but  insisted  upon  giving 
him  the  distinguishing  title  of  “Projector  and  General 
Advisory  Director,”  —  a  compliment  and  a  position  with 
which  he  felt  highly  honored. 

The  announcement  of  this  list  of  distinguished  names 
would  naturally  lead  to  the  supposition  that  a  more 
general  interest  would  now  be  taken  by  all  citizens  in 
pushing  forward  to  a  successful  consummation  the 
long-talked-of  Peace  Jubilee ;  but  Boston,  like  all 
other  large  citie§,  has  many  among  its  citizens  who  are 
ever  ready  to  oppose  anything  their  neighbors  approve. 
Like  off  oxen  they  will  not  draw  except  in  their  own 
way,  and  hang  like  a  drag  upon  enterprises  they  will 
neither  help  along  nor  let  alone.  There  were,  be¬ 
sides,  many  gentlemen  of  great  influence,  who  having 
refused  to  assist  the  undertaking  at  the  outset,  per¬ 
haps  thought  it  would  be  inconsistent  to  change  their 
position,  or  disliked  to  follow  the  lead  of  others,  or 
had  argued  themselves  into  the  belief  that  it  could 
not  possibily  succeed  without  their  co-operation.  The 
prospects  and  condition  of  the  Jubilee  at  this  time 
must  therefore  have  surprised  this  class  who  had  kept 
up  the  cry  of  “Failure!  Failure!  Impossible!”  from 
the  very  beginning.  To  have  all  their  predictions 
falsified  must  have  been  a  very  bitter  pill  for  them 
to  swallow.  It  now  remained  to  be  seen  whether 
they  possessed  any  magnanimous  feeling,  and  would 
come  forward  and  act  with  that  unanimity  of  senti¬ 
ment  for  which  Boston  is  so  famous  whenever  her 
citizens  become  interested  in  any  great  public  demon¬ 
stration.  So  far  all  looked  well,  and  the  undertaking 
at  last  seemed  to  have  taken  the  right  start  under  the 


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very  best  of  auspices.  Could  anything  now  come  in  to 
interfere  with  or  retard  its  peaceful  progress  ? 

The  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Committees  took 
place  at  the  Tremont  House  on  Thursday  evening, 
March  18,  Hon.  Alexander  H.  Rice  in  the  chair. 

On  calling  the  meeting  to  order,  Mr.  Rice  stated 
“that  the  committee  were  convened  with  a  view  to 
the  further  advancement  of  all  preliminary  arrange¬ 
ments,  and  to  lay  out  a  systematic  programme  for  the 
prosecution  of  the  grand  enterprise  which  had  been  so 
extensively  laid  before  the  country  by  the  press.  He 
felt  free  to  confess  that  he  looked  upon  it  as  a  tremen¬ 
dous  undertaking,  surpassing  anything  of  the  kind  ever 
attempted  by  the  inhabitants  of  any  American  city, 
and  he  believed  by  those  of  any  city  in  the  world.  It 
gave  him  much  pleasure  to  announce,  however,  that  all 
doubts  as  to  its  accomplishment  had  been  set  at  rest. 
The  project  was  in  the  hands  of  gentlemen  of  means, 
ability,  and  extensive  experience,  and  the  people  of 
the  United  States  might  now  feel  confident  of  its  entire 
success.” 

Mr.  George  H.  Davis,  of  the  Building  Committee, 
stated  “  that  they  had  been  very  busy  in  looking  over 
plans  and  locations;  that  the  Board  of  Aldermen  had 
granted  the  use  of  Boston  Common  for  the  building ; 
that  Mr.  Ballou  had  measured  the  ground,  and  had 
drawn  an  exact  map  of  the  best  position  on  the  Parade 
Ground,  according  to  the  grade,”  and  so  on.  In  fact, 
it  was  reported  to  the  meeting  that  Mr.  Ballou  was 
seen  making  the  survey  before  six  o’clock  in  the 
morning  in  a  pelting  snow-storm,  and  it  caused  the 
remark  that  a  few  such  men  as  he  upon  a  committee 
would  do  more  real  work  than  fifty  of  the  kind  gen¬ 
erally  appointed  to  fill  such  positions.  This  remark, 
however,  did  not  apply  to  the  working  committees 

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of  tlie  Peace  Jubilee  Association,  for  they  were  all 
picked  men,  and  did  their  very  best  to  perfect  the 
departments  which  they  represented.”  Remarks  were 
made  by  Mr.  Oliver  Ditson,  Mr.  Charles  W.  Slack,  edi¬ 
tor  of  the  Commonwealth,  Mr.  Jordan,  Mr.  Ballou,  Mr. 
Eben  Tourjee,  and  many  other  gentlemen,  all  of  whom 
had  something  encouraging  to  say  concerning  the 
object  in  view.  Mr.  Josiah  Bardwell  being  called  upon 
for  a  speech,  asked  for  the  subscription-book,  and,  in 
addition  to  the  sum  of  Two  Thousand  Dollars  pre¬ 
viously  subscribed  by  the  firm  of  F.  Skinner  &  Co., 
of  which  he  was  the  senior  partner,  he  placed  his  own 
name  upon  the  list  for  the  sum  of  Five  Thousand 
Dollars.  This  sort  of  speech,  as  unexpected  as  it 
was  eloquent,  had  the  ring  of  the  right  mettle  in 
it,  and  was  received  with  rapturous  applause,  and 
brought  the  business  of  the  evening  to  a  very  cheer¬ 
ful  close. 

Before  the  separation  of  the  Committee  a  few  mo¬ 
ments  were  given  to  the  discussion  of  the  fact  that 
an  active  opposition  to  having  the  building  placed 
upon  the  Common  had  sprung  up,  and  papers  for  sig¬ 
natures  to  a  remonstrance  against  it  were  already  in 
circulation. 

Indeed,  it  was  very  evident  that  there  were  many 
citizens  of  Boston  bent  upon  throwing  every  obstruc¬ 
tion  they  could  in  the  way  of  the  Festival.  Truly, 
it  would  seem  as  if  there  are  men  who,  if  the  gates 
of  Heaven  were  thrown  wide  open  and  all  mankind 
were  invited  to  walk  in,  would  get  up  a  remonstrance 
to  prevent  some  of  their  fellow-beings  from  having  any 
such  privilege. 

No  sooner  had  it  become  known  that  permission 
to  erect  the  building  upon  the  Common  had  been 
granted  to  the  friends  of  the  Peace  Jubilee,  than  there 


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211 


was  a  great  commotion  among  the  opponents  of  the 
measure. 

The  following  article  struck  the  key-note  of  much 
discord,  for  it  not  only  stirred  up  the  ire  of  many  an 
honest  old  Frog-Pond  croaker,  but  aroused  also  the 
entire  Anti- Jubilee  Society  into  unwonted  activity. 


From  the  Boston.  Daily  Advertiser,  Wednesday,  March  17. 

We  beg  to  congratulate  the  managers  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  on 
the  success  of  the  trick  by  which  they  have  secured  a  snap  judg¬ 
ment  on  the  question  of  placing  their  proposed  building  on  the 
Common.  Their  whole  plan  of  operations  for  avoiding  a  public 
discussion  of  their  scheme,  and  the  opposition  which  it  was  sure 
to  excite,  is  so  novel  here,  however  usual  it  may  be  in  New  York, 
that  we  invite  the  special  attention  of  our  readers  to  the  affair. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  attention  was  called  some  months 
ago  to  the  objectionable  character  of  the  scheme  for  occupying 
the  Common  with  the  proposed  building.  There  was  a  good  deal 
of  private  discussion  of  the  subject,  and  it  is  certain  that  the  op¬ 
position  to  the  plan  was  found  to  be  wide  and  deeply  rooted.  As 
the  matter  then  stood  there  was  no  occasion  for  this  opposition 
to  take  any  organized  shape  or  find  any  formal  expression.  It 
was  known,  however,  to  have  made  some  impression  on  those  en¬ 
gaged  in  managing  the  proposed  Festival,  and  it  was  supposed 
to  have  been  effectual  in  leading  them  to  select  some  other  loca¬ 
tion  for  their  building.  It  now  appears  that  it  was  simply  effec¬ 
tual  so  far  as  to  satisfy  them  that  it  would  not  answer  to  allow  a 
public  hearing  on  their  scheme  before  it  should  be  acted  on  by 
the  city  government.  For  two  months,  therefore,  it  has  been 
given  out  that  other  locations  were  in  view  ;  that  the  farther  part 
of  Commonwealth  Avenue  or  the  lower  part  of  Boylston  Street 
had  been  selected,  and  that  the  plan  of  taking  a  part  of  the  Com¬ 
mon  had  been  given  up. 

On  Monday  evening,  however,  a  petition,  signed  by  two  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  Building  Committee  of  the  subscribers  to  the  Festival, 
was  presented  in  the  Board  of  Aldermen  by  the  third  member  of 
that  committee,  who  happens  very  conveniently  to  be  an  Aider- 
man  also.  On  the  representation  that  no  time  was  to  be  lost,  it 
was  voted  to  give  a  hearing  to  the  petitioners  then  and  there, 
lii  passing,  we  might  perhaps  suggest  that  this  was  a  waste  of 
time,  but  it  is  not  best  to  be  hypercritical  with  a  plan  which  in 


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general  was  so  well  contrived.  The  petitioners  were  in  attend¬ 
ance  of  course,  and  were  heard  at  once ;  it  is  almost  needless  to 
say  that  no  remonstrants  were  present.  Two  of  the  Aldermen 
spoke  in  opposition,  however,  and  certainly  deserved  more  atten¬ 
tion  than  they  received,  for  they  were  the  majority  of  the  com¬ 
mittee  on  the  Common.  These  two  members  of  the  Board,  with 
their  knowledge  of  the  subject  and  their  special  interest  in  it,  op¬ 
posed  the  scheme  ;  whether  others  did  so  or  not  is  not  certain, 
for  there  was  no  division  and  no  yeas  and  nays  taken  when  the 
question  was  put.  The  scheme  was  thus  carried  on  an  ex  parte 
hearing,  without  a  decent  show  of  argument,  under  an  alleged 
pressure  in  making  contracts,  and  against  the  opinion  of  the  com¬ 
mittee  specially  charged  with  the  subject,  and  the  citizens  of  Bos¬ 
ton  who  had  been  told  on  Monday  that  the  “Coliseum’7  was  to 
be  placed  at  the  foot  of  Boylston  Street,  read  in  their  papers  at 
breakfast  on  Tuesday  that  leave  had  been  granted  for  its  erection 
on  the  Common.  Of  course  the  order  purports  to  provide  for  a 
merely  temporary  structure.  Bonds  are  even  to  be  given  for  its 
removal  upon  notice  from  the  Board  of  Aldermen.  But  we  hardly 
need  to  say  that  in  the  case  of  a  building  costing  Eighty  Thou¬ 
sand  dollars,  prudent  citizens  will  have  much  more  faith  in  keep¬ 
ing  it  off  the  Common  to  begin  with,  than  in  its  early  removal 
after  it  is  once  established  there. 

As  the  case  stands  it  appears  to  us  highly  probable  that  the  in¬ 
genious  contrivers  of  this  scheme  for  smuggling  through  a  meas¬ 
ure  in  which  so  many  of  our  citizens  are  interested  have  made  a 
blunder.  In  the  first  place  it  is  a  mistake  to  suppose  that  the 
use  of  the  Common  concerns  only  the  dwellers  in  the  serene 
regions  of  Beacon  and  Arlington  Streets.  It  interests  quite  as 
deeply  the  people  at  the  North  End  and  on  the  back  side  of  Bea¬ 
con  Hill  and  around  Dover  Street.  Indeed,  it  probably  interests 
them  more,  for  the  Common  is  more  especially  the  pleasure- 
ground  of  those  who  live  in  the  city  the  year  round  than  it  is  of 
those  who  are  fortunate  enough  to  spend  their  summers  in  the 
country ;  and  to  the  poorer  and  middling  classes  it  is  the  object 
of  a  sort  of  pride  and  affection  which  the  richer,  with  their  wider 
interests,  do  not  feel.  In  the  next  place,  it  will  probably  be 
found  that  the  opposition  to  the  use  of  the  Common  under  such 
circumstances  will  check  the  subscriptions  to  the  proposed  Fes¬ 
tival,  if  it  does  not  cause  the  withdrawal  of  some  already  made, 
under  the  impression  that  that  part  of  the  scheme  had  been  aban¬ 
doned.  The  enterprise  has  labored  heavily  in  its  earlier  stages, 
and  it  may  be  found  that  the  point  has  not  yet  been  reached  at 


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which  our  citizens  can  safely  be  asked  to  weigh  the  comparative 
advantages  of  having  the  Festival  on  the  Common  or  of  giving 
it  up.  And  finally,  it  is  quite  possible  that  by  this  move  the 
managers  of  the  scheme  have  secured  a  very  neat  piece  of  litiga¬ 
tion.  Opinions  differ  as  to  the  legal  questions  involved  by  the 
use  of  the  Common,  and  there  is  some  reason  to  believe  that 
steps  may  be  taken  to  secure  a  decision  of  them  from  an  author¬ 
ity  higher  than  the  city  solicitor. 

The  “  Common  ”  question,  from  another  point  of 
view. 

From  the  Boston  Journal,  Wednesday,  March  17. 

The  proposed  Building  on  the  Common. — We  do  not  imagine 
that  our  citizens  propose  to  be  misled  by  those  who  oppose  the 
erection  of  a  building  on  the  Common,  intended  for  the  exclusive 
use  of  the  Musical  Festival.  In  the  first  place  it  will  be  a  tempo¬ 
rary  structure,  and  there  is  no  intention  whatever  on  the  part  of 
the  projectors  of  this  enterprise  of  keeping  the  building  standing 
one  hour  beyond  the  time  which  the  Board  of  Aldermen  may  des¬ 
ignate  for  its  removal.  The  erection  of  the  building  establishes 
no  precedent,  and  Boston  is  too  large  a  city  to  be  frightened  by 
any  such  bugbear.  We  have  had  temporary  structures  on  the 
Common  in  years  past.  We  have  had  Abraham  Lincoln’s  log 
cahin,  and  a  variety  of  tents,  and  no  injury  that  we  are  aware  of 
ever  came  to  the  public  interest  on  their  account.  A  few  years 
since  we  had  on  exhibition  on  the  Common  a  boat  of  antique  ori¬ 
gin,  and  the  petition  requesting  that  leave  might  be  granted  for 
such  an  exhibition  was  signed  by  many  of  the  leading  members 
of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  and  by  some  of  our  most 
distinguished  citizens.  The  Parade  Ground,  which  will  be  tem¬ 
porarily  used  as  the  site  of  the  proposed  building,  will  not  be  in¬ 
jured  in  the  least,  and  the  location  will  certainly  be  worth  many 
thousand  dollars  to  the  project.  It  is  accessible  from  all  sections 
of  the  city,  and  we  contend  that  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  to  be 
used  during  a  few  weeks  of  the  coming  summer  is  even  more 
legitimate  than  its  appropriation  to  base  ball  playing,  which  mo¬ 
nopolizes  this  spot  to  the  positive  exclusion  of  a  vast  majority  of 
our  citizens.  The  fear  expressed  by  the  remonstrants  that  “the 
proposed  building  will  deprive  the  young  of  their  customary 
playground  ”  is  not  well  founded,  for  the  Common  encloses  some 
forty  acres,  and  only  a  few  acres  will  be  required  for  the  building. 
If  a  vote  could  be  taken  on  this  question  we  are  satisfied  that  the 


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majority  of  our  citizeus  would  favor  its  appropriation  for  the  pur¬ 
poses  indicated. 

The  gentlemen  who  oppose  the  erection  of  this  building  are  un¬ 
doubtedly  influenced  by  worthy  motives,  but  they  must  bear  in 
mind  that  those  who  favor  it  are  not  vandals,  and  it  is  possible 
that  they  have  as  high  a  regard  for  this  public  enclosure  as  any 
class  in  the  community.  They  would  be  the  last  to  invade  the 
rights  of  the  citizens,  but  in  this  country  majorities  are  supposed 
to  rule. 

Colonel  Greene  had  no  idea  that  Boston  Common 
would  be  “desecrated”  by  permitting  a  temporary 
structure  to  be  placed  upon  it  for  a  National  Jubilee 
of  Peace,  as  may  be  seen  by  the  following  article. 


From  the  Boston  Post,  Thursday,  March  18. 

It  appears  to  us  that  the  Daily  Advertiser  is  unnecessarily  dis¬ 
tressed  about  the  contemplated  building  on  the  Common  proposed 
to  be  erected  for  a  temporary  purpose.  Perhaps  it  mig'ht  have 
improved  the  value  of  land  at  the  extreme  end  of  Boylston  Street 
to  have  the  “Coliseum”  there;  but,  certainly,  such  a  location 
would  be  inconvenient  for  the  mass  of  the  people  “  at  the  North 
End,  and  on  the  back  side  of  Beacon  Hill  and  around  Dover 
Street,”  for  whose  accommodation  the  Daily  is  so  anxious,  to  say 
nothing  of  those  expected  from  nearly  every  State  in  the  Union. 
It  is  gratifying,  however,  to  see  our  contemporary  volunteering  to 
protect  the  interests  of  “the  poorer  and  middling  classes,”  but 
the  objections  he  urges  against  the  access  of  these  classes  to  the 
grand  entertainment  contemplated  for  the  public  is  hardly  consist¬ 
ent  with  professions  of  kindness  toward  them.  By  what  conju¬ 
ration  and  mighty  magic  a  number  of  respectable  citizens  were 
enabled  to  sway  the  decision  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  the  Daily 
partially  describes,  and  pronounces  the  result  “  a  snap  judgment.” 
The  apprehension  that  the  proposed  building  is  to  be  permanent, 
while  bonds  are  to  be  required  for  its  removal  whenever  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  shall  give  notice  to  that  effect,  and  the  known  deter¬ 
mined  objection  of  the  people  to  any  such  permanent  structure, 
appears  too  idle  to  be  expressed  except  by  a  captious  spirit,  anx¬ 
ious  to  defeat  the  whole  affair  ;  such  a  spirit  seems  to  be  evinced 
in  the  Daily’s  concluding  remarks,  saying:  “It  will  probably  be 
found  that  the  opposition  to  the  use  of  the  Common  under  such 


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circumstances  will  check  the  subscriptions  to  the  proposed  Festi¬ 
val,  if  it  does  not  cause  the  withdrawal  of  some  already  made 
under  the  impression  that  that  part  of  the  scheme  had  been  aban¬ 
doned.  The  enterprise  has  labored  heavily  in  its  earlier  stages, 
and  it  may  be  found  that  the  point  has  not  yet  been  reached  at 
which  our  citizens  can  safely  be  asked  to  weigh  the  comparative 
advantages  of  having  the  Festival  on  the  Common  or  of  giving  it 
up.  And  finally,  it  is  quite  possible  that  by  this  move  the  mana¬ 
gers  of  the  scheme  have  secured  a  very  neat  piece  of  litigation 
Opinions  differ  as  to  the  legal  questions  involved  by  the  use  of  the 
Corqmon,  and  there  is  some  reason  to  believe  that  steps  may  be 
taken  to  secure  a  decision  of  them  from  an  authority  higher  than 
the  city  solicitor.”  What  authority  is  to  be  invoked  to  counter¬ 
act  the  purposes  of  the  projectors  of  the  Jubilee  we  are  yet  to 
learn ;  but  we  hardly  think  the  intimation  of  a  withdrawal  of 
some  of  the  subscriptions,  or  the  discouraging  remark  that  the 
"enterprise  has  labored  heavily  in  its  earlier  stages,”  or  the  im¬ 
plied  threat  that  those  may  be  found  who  will  endeavor  to  defeat 
it  entirely  because  the  Common  has  been  selected  as  the  place  for 
the  celebration,  will  be  potent  enough  to  blight  the  wishes  of  our 
citizens  and  nullify  the  large  benefit  contemplated  by  all  classes 
from  the  visit  of  the  great  multitudes  the  Jubilee  would  attract 
to  the  city. 

In  addition  to  many  leading  editorials  and  spicy  arti¬ 
cles,  several  communications  appeared  in  the  Daily 
Advertiser  upon  “  this  pestilent  plan The  two  follow¬ 
ing  will  serve  to  show  the  general  tenor  of  all. 

THE  BUILDING  ON  THE  COMMON. 

To  the  Editors  of  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser :  — 

In  the  debate  about  erecting  a  Music  Hall  on  the  Common,  it 
was  said  that  any  other  place  would  require  piling.  Do  not  the 
advocates  of  this  pestilent  plan  know  that  the  Parade  Ground  is 
made  land  ?  There  is  only  a  thin  crust  of  soil  over  the  marsh, 
and  no  building  can  be  placed  there  safely  without  piling,  —  not 
nearly  so  safely  as  on  the  land  at  the  foot  of  Boylston  Street, 
which  is  solid  gravel  fifteen  feet  deep. 

One  step  at  a  time,  of  course.  When  the  building  is  con¬ 
tracted  for  and  started  it  will  doubtless  be  discovered  and  an¬ 
nounced  that  there  must  be  piles  driven  to  secure  the  foundations  ; 


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and  then  it  will  be  too  late  to  change,  and  so  we  shall  have  a 
thousand  or  two  of  piles  driven  into  the  earth  which  never  can 
be  removed.  My  impression  is  that  there  is  now  a  solid  founda¬ 
tion  on  the  top  of  the  hill,  where  they  tried  to  erect  a  monument 
one  night,  but  which  came  to  grief  when  it  was  understood. 

Caution. 

Here  follow  the  pleasant  reminiscences  of  an  “  Old 
Lady,”  protesting  against  any  desecration  of  the  “  holy 
ground.” 

To  the  Editors  of  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser :  — 

I  have  read  with  much  pleasure  the  remonstrance  signed  by 
many  Boston  gentlemen  in  your  paper  of  this  morning,  and  only 
wish  you  would  add  a  list  of  ladies,  which,  I  think,  would  even 
outnumber  that.  I  am  sure  the  ladies  would  gladly  affix  their 
signatures  to  petition  the  city  government  to  reverence  this  spot, 
which  has  been  endeared  to  them  from  their  earliest  childhood. 
A  few  of  us  can  remember  that  much  of  our  childhood’s  pleasure 
was  gathered  from  the  Common.  We  remember  the  days  when 
the  cows  ate  clover,  and  brought  home  the  supper  for  the  chil¬ 
dren  ;  when  on  Wednesday  and  Saturday  afternoons  we  went  joy¬ 
fully  to  the  “Wishing  Rock”  and  felt  assured  that  some  fairy 
would  fulfil  our  wish  whispered  to  the  rock  ;  when  the  Frog  Pond 
looked  as  broad  as  the  Atlantic  ;  when  the  wooden  fence  was  pro¬ 
tection  enough  from  all  dangers.  Alas  that  the  spot  should  not 
always  be  “Holy  Ground,”  and  that  any  should  be  willing  to 
countenance  the  desecration  of  its  quiet  beauty  and  to  invite  oc¬ 
casion  to  uproot  and  destroy  its  verdure  ! 

Look  to  it,  city  fathers,  that  you  do  not  trample  on  the  rights 
and  feelings  of  the  oldest  and  youngest  lover  of  the  Common. 

An  Old  Lady  of  Boston. 

March  19,  1869. 

The  reader  is  now  given  a  glimpse  of  Boston  Com¬ 
mon  in  “  Ye  Olclene  Tyme,”  two  hundred  and  twenty- 
three  years  ago. 

From  the  Boston  Evening  Transcript,  Friday,  March  19. 

On  the  18th  of  May,  1646,  as  appears  by  the  records  of  town 
affairs,  it  was 

Voted,  1.  It  is  granted  that  all  the  inhabitants  shall  have 


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equal  rights  of  Commonage  in  the  town  :  those  who  are  admitted 
by  the  town  are  to  be  inhabitants.  2.  It  is  ordered  that  all  who 
shall,  after  the  date  hereof,  come  to  be  an  inhabitant  in  the  town 
of  Boston  shall  not  have  right  of  Commonage,  unless  he  hire  it 
of  them  that  are  Commoners.  3.  There  shall  be  kept  out  on  the 
Common  by  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  but  seventy  milch  kine. 
4.  No  dry  cattle,  young  cattle,  or  horse  shall  be  free  to  go  on  the 
Common  this  year,  but  one  horse  of  Elder  Oliver.  5.  No  inhabi¬ 
tant  shall  sell  his  right  of  Commonage,  but  may  let  it  out  to  hire 
from  year  to  year. 

Editor  Dunham  pokes  fun  at  good  “  old  Boston.” 

From  the  Boston  Sunday  Times,  March  21. 

Boston  has  for  many  years  enjoyed  among  the  outside  world 
the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  cleanest  and  most  quiet  cities 
of  the  Union.  There  is  no  place  on  the  continent  where  the  ice 
disappears  from  the  sidewalks  sooner,  where  the  mud  is  dried  up 
quicker,  or  where  the  west-winds  raise  less  dust,  than  in  our 
streets,  albeit  they  are  crooked  and  narrow.  At  seventy-five  or 
eighty  our  merchants  are  supposed  to  be  more  ambitious  than  at 
twenty,  and  more  active  at  that  mature  age  in  devising  plans  for 
the  future  than  when  the  blush  of  youth  mantles  their  cheeks. 
At  a  hundred  or  so  they  ought  to  become  experienced  business 
men.  If  any  daring  and  reckless  young  man  desires  to  enibark 
in  business  for  himself,  he  is  believed  to  succeed  much  better  if 
he  shaves  the  top  of  his  head,  and  pads  his  clothes  so  as  to  give 
him  a  venerable  and  corpulent  appearance.  The  model  Boston 
business  man  should  read  only  one  paper  in  the  morning,  and  one 
at  night,  and  on  his  way  down  town  his  foot  should  touch  the 
same  brick  in  the  sidewalks,  he  should  cross  at  just  the  same 
angle  in  the  street,  and  enter  his  office  at  just  such  a  moment. 
This  strict  discipline,  this  regularity  and  adherence  to  one  beaten 
path,  are  most  commendable,  and  it  is  always  with  a  sense  of  ap¬ 
prehension  that  we  see  an  outsider  planting  himself  in  a  position 
from  which  he  must  be  elbowed  or  fight. 

Some  changes  have  occurred  of  late  years,  and  a  desperate 
effort  has  been  made  to  alter  the  whole  character  of  the  city,  and 
place  it  on  a  footing  with  the  other  bustling  towns  of  this  bus¬ 
tling  country.  The  youthful  interlopers  were  first  successful  in 
introducing  at  great  expense  water  from  a  lake  many  miles  dis¬ 
tant,  thus  doing  away  with  the  old  oaken  bucket  and  the  old- 


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fashioned  pump,  which  all  loved  so  well ;  then  they  madly  under¬ 
took  to  manufacture  to  order  land  where  the  Creator  had  origi¬ 
nally  intended  there  should  be  only  water ;  next  they  laid  iron 
tracks  in  our  streets,  and  cars  now  go  rumbling  through  the  main 
thoroughfares  at  all  hours  of  the  day  and  night ;  they  have  torn 
down  our  old  landmarks,  and  converted  halls  dedicated  to  past 
memories  into  marts  of  trade  ;  avenues  have  been  straightened 
and  widened,  so  that  we  are  frequently  compelled  to  turn  new 
corners,  while  an  army  of  eager,  earnest  men  and  women  often 
jostle  us  from  the  sidewalks  which  were  once  traversed  in  peace, 
quiet,  and  security. 

But  the  worst  is  not  yet  told.  This  army  of  youthful  and  pre¬ 
sumptuous  striplings  have  inaugurated  an  enterprise  which,  if 
carried  out,  will  convert  Boston  into  Bedlam,  and  moments  of  re¬ 
pose  into  hours  of  waking ;  our  streets  will  swarm  with  outsid¬ 
ers  ;  our  stores  will  be  filled  with  crowding,  curious  strangers ; 
the  circulation  of  the  newspapers  will  be  temporarily  doubled ; 
the  Frog  Pond  will  be  used  as  a  wash-basin  ;  our  hotels  will  be 
crowded,  and  landlords  will  experience  what  their  fathers  seldom 
felt, — the  pressure  of  a  full  house.  If  the  Musical  Festival  is 
carried  out  on  the  plans  proposed,  it  will  be  impossible  for  any 
steady-going  business  man  to  reach  his  office  during  the  three 
days  without  being  jostled  from  his  accustomed  path  at  least  a 
dozen  times.  The  frequency  of  such  an  occurrence  would  indi¬ 
cate  that  the  time  has  at  last  come  for  decided  action,  and  we  call 
upon  the  noble  army  of  martyrs  (now,  alas  !  fast  diminishing)  to 
rise  and  fight  for  home  and  fireside  against  the  vandals  of  noise 
and  bustle.  Let  our  action  be  united,  and  the  usual  modes  of 
jn’otest  followed, — a  petition  weighed  down  with  heavy  names, 
a  meeting  in  Faneuil  Hall,  an  address  from  one  of  our  leading- 
merchants,  a  long  string  of  resolutions,  a  unanimous  adoption  of 
which  should  arrest  the  mad  enterprise.  If  it  does  not,  then 
truly  our  places  shall  know  us  no  more  forever. 

In  the  mean  time  let  our  watchword  at  the  clubs,  in  our  pri¬ 
vate  offices,  and  by  our  invaded  firesides  (conveyed  as  is  custom¬ 
ary  in  whispers  and  significant  nods  and  winks),  be,  — 

“  Down  with  the  Peace  Jubilee 
“  Let  us  have  Peace.” 

Choice  bits  of  historical  information  are  brought  out 
by  the  discussion.  Colonel  Greene  revietvs  the  situa¬ 
tion,  and  dresses  up  old  themes  with  variations  and 
modern  progressions. 


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From  tlie  Boston  Post,  March  22. 

One  of  the  "Old  Ladies  of  Boston”  expresses  her  pleasure  in 
the  Daily  Advertiser  at  the  remonstrance  some  Old  Gentlemen  of 
Boston  have  signed  against  the  proposition  to  erect  a  building  on 
the  Common  Parade  Ground  for  the  Musical  Jubilee.  The  good 
old  soul  says  :  "I  am  sure  the  ladies  would  gladly  affix  their  sig¬ 
natures  to  petition  the  city  government  to  reverence  this  spot, 
which  has  been  endeared  to  them  from  their  earliest  childhood. 
A  few  of  us  can  remember  that  much  of  our  childhood’s  pleasure 
was  gathered  from  the  Common.  We  remember  the  days  when 
the  cows  ate  clover  and  brought  home  the  supper  for  the  children  ; 
when'on  Wednesday  and  Saturday  afternoons  we  went  joyfully  to 
the  ‘  Wishing  Rock  ’  and  felt  assured  that  some  fairy  would  fulfil 
our  wish  whispered  to  the  rock ;  when  the  Frog  Pond  looked  as 
broad  as  the  Atlantic  ;  when  the  wooden  fence  was  protection 
enough  from  all  dangers.  Alas  that  the  spot  should  not  always 
be  'Holy  Ground,’  and  that  any  should  be  willing  to  countenance 
the  desecration  of  its  quiet  beauty  and  to  invite  occasion  to  up¬ 
root  and  destroy  its  verdure.”  Another  correspondent  of  the 
Daily  thus  describes  the  condition  of  the  ground  designated  for 
the  Jubilee  building  at  the  time  the  "Old  Lady”  was  so  en¬ 
chanted,  and  when,  if  cows  sought  their  food  there,  they  must 
have  yielded  "  swill  milk”  for  the  children’s  suppei-s.  The  latter 
correspondent  is  thus  graphic  in  his  picture  :  "I  can  well  remem¬ 
ber  this  swamp-hole  as  a  filthy,  slimy  bog,  upon  whose  surface 
rested  ‘the  green  mantle  of  the  standing  pool.’  Here,  upon  its 
‘slippery  marge,’  were  dug  trenches,  or  graves,  and  the  little 
‘tip-carts’  of  the  day,  ‘town  service  carts’  they  were  called, 
dumped  their  contents  of  swill,  which  was  lightly  covered,  and 
others  were  dug  and  filled ;  and  so  for  years  this  land  was  a  fes¬ 
tering  mass  of  decay,  till  in  later  years,  when  coal  came  to  be 
used  as  fuel,  the  ashes  of  the  city  were  used  as  a  cover  to  the 
whole.”  The  Transcript  of  Saturday  evening  contains  the  follow¬ 
ing:  “Several  old  ‘Boston  boys,’  after  reading  the  account  of 
the  Common  in  the  Transcript  of  last  evening,  have  furnished  us 
with  descriptions  of  the  westerly  portion  of  the  enclosure,  now 
called  the  '  Parade  Ground.’  Within  the  memory  of  these  gentle¬ 
men  it  was  a  quagmire,  avoided  by  all  people.  There  was  a 
horse-pond  on  a  part  of  it,  in  which  a  negro  servant  of  'Dr.  John 
Warren  was  drowned.  After  Charles  Street  was  built  across  it 
the  area  was  drier,  though  still  a  muddy  marsh,  chiefly  occupied 
by  cows  during  the  heat  of  the  day.  It  took  many  years  of  fill- 


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ing  with  dry  dirt,  coal  ashes,  etc.,  to  make  it  fit  for  public  uses.” 
Thus  it  appears  that  the  ground  on  which  the  Aldermen  have 
granted  permission  to  erect  a  temporary  building  is  not  the  old 
Common  the  “  Old  Lady”  would  have  considered  "holy  ground,” 
and  although  it  once  had  a  bog  which  somewhat  resembled  the 
Frog  Pond,  it  has  ever  been  as  clear  of  "clover”  as  some  old 
ladies’  heads  are  of  natural  hair.  It  is  a  portion  of  land  redeemed 
in  late  years  from  marsh,  horse-pond,  and  filth,  and  appropriated 
to  public  displays,  shows,  fireworks,  games,  parades,  etc.,  and 
the  use  to  which  it  is  now  proposed  to  devote  a  portion  of  it  for  a 
brief  time  is  no  more  a  violation  of  the  "sanctity”  of  the  Com¬ 
mon  than  is  the  use  of  Charles  Street  as  a  public  highway,  re¬ 
cently  a  part  of  this  "slippery  marge.”  A  large  portion  of  the 
citizens  who  have  given  the  Public  Garden  for  the  gratification  of 
a  few  comparatively,  paid  from  their  taxes  for  its  elegant  adorn¬ 
ment,  including  a  fifteen  or  twenty  thousand  dollar  fancy  bridge 
for  swans  to  swim  under,  now  desire  to  occupy  the  ground  they 
have  made  and  own  to  aid  in  consummating  a  design  to  convene 
masses  of  people,  from  all  portions  of  the  country,  for  the  purpose 
of  cultivating  those  sentiments  of  amity  and  union  upon  which 
the  peace  and  prosperity  of  the  nation  depend.  If  the  attempt 
prove  a  success,  —  and  there  is  the  best  assurance  that  it  will, — 
the  Jubilee  will  be  one  of  the  grandest  events  of  the  kind  the 
world  has  known,  and  redound  greatly  to  the  honor  and  advan¬ 
tage  of  the  metropolis  of  New  England.  That  an  effort  so  lauda¬ 
ble  and  important  should  be  opposed  under  the  flimsy  objections 
that  it  will  interrupt  the  play  of  boys,  "trample”  down  grass 
on  the  Common,  necessitate  the  driving  of  stakes,  and  because 
the  Frog  Pond  once  looked  to  a  young  lady  as  broad  as  the  Atlan¬ 
tic,  is  as  wonderful  as  ridiculous.  Even  the  Overseers  of  Harvard 
would  hardly  venture  upon  such  fastidiousness. 

A  comprehensive  view  of  the  subject,  and  a  few 
words  of  sound  advice,  evidently  from  the  experienced 
pen  of  Daniel  L.  Haskell,  Esq. 

From  the  Boston  Evening  Transcript,  Tuesday,  March  23. 

The  Peace  Jubilee.  —  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  all  discordant 
opinions  in  regard  to  the  proposed  Musical  Festival  cannot  be  har¬ 
monized,  as  an  enterprise  of  so  much  magnitude,  to  be  com¬ 
pletely  successful,  requires  the  cordial  approval  and  co-operation 
of  all  the  citizens.  Those  who  have  had  experience  in  the  man- 


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agement  of  musical  festivals,  railroad  jubilees,  mechanics’  fairs, 
and  other  large  public  gatherings,  well  know  that  much  of  their 
success  depended  upon  the  united  action  of  the  whole  public. 
There  generally  are  internal  elements  of  discord  enough  for  the 
exercise  of  all  the  talent  and  tact  of  committees  and  managers  to 
make  things  work  smoothly.  Vanity  has  to  be  satisfied,  jealousy 
overcome,  pride  reconciled,  ambition  and  rivalry  made  content, 
and  other  human  weaknesses  conciliated.  We  therefore  hope  that 
the  moral  effect  and  significance  of  this  vast  enterprise  will  not  be 
lost  on  account  of  local  antagonisms  and  divided  counsels.  Let 
“  Peace,”  in  its  full  meaning,  reign  within  and  without  the  Coli¬ 
seum.  , 

Colonel  W.  W.  Clapp,  a  firm  friend  and  strong  advo¬ 
cate  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  from  first  to  last,  understood 
the  matter  thoroughly,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  follow¬ 
ing  extract. 


From  the  Boston  Journal,  March  23,  1869. 

The  Peace  Festival. — The  proposed  Musical  Festival  was  de¬ 
signed  to  commemorate  the  restoration  of  peace,  but  it  has  had  a 
stormy  introduction  thus  far,  and  the  conflict  appears  to  be  grow¬ 
ing  warmer . 

We  think  the  Daily  Advertiser  is  a  little  hasty  in  its  conclu¬ 
sions,  and  somewhat  misinformed  as  to  the  origin  of  the  Festival. 
For  many  months  Mr.  Gilmore  has  been  occupied  with  what  ap¬ 
peared  to  him  a  great  enterprise.  He  quietly  prepared  his  plans, 
he  cautiously  unfolded  his  design  to  some  of  the  leading  musicians 
of  the  country,  and  when  he  had  sufficiently  matured  the  whole, 
he  made  public  announcement  of  his  proposed  Festival,  w hich  was 
indorsed  by  prominent  gentlemen  of  this  city,  by  leading  musical 
professors,  and  by  the  press.  He  commenced  to  set  the  wheels  in 
motion  to  secure  the  result  he  aimed  to  accomplish  ;  he  met  with 
many  discouragements ;  he  was  opposed,  and  denounced  by  high- 
art  critics,  who  ridiculed  the  idea,  and  when  he  solicited  the  co¬ 
operation  of  some  of  our  merchants,  merely  asking  their  advice, 
they  very  politely  refused  to  become  active  in  the  project,  but  be¬ 
stowed  their  blessing  in  words  of  approval.  Mr.  Gilmore  contin¬ 
ued  his  work,  and  he  awakened  in  many  a  sympathy  which  in¬ 
creased  to  enthusiasm  as  the  purely  unselfish  character  of  the 
enterprise  was  made  known. 

Among  the  active  business  men  of  the  city  Mr.  Gilmore  found 


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more  ready  listeners  to  his  plan  than  among  any  other  class,  and 
as  the  time  for  action  was  drawing  near,  it  was  proposed  that  to 
secure  success  he  must  have  a  business  organization.  It  was  at 
this  time  that  the  gentlemen  who  are  denounced  as  originating  a 
“  promising  expedient  for  filling  our  hotels  and  emptying  our  dry- 
goods  stores”  were  invited  to  participate.  Mr.  Gilmore  said  to 
them  that  his  energies  would  be  monopolized  by  the  care  and 
attention  which  the  musical  portion  would  demand,  and  he  desired 
to  place  in  abler  hands  the  business  control.  lie  urged  that  if  the 
Festival  brought  thousands  of  people  to  this  city  that  all  classes 
would  be  benefited,  and  he  deemed  it  perhaps  just  that  those  who 
would  thus  become  the  recipients  of  a  patronage  which  they 
would  otherwise  lack  should  be  ready  to  do  a  little  work.  It  is 
on  this  plan  and  on  this  basis  that  every  great  enterprise  is 
started.  Our  railroads  were  thus  initiated,  and  men  who  have 
carried  around  papers  and  solicited  aid  for  steamship  lines,  urging 
as  a  reason  that  these  lines  would  benefit  the  trade  of  Boston, 
have  been  regarded  as  men  of  eminent  sagacity  and  of  great  pub¬ 
lic  spirit.  They  were  never  denounced  as  engaged  in  “a  bold 
speculation  which  is  to  fill  the  pockets  of  hotel-keepers  and 
tradesmen.” 

In  this  way  these  gentlemen  became  identified  with  the  project, 
and  we  cannot  see  what  they  have  done  to  incur  the  sneers  of 
even  the  Daily  Advertiser.  There  may  be  some  difference  be¬ 
tween  the  pockets  of  hotel-keepers  and  tradesmen  and  the  pockets 
of  capitalists  and  real-estate  owners,  and  what  is  justifiable  for 
one  class  to  do  in  order  to  fill  their  imekets  may  be  very  wrong 
for  another  class  to  perform  with  the  same  end  in  view,  but  we 
confess  our  inability  to  discover  the  distinction. 

The  selection  of  the  Common  as  the  site  for  a  building  we  re¬ 
gard  as  proper,  because  we  desire  to  give  to  our  visiting  friends 
an  opportunity  of  seeing  Boston  under  the  most  favorable  aspect. 
It  is  a  grand  and  accessible  location  for  a  temporary  structure. 
It  infringes  no  legal  right  that  we  are  aware  of,  and  the  custodi¬ 
ans  of  the  Common  were  justified  in  their  action.  The  hearing 
yesterday  developed  the  fact  that  some  portion  of  the  opposition 
arises  from  a  want  of  faith  in  the  enterprise,  and  Dr.  Lothrop 
threw  out  the  suggestion  that  in  case  of  failure  the  hat  would  be 
passed  round  to  meet  the  deficiency.  There  is  no  danger  of  such 
a  result,  for  the  gentlemen  who  have  taken  an  active  interest  in  it 
are  abundantly  able  to  foot  the  bills,  as  they  represent  a  class 
who  pay  a  very  liberal  portion  of  the  annual  taxation  imposed  for 
the  adornment  of  the  Common  and  the  public  squares. 


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We  regret  most  sincerely  that  any  trouble  should  have  arisen 
in  regard  to  the  location,  but  we  fear  this  is  with  too  many  an  ex¬ 
cuse  rather  than  the  cause  of  their  opposition.  The  Daily  Adver¬ 
tiser  believes  “that  the  determination  to  insist  upon  the  location 
on  the  Common  will  be  found  to  be  a  bad,  very  likely  a  disas¬ 
trous,  and  possibly  a  fatal,  blunder.”  We  cannot  participate  in 
these  sad  forebodings  ;  but  if  the  opponents  propose,  now  that 
they  have  had  a  hearing,  to  appeal  from  the  decision  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen,  and  by  legal  artifice  prevent  action  and  thus  defeat 
the  erection  of  the  building,  let  the  responsibility  rest  with  the 
remonstrants  for  preventing  the  execution  of  an  enterprise,  the 
benefits' of  which  would  be  lasting  and  the  result  creditable  to 
Boston  as  a  city  noted  for  its  encouragement  of  the  arts  and  its 
promotion  of  every  laudable  project. 

What  a  hubbub  the  inoffensive  action  of  the  Build¬ 
ing  Committee  created !  Had  it  been  seriously  pro¬ 
posed  to  lay  out  the  Common  into  building-lots,  and 
erect  permanent  structures  upon  them,  no  greater  stir 
could  have  been  made. 

A  collection  of  the  various  articles  called  forth  by 
the  discussion  would  fill  a  large  volume.  The  contro¬ 
versy  was  not  confined  to  Boston  alone ;  New  York 
came  into  the  ring,  and  took  both  sides  of  the  ques¬ 
tion  ;  in  fact,  the  press  throughout  the  country  were 
amused  as  well  as  amazed  by  the  zrar-like  instead  of 
peace-like  demonstration,  and,  thinking  it  a  free  fight, 
many  of  them  joined  in  the  scrimmage. 

The  question  of  the  location  of  the  Coliseum  was 
the  leading  topic  on  ’Change  and  in  the  clubs,  and 
seemed  to  occupy  the  thought  of  every  one  for  several 
days.  The  “  opposition  ”  made  this  a  pretext  to  stir 
up  strife  and  produce  ill-feeling  towards  the  Peace 
Festival. 

Mr.  Gilmore  saw  the  gathering  storm,  and  knew 
in  his  own  mind  how  to  avert  it  in  case  of  serious 
danger;  but  the  matter  was  now  in  the  hands  of 
gentlemen  of  means,  influence,  energy,  and  ability, 


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wlio  had  no  thought  whatever  of  trespassing  upon 
the  rights  of  their  fellow-citizens  in  planting  their 
standard  where  wisdom  suggested  and  law  protected ; 
and  if  the  unfriendly  were  disposed  to  try  to  drive 
them  from  their  chosen  ground,  and  to  defeat  the  har¬ 
monious  object  for  which  they  had  united,  why  they 
were  ready  to  meet  the  issue.  It  was  a  very  discour¬ 
aging  prospect,  to  say  the  least,  for  gentlemen  who, 
having  assumed  a  tremendous  responsibility,  with  some 
likelihood  of  being  obliged  to  put  their  hands  very 
deeply  into  their  pockets  to  meet  the  shortcomings  of 
such  a  vast  undertaking,  and  without  the  least  expec¬ 
tation  or  possibility  whatsoever,  under  any  circum¬ 
stances,  of  the  slightest  gain  or  reward,  except  the 
satisfaction  of  being  engaged  in  bringing  about  an 
event  which  promised  to  shed  lustre  upon  art,  upon 
Boston,  and  upon  the  American  nation,  —  it  was  a 
very  discouraging  reflection  for  those  thus  engaged  to 
know  that  some  of  their  fellow-citizens  were  uniting 
simply  to  oppose,  and,  if  possible,  put  a  stop  to  the 
whole  movement,  by  depriving  it  of  a  location. 

If  there  lingered  a  doubt  in  the  minds  of  those 
engaged  in  this  good  work  as  to  an  opposition  party 
taking  the  field,  it  was  dispelled  on  the  morning  of 
Friday,  March  19;  for  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser  of 
that  date  contained  a  long  list  of  remonstrants  against 
the  erection  of  any  building  upon  Boston  Common. 
Such  a  proceeding  demonstrated  the  fact  that  there 
were  many  who  deemed  that  soil  too  sacred  to  be 
“  desecrated  ”  by  an  outpouring  of  the  national  heart 
in  a  grand  Jubilee  of  Peace,  —  who  were  unwilling  to 
give  the  temporary  use  of  a  few  acres  of  that  nearly 
fifty-acre  public  ground  for  one  of  the  most  sublime 
spectacles  and  grandest  musical  festivals  that  had  ever 
taken  place  on  the  face  of  the  earth. 


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225 


On  Monday  morning,  March  22,  the  excitement 
had  reached  its  height.  The  feeling,  not  only  against 
the  location  granted  by  the  city,  but  against  the  whole 
idea,  grew  stronger  and  more  bitter  every  hour.  Names 
were  added  to  the  petition  of  the  remonstrants  almost 
as  fast  as  they  could  be  signed ;  and  had  it  included 
the  graver  proposition  of  hanging  the  projector,  in  all 
probability  it  would  not  have  lessened  the  number 
of  signatures  at  the  time. 

It  was  made  known  through  the  papers  that  the 
petition  would  be  laid  before  the  Board  of  Aldermen 
at  four  o’clock  that  afternoon,  and  at  the  appointed 
hour  the  scene  within  and  around  City  Hall  was  one 
of  unusual  life  and  bustle. 

Within  the  memory  of  the  oldest  habitue  there  never 
was  such  an  important  gathering  there  before.  True 
it  is,  that  many  of  the  remonstrants  were  actuated  by 
the  purest  motives ;  they  feared  that  one  encroach¬ 
ment  might  follow  another,  until  the  beautiful  common 
which  had  been  their  play-ground  in  youth  would 
become  the  prize  of  the  speculator,  and  Boston  be 
robbed  of  the  fairest  jewel  in  her  crown.  Rare  occa¬ 
sions,  howeveY,  may  occur  in  the  life  of  the  nation 
calling  for  great  demonstrations,  when  for  the  good  of 
the  city  and  the  general  good  the  use  of  public  ground 
should  be  granted,  even  if  temporary  inconvenience 
should  be  suffered  thereby.  Some  men  are  very  much 
afraid  of  setting  any  precedent.  If  we  do  this  we  must 
do  that ,  they  argue.  They  act  upon  the  principle  that 
if  they  should  discount  a  first-class  note  to-day,  they 
will  be  obliged  to  do  so  for  a  second-rate  one  to-mor¬ 
row  ;  that  if  they  contribute  their  means  towards  a 
good  object,  they  must  also  subscribe  to  a  bad  one-. 
So,  if  they  should  grant  the  use  of  the  Common  for 
the  National  Peace  Festival,  they  must  thereafter  grant 

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“  In  thus  reviewing  the  repeated  efforts  made  to  in¬ 
terest  me,  do  you  think  that  I  could  now,  in  justice  to 
him  who  looked  to  me  with  such  hope,  and  in  justice 
to  the  feelings  of  honor  within  my  own  breast,  raise  my 
hand  or  my  voice  to  crush  the  prospects  that  have 
been  purchased  at  such  a  cost,  as  you  all  know,  of  time, 
trial,  and  perseverance  ?  Never !  Since  I,  or  those 
whom  I  called  into  council,  did  not  have  sufficient  faith 
to  aid  or  encourage  an  undertaking  which,  contrary  to 
all  predictions,  now  promises  to  succeed,  it  would  be  an 
outrage  upon  all  that  is  noble  should  we,  in  the  hour  of 
its  triumph,  use  any  effort  to  defeat  it.  I  must,  there¬ 
fore,  decline  to  place  my  name  upon  your  petition.” 

This,  Mr.  Gilmore  believed,  would  have  been  the 
nature  of  Hon.  William  Gray’s  remarks  to  the  canvass¬ 
ing  committee  of  remonstrants  if  called  upon  to  fix 
his  name  to  their  petition,  —  unless  that,  like  many 
others,  his  reverence  for  Boston  Common  outweighed 
all  other  considerations  ;  but  by  whatever  means  his 
signature  was  obtained,  there  stood  “  W  m.  Gray”  at  the 
very  head  of  the  list. 

The  following  is  a  full  copy  of  the  petition,  with 
the  names  of  the  remonstrants,  presented  to  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  March  22,  1869. 


To  the  Honorable,  the  Board  of  Aldermen 
of  the  City  of  Boston. 

The  undersigned,  citizens  and  tax-payers  of  the  city  of  Boston, 
earnestly  and  respectfully  remonstrate  against  the  erection  of  any 
building  for  the  proposed  Musical  Festival  on  the  Parade  Ground 
on  Boston  Common. 

The  remonstrants  do  not  object  to  such  other  action  as  may  be 
legal  and  deemed  advisable  by  your  Honorable  Board  to  promote 
the  celebration  desired, — but  they  believe  such  a  use  of  the 
Common  to  be  an  invasion  of  the  rights  of  every  citizen  of  Bos¬ 
ton,  and  forbidden  by  the  limitation  under  which  the  city  holds 
the  Common  for  the  benefit  of  the  rich  and  poor  alike. 


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229 


They  fear  that  the  proposed  building  will  deprive  the  young 
of  their  customary  play-ground  during  the  summer,  and  will 
practically  exclude  the  inhabitants  of  Boston  from  the  privi¬ 
leges  secured  to  them  and  to  each  one  of  them  from  the 
earliest  settlement  of  the  city,  by  the  wise  forethought  of  its 
founders. 


Win.  Gray, 

Gardner  Brewer  &  Co., 
Barnes,  Merriam,  <fc  Co. 
John  D.  Parker,  Jr., 

S.  H.  Pearce  &  Co., 
Snell  &  Greyerson, 
Frederick.  Dabney, 
Chas.  E.  Stratton,  Jr., 
John  C.  Gray,  Jr., 

John  H.  Reed, 

B.  T.  Reed, 

C.  P.  Gardiner, 

Edwd  D.  Boit,  Jr., 

D.  H.  Coohdge, 

C.  H.  Appleton, 

R.  D.  Smith, 

H.  H.  Sprague, 

Walter  Curtis, 

C.  F.  Adams,  Jr., 

F.  C.  Loring, 

Frank  W.  Weston, 

Geo.  A.  Miner, 

P.  H.  Field, 

Chas.  W.  Hersey, 

Hiram  Johnson, 

John  Lewis, 

G.  Hay, 

George  Derby, 

I.  E.  Wright, 

Roberts  Bros., 

C.  Homer, 

R.  L.  Sprague, 

C.  W.  Bennett, 

J.  Chester  Inches, 

A.  R.  Walker, 

Stephen  G.  Deblois, 

H.  P.  Chandler, 

Henry  W.  Sargent, 

C.  R.  Thayer, 

Jarves  &  Dalton. 

James  M.  Hale  &  Co., 

E.  F.  W.  Gayle, 

Geo.  A.  Taylor, 

Leonard  Towne, 

Beni.  Hammond, 

B.  F.  Sands, 

C.  D.  Fellows, 

E.  W.  Clark, 

W.  Amory, 

C.  W.  Sturgis, 

E.  A.  Long, 

J.  Dixwell  Thompson, 
Win.  C.  Codman, 

Isaac  Thacher, 

Richard  Perkins, 

J.  C.  Perkins, 

Jona.  French, 

Thomas  M.  Brewer, 
Hayward  P.  Cushing, 
Garni.  Bradford, 

W.  B.  Reynolds  <fc  Co., 
R.  W.  Hastings, 

J.  A.  Onckett, 

W.  Bradbury, 

H.  E.  Maywood, 

Lord,  Storie,  &  Denny, 
Geo.  H.  Cheever, 

E.  Lane  &  Co., 

A.  F.  Row’e, 

Albert  Vinal, 

Otis  Daniel!, 

P.  W.  Penhallow, 

F.  E.  Parker, 

Alex.  S.  Porter, 

Benj.  S.  Rotch, 

Geo.  Putnam,  Jr., 


Wm.  F.  Matchett, 

W.  A.  Simmons, 

,,  Ebenezer  Johnson, 

G.  S.  Curtis, 

Geo.  N.  Faxon, 

S.  D.  Townsend, 

H.  W.  Abbot, 

Isaac  P.  T.  Edmands, 
Charles  P.  Clarke, 
Dexter  Bros., 

Dana  Brothers, 

II.  L.  Higginson, 

Thos.  J.  Lee, 

L.  C.  Kimball, 

Geo.  P.  Davis, 

G.  Higginson, 

F.  P.  Hurd, 

H.  A.  Gould, 

Dudley  R.  Child, 

Jos.  A.  Buher, 

F.  W.  Smith, 

Wm.  Minot,  Jr., 
George  C.  Crehore, 
Albert  B.  Otis, 

Henry  A.  Church, 

D.  R.  Whitney, 
Edmund  F.  Slafter, 
Henry  W.  Peabody, 

E.  D.  Bangs, 

C.  B.  Patten, 
Theodore  Lyman, 

E.  W.  Codman, 

E.  T.  Osborn, 

Lee.  Higginson,  &  Co., 
James  F.  Curtis, 
Patrick  Kidney, 

J.  B.  Swett,  M.  D., 

H.  Gassett, 

Edwd.  II.  Judkins, 

C.  A.  Putnam, 

A.  F.  Estabrook, 
Edwd.  P.  Cassell, 

J.  P.  Putnam, 

James  Lee,  Jr., 

Wm.  B.  Fosdick, 

Geo.  O.  Currier, 

E.  M.  Brewer, 
Franklin  N.  Poor, 
Henry  Lee, 

J.  C.‘ Bancroft, 

S.  S.  Bartlett, 

C.  A.  Curtis, 

H.  M.  Aborn, 

John  L.  Gardner,  Jr.. 

D.  Nevins,  Jr., 

George  D.  Edmands, 

D.  W.  Salisbury, 

John  W.  Randall, 
Francis  L.  Lee, 
Horatio  Chickering 
Otis  Gray  Randall, 

O.  N.  Sampson  &  Co. 
Jos.  A.  Osborn, 

Chas.  C.  Litchfield, 
Jere.  Abbott, 

John  Pearce, 

James  Sturgis, 

H.  II.  Sturgis. 

Stephen  Higginson, 
Wm.  H.  Ellison, 
Henry  L.  Fearing, 
Wm.  C.  Prior, 

Moses  Sewall, 

N.  B.  Sewall, 

Moses  IT.  Day, 

Henry  Hastings, 


Otis  Munro, 

R.  Warner, 

Ezra  J.  Whiton, 

L.  C.  Whiton, 

Barney  Cory, 

Otis  E.  Weld, 

Harlin  N.  Bridges, 

E.  H.  Sampson, 
Edwin  H.  Sampson. 

J.  J.  Wat  worth, 
Robert  M.  Mason, 

J.  C.  Dodge, 

Jos.  F.  Greenough, 
Jerein.  Merrill, 

James  Read, 

N.  W.  Curtis, 

W.  H.  Wilkinson, 
Henderson  Inches, 
James  W.  Sever, 
Edward  Blake,  2d, 
Frederick  Dexter, 
Linder  &  Meyer, 
Charles  H.  Parker, 
Chas.  L.  Young, 

Wm.  T.  Brig I) am, 
Alexander  Blaikie, 
Charles  T.  Hubbard, 
Francis  Jaques, 
Abbott  Lawrence, 

J.  S.  Lovering, 

Sami.  T.  Morse, 

J.  A.  Conkey, 

Clemens  Herschel, 

L.  Cragin, 

Wm.  H.  Dennet, 
Ellerton  L.  Dorr, 

John  H.  Dix, 

Lootz  Prince, 

Alfred  Hill, 

P.  C.  Brooks, 

Geo.  R.  Rogers, 
Emerson  Coolidge, 

E.  Gilman, 

J.  Mai  iff, 

Wm.  L.  Good  ridge, 
Nathan  L.  Eaton, 
Chas.  H.  Hatch, 

Sami.  II.  Russell, 
James  Lawrence, 
by  C.  II.  Parker, 

M.  F.  Lynch, 

G.  W.  Richardson, 

J.  P.  Wainwright, 
John  T.  Morse, 
Edward  Frothingham, 
Jas.  Daily,  Jr., 

Jno.  T.  Prince, 

J.  Morton  Clinch, 

P.  D.  Richards, 

W.  W.  Tucker, 

Samuel  Torrey, 

B.  B.  Williams, 

Chas.  C.  Paine, 

A.  P.  Browne, 

Daniel  N.  Spooner, 
Samuel  Weltch, 
Langdon  S.  Ward, 
Charles  R.  Codman, 

J.  II.  Ewell, 

James  G.  C.  Dodge, 

J.  W.  B. Meehan, 
Turner  Sargent, 

Y.  L.  Richardson, 
Augustus  Lovett, 
John  J.  French, 
Henry  N.  Stone, 


Waldo  Higginson, 

R.  C.  Mackay, 

Charles  P.  Bosson, 

Thos.  D.  Richardson, 
Geo.  F.  Wilde, 

Stevens,  Amory,  &  Co., 
Geo.  D.  Wise, 

N.  P.  Hamlin, 

L.  A.  Roberts, 

Roberts  Brothers, 

Joseph  L.  Brigham, 
Henry  S.  Chase, 

Robert  B.  Williams,  Jr. 
James  Sturgis, 

H.  J.  Hooton, 

John  Parkman, 

Pelham  W.  Ames, 

Alex.  Wadsworth, 

Edw.  G.  Nickerson, 

John  S.  Dwight, 

Elijah  Williams, 

Albert  Glover, 

Richard  C.  Nichols, 

J.  Richardson  <te  Bros., 
Ward  B.  Frothingham, 

C.  Englert, 

Chas.  E.  French, 

Benj.  F.  Burgess, 

Lewis  Endicott, 

B.  G.  Boardman, 

George  M .  Barnard, 
James  Hooton, 

Joseph  Ballard, 

Edw.  Wheelwright, 
Henry  Barber, 

J.  B.  Stowell,  Jr., 

Jona.  Ellis 

J.  Ingersoll  Bowditch, 
Edwin  Thompson, 
Edward  Whitne3r, 

C.  W.  Cunningham, 

W.  B.  Newbery, 

Garni.  Bradford.  (2d  time) 

B.  Goddard, 

Sami.  B.  Pierce, 

J.  P.  Hastings, 

A.  S.  Bird. 

John  Noble, 

Sami.  G.  Perkins, 

Wm.  Endicott,  Jr., 

Geo.  D.  Dodd, 

Fred.  H.  Stimpson, 

Geo.  M.  Champney, 
Holmes,  Bates, &  Nichols, 
William  Babson, 

Eben  Tarbell, 

George  Bennie, 

Joel  Richards, 

Leonard  Ware, 

Wm.  G.  Brooks. 

Benj.  R.  Gilbert, 

C.  6  Whitmore, 

Lyman  Farwell, 

Wm.  Sanford  Rogers, 
James  C.  White, 

S.  K.  Whipple, 

Edward  Russell, 

Jno.  A.  Cooke, 

F.  H.  Sumner, 

J.  J.  Dixwell, 

C.  W.  Loring, 

Geo.  Hayward, 

Charles  Edw.  Cook, 
Samuel  Johnson,  Jr., 
Chas.  F.  Mayo, 

Warren  L.  Tower, 


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J.  Huntington  Wolcott, 
John  Foster, 

M.  D.  Spaulding, 
Thomas  B.  Wales, 

Geo.  DeWolf, 

Wm.  B.  Bartlett, 
Francis  Boot, 

Geo.  F.  KcKay, 

Geo.  M.  Wortliley, 

F.  W.  French, 

Chas.  Torrey, 

Edward  Page, 

E.  S.  Hathaway, 

W.  C.  Langley,  Jr., 
Adolpus  E.  Billings, 
Theo.  McKay, 

Alfred  L.  Haskins, 

John  VV.  Carter, 

J.  VV  McLellan, 

Isaac  Butts, 

Chas.  Henry  Parker, 
Henry  Tuck, 

Wm.  A. Rust, 

Francis  Gorham, 

Wm.  FI.  Gardner, 

A.  P.  Sill, 

Carter  Bros.  &  Co., 
Jediali  P.  Jordan, 

Chas.  G.  Grant, 

Mark  Newmer, 

G.  W.  Talbot, 

Jno.  P.  Barrett, 

Evart  II .  Billings, 

Chas.  T.  White, 

John  I).  W.  Joy, 

W.  Eliot  Fette, 

S.  G.  Thaxter, 

J.  Phil.  Fireng, 

David  H.  Cunningham, 
David  W.  Williams, 
James  Perkins, 

Edwin  L.  Sprague, 
Percival  L.  Everett, 
Benj.  F.  Dudley, 

Benj.  Brewster, 

Jacob  Bigelow, 

S.  Harris  Austin, 

F.  F.  Conant, 

F.  Haven, 

Charles  T.  Howard, 
Wm.  J .  Merritt, 

Wm.  McMahon, 

Geo.  G.  Davis, 
llenry  S.  Grew. 

H.  C.  Angell, 

R.  G.  Davis, 

Edw.  Fillchrown, 

John  G.  Wetherell, 
Sami.  Rea, 

F.  A.  Keith, 

II.  M.  Bowers, 

John  G.  Davis, 

Seth  A.  Fowle, 

John  Codman, 

J.  H.  Felt, 

Geo.  W.  Dorr, 

Beni.  II.  Currier, 

John  Heard, 

R.  S.  Brown, 

Natlil.  Goddard, 

H.  W.  Cushing, 

Henry  D.  Cunningham, 
Joshua  Emmons, 

J.  G.  Weld. 

Solomon  Carter, 

A.  C.  Lombard, 

Wm.  H.  Guild, 

Edward  R.  Hall, 

Henry  W.  Daniell, 

Mrs.  John  W.  James, 
by  II .  W.  Daniell, 

Jas.  C.  D.  Parker, 
George  Draper, 

A.  II.  Hardy, 

Hath.  Cleaves, 

S.  G.  Cheever, 

Wm.  H.  Bangs, 

Thos.  C.  Porter, 
Cushing,  Porter,  ACades 
Wyman  &  Arklay, 


Winthrop  Sargent, 

J.  H.  Jenks, 

Geo.  Edwd.  Brown, 

T.  D.  Boardman, 
Charles  F.  Bacon, 

John  R.  Manley, 

James  Hors  well, 

John  Trull, 

Edwd.  N.  Fenno, 
Morris  Dorr, 

Moses  W.  Weld, 

Samuel  B.  Cruft, 

Chas.  L.  Pearson, 

S.  Arthur  Bent, 

C.  L.  Bartlett, 

John  Rogers, 

Hat.  Francis, 

Massena  B.  Wing, 
Albert  H.  Morse, 

Geo.  Ticknor, 

Franklin  Curtis, 

Geo.  B.  Wilder, 

Geo.  E.  Alden, 

M.  Mellen,  Jr., 
Theodore  A.  Neal, 

G.  II .  Richards, 

J.  W.  Strauss, 

Eben  F.  Dunbar, 

Chas.  G.  Wood, 

Henry  W.  Foote, 

F.  E.  Long, 

Luther  Parks,  Jr., 

John  H.  Foster, 

Wm.  H.  Davis, 

Leonard  Sawyer, 
Edward  A.  Hatch, 

W.  W.  Palmer, 

Hugh  Floods, 

Wm.  G.  Brooks,  Jr., 
Chas.  W.  Cook, 

Alfred  Purlin,  Jr., 
Thomas  Hughes, 

H.  N.  Wilson, 

A.  W.  Mitchell  &  Co., 
J.  A.  Wilson, 

P.  II.  Sears, 

Winslow  Warren,  Jr., 
James  P.  Tolman, 
Thomas  Dana,  2d, 

B.  D.  Sweet, 

F.  S.  Wheeler, 

W.  M.  Lathrop, 

Richard  Robins, 

A.  E.  Seaman, 

John  P.  Reed, 

Warren  L.  Anderson, 
James  Wight, 

Jas.  Abbott  Cummings, 
Daniel  V.  Foltz, 

Uriel  Crocker, 

Thos.  J.  Whidden, 
Sami.  B.  Foster, 

G.  11.  Garely, 

Harvey  Tileston, 
Jeremiah  Dunham, 
Danl.  A.  Patch, 

Jas.  D.  H.  Lovett, 
Oliver  P.  Mills, 

Henry  Williams, 

G.  W.  Hall, 

John  E.  Lyon, 

F.  Gray, 

Francis  II.  Manning, 
Henry  Burditt, 

Wm.  S.  Eaton, 

John  A.  Blanchard,  Jr., 
Chas.  II.  Plimpton, 
Chas.  Arnold, 

S.  W.  Richardson, 

Geo.  B.  Chase, 

A.  J.  C.  Lowdon, 

E.  Herbert  Whiting, 

E.  F.  Daland, 

George  P>.  8  hat  tuck, 
Lewis  Wm.  Tappan,  Jr. 
W.  H.  Whitmore, 

Alfred  P.  Hill, 

James  Beck, 

, C.  W.  Huntington, 

Wm.  V.  Bond, 


B.  F.  Dwight, 

A.  W.  Merriam, 

Chas.  J.  Morse, 

Henry  Van  Brunt, 

Geo.  H.  Snelling, 

Henry  G.  Denny, 

Plugo  Leonhard, 

C.  L.  Tilden, 

Walter  C.  Green, 

Edwd.  C.  Cubol, 
Edward  E.  Pratt, 

Alfred  Winsor,  Jr., 

Geo.  Wm.  Bond, 

M.  P.  Grant, 

P.  T.  Jackson,  Jr. 

Wm.  R.  1  Hi  pee, 

F.  E.  Coltman, 

John  A.  Blanchard, 
Dwight  Foster, 

Chas.  S.  Storrow, 

Geo.  O.  Sliattuck, 
Charles  Boyden, 

James  B.  Dow, 

Aug.  Schbeinger, 

Geo.  II.  Mackay, 

R.  S.  Milton, 

H.  B.  Goodwin, 

C.  J.  Williams, 

James  T.  Fields, 
Thomas  F.  Edmands, 
Greely  S.  Curtis, 

P.  T.  Jackson, 

William  Everett, 

Gilbert  R.  Payson, 

E.  O.  Tufts, 

Geo.  A.  King, 

F.  W.  Lawrence, 
Augustus  De  Peyster, 
A.  C.  Baldwin, 

Sidney  Homer, 

E.  A.  Boardman, 

Teter  Daily, 

N.  H.  Emmons,  Jr., 

Geo.  Dickinson, 

E.  H.  M.  Huntington, 

E.  J.  Biddle, 

Douglas  Frazar, 
William  R.  Ware, 
Sebastian  B.  Schlesinger 
W.  P.  Walley, 

Fredr.  C.  Sliattuck, 
Alex.  F.  Wadsworth, 

H.  H.  Coolidge, 

Herbert  Merriam, 

F.  C.  Loring,  Jr., 

D.  B.  Van  Brunt, 

Josiah  F.  Guild, 

Flasket  Derby, 

W.  Greenough, 

Reuel  Williams, 

J.  D.  W.  French, 

F.  L.  Higginson, 

W.  B.  Storer, 

Geo.  L.  Pratt, 

James  R.  Chadwick, 
Henry  H  McBumey, 
John  W.  Candler, 

Isaac  W.  Danforth, 

FI.  C.  Weston, 

J.  Bowdoin  Bradlee, 
Wm.  A.  FI  ay  den, 

John  M.  Bethune, 
Nathl.  P.  Russell, 

S.  A.  Bethune, 

Ogden  Codman, 

Henry  Sigourney, 

A.  W.  Conant, 

Floward  Snelling, 

George  M.  Barnard,  Jr., 
Franklin  Burgess, 

Dr.  C.  Mifflin, 

E.  W.  Rollins, 

W.  Hooper, 

F.  VV.  Bradlee, 

,  Ives  G.  Bates, 

H.  Whitwell, 

Wm.  E.  Howe, 

F.  Braggiotti, 

Henry  J.  Gardner, 

Sami.  Hammond, 


J.  G.  Cushing, 

VV.  P.  Fay, 

J.  L.  Stackpole, 

G.  I).  Welles, 

F.  P.  Sprague; 

Andrew  C.  Wheelwright, 
S.  H.  Whitwell, 

W.  B.  Swett, 

E.  B.  Bigelow, 

C.  FI.  Dalton, 

James  L.  Little, 

Wm.  G.  Weld, 

S_.  G.  Snelling, 

Henry  Saltonstall, 
Charles  H.  Fiske, 

R.  E.  Robbins, 

Jno.  C.  Sharp. 

Henry  Sayle, 

L.  Hollingsworth, 

W.  Matthews, 

C.  J.  Morrill, 

S.  T.  Dana, 

Chas.  Faulkner, 

Wm.  F.  Weld, 

C.  Gordon, 

John  Col  lam  ore, 

John  S.  Eld  ridge, 

F.  VV.  llunncwell, 

C.  T.  Thayer, 

Edwd.  D.  Peters, 

Horace  G  ray, 

Joseph  P.  Gardner, 
Stephen  H.  Bullard, 
Sewell  Tappan, 

Thos.  Goddard, 

J.  B.  Moors, 

J.  W.  Peele, 

Alfred  B.  Hall, 

William  Parsons, 

Nath.  Silsbee, 

Wm.  E.  Silsbee, 

J.  T.  Coolidge,  Jr., 

James  Parker, 

Wm.  Amory,  Jr., 

John  Jeffries,  Jr., 

M.  O.  P.  Upham, 

S.  Cabot, 

Fred.  A.  Whitwell, 

,  Thomas  Doliber,  • 
Theodore  Metcalf, 

R.  A.  Payne, 

Sand.  M.  Colcord, 

I.  C.  Hood, 

Chas.  B.  R.  Hazeltine. 
W.  J.  McPherson, 

Jas.  A.  Dupee, 

A.  S.  Weeks, 

J.  II.  Whitney, 

Benj.  Weeks, 

Jas.  M.  Barnard, 

Jas.  II.  Beal, 

F.  II.  Jackson, 

H.  C.  Wain wright, 

C.  W.  Amory, 

Samuel  Dorr, 

E.  Rollins  Morse, 
Rrenton  II.  Dickson, 

S.  Frothingham,  Jr., 
Chas.  J.  Lee, 

B.  C.  Mifflin, 

Chas.  II.  Cole, 

Fred.  V.  Bradley. 
is.  Thayer, 

James  H.  Blake, 

Benj.  C.  White, 

John  Gardner, 

Chas.  T.  Bradford, 

John  T.  Coolidge, 

Joseph  T.  Barnard, 
Josiah  P.  Cooke, 

Thos.  Wigglesworth, 
Eben  Bacon, 

Joseph  B.  Glover, 
Adolphus  Davis, 

Wm.  T.  Bramhall, 

Wm.  C.  Fay, 

Linus  Child, 

S.  M.  Child, 

E.  W.  James. 


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The  following  from  the  Daily  Advertiser  will  show 
what  the  remonstrants  had  to  say  why  permission 
should  not  be  granted  to  erect  the  building  on  the 
Common :  — 

A  hearing  was  given  to  the  remonstrants  against  permitting  the 
building  for  the  proposed  Musical  Festival  to  be  erected  upon  the 
Common.  The  remonstrance,  bearing  about  six  hundred  and  fifty 
signatures,  was  presented  by  Alderman  Bradlee. 

Mr.  George  B.  Emerson,  the  first  speaker  in  behalf  of  the  re¬ 
monstrants,  began  by  saying  that  he  had  not  the  least  personal 
interest  in  the  question  of  the  disposition  of  the  Common,  as  he 
usually  spent  the  summer  season  out  of  the  city.  He  regarded 
the  Common  as  one  of  the  chief  beauties  of  the  city,  promoting 
the  welfare,  health,  and  enjoyment  of  families  who  have  not  air 
and  sunshine  at  their  homes.  It  was  the  delight  of  all.  The 
boys  and  girls  had  no  other  place  in  which  to  refresh  themselves  ; 
and  when  he  saw  them  on  the  Common,  he  thanked  God  that  they 
might  go  there  at  certain  times  and  enjoy  the  purifying  air  and 
sunshine.  He  should  be  very  sorry  for  those  who  could  not  leave 
the  city  in  summer,  to  see  this  great  privilege  abridged.  To  oth¬ 
ers  it  was  of  no  consequence.  There  was  more  need  of  such  a 
place  every  year,  on  account  of  the  growth  of  the  population ; 
and  he  regretted  to  see  a  proposition  to  diminish  its  benefits.  It 
would  be  an  intrusion  on  the  Common  if  it  were  put  to  any  other 
use  than  he  had  specified. 

Rev.  Dr.  Lothrop  said  that  he  had  felt  that  nothing  new  could 
be  said  upon  the  subject,  and  that  the  whole  force  of  the  argu¬ 
ment  was  so  decidedly  on  one  side,  that  the  excellent  city  fathers, 
in  whose  judgment  he  had  confidence,  would  reconsider  their 
order  granting  permission  to  place  the  building  on  the  Common. 
The  whole  subject  might  be  disposed  of  by  brief  questions  and 
answers.  First,  was  the  location  proposed  the  only  convenient 
spot  in  the  city  for  the  erection  of  the  building  ?  The  obvious 
answer  was  no.  Was  it  the  most  convenient  spot?  This  ques¬ 
tion  must  also  be  answered  in  the  negative,  for  there  were  many 
eligible  lots  of  land  on  the  Back  Bay  or  at  the  South  End,  whose 
occupation  would  not  interfere  with  the  rights  of  the  people  on 
the  Common  on  the  1 T th  of  June,  a  public  holiday.  Would  it  do 
to  erect  the  building  on  the  Parade  Ground  without  piles  ?  It  did 
not  require  an  architect  to  answer  that  question.  Those  who  had 
lived  in  the  city  for  forty  or  fifty  years  could  remember  that  all 


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the  low  land  of  the  Common,  beyond  the  hills,  was  formerly  a 
quagmire  ;  and  they  knew  that  such  a  building  as  was  proposed 
could  not  be  erected  upon  this  made  land  without  the  support  of 
piles.  Was  it  wise  or  judicious  to  permit  the  erection  of  a  build¬ 
ing  not  beyond  all  question  safe  ?  As  a  member  of  the  School 
Committee,  having  in  charge  the  interests  of  the  school  children, 
he  should  be  sorry  to  see  them  occupying  a  building  not  abso¬ 
lutely  safe.  When  the  projectors  of  the  edifice  began  to  build 
they  would  find  that  it  was  not  safe  to  build  without  piles,  and 
would  ask  permission  to  drive  them ;  and  if  permission  was 
given,  then  the  question  of  permanent  occupation  would  arise. 
Was  it  expedient,  wise,  or  economical  to  put  up  a  temporary 
building  costing  Eighty  Thousand  dollars,  to  be  used  for  a  week, 
and  then  sold  and  its  materials  scattered  ?  Would  it  not  be  wiser 
to  select  a  spot  where,  if  desired,  the  building  could  remain  ?  It 
seemed  to  him  wise  for  the  city  to  use  its  influence  with  the  par¬ 
ties  proposing  to  erect  the  building,  and  endeavor  to  persuade 
them  to  put  it  up  on  land  which  they  could  own,  and  thus  secure 
a  permanent  hall.  If  it  were  to  be  used  for  a  great  exhibition,  to 
continue  a  year,  then  the  erection  of  a  temporary  building  might 
be  wise  ;  but  as  it  was,  it  was  competent  for  the  city  fathers  to 
use  their  influence  for  the  erection  of  a  permanent  building.  Had 
the  persons  interested  in  the  enterprise  a  claim  to  special  privi¬ 
leges  on  Boston  Common  ?  He  could  not  believe  it,  admitting 
all  that  could  be  said  of  the  grandeur  and  influence  of  the  enter¬ 
prise.  Then  there  was  the  most  serious  question  of  all,  —  one  in 
which  the  municipal  government  and  every  citizen  was  inter¬ 
ested  :  Had  the  city  government  a  right  to  grant  any  part  of  the 
Common  for  this  use  ?  This  ought  to  be  fully  considered,  and  if 
it  involved  any  shade  of  doubt,  or  if  it  was  found  that  the  permis¬ 
sion  would  work  wrong  to  any  citizen,  it  ought  to  be  refused. 

Alderman  James  here  remarked  that  the  city  solicitor  had  given 
an  opinion  that  the  city  had  a  right  to  grant  the  use  of  the  Com¬ 
mon  for  the  desired  purpose.  Dr.  Lothrop  asked  Mr.  James  what 
length  of  time  would  be  required  for  the  erection  of  the  building, 
how  long  it  would  be  occupied,  and  how  much  time  would  be  re¬ 
quired  for  its  removal ;  and  gathering  from  the  replies  that  about 
three  months  in  all  would  be  consumed,  asked  what  security  the 
city  had  that  it  would  be  removed  even  at  the  expiration  of  that 
time. 

Alderman  Baldwin  replied  that  the  parties  would  give  a  bond 
for  its  removal.  Dr.  Lothrop  then  asked,  if  the  city  government 
had  a  rig-bt  thus  to  permit  the  occupation  of  the  Common  for 


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three  months,  why  had  they  not  a  right  to  permit  its  occupation 
for  a.  year  ?  A  movement  of  applause  among  the  audience  took 
place  as  Dr.  Lothrop  closed  his  remarks. 

At  this  point  Alderman  Bradlee  presented  a  remonstrance 
signed  by  one  hundred  and  fifty  school-boys. 

Dr.  Jacob  Bigelow  was  the  next  speaker.  He  said  that  while 
he  had  no  doubt  that  the  city  government  were  disposed  to  act  in 
good  faith  in  this  matter,  it  must  be  admitted  that  great  enter¬ 
prises  were  not  always  fully  understood  in  their  inception,  as,  for 
example,  the  building  of  the  new  City  Hall  and  the  State  House 
extension,  which  had  cost  so  much  more  than  the  original  esti¬ 
mates.  Much  as  he  honored  and  approved  the  public  spirit  of 
those  citizens  who  had  subscribed  for  the  erection  of  the  build¬ 
ing,  he  could  not  but  think  that  it  would  cost  more  than  they  an¬ 
ticipated,  and  it  was  possible  that  an  appeal  might  be  made  to 
relieve  them  from  the  enormous  expense  ultimately  incurred.  If 
the  proceeds  of  the  Festival  did  not  remunerate  them,  the  Board 
might  be  called  upon  to  allow  the  building  to  remain  until  sub¬ 
stantial  pecuniary  remuneration  was  received.  While  not  pre¬ 
pared  to  say  that  the  extraordinary  crowd  of  people  expected  in 
the  city  would  be  likely  to  engender  a  pestilence,  he  concurred 
with  the  previous  speakers  in  the  opinion  that  it  was  necessary 
for  the  health  of  the  city  that  the  opportunities  of  obtaining  fresh 
air  should  not  be  abridged. 

Mr.  Henry  B.  Rogers  said  his  opposition  to  the  proposed  occu¬ 
pation  of  the  Common,  though  based  on  entirely  different  grounds, 
covered  all  the  objections  previously  stated.  The  Common  was  a 
sacred  place.  [Applause.]  He  had  visited  many  other  cities 
and  seen  many  larger  parks,  but  he  had  never  seen  one  which  an¬ 
swered  its  purpose  better.  Its  beauty  and  its  advantages  were 
not  for  the  residents  on  Beacon  Street  alone,  but  for  all  the  poor ; 
and  when  he  had  seen  it  thronged  with  happy  people,  he  had 
thought  that  he  would  not  lose  any  part  of  it  for  his  right  hand. 
[Renewed  applause.]  The  Common  was  the  admiration  of  all 
visitors  from  abroad.  If  we  began  to  encroach  upon  it  a  prece¬ 
dent  would  be  established.  This  building  might  be  put  up  and 
removed  ;  but  other  parties  might  ask  a  similar  privilege,  and  the 
Board,  having  once  granted  such  use,  would  have  no  right  to 
deny.  It  would  be  said,  “  You  have  already  consented,  and  must 
again.”  The  proposed  occupation  would  be  an  injury  to  every 
woman  and  child  in  the  city.  Every  Qne  had  a  right  to  use 
the  Common,  but  no  one  had  a  right  to  abuse  it.  There  was 
no  safe  principle  to  adopt  except  to  let  it  alone.  He  hoped  never 


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to  see  the  day  when  a  building  of  any  kind  would  be  erected  on 
the  Common. 

Mr.  John  0.  Prince  agreed  with  the  remarks  of  previous  speak¬ 
ers.  It  was  evident,  he  said,  that  somebody  proposed  to  make 
money  out  of  the  Festival.  Was  it,  then,  good  policy  for  them  to 
fight  against  the  sentiments  of  the  people  ?  If  they  did,  many 
would  lose  their  interest  in  making  the  affair  a  success. 

Mr.  Gamaliel  Bradford  spoke  of  the  beauty  of  the  Common 
and  its  admirable  location  in  the  heart  of  the  city,  and  asked 
what  New  York  would  be  willing  to  give  for  such  a  treasure.  If 
its  use  was  granted  for  this  purpose  now,  it  could  not  be  refused 
to  others  who  should  ask  for  it  for  speculative  purposes.  He  ap¬ 
pealed  to  the  Mayor  not  to  let  it  be  said  that  his  administration 
was  the  first  to  permit  encroachment  on  the  Common. 

At  this  point  another  demonstration  of  applause  took  place, 
and  Alderman  Talbot  demanding  that  such  manifestations  should 
be  prevented,  the  Mayor  requested  the  audience  to  refrain  from 
expressions  of  approval  or  disapproval. 

Mr.  Charles  H.  Dalton  rose  to  correct  a  misapprehension  that 
the  remonstrants  were  opposed  to  the  Jubilee.  lie  felt  justified 
in  saying  that  this  was  not  the  fact,  because  he  knew  the  history 
of  the  paper  bearing  the  names  of  the  remonstrants.  He  read  a 
letter  in  reference  to  the  suitableness  of  the  Back  Bay  lands  for 
the  proposed  exhibition.  During  the  war,  he  said,  the  Board  had 
peremptorily  refused  to  permit  the  erection  of  barracks  for  sol¬ 
diers  upon  the  Common.  It  seemed  to  him  a  flagrant  inconsis¬ 
tency  to  deny  the  use  of  the  Common  to  men  who  had  just  left 
their  homes  to  go  to  the  defence  of  the  country,  and  then  to 
grant  its  use  for  a  celebration  in  honor  of  the  victory  they  had 
won. 

The  subscribers  to  the  Festival  did  not  enter  the 
lists  against  the  remonstrants,  but  let  them  have  the 
field  all  to  themselves ;  and  when  all  their  orators  had 
been  heard  Alderman  Bradlee  offered  the  following  in 
their  behalf :  — 

Ordered,  That  the  order  granting  the  use  of  the  Parade 
Ground  on  Boston  Common  to  the  Building  Committee  of  sub¬ 
scribers  to  the  Musical  Peace  Festival,  for  the  pfurpose  of  erect¬ 
ing  a  temporary  structure  thereon,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby 
rescinded. 


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Alderman  Baldwin  opposed  the  passage  of  the  order, 
and  in  the  face  of  the  six  hundred  and  fifty  stated 
that  “  he  thought,  as  citizens  of  Boston,  they  occupied 
a  very  singular  position.  They  were  like  the  man 
who  proposed  to  give  a  grand  banquet,  and  sent  his 
invitations  far  and  wide  ;  but  when  his  guests  came 
they  found  every  room  in  the  house  closed  except  the 
back  kitchen,-  into  which  they  were  told  to  go  and 
make  merry.  In  looking  over  the  names  of  the  re¬ 
monstrants  he  found  very  few  who  were  at  all  inter¬ 
ested  in  the  Jubilee,  and  he  doubted  if  any  of  them 
were  upon  the  list  of  subscribers.  He  held  in  his  hand 
a  list  of  those  who  had  subscribed  to  the  Festival,  to 
the  amount  of  Ninety-Four  Thousand  Dollars,  and  who, 
if  they  had  chosen  to  get  up  a  counter  petition,  could 
have  secured  a  string  of  names  ten  miles  in  length .” 
He  concluded  by  saying  that  “  it  was  the  duty  of  every 
citizen  of  Boston  to  encourage  the  enterprise  ;  it  was 
but  right  that  we  should  hold  a  National  Jubilee,  and 
all  heartily  unite  in  one  grand  anthem  of  praise  to 
God  for  the  return  of  Peace.” 

Alderman  Pratt  also  made  a  stirring  speech  not  very 
comforting  to  the  “  solid  phalanx  ”  surrounding  him. 
He  remarked  that  “  his  support  of  the  proposal  to  place 
the  building  on  the  Common  might  be  taken  as  an  in¬ 
dication  that  he  lacked  local  patriotism ;  but  he  would 
yield  to  no  one  of  the  remonstrants  in  this  particular. 
He  felt  the  strongest  interest  in  Boston  Common.  He 
believed  in  the  ‘hub’  and  in  the  Common  as  its  crowning 
glory.  But  he  believed  that  we  must  also  have  public 
spirit,  and  give  encouragement  to  trade  and  industry. 
The  members  of  the  board  must  consider  the  greatest 
interest  of  the  greatest  number  of  citizens.  He  would 
not  disregard  the  opinions  of  old  residents ;  but  he  be¬ 
lieved  that  their  rights  had  been  fully  considered,  and 


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that  it  was  proper  to  grant  the  privilege  which  the 
petitioners  asked  for.  He  could  see  no  objection  what¬ 
ever  to  having  the  building  placed  upon  the  Common, 
and  hoped  the  board  would  adhere  to  its  former  action.” 

The  question  was  now  called  for,  and  for  an  instant 
there  was  breathless  silence.  All  eyes  and  ears  were 
strained  to  catch  the  result,  which  was  that  only  Two 
of  the  Aldermen  voted  for  the  order  and  Ten  against 
it,  thus  reaffirming  their  decision  to  permit  the  build¬ 
ing  to  be  placed  upon  the  Common. 

Immediately  after  the  result  of  the  vote  was  an¬ 
nounced  the  defeated  petitioners  retired,  expressing 
the  greatest  indignation  and  disappointment,  and  de¬ 
claring  that  the  matter  would  not  be  permitted  to 
end  there.  In  fact,  a  call  was  at  once  issued  for  a 
private  meeting  of  the  remonstrants,  and  it  was  whis¬ 
pered,  that  the  walls  of  old  Faneuil  Hall  would  soon 
resound  with  such  a  wail  in  a;  and  howling;  and  gnashing 
of  teeth  as  would  strike  terror  into  the  hearts  of  any 
and  all  who  dared  propose  holding  Musical  Festivals  or 
Peace  Jubilees  upon  the  sacred  soil  of  Boston  Common. 
Discord  was  rife  ;  it  seemed  as  if  the  old  Mischief- 
maker  himself  were  stirring  up  all  the  envy,  jealousy, 
and  wrath  that  lurked  in  the  secret  souls  of  Bosto¬ 
nians,  and  turning  the  whole  current  against  the  Peace 
Jubilee.  There  never  was  such  a  “tempest  in  a  tea¬ 
pot”  before,  never  such  a  terrible  unveiling  of  char¬ 
acter.  Men  scarcely  knew  themselves  or  were  known 
by  each  other,  they  were  so  intensely  wrought  up  by 
the  frenzy  of  passion.  It  was  a  curious  episode  in  the 
history  of  Boston. 

On  the  evening  of  this  eventful  day  the  Executive 
Committee  held  a  meeting  at  the  St.  James  Hotel, 
Hon.  A.  H.  Rice  in  the  chair.  Mr.  Rice  was  placed  in 
a  very  trying  position.  Many  of  his  warmest  personal 


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friends  were  among  the  remonstrants.  Anonymous 
letters  had  been  sent  him,  and  others  bearing  the  sig¬ 
natures  of  the  writers,  earnestly  advising  him  to  vacate 
the  Presidency  of  the  Jubilee  Association.  Not  only 
this,  but  he  had  been  called  upon  by  influential  parties, 
who,  filled  with  evil  forebodings  themselves,  endeavored 
to  persuade  him  to  abandon  an  undertaking  that,  in 
the  opinion  of  his  best  friends,  would  end  in  failure  and 
involve  him  in  its  fall. 

Mr.  Rice  said  nothing  whatever  of  the  influences 
brought  to  bear  upon  him  at  this  time,  but  his  mind 
was.  burdened  with  a  weight  of  anxiety  that  well 
might  cause  him  to  falter  in  his  noble  purpose  of  up¬ 
holding  that  which  threatened  mischief  to  all  connected 
with  it.  Nay,  Mr.  Rice,  Mr.  Jordan,  Mr.  Ditson,  Mr. 
Ballou,  Mr.  Harris,  Mr.  Davis,  Mr.  Bardwell,  —  every 
gentleman,  indeed,  who  had  lent  his  name  to  the 
enterprise,  would  have  been  justified,  under  the  cir¬ 
cumstances,  in  dropping  it  altogether,  and  saying  to 
the  opponents  of  the  undertaking :  “  Gentlemen,  the 
Peace  Jubilee  is  at  an  end !  ou  need  borrow  no 
more,  trouble  upon  that  score  !  The  great  Musical 
Festival,  which  the  whole  country  have  been  antici¬ 
pating  with  such  deep  interest,  will  not  take  place. 
So  many  of  the  influential  citizens  of  Boston  have  ar¬ 
rayed  themselves  against  it,  that  it  is  hopeless  to  go 
on  further,  and  we  give  it,  up  !  So  ‘  Let  us  have 
Peace.’  ” 

They  might  well  have  said  this,  and  retired  honor¬ 
ably  from  the  field,  for  indeed  they  had  cause ;  but  as 
they  did  not  take  this  view  of  the  matter,  let  us  see 
what  they  did  say  and  do. 

After  the  meeting  was  called  to  order  remarks  were 
made  by  one  and  another  upon  the  remarkable  scene 
at  the  City  Hall,  and  the  action  of  the  Board  of  Alder- 


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men  that  afternoon.  The  gratification  of  the  com¬ 
mittee  at  the  result  called  forth  the  following  vote  :  — 

Voted,  That  we  accept  the  second  decision  of  the  Board  of 
Aldermen  with  thanks,  and  it  is  the  sense  of  this  meeting  that  we 
avail  ourselves  of  its  privileges. 

Notwithstanding  this  vote  was  unanimously  passed, 
there  lurked  a  feeling  of  despondency  in  the  minds  of 
some  members  of  the  committee  concerning  the  sit¬ 
uation,  for  they  all  keenly  appreciated  the  unfortunate 
fact  that  the  citizens  of  Boston  were  at  that  moment 
in  a  ferment  of  unfriendly  excitement  upon  the  Jubilee 
question.  The  matter  of  location  was  simply  made  a 
hobby  by  the  leaders  to  bring  out  and  unite  all  the 
discordant  elements  of  opposition.  So  far  they  had 
failed,  and  the  committee  had  triumphed ;  yet  they  did 
not  act  or  talk  like  victors  who  had  won  the  day,  and 
might  rest  securely  upon  the  field.  No;  a  feeling  of 
deference  for  the  opinions  and  wishes  of  the  six  hun¬ 
dred  and  fifty  of  their  fellow-citizens  who  differed  with 
them  created  some  uneasiness.  They  felt  they  were 
engaged  in  a  good  cause,  —  a  mission  of  Harmony, 
Peace,  and  Patriotism,  —  and  did  not  merit  the  unkind 
course  which  some  of  their  friends  and  neighbors  and 
business  acquaintances  were  pursuing  towards  them. 
The  fire  of  enthusiasm  burned  low  in  their  breasts  that 
night,  and  a  chill  of  despondency  crept  over  them 
they  could  not  wholly  shake  off. 

As  has  been  intimated,  Mr.  Rice  appeared  sad  and 
anxious.  That  any  cause  of  difference  or  ill-feeling 
should  exist  among  his  fellow-citizens  regarding  the 
Peace  Jubilee,  which  threatened  disaster  to  the  en¬ 
terprise,  evidently  caused  him  great  distress  of  mind. 

Mr.  Jordan  looked  as  if  he  knew  the  way  out  of  all 
difficulties  that  might  arise,  and  was  ready  to  meet  the 
issue  in  whatever  form  it  presented  itself.  He  pre- 


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dieted  all  that  came  to  pass  upon  this  day,  and  as 
with  the  eye  of  a  prophet  clearly  foresaw  the  end 
from  the  beginning. 

Mr.  Harris  and  Mr.  Ditson,  conversing  upon  the 
doings  of  the  day,  enlarged  upon  the  grandeur  of  the 
scene  that  Boston  Common  would  present  during  Ju¬ 
bilee  week,  when  tens  of  thousands  who  might  not  be 
able  to  obtain  entrance  to  the  Coliseum  should  take 
position  upon  the  surrounding  hills  to  catch  the  swell¬ 
ing  strains  from  the  great  chorus  and  orchestra  that 
no  walls  could  confine.  The  streets  around  filled  with 
a  happy  multitude,  crowds  pouring  in  at  every  en¬ 
trance,  the  ground  literally  packed  with  people  :  it 
would  be  one  of  the  great  historical  events  that  would 
make  more  memorable  and  more  consecrated  the 
ground  set  apart  by  the  fathers  as  the  gathering- 
place  of  the  people  on  public  occasions,  where  as  with 
one  voice  and  one  heart  they  might  come  together 
and  mingle  their  tears  or  their  congratulations  in  the 
hour  of  their  greatest  joy  or  grief.  Here,  where  so 
many  gatherings  had  been  held  and  so  many  partings 
had  taken  place,  where  hand  had  grasped  hand  in 
the  last  hour  before  going  to  the  field  from  which  so 
many  never  returned,  —  here,  above  all  other  places, 
would  the  heart  pour  out  its  fullest  emotions  as  on 
the  spot  last  trodden  by  the  loved  ones  who  had 
given  life  and  all  its  hopes  of  happiness  for  the  land 
more  loved  than  all  things  else,  —  here  would  the  song 
of  praise  go  up  with  all  the  intensity  of  feeling  which 
the  sacred  associations  of  the  place  would  inspire  ;  and 
here  the  Peace  Festival  must  be  held.  No  other  spot 
could  or  should  be  thought  of.  It  would  be  unjust  to 
the  memory  of  the  dead,  disrespectful  to  the  wishes  of 
the  majority  of  the  living,  unworthy  themselves  and 
their  ancestry,  of  the  noble  name  of  Boston,  —  of  all 


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upon  which  its  people  prided  themselves  now  or  would 
wish  to  be  remembered  for  hereafter,  to  push  to  one 
side  this  great  peace-meeting  of  the  nation  as  if  it  were 
something  in  which  they  had  no  heart,  and  felt  unwill¬ 
ing  to  grant  the  fittest  place  for  its  assembling,  —  as 
if,  indeed,  the  ground  were  too  sacred  to  be  trodden 
by  the  feet  of  strangers  who  would  flock  to  the  Festi¬ 
val,  and,  as  some  feared,  poison  the  air  by  their  presence, 
when  from  time  immemorial  it  had  been  freely  given 
up  to  every  local  celebration,  however  less  worthy  its 
pretensions  or  limited  the  range  of  its  object. 

These  gentlemen  felt,  and  felt  truly,  as  did  all  the 
committee  up  to  this  time,  that  Boston  Common  was 
the  place,  the  only  place,  where  the  great  gathering 
ought  to  be  held. 

Mr.  Ballou  was  pushing  matters  forward  in  his  de¬ 
partment  as  if  there  were  no  cause  whatever  for  hesi¬ 
tation.  He  informed  the  committee  that  responsible 
and  reliable  builders,  who  had  examined  all  the  plans, 
were  waiting  in  an  adjoining  room,  prepared  to  make 
a  bid  for  the  contract,  and  to  enter  into  bonds  that 
the  Coliseum  would  be  ready  for  the  Festival  at  the 
time  appointed. 

At  this  point  Mr.  George  II.  Davis  took  the  floor, 
and  made  a  most  discouraging  speech  upon  the  dan¬ 
gers  that,  in  his  opinion,  attended  the  further  prose¬ 
cution  of  the  undertaking.  He  who  a  week  before 
“could  not  see  for  the  life  of  him  what  reasonable  objec¬ 
tions  any  citizen  of  Boston  could  offer  to  having  the 
Coliseum  for  the  Peace  Jubilee  placed  upon  Boston 
Common”  seemed  to  have  been  too  much  affected  by 
the  unreasonable  objections  of  the  gathering  he  had  just 
witnessed  in  the  City  Hall.  Fie  concluded  that  it 
would  be  next  to  impossible  to  have  the  building 
ready  by  the  15th  of  June,  even  should  the  builders 


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give  bonds  to  that  effect ;  and  he  laid  great  stress 
upon  the  grave  responsibility  the  committee  would 
have  to  assume  should  they  conclude  to  proceed  with 
the  enterprise.  He,  for  one,  felt  that  the  risk  was  too 
great ;  if  the  thing  >  should  fall  through,  they  would 
never  hear  the  last  of  it;  and,  more,  it  might  involve 
every  member  of  the  committee  in  a  heavy  pecuniary 
loss.  He  deeply  regretted  taking  so  gloomy  a  view 
of  the  situation,  but  justice  to  all  concerned  compelled 
him  to  speak  as  he  felt  upon  a  matter  of  such  serious 
importance.” 

Mr.  Davis  is  rigidly  upright  and  conscientious  in 
everything  he  undertakes.  He  would  not  go  a  step 
farther  than  he  could  see  clearly,  nor  plunge  into  dan¬ 
gers  from  which  there  might  be  difficulty  in  extricating 
himself.  Usually  of  a  grave  and  dignified  demeanor, 
looking  more  like  an  eminent  divine  than  a  manufac¬ 
turer  of  pianofortes,  he  was  more  grave  and  dignified 
than  ever  this  evening,  and  looked  and  talked  as  if  he 
were  indeed  the  Undertaker  of  the  Peace  Jubilee.  But 
he  was  so  honest  and  sincere  in  his  outspoken  views 
that  no  one,  not  even  the  projector,  could  feel  ag¬ 
grieved  at  his  lack  of  faith.  If  he  had  not  been  a 
man  whose  ideas  and  aims  were  very  close  akin  to 
purity  and  perfection  he  never  could  have  invented 
the  celebrated  Hallet  and  Davis  “  Patent  Orchestral 
Grand.”  He  is  eminently  a  man  of  peace  and  not  of 
war;  but  in  carrying  through  the  Jubilee  both  qual¬ 
ities  were  called  into  requisition ;  a  good  deal  of  fight¬ 
ing  had  to  be  done  one  way  and  another,  and  it 
required  the  strongest  nerve  and  confidence  to  meet  the 
enemy  in  his  open  character  and  win  him  over,  as  well 
as  tact  to  penetrate  his  various  dangerous  disguises. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  say  that  Mr.  Davis’s  remarks 
made  a  profound  impression  upon  his  hearers ;  but 
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while  his  speech  might  have  harmonized  with  the  secret 
feelings  of  some  of  those  around  him,  others  saw  no 
reason  whatever  for  drawing  such  a  dismal  picture  of 
the  prospect,  and  would  not  for  an  instant  delay  the 
great  work  in  which  they  had  engaged. 

A  general  discussion  followed.  Some  advocated  a 
postponement  for  two,  three,  four,  or  even  twelve 
months ;  but  it  was  admitted  by  all  that  any  post¬ 
ponement  at  that  critical  time  would  be  a  confession 
of  weakness,  and  tantamount  to  an  abandonment  of 
the  whole  undertaking. 

Mr.  Ballou  kept  the  idea  constantly  before  the  com¬ 
mittee  that  there  was  no  need  whatever  of  postpone¬ 
ment  ;  the  builders  were  ready  at  that  moment  to  give 
any  amount  of  security  that  the  Coliseum  would  be 
ready  at  the  appointed  time,  and  nothing  more  could 
be  asked.  Why  not  go  ahead  ? 

There  was  so  great  a  division  of  opinion  as  to  the 
wisdom  of  proceeding,  that  the  whole  affair  began  to 
present  a  very  gloomy  aspect.  At  this  dark  moment 
Mr.  Charles  W.  Slack  of  the  Printing  Committee,  who 
was  present  by  invitation,  came  out  with  a  telling 
speech.  “  Was  it  possible,”  he  said,  “  that  the  great 
city  of  Boston  would  fail  to  carry  out  the  Festival  to 
which  the  whole  country  were  looking  forward  with 
the  greatest  interest  ?  Should  slight  differences  of 
opinion,  or  feeble  opposition,  mar  the  harmony  or  pre¬ 
vent  the  fulfilment  of  so  magnificent  an  enterprise  as 
that  in  which  the  gentlemen  present  were  engaged  ? 
He,  for  one,  knew  that  those  whom  he  saw  before  him 
possessed  every  qualification,  and  could  control  every 
element,  necessary  to  carry  the  work  in  hand  to  a  glo¬ 
rious  success,  and  they  should  proceed  without  fear 
until  the  noble  idea  which  they  had  undertaken,  and 
which  the  whole  nation  —  outside  of  Boston  —  so 
warmly  indorsed,  was  triumphantly  realized.” 


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The  remarks  of  Mr.  Slack  were  well  received,  and 
caused  a  momentary  revival  of  a  better  state  of  feel¬ 
ing  ;  but  the  funereal  picture  Mr.  Davis  had  presented 
still  hung  like  a  pall  over  the  minds  of  those  who  felt 
that  upon  their  shoulders  alone  rested  the  entire  pecu¬ 
niary  weight  of  ah  undertaking  that  deserved  the  sym¬ 
pathy  and  encouragement  of  all,  instead  of  the  bitter 
opposition  so  openly  waged  against  it. 

It  seems  to  be  an  attendant  circumstance  of  all  great 
undertakings,  as  if  to  try  the  virtue  of  those  engaged 
in  them,  that  men  should  rise  up  to  malign  the  motive 
or  in  some  way  distort  the  character  of  the  measures 
proposed  for  the  public  interest,  that  all  the  unholy 
elements  of  strife  may  be  arrayed  against  them ;  but 
the  harsher  a  noble  enterprise  is  handled  the  more 
friends  in  the  end  it  will  make  and  the  firmer  it  will 
be  fixed  in  the  popular  regard.  If  its  supporters, 
clothed  in  the  panoply  of  faith,  but  adhere  firmly  to 
their  purpose,  the  world  will  come  round  to  them,  if 
they  do  not  come. round  to  the  world.  Waiting  for 
the  tide  to  turn  may  be  wearisome,  but  that  it  will 
turn  is  the  experience  of  all  time.  “  Revolutions 
never  go  backward.”  Nor  should  a  step  taken  in  the 
right  direction  ever  be  retraced.  You  may  be  ahead 
of  the  crowd ;  but  what  of  that  ?  So  much  clearer  is 
the  prospect.  Men  who  can  stand  alone  are  the  world’s 
gr.eat  pillars  of  strength.  They  support  the  very  fabrie 
of  society,  and  when  one  of  them  falls  the  whole  struc¬ 
ture  is  shaken.  These  were  the  men  the  Peace  Jubilee 
needed,  these  were  the  men  which  it  brought  out,  these 
were  the  men  who  carried  it  through,  and  these  are 
the  men  who  deserve  all  the  honor.  The  heart  may 
often  shrink  and  the  feet  falter  even  in  the  high  path 
of  duty,  but  he  who  overcomes  his  fears  and  strengthens 
his  heart  with  the  faith  born  of  a  clean  conscience  and 


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a  patriot’s  zeal  is  the  true  hero :  out  of  such  stuff  were 
the  men  made  who  brought  the  Jubilee  out  of  dark¬ 
ness  into  marvellous  light. 

Indeed,  indeed,  it  was  a  perplexing  position  for  these 
few  gentlemen  to  be  placed  in,  and  at  this  critical 
moment  it  was  difficult  for  them  to  decide  just  what 
was  best  to  be  done.  Some  probably  felt  that  it 
would  be  wiser  to  give  up  the  Common  altogether 
and  look  for  some  other  location.  This  course  would 
have  been  justifiable  upon  the  ground  that  Peace ,  not 
War,  was  the  object  of  the  committee.  Then,  in  the 
hour  of  triumph,  they  could  show  their  magnanimity 
by  removing  all  cause  for  future  quarrel  or  dispute. 
But,  whatever  were  the  private  feelings  of  the  indi¬ 
vidual  members  of  the  committee  upon  this  point, 
there  was  too  much  pride  at  stake  just  then  to  per¬ 
mit  those  in  the  flush  of  victory  from  so  soon  yielding 
to  those  who  had  ineffectually  endeavored  to  drive 
them  from  their  chosen  ground ;  and  during  the  even¬ 
ing  no  one  so  far  betrayed  his  secret  leanings  as  to 
suggest  a  change  of  base.  This  would  have  been  a 
dangerous  point  to  press  at  that  time,  a  majority  of 
the  committee  then  being  more  than  ever  determined 
to  have  the  Common,  and  rather  than  yield  their  right 
would  throw  up  the  whole  enterprise. 

It  was  the  hour  of  battle  between  pride  and  pru¬ 
dence.  Ay,  more  !  It  was  an  hour  when  the  para¬ 
mount  consideration  of  self  might  well  have  overborne 
every  feeling  of  public  spirit,  and  have  caused  these 
gentlemen  to  shrink  from  shouldering  so  unpromising 
and  unthankful  a  responsibility. 

Mr.  Rice,  who  had  been  carefully  drawing  out  the 
sentiments  of  all  upon  the  situation  during  the  even¬ 
ing,  at  length  turned  to  the  writer  and  said,  “Well, 
Mr.  Gilmore,  what  is  your  opinion  of  the  prospects 
of  the  Peace  Jubilee  now?” 


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No  one  can  imagine  the  painful  anxiety  with  which 
the  projector  had  listened  to  the  discouraging  speeches 
and  remarks  of  the  evening.  They  could  have  but 
one  tendency,  and  that  was  to  paralyze  all  inclination, 
all  effort,  to  prosecute  the  enterprise  any  further.  See¬ 
ing  its  sinking  and  almost  hopeless  position,  he  felt  it 
his  duty  to  break  the  way  for  a  new  foundation.  He 
stated  that  “  he  did  not  think  it  was  from  fear  of  not 
being  able  to  have  all  things  ready  by  the  15th  day  of 
June  that  some  gentlemen  were  inclined  to  take  such 
a  gloomy  view  of  the  situation.  In  his  opinion  the 
secret  cause  of  such  forlorn  predictions  was,  the  scene 
at  the  City  Hall  to-day  and  the  proposed  location  of 
the  building.  He  did  not  think  the  location  of  such 
vital  importance  after  all.  Place  the  building  where 
you  may,  the  people  will  go  there  !  Other  places 
besides  the  Common  would  answer  every  purpose.” 

“  Where  would  you  suggest  ?  ”  asked  Mr.  Rice,  who 
looked  as  if  it  were  a  great  relief  to  him  to  have  this 
new  view  of  the  question  presented. 

“  St.  James  Park,  on  the  Back  Bay,”  was  the  reply. 

The  Building  Committee  had  examined  this  location 
before  applying  for  the  Common,  and  their  impression 
of  it  was  very  unfavorable  at  the  time  ;  yet  it  was  the 
second-best  place  in  Boston  for  the  purpose,  and  it 
had  the  advantage  of  being  neutral  ground,  —  new- 
made  land,  over  the  temporary  occupation  of  which 
there  could  be  no  quarrel. 

Mr.  Gilmore’s  suggestion  met  with  no  encouragement, 
and  no  debate  upon  the  proposition  followed.  It  was 
growing  late,  and  there  appeared  to  be  no  desire  to 
take  further  steps  in  the  matter  at  that  time.  The 
whole  affair  seemed  coming  to  a  stand-still.  Just  at 
this  moment,  when  the  very  last  ray  of  hope  was 
dickering,  and  the  committee  were  about  retiring,  Mr. 


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Boring  B.  Barnes  of  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society, 
who  was  present  during  the  evening,  made  some  re¬ 
marks,  stating  that,  “  with  every  respect  for  our  wor¬ 
thy  projector,  the  great  trouble  seemed  to  be,  that 
the  whole  thing  was  on  about  four  times  too  large  a  scale'.' 
He  tried  to  convey  the  impression  that  such  a  prodi¬ 
gious  undertaking  could  not  be  carried  out  successfully. 
To  which  “our  worthy  projector”  replied,  “  that  it  was 
its  very  magnitude  that  would  insure  its  success;  that 
the  commemoration  of  Peace  called  for  the  greatest 
possible  demonstration,  and  should  it  be  diminished 
to  correspond  with  the  suggestions  of  Mr.  Barnes,  it 
would  assuredly  prove  a  failure ;  and  upon  no  con¬ 
ditions  would  he  (the  projector)  ever  consent  to  any 
curtailment  of  its  musical  proportions.” 

The  meeting  broke  up,  and  it  appeared  at  the  time 
as  if  the  committee  would  never  come  together  again. 
The  Secretary’s  record  of  its  doings  upon  that  evening 
closes  as  follows  :  — 

"The  committee  separated  with  heavy  hearts  ;  the  wet  blanket 
which  Mr.  Davis  had  thrown  upon  the  Peace  Jubilee  depressed 
the  spirits  of  all,  and  it  was  felt  that  the  enterprise  was  virtually 
crushed.” 

This  may  well  be  called  Blade  Monday  in  the  history 
of  the  Peace  Jubilee  ;  and  what  a  sad  history  it  had 
had  up  to  this  time !  To  recapitulate  its  experience 
figuratively,  it  was  hooted  at  and  scoffed  at  from  its 
birth,  and  for  many  months  was  compelled  to  hide  from 
the  public  gaze.  Whenever  and  wherever  it  dared 
show  itself  to  beg  for  recognition  and  support  it  was 
met  with  derision,  and  would  have  been  driven  out 
of  sight  and  hearing  forever  but  for  its  strange  per¬ 
sistency  in  claiming  to  be  heard.  In  the  one  bosom  in 
which  it  first  found  welcome  it  still  nestled,  and  was 
fed  with  the  fervor  of  his  soul ;  in  return  it  sang  to 


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him  such  an  exultant  song  as  was  never  heard  before 
by  human  ears.  It  came  not  to  sing  to  him  alone,  but 
to  tens  and  hundreds  of  thousands,  —  to  the  nation,  to 
the  world ;  but  men  closed  their  hearts  to  its  appeal. 
At  length  it  grew  more  earnest  in  its  demand  to  be 
heard ;  it  called  and  called  for  help  ;  slowly  that  help 
came,  —  slowly,  but  yet  it  came.  Louder  and  stronger 
were  its  pleadings ;  many  listened,  but  few  gave  heed 
to  its  cry.  At  last  a  noble  band  came  forth  and  bade 
it  arise.  It  lifted  up  its  head,  and  proclaimed  its  mar¬ 
vellous  mission ;  and  the  nation  heard  its  call ;  its 
powerful  voice  found  its  way  to  the  uttermost  parts 
of  the  earth,  and  from  far  and  near,  from  every  land 
and  clime,  were  coming  hosts  to  hear  its  wondrous 
tale. 

But  the  evil  spirit  that  walketh  in  darkness  fol¬ 
lowed  the  steps  of  Harmony  with  the  seeds  of  Dis¬ 
cord,  and  a  rank  crop  sown  by  musical  zealots  sprang 
up  in  battle  array  against  the  messengers  of  Peace 
and  Good-will.  They  fought,  and  were  defeated,  and 
retired  with  rancor  in  their  hearts  and  curses  upon 
their  lips. 

Then  from  out  the  noble  band  came  a  low  wail ;  it 
was  the  voice  of  one  who  loved  his  fellow-man;  it 
came  like  a  warning,  bidding  all  beware !  there  was 
danger  in  the  path  they  had  chosen  and  the  work  they 
proposed  to  perform ;  that  it  would  be  a  miracle  if 
they  should  succeed,  —  and  if  not,  great  would  be  the 
punishment  of  all.  And  the  voice  was  soft  and  full 
of  sympathy,  and  the  hearts  of  many  were  touched, 
when  with  the  fervor  of  feeling,  and  in  deep  sepulchral 
tones  it  proclaimed :  “  Who  now  hath  the  courage  to 
proceed  must  be  prepared  to  put  his  hands  down, 
down  very  deep  into  his,  pockets.” 

As  these  solemn  words  fell  upon  the  ear  of  that 


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noble  band  even  the  buoyant  spirits  of  the  able  Secre¬ 
tary  gave  way,  and  dropping  his  pen  as  if  it  were 
useful  no  longer,  in  a  low  voice  he  said  unto  those 
who  were  near,  “  This  is  the  end  of  the  Peace  Jubilee.” 
With  this  grave  impression  all  went  away.  Critical 
was  the  position  of  the  enterprise  that  night  of  im¬ 
penetrable  blackness,  when  the  meeting  broke  up  with¬ 
out  coming  to  any  positive  decision  as  to  what  course 
it  was  best  to  pursue.  Deep,  deep  in  the  heart  of  the 
projector,  as  scored  by  a  pen  of  iron,  was  written  those 
fearful  words,  —  “  This  is  the  end  of  the  Peace  Jubi¬ 
lee.”  The  writing  upon  the  wall  of  the  riotous  king, 
in  the  days  when  Babylon  was  great  among  the  na¬ 
tions,  was  not  of  more  solemn  import,  or  charged  with 
deeper  despair  or  edged  with  a  sharper  pang.  0 
the  agony  of  that  night  no  pen  can  portray,  when 
all  things  seemed  resolved  into  chaos,  and  darkness 
brooded  over  his  soul. 

When  the  gale  swoops  down  upon  the  mariner  at 
sea,  and  his  frail  bark  is  tossed  from  billow  to  billow 
through  all  the  lengthened  hours  of  the  day,  and  the 
coming  night  only  deepens  the  danger ;  when  the  an¬ 
gry  clouds,  sweeping  from  pole  to  pole,  burst  forth  in 
fury,  tilling  the  vault  of  heaven  with  their  roar,  and 
through  the  crashing  elements  the  lightning’s  flash 
cuts  like  a  sword  of  tire,  as  if  it  were  a  battle  of  world 
against  world,  0  then  it  is  that  he  who  on  the  shiver- 
ing  deck  has  stood  amid  the  raging  tempest,  through¬ 
out  the  long  and  dreary  night,  watches  with  eager  eye, 
and  welcomes  with  gladsome  heart,  the  first  faint  flushes 
of  the  breaking  day,  with  hope  that  calm  may  come 
again  with  light  and  sunshine.  So  was  it  with  one  who 
directed  his  footsteps  homeward  that  dreary  night,  still 
tossed  upon  the  sea  of  troubles  that  gave  him  no  rest, 
and  surrounded  by  darkness  deeper  than  the  midnight 


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storm,  and  dangers  tliat  seemed  to  thicken  at  every 
step,  —  so  like  the  weary  mariner  he  watched  for  the 
first  gray  dawn  of  another  day,  that  perchance  would 
brighten  all  again,  and  bring  peace  to  the  troubled 
waters. 

But  this  story  is  founded  on  too  much  sober  fact  to 
permit  any  interruption  of  the  seriousness  of  the  nar¬ 
ration  ;  yet  the  mind  took  many  lofty  flights,  and 
revelled  in  the  charming  scenes  it  yearned  to  realize, 
even  in  the  dark  and  trying  hours  so  crudely  depicted 
in  these  pages.  But  earnest  action  was  then  de¬ 
manded,  and  stern  facts  are  now  more  in  keeping  with 
the  aim  of  this  volume  than  any  figures  of  fancy ; 
therefore  we  will  return  to  business,  and  see  what 
was  done  upon  the  day  following  the  almost  fatal 
Black  Monday. 

Early  on  Tuesday  morning  Mr.  Ballou,  who  was 
truly  the  laboring  oar  of  the  enterprise,  called  with 
Mr.  Wrisley  upon  Mr.  Jordan,  who  stood  at  the  helm 
with  unflinching  determination,  and  after  reviewing 
the  transactions  of  the  preceding  day  they  came  to 
the  conclusion  that  the  committee  could  now  afford  to 
be  magnanimous,  and  put  a  stop  to  all  further  wran¬ 
gling  by  changing  the  location  of  the  building. 

Accordingly  a  notice  to  that  effect  was  prepared  in 
Mr.  Jordan’s  office,  and  some  of  the  gentlemen  already 
named,  together  with  the  Secretary,  called  upon  the 
other  members  of  the  committee  to  obtain  their  assent 
to  the  change.  It  necessitated  some  sacrifice  of  feel¬ 
ing  on  the  part  of  many  members  to  induce  them  to 
submit  to  this  proposition ;  but  after  much  friendly 
persuasion,  the  spirit  of  conciliation  at  length  prevailed, 
and  the  indorsement  of  all  was  finally  secured.  On 
Wednesday  morning,  March  24,  the  following  card 
appeared  in  all  the  papers :  — 


250 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


TO  THE  PUBLIC. 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  Asso¬ 
ciation,  in  consideration  of  the  .fact  that  this  great  conception  and 
enterprise  is  pre-eminently  one  of  Harmony,  and  with  the  earnest 
wish  to  respect  the  feelings  and  opinions  of  their  fellow-citizens, 
have  unanimously  decided  to  erect  the  Coliseum  upon  St.  James 
Park,  west  of  Berkeley  Street.  They  therefore  cordially  invite 
one  and  all  who  have  the  interests  of  the  city  of  Boston  at  heart 
to  co-operate  with  them  in  the  prosecution  of  one  of  the  grandest 
popular  demonstrations  of  any  period  of  our  history. 

“  Let  us  have  Peace  !  ” 

Per  order  of  the  Executive  Committee, 

HENRY  G.  PARKER,  Secretary. 

The  publication  of  this  card  caused  no  little  stir. 
It  was  equal  to  a  declaration  of  Peace,  and  gained 
for  the  committee  the  heartiest  expressions  of  appro¬ 
bation  and  congratulation  from  both  press  and  public. 
In  fact,  it  was  admitted  to  be  a  masterly  stroke  of  gen¬ 
eralship,  and  one  of  the  most  skilful  flank-movements 
to  further  the  cause  that  could  have  been  executed. 
It  completely  vanquished  the  opposition,  who  found 
all  their  preparations  for  future  hostilities  suddenly 
set  at  naught. 

The  following  are  extracts  from  some  of  the  many 
articles  upon  the  subject  that  appeared  in  the  morning 
and  evening  papers  :  — 

From  the  Boston  Advertiser,  March  24. 

Our  readers  will  learn  from  the  announcement  in  another  column 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association,  that 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  subscribers  have  decided  to  erect 
their  building  on  St.  James  Park,  west  of  Berkeley  Street.  In 
coming  to  this  decision,  in  deference  to  the  wishes  of  so  large  and 
respectable  a  body  of  our  citizens,  the  committee  have  shown 
great  good  sense,  and  under  the  circumstances,  it  must  be  owned, 
not  a  little  good  nature.  We  have  no  question  that  this  step, 
taken  voluntarily,  and  for  the  purpose  of  restoring  harmony  by 
the  most  effective  means,  will  prove  in  the  highest  degree  ad- 


, - , _ |30N.y.BiN^ _ _ _ _ |30NV.a_lN3, _ _  ,  ,  ■  3  0  N  V  H 1.  KJ  3 , 

|S~r  A  I  R  S|  ISTA1R  S  I  I  STAIR  S  1  1 


SMdSMl  ©'EM©  IM  ©(DPggliEJj 


'ENTRANCE  1 


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vantageous  for  the  enterprise,  and  will  secure  for  it  the  support 
of  large  numbers  of  citizens  who  would  otherwise  have  held  aloof. 

The  committee  now  invite  all  who  have  the  interests  of  Boston 
at  heart  to  co-operate  with  them  in  prosecuting  their  undertaking. 
We  cannot  doubt  that  their  appeal  will  be  favorably  answered, 
and,  so  far  as  our  own  influence  is  concerned,  we  bespeak  for 
them  with  pleasure  the  cordial  and  substantial  assistance  and 
sympathy  of  our  fellow-citizens  of  every  class  and  pursuit.  A 
union  of  feeling  and  opinion  among  ourselves  was  alone  wanting 
in  order  that  their  scheme,  properly  carried  out,  should  give  an 
important  stimulus  to  the  business  interests  of  our  city  and  make 
it  the  centre  of  attraction  for  the  whole  country  during  the  pleas¬ 
antest  part  of  the  coming  summer.  This  union  the  gentlemen 
who  have  the  enterprise  in  charge  have  now  done  their  best  to 
secure,  and  the  step  which  they  have  taken  should  not  be  coldly 
received. 

From  the  Boston  Herald,  March  24. 

The  National  Peace  Jubilee.  —  It  will  be  seen  by  a  card  in 
another  column,  from  the  Executive  Committee  of  this  enterprise, 
that  it  is  to  be  carried  to  fruition  without  discord,  and  in  accord¬ 
ance  with  the  harmonizing  attributes  of  melody  and  song. 
Though  fully  empowered  by  the  city  authorities  to  make  use  of 
the  Parade  Ground  on  the  Common  for  the  purposes  of  the  Fes¬ 
tival,  the  committee  in  a  most  magnanimous  and  commendable 
manner  have  declined  to  avail  themselves  of  the  privilege  ac¬ 
corded  them,  and  the  Coliseum  will  be  erected  on  St.  James  Park, 
west  of  Berkeley  Street. 

From  the  Boston  Journal,  March  24. 

The  Peace  Festival.  —  It  will  be  seen  by  reference  to  an  an¬ 
nouncement  in  another  column,  that  the  gentlemen  engaged  in 
the  management  of  the  proposed  National  Peace  Jubilee  have  de¬ 
cided  to  erect  the  building  upon  St.  James  Park,  which  is  located 
on  Dartmouth  Street,  and  is  easy  of  access  from  Commonwealth 
Avenue,  Boylston  Street,  and  other  thoroughfares.  They  make 
this  change  from  a  desire  to  allay  the  excitement  which  has  arisen 
regarding  the  use  of  the  Common  for  such  a  purpose,  and  to  se¬ 
cure  the  promised  support  of  many  who  are  now  ready  to  give  the 
enterprise  the  encouragement  which  its  magnitude  demands. 
We  think  the  conclusion  reached  a  wise  one  under  the  circum¬ 
stances.  The  lot  secured  is  ample  for  such  a  Coliseum  as  will  be 
required,  and  the  enhanced  cost  of  the  building  will  more  than  be 


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made  up  by  the  harmony  of  action  which  will  bo  secured.  Now 
that  our  citizens  have  been  warmed  up  to  the  work  by  the  prelim¬ 
inary  skirmish  which  has  taken  place,  we  trust  that  all  will  now 
unite  in  making  this  project  one  of  the  most  successful  undertak¬ 
ings  that  Boston  has  ever  initiated. 

From  the  Boston  Transcript,  March  24. 

The  Peace  Festival.  —  Now  that  the  question  of  the  location 
of  the  Musical  Coliseum  has  been  harmoniously  settled,  and  all 
classes  in  the  community  have  avowed  themselves  interested  in 
the  success  of  the  Festival,  there  should  be  such  a  united  and 
energetic  effort  to  that  end  as  to  preclude  every  chance  of  fail¬ 
ure  against  which  it  is  possible  to  provide.  The  project  has  re¬ 
ceived  the  indorsement  of  the  city  government, — it  has  been 
approved  by  the  great  mass  of  our  people,  —  and  therefore  it  is  a 
matter  of  local  pride  that  it  should  be  carried  forward  to  a  trium¬ 
phant  consummation.  In  the  past,  the  citizens  of  Boston  have 
not  been  accounted  remiss  in  their  style  of  commemorating  re¬ 
markable  occasions  or  celebrating  great  events.  They  seldom  do 
things  by  the  halves  when  once  their  zeal  is  challenged  and 
aroused.  The  Jubilee,  which  is  announced  for  the  month  of 
June  in  this  city,  possesses  many  elements  of  novelty  and  grand¬ 
eur  that  should  commend  it  to  those  who  would  make  the  city 
noteworthy  for  its  public  observances.  Undoubtedly  thousands 
of  strangers  —  among  them  some  of  the  most  prominent  men  in 
the  country  —  will  visit  Boston  during  the  carnival  of  singing 
and  playing.  The  entertainment  to  which  they  come  should  be 
complete  and  perfect  as  the  hearty  co-operation  of  all  desiring 
the  welfare  of  the  city  can  make  it.  That  this  may  be  so,  sub¬ 
stantial  aid  should  not  be  withheld  by  influential  individuals,  be¬ 
longing  to  every  phase  of  society,  whether  such  are  inclined  to 
melody,  or  dislike  what  Charles  Lamb  called  the  "measured 
malice  of  music.” 

From  tlie  Boston  Traveller,  March  24. 

The  Peace  Jubilee. — The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Na¬ 
tional  Peace  Jubilee  Association,  with  a  profound  belief  in  their 
motto,  "Let  us  have  Peace,”  and  in  consideration  of  the  fact 
that  this  great  conception  and  enterprise  is  pre-eminently  one  of 
harmony,  and  with  the  earnest  wish  to  resp'ect  the  feelings  and 
opinions  of  their  fellow-citizens,  have  unanimously  decided  to 
erect  the  Coliseum  upon  St.  J ames  Park,  west  of  Berkeley  Street. 
They  therefore  cordially  invite  one  and  all  who  have  the  interests 


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of  the  city  of  Boston  at  heart  to  co-operate  with  them  in  the 
prosecution  of  one  of  the  grandest  popular  demonstrations  of  any, 
period  of  our  history.  This  wise  action  on  the  part  of  the  com¬ 
mittee  has  set  at  rest  the  vexed  question  of  where  the  Coliseum 
shall  be  erected,  and  will  harmonize  all  the  contrary  elements. 
The  committee  has  gained  the  respect  of  all  classes  in  thus  de¬ 
ferring  to  the  wishes  of  many  of  our  first  citizens,  who  were 
adverse  to  the  building  being  placed  on  the  Common,  and  we 
think  have  secured  for  the  enterprise  a  greater  success  than 
would  have  been  attained  under  other  and  less  happy  circum¬ 
stances.  While  our  own  belief  is  strong  that  the  Common  is  the 
most  fitting  place  on  which  to  hold  the  Festival,  yet  for  the  sake 
of  harmony  and  for  the  good  of  the  undertaking  we  cheerfully 
acquiesce  in  the  change.  The  question  of  location  cannot  now 
be  made  use  of  as  an  excuse  for  not  lending  a  helping  hand  to  the 
success  of  the  scheme,  and  we  trust  that  those  gentlemen,  whose 
wishes  have  been  so  gracefully  gratified  by  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee  will  now  come  forward  with  liberal  subscriptions. 

From  the  Boston  Transcript,  March  26. 

One  good  effect  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  will  be  that  a  desire  to 
learn  and  hear  music  will  be  created,  and  this  cannot  be  done 
without  stimulating  the  public  taste  and  elevating  the  musical 
standard  on  the  part  of  those  who  have  already  made  this  grace 
their  study  and  found  it  a  satisfying  and  ennobling  pursuit.  As¬ 
sociations  to  practice  the  pieces  to  be  sung  at  the  Festival  are  in 
process  of  formation  throughout  the  country,  every  day’s  mail 
bringing  intelligence  of  some  new  organization  for  this  purpose. 
It  is  expected  that  in  the  vicinity  of  Boston  the  rush  to  join  the 
grand  chorus  will  be  so  great  that  the  chief  trouble  will  be  in  the 
necessary  discrimination  against  the  large  class  who  desire  to 
take  part  in  the  exercises,  but  are  “organically  incapable  of 
tune.”  We  are  glad  to  see  that  the  interest  in  the  Festival,  in 
its  musical  and  financial  aspects,  is  daily  increasing. 

From  the  Commercial  Bulletin,  March  27. 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Musical  Festival  have  decided 
to  erect  the  Coliseum  on  St.  James  Park,  near  Berkeley  Street. 
This  action  removes  the  only  serious  obstacle  to  the  success  of 
the  enterprise,  and  insures  the  harmonious  co-operation  of  all 
classes  of  citizens  in  a  work  which  will  reflect  great  honor  upon 
Boston.  While  we  still  believe  the  Parade  Ground  of  the  Com¬ 
mon  to  be  the  fittest  site  for  the  proposed  building,  and  regret 


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for  many  reasons  that  it  was  not  selected,  we  must  approve  the 
course  of  the  committee  as  being,  under  the  circumstances,  the 
wisest.  Unity  of  sentiment  and  action  on  the  part  of  all  citizens 
is  the  prime  requisite  for  success  in  such  a  gigantic  enterprise  as 
this  Festival,  and  to  secure  that,  important  sacrifices  should  be 
made.  Now  that  this  point  of  difference  is  avoided  there  can  be 
no  good  reason  why  the  people  of  Boston  should  not  join  and 
labor,  as  one  man,  in  behalf  of  the  Festival.  Its  success  is  sim¬ 
ply  a  question  of  degree  ;  greater  or  less  according  to  the  harmo¬ 
nious  energy  or  indifference  of  the  public.  It  is  bound  to  be, 
and,  for  the  credit  of  Boston,  let  it  be  something  that  we  can 
justly  be  proud  of.  Let  us  respond  to  the  sneers  of  other  cities 
by  making  good  our  promises,  and  showing  envious  rivals  that 
when  Boston  undertakes  a  work  of  this  kind  it  is  her  habit  to  do 
it  thoroughly. 

The  quarrel  that  seemed  likely  to  grow  out  of  the  differ¬ 
ence  of  opinion  concerning  the  use  of  the  Common  for  the  pur¬ 
poses  of  the  Festival,  having  fortunately  been  nipped  in  the 
bud  by  the  action  of  the  committee,  the  matters  involved 
in  it  should  perhaps  be  consigned  to  oblivion.  But  it  seems 
only  just  to  resent,  on  the  part  of  the  many  eminent  gentle¬ 
men  who  are  actively  engaged  in  the  great  enterprise,  the 
insinuations  of  a  daily  paper  to  the  effect  that  they  regard  the 
Festival  as  a  "  speculation,  ”  and  forward  it  in  private  rather 
than  in  public  spirit. 

From  the  Saturday  Evening  Express,  March  27. 

The  Peace  Festival.  —  There  can  be  but  one  opinion  now  in 
regard  to  the  great  celebration  of  the  return  of  peace  to  our 
country,  and  that  opinion  is  that  it  will  be  a  triumphant  success, 
and  one  of  which  our  citizens  will  have  just  reason  to  be  proud 
unto  the  latest  day  of  their  lives;  as  Bostonians  we  feel  a  special 
interest  in  the  matter,  and  rejoice  that  our  city  has  been  selected 
as  the  favored  spot  from  whence  this  song  of  thanksgiving  will 
rise  unto  Him  who  has  brought  us  once  more  into  the  sunny  days 
of  prosperity  and  happiness.  Poets  in  other  lands  and  other  days 
have  sung  in  thrilling  strains  the  praises  of  peace ;  musicians 
with  skilful  fingers  have  swept  the  lyre  in  silvery  notes  ;  but  for 
our  own  country  is  reserved  the  grand  triumph,  under  the  leader¬ 
ship  of  Gilmore, —the  man  of  the  times, — to  blend,  as  it  were, 
into  one  harmonious  whole  the  thanksgiving  of  a  free  and  happy 
people,  —  a  grand  paean  of  praise,  the  echoes  of  which  shall  rever¬ 
berate  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  coast . 


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We  are  pleased  that  the  gentlemen  of  the  committee,  respect¬ 
ing  the  wishes  of  those  who  cherished  scruples  as  to  the  propri¬ 
ety  of  having  the  Coliseum  placed  upon  the  Common,  have  cour¬ 
teously  yielded  the  point,  and  decided  to  have  it  placed  upon 
St.  James  Park,  west  of  Berkeley  Street.  Our  own  choice  would 
have  been  for  the  Common,  which  seems  to  us  as  the  place  best 
suited  to  such  a  patriotic  occasion ;  yet  as  it  is  especially  desir¬ 
able  that  harmony  should  mark  every  stage  of  the  proceedings 
from  the  commencement  to  the  close,  let  private  wishes  give  place 
to  public  unanimity  of  feeling  and  cordial  good-will. 

Here  then  let  this  noble  building  rise  in  all  its  fair  proportions, 
and  when  from  beneath  its  lofty  dome  is  heard  the  swelling  cho¬ 
rus,  while  the  ringing  of  bells,  the  rolling  drum,  and  the  roar  of 
artillery  add  to  the  majestic  grandeur  of  the  hour,  then  shall  the 
man  whose  heart  conceived  this,  great  design  acknowledge  that 
the  triumphant  success  amply  compensates  for  the  months  of  care 
and  trouble  which  preceded  it ;  while  the  listening  thousands,  as 
the  last  accents  die  upon  the  ear,  shall  unite  as  with  one  voice  in 
praise  of  the  master  spirit  who  arranged  and  guided  the  whole. 

From  the  Boston  Commonwealth,  March  27. 

The  Peace  Festival.  —  Though  twice  sustained. by  the  city  au¬ 
thorities  in  their  request  to  locate  the  Jubilee  building  on  the 
Common,  the  Executive  Committee  have  determined,  if  possible, 
to  be  the  cause  of  no  discord  among  the  citizens  that  shall  affect 
its  complete  success.  They  have,  therefore,  of  their  own  motion, 
though  having  the  support  of  the  Aldermen  and  of  three  fourths 
of  the  community  behind  them,  voluntarily  determined  to  erect 
the  building  on  St.  J ames  Square,  to  the  west  of  Berkeley  Street, 
and  arrangements  have  already  been  consummated- for  the  speedy 
construction  of  the  edifice.  The  musical  portion  of  the  enterprise 
is  also  in  a  state  of  like  forwardness,  the  first  chorus  rehearsal 
taking  place  at  Bumstead  Hall,  on  Monday  evening  last ;  the 
place,  however,  being  too  limited  in  size  for  all  who  desire  to  be 
enrolled,  has  necessitated  the  formation  of  a  second  class,  which 
will  commence  practice  on  Wednesday  next.  Overtures  and  en¬ 
gagements  for  participancy,  as  singers,  have  already  come  from 
fifty  different  cities  and  towns  of  the  country  ;  and  the  only  ques¬ 
tion  now  is  the  possibility  of  gratifying  all  who  desire  to  take 
part  in  the  Festival. 

While  everything  outwardly  thus  promises  success  to  the  dem¬ 
onstration,  there  is  yet  with  us  a  latent  opposition  that  will  prob- 


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ably,  now  that  the  building  is  not  to  be  on  the  Common,  be  not  so 
much  heard  as  felt.  It  cropped  out  in  the  Advertiser,  on  Tues¬ 
day  morning,  after  the  second  vote  of  the  Aldermen  defining  the 
location  of  the  building.  That  expression  was  to  the  effect  that 
the  demonstration  was  contrived  “to  fill  the  hotels  and  empty  the 
dry-goods  stores,”  — as  though  the  demonstration  in  a  building 
located  anywhere  in  Boston  would  not  be  chargeable  with  the 
same  motive !  The  old  Boston,  quiet,  conservative,  money-sav¬ 
ing,  —  the  Boston  that  affects  a  “  civilization”  peculiar  to  itself, 
—  don’t  want  the  bustle,  energy,  life,  of  newer  cities, — the 
“Chicago  civilization,”  as  it  has  been  termed,  in  contradistinc¬ 
tion  from  that  of  the  East.  But  all  who  are  willing  to  have  Bos- 
ton  take  a  start  in  trade,  if  not  in  fame,  ■ —  who  want  business  to 
come  here, — who  desire  to  make,  if  not  to  augment,  their  for¬ 
tunes,  —  who  believe  in  enjoyment  for  the  million,  and  the  educa¬ 
tion  of  the  masses,  in  good  music, — in  short,  the  active,  wide¬ 
awake,  public-spirited  young  Boston,  of  the  present,  wish  to  see 
this  enterprise  succeed,  and  will  lend  it  a  cordial  and  hopeful 
hand. 

We  trust  the  projectors  and  committee  of  this  Festival,  in  view 
of  their  generous  withdrawal  from  the  Common,  will  not  have  to 
meet  an  opposition  locally  peculiar,  —  a  declination  to  serve  on 
the  committee,  a  refusal  to  contribute  funds  for  the  expenses,  a 
criticism  upon  tire  music  and  leadership,  a  sneer  and  a  shrug  so 
well  known  to  one  “to  the  manner  born”  ;  but  that  all  will  lend 
a  generous  support.  If  we  can’t  have  classical  music  in  its  en¬ 
tirety,  as  some  might  wish,  let  us  approach  the  high  standard  as 
near  as  we  can.  If  we  are  to  have  a  noise  and  a  crowd  lor  a  few 
days,  let  us  forget  it  in  a  cheerful  hospitality,  a  loyal  sentiment, 
and  such  harmony  among  ourselves  as  is  compatible  with  the 
truly  laudable  purpose  of  adding  to  the  material  and  social  repu¬ 
tation  of  our  city. 

From  the  Bunker  Hill  Aurora,  March  27. 

The  Great  Peace  Jubilee. — The  Boston  Committee  of  Ar¬ 
rangements  have  done  themselves  infinite  credit  in  their  determi¬ 
nation  not  to  erect  “The  Coliseum”  for  Mr.  Gilmore’s  great 
Peace  Jubilee  on  Boston  Common,  notwithstanding  the  adher¬ 
ence  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  to  their  previous  vote  on  the  sub¬ 
ject.  By  the  action  of  the  committee  in  this  matter  they  have  a 
just  claim  to  the  aid,  pecuniary  and  otherwise,  of  all  the  remon¬ 
strants,  and  may  derive  other  advantages  and  benefits  by  the 


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change.  The  building,  of  course,  could  not  remain  on  the  Com¬ 
mon  ;  it  may  possibly  remain  for  some  time  on  St.  James  Park, 
if  required,  as  it  may  be,  for  the  Fourth  of  July  celebration,  or 
other  occasions.  The  committees  are  now  at  work  in  various 
ways  in  preparing  for  the  Jubilee,  and,  gigantic  as  the  scheme  of 
Mr.  Gilmore  is,  it  is  bdund  to  be  a  success, 

While  the  Executive  Committee  were  consulting 
upon  the  wisdom  and  propriety  of  changing  the  loca¬ 
tion  of  the  building  Mr.  Jordan  received  the  following 
letter  from  Mr.  Loring  B.  Barnes,  of  the  Handel  and 
Haydn  Society,  strongly  urging  a  postponement  of  the 
Jubilee :  — 

Boston,  March  23,  1869. 

Eben  D.  Jordan,  Esq. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  Allow  me  to  suggest  to  you,  and  to  urge 
you  to  propose  to  your  associates,  at  their  next  meeting,  a  post¬ 
ponement  of  the  Great  Peace  Jubilee  from  June  next,  to  either 
October  of  the  present  year  or  to  June,  1870.  Perhaps,  all 
things  being  considered,  October  next  will  be  better.  You  will 
not  then  be  compelled  to  go  to  another  Board  of  Aldermen  for 
permission  to  go  upon  the  Common.  You  now  have  that  grant, 
and  the  injunction  will  then  have  been  disposed  of  in  some 
manner,  and  the  arrangements  can  go  on  uninterruptedly,  with 
time  to  perfect  everything,  until  that  time  ;  resulting,  as  I  have 
no  doubt,  in  a  grand  success.  If  it  is  pushed  now ,  I  fear  a 
disastrous  failure. 

The  building,  in  the  judgment  of  those  who  ought  to  know 
best  about  it,  cannot  be  put  up  in  season  for  the  three  days  of 
June  proposed  ;  and  if  it  is  pushed  into  July,  who  of  our  citi¬ 
zens  able  to  support  such  an  enterprise  will  be  here  to  attend  ? 
Not  one  in  five  of  our  own  population,  and  of  those  in  our  im¬ 
mediate  vicinity. 

Let  a  card  be  published  in  the  newspapers,  signed  by  the 
officers  and  principals  of  this  organization,  setting  forth  that, 
inasmuch  as  this  is  the  greatest  enterprise  of  the  kind  ever  un¬ 
dertaken  in  any  country,  the  magnitude  of  which  is  almost 
beyond  conception,  in  all  its  details,  requiring  much  thought 
and  labor  in  order  to  perfect  it  at  every  point,  and  that  the  ob- 
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structions  thrown  in  the  way  of  the  erection  of  a  suitable  build¬ 
ing  on  the  only  possible  ground  at  all  suited  to  the  occasion 
have  tended  to  a  delay  which,  it  is  thought  by  many,  renders  it 
impossible  to  complete  the  structure  in  season,  the  Festival  is 
postponed  to  October  1,  1869,  when  it  will  take  place  under 
much  more  favorable  auspices  than  could  possibly  attend  it, 
were  the  attempt  now  made  to  push  on  the  work  for  the  15th 
June. 

I  should  have  expressed  myself  something  after  this  fashion 
last  evening,  but  I  did  not  feel  at  liberty  to  speak,  though  in¬ 
vited  there  by  a  gentleman  of  the  committee. 

Excuse  the  liberty  I  take  in  thus  addressing  you.  The  enter¬ 
prise  must  not  fail ,  and  this,  in  my  mind,  is  the  only  way  to 
save  it. 

Yours,  &c., 

LORING  B.  BARNES. 

As  a  prophet  Mr.  Barnes  was  a  failure,  and  the  adop¬ 
tion  of  his  suggestions  would  have  put  an  end  to  the 
Peace  Jubilee;  but  his  letter,  and  others  of  a  similar 
character,  had  no  effect  whatever  upon  Mr.  Jordan  and 
his  able  and  earnest  associates,  who  had  the  foresight 
to  comprehend  that  to  be  successful  the  Festival  must 
either  take  place  at  the  appointed  time  or  never. 

The  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Executive  Commit¬ 
tee  was  held  at  the  Tremont  House  on  Thursday  even¬ 
ing,  March  25,  the  President  in  the  chair. 

There  was  a  great  difference  between  the  feeling  at 
this  meeting  and  that  of  Black  Monday  evening.  It 
was  like  sunshine  after  a  storm ;  no  cloud  of  distrust 
darkened  the  prospect;  all  was  serene  and  hopeful. 
Even  Mr.  Davis  had  recovered  his  usual  cheerfulness, 
and  seemed  as  happy  as  one  could  wish  at  the  turn 
things  had  taken.  Arranging  of  the  numerous  details 
kept  the  committee  actively  at  work  up  to  a  late  hour, 
and  on  the  following  evening  business  was  resumed  at 
the  same  place. 


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The  Building  Committee,  who  had  thoroughly  exam¬ 
ined  the  plans  as  originally  drawn  by  Mr  Allen,  and 
made  such  additions  and  alterations  as  they  considered 
advisable,  deemed  it  also  necessary  to  employ  a  con¬ 
sulting  architect  to  superintend  the  construction  of  the 
mammoth  edifice.  For  this  responsible  position  they 
selected  the  talented  and  energetic  John  R.  Hall,  Esq., 
who,  in  reply  to  their  invitation,  sent  the  following  let¬ 
ter  of  acceptance,  which  was  ordered  to  be  entered 
upon  the  records  of  the  Association. 

Boston,  March  22,  1869. 

To  the  Committee  on  building  the  Coliseum 

for  the  proposed  Musical  Festival. 

Gentlemen,  —  I  accept  with  pleasure  the  appointment  of 
consulting  architect  in  connection  with  the  building  designed 
for  the  grand  Musical  Peace  Festival.  My  professional  services 
are  entirely  at  your  command  at  such  times  and  places  as  you 
may  desire ;  and  I  am  only  too  happy  to  be  of  any  service  in 
forwarding  this  most  admirable  and  noble  enterprise. 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

JOHN  R.  HALL,  Architect. 

On  Saturday  evening,  March  27,  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee  met  at  the  St.  James  Hotel.  Mr.  Ballou  re¬ 
ported  that  the  Building  Committee  were  now  ready  to 
award  the  contract  to  Messrs.  George  B.  James  &  Co. 
and  Judah  Sears  and  Son,  upon  conditions  then  speci¬ 
fied,  provided  the  Executive  Committee  indorsed  the 
conditions. 

A  serious  blockade  now  seemed  imminent,  and  for  a 
few  moments  it  looked  as  if  there  would  be  another 
suspension.  The  difficulty  was  this  :  the  builders  were 
ready  to  commence  operations  at  once,  but  would  be 
obliged  to  draw  upon  the  Festival  treasury  for  heavy 
weekly  instalments  after  the  work  was  fairly  under 


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way.  Well,  though  there  was  a  large  guaranty-fund, 
and  a  goodly  sum  subscribed  for  season  tickets,  yet 
there  was  not  a  dollar  in  the  treasury,  nor  was  it  ex¬ 
pected  there  would  be  for  several  weeks  to  come,  or 
until  the  sale  of  tickets  commenced. 

The  question  now  presented  was,  Where  is  the  large 
amount  of  money  coming  from  to  meet  the  drafts  of 
the  builders  and  the  many  other  expenses  that  must 
he  incurred  to  keep  the  machinery  in  motion  ? 

The  silence  was  ominous.  The  members  of  the  com¬ 
mittee  looked  at  each  other  with  a  puzzled  gaze.  An¬ 
other  cloud  of  gloom  was  gathering.  Would  it  over¬ 
spread  the  whole  sky  and  darken  the  prospect  once 
more  ?  Thank  kind  fortune,  No  ! 

“  Come,  come,  J ordan,”  said  one  of  his  intimate 
friends,  “  now  is  your  time  ;  just  let  them  see  how  you 
can  fix  this  thing.” 

“  The  thing  is  easy  enough,”  replied  Mr.  Jordan. 
“Just  draw  your  wallet  or  hand  in  your  check;  you 
may  never  have  a  better  chance,  so  now  let  them  see 
how  you  can  fix  it.” 

“  You  ’re  a  nice  man,”  said  a  third,  “  to  occupy  the 
position  of  Treasurer  of  the  Great  National  Peace  Ju¬ 
bilee  Association,  and  not  be  ready  to  pay  out  any 
amount  as  fast  as  the  bills  are  presented!” 

“  Egad,  gentlemen,”  said  the  Treasurer,  laughingly, 
“I ’m  all  ready  to  pay  out  just  as  fast  as  the  thing 
comes  in ;  but  I  want  to  see  it  begin  to  come  in  first, 
—  that’s  where  I  stand.” 

“  I  don’t  know,”  said  Mr.  Harris,  “  but  we  might  as 
well  put  in  Fifteen  or  Twenty  Thousand  Dollars  apiece 
now  as  after  the  Festival  is  over.  I  should  feel  quite 
satisfied  if  I  could  know  that  my  assessment  would 
not  exceed  that  amount.” 

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merry  mood ;  and  after  some  joking  about  the  prospec¬ 
tive  loss,  it  was  suggested  and  agreed  to  by  several 
gentlemen  that  they  should  be  drawn  upon  pro  rata  for 
whatever  amounts  were  necessary  to  meet  the  bills. 
In  fact,  they  were  now  ready  to  do  anything  and 
everything  in  their  power  to  push  forward  the  work 
and  assume  any  responsibility  the  exigencies  of  the 
case  demanded ;  but  of  course  each  and  all  such  ques¬ 
tions  as  the  one  now  being  disposed  of  would  have  to 
come  up  for  separate  action. 

Mr.  Jordan,  feeling  in  the  best  of  humor,  and  see¬ 
ing  that  everything  was  going  on  about  right,  settled 
the  little  difficulty  by  stating  that  he  would  upon  his 
own  account  furnish  whatever  funds  were  required  to 
carry  on  the  work  vigorously  until  the  sale  of  tickets 
should  commence,  provided  that,  in  case  of  any  unfore¬ 
seen  contingency,  other  gentlemen  would  meet  their 
share  of  the  responsibility.  The  proposition  was  unani¬ 
mously  agreed  to,  after  which  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Peace 
Jubilee  Association  do  now  authorize  the  Building  Committee  to 
proceed  to  make  their  contract  for  the  erection  of  the  Coliseum 
on  St.  James  Park,  and  that  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to 
honor  the  drafts  of  the  Building  Committee,  properly  audited. 

It  was  also  unanimously 

Voted,  That  no  person  connected  with  any  Committee  of  the 
National  Peace  Jubilee  Association  is  authorized  to  incur  any 
expense,  or  contract  any  bills  in  the  name  of  the  Association, 
without  the  written  authority  of  the  Treasurer. 

After  settling  many  other  important  points  the  meet¬ 
ing  adjourned,  and  the  committee  separated  in  the 
best  of  spirits.  The  one  feeling  that  now  existed,  and 
which  infused  itself  into  every  department  of  the 
undertaking,  was  a  hearty,  earnest,  and  united  deter¬ 
mination  to  do  all  that  was  possible  to  insure  success, 


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and  each  member  of  the  committee  acted  as  if  he  felt 
that  the  entire  responsibility  of  the  great  work  rested 
upon  his  individual  shoulders. 

The  contract  for  the  building  awarded,  Mr.  Ballou  re¬ 
quested  the  contractors  to  commence  work  at  once,  for 
even  then  many  were  doubtful  whether  the  Coliseum 
would  ever  be  erected ,  but  the  moment  the  first  great 
load  of  “Southern  Pine”  for  the  “Temple  of  Peace” 
was  hauled  to  the  ground,  it  was  admitted  that  “  the 
country  was  safe,”  and  everybody  you  met  “  always  told 
you  that  the  Jubilee  would  be  a  success.” 

It  was  cheering  indeed  to  stand  upon  the  building- 
spot  in  the  early  days  of  this  momentous  part  of  the 
enterprise,  and  see  the  line  of  great  wagons  almost  as 
far  as  the  eye  could  reach,  coming  and  going,  coming 
and  going,  until  over  Two  Million  Five  Hundred  Thou- 
sand  feet  of  lumber  were  delivered  to  the  builders. 

While  this  was  going  on,  and  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee  were  engaged  in  shaping  all  the  business 
arrangements,  other  equally  important  matters  were 
being  pushed  forward  with  the  greatest  activity. 

At  Mr.  Tourjee’s  office  in  the  Music  Hall  a  steady 
stream  of  applicants  flowed  in  and  out  from  morning 
till  night  seeking  admission  to  the  Chorus,  as  also  com- 
mittees  and  delegations  from  all  parts  of  the  country 
offering  the  services  of  their  societies,  or  seeking  in¬ 
struction  about  the  formation  of  new  musical  organiza¬ 
tions.  Already  over  three  thousand  Boston  singers 
had  joined  Mr.  Tourjee’s  classes,  and  were  singing  in 
the  evening  rehearsals  with  a  spirit  which  showed  how 
heartily  and  earnestly  they  were  preparing  for  the 
coming  Festival.  And  this  spirit  of  song,  this  great 
awakening  of  pure  and  holy  musical  feeling,  was  not 
confined  to  Boston  alone.  It  was  manifested  by  the 
forming  of  societies  in  hundreds  of  towns  and  cities 


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throughout  the  land,  some  of  them  —  Chicago,  for 
instance,  all  honor  to  it !  —  a  thousand  miles  away. 
It  was  a  sublime  spectacle,  —  the  whole  nation,  as  it 
were,  uprising  to  sing  the  song  of  Peace  ;  and  from 
every  hill  and  vale  the  cry  was  heard, — 

We  are  coming,  we  are  coming 
To  the  Nation’s  Jubilee. 

The  enthusiasm  of  the  young,  the  middle-aged,  and 
even  the  older  musical  people,  made  many  a  fireside 
happy  in  these  days  of  preparation,  as  with  sweet  mel¬ 
ody  upon  their  lips  and  pure  harmony  in  their  hearts 
they  gathered  together  in  scores  and  hundreds  and 
thousands,  to  pour  out  with  fervent  and  patriotic  im¬ 
pulse  the  very  incense  of  their  souls,  in  music  sublime 
and  in  words  of  rejoicing.  Night  after  night  bright 
eyes  and  happy  faces  filled  tier  above  tier  of  the  halls 
where  their  rehearsals  were  held,  until  in  many  cases 
not  even  standing  room  was  left,  and  yet  the  cry  was, 
“Still  they  come!”  Never  before  was  such  musical 
enthusiasm  manifested  in  any  land  or  among  any  peo¬ 
ple  in  the  history  of  the  world.  Ten  Thousand  singers 
responded  to  the  first  call.  Old  societies  were  revived 
and  new  ones  formed.  It  would  seem,  Indeed,  as  if 
every  one  who  could  sing  wanted  to  sing  ;  yet  amid  all 
these  joyous  manifestations  for  Peace  and  Harmony 
all  over  the  land,  strange  to  say  the  time-honored  Han¬ 
del  and  Haydn  Society  of  Boston  was  still  kept  aloof 
by  those  who  controlled  its  management.  Often  and 
earnestly  the  writer  of  these  lines  sought  the  assist¬ 
ance  of  this  noble  Society,  but  words  were  of  no  avail 
to  move  them.  Although  the  very  first  invited,  yet 
they  were  among  the  -very  last  - —  the  one  hundred  and 
second  society  —  to  join  the  great  army  of  singers  who 
formed  the  Jubilee  Chorus. 

Not  a  word  of  complaint  can  be  made,  nor  is  a  feel- 


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ing  other  than  the  kindest  entertained,  towards  the 
ladies  and  gentlemen  of  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Cho¬ 
rus.  On  the  contrary,  as  individuals  they  merit  the 
warmest  gratitude  of  all ;  for  day  after  day  they  came 
to  inquire  what  was  the  cause  of  their  Society’s  hold¬ 
ing  back  when  so  many  musical  organizations  were 
coming  forward,  and  expressed  the  deepest  regret  for 
the  course  their  officers  were  pursuing.  But  when 
the  latter  saw  that  all  was  going  on  successfully  with¬ 
out  their  aid,  and  that  it  was  useless  to  discourage  or 
discountenance  the  thing  any  longer,  then  they  came 
in.  Well,  bless  them  for  it,  even  at  the  eleventh  hour; 
for  when  they  did  come  in  they  came  with  the  right 
spirit,  and  from  that  moment  every  officer  and  member 
of  the  Society  did  his  or  her  very  best  to  make  the 
Jubilee  all  that  it  was,  —  a  glorious  triumph! 

While  at  this  period  all  the  societies  composing  the 
chorus  were  organized  and  in  full  rehearsal,  the  instru¬ 
mental  force  —  the  great  orchestra  of  over  one  thou¬ 
sand  musicians  —  were  also  being  engaged. 

The  organization  of  this  department  was  placed  in 
the  hands  of  Mr.  J.  Thomas  Baldwin,  whose  experi¬ 
ence  and  success  as  a  musical  agent  gave  confidence 
that  he  was  fully  equal  to  the  task.  It  was  a  work 
of  time  and  close  application  to  select  and  engage  this 
large  body  of  musicians  in  many  parts  of  the  country, 
and  to  know  that  each  was  competent  to  perform  his 
part. 

Mr.  Harvey  B.  Dodworth,  Mr.  D.  L.  Downing,  and 
Mr.  M.  K.  Botsford,  of  New  York,  gentlemen  widely 
known  in  the  profession,  acted  as  agents  in  that  city, 
and  secured  for  the  Festival  the  services  of  over  three 
hundred  of  its  best  performers,  while  Mr.  Carl  Plage- 
mann,  of  Philadelphia,  Mr.  John  Linhard,  of  Baltimore, 
and  Mr.  George  W.  Lyon  (firm  of  Lyon  and  Healy), 


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of  Chicago,  did  like  service  in  engaging  the  best 
musicians  in  their  respective  cities. 

Nor  were  the  members  of  the  great  orchestra  con¬ 
fined  to  the  United  States  alone.  Mr.  F.  H.  Torrington, 
the  well-known  organist,  now  of  Boston,  but  then  of 
Montreal,  took  a  very  deep  and  hearty  interest  in  the 
Jubilee,  and  secured  the  services  of  several  first-class 
musicians  in  the  Provinces  and  Canadas,  including  the 
Band  Masters  of  her  Majesty’s  regiments  stationed 
at  Montreal,  Toronto,  Quebec,  and  other  places,  so  that 
in  this  respect  Old  England  helped  to  “  sound  the  loud 
timbrel”  in  commemoration  of  Peace  and  the  restora¬ 
tion  of  the  American  Union. 

It  required  much  correspondence  and  many  visits  of 
Mr.  Baldwin  and  Mr.  Gilmore  to  New  York  and  other 
cities  to  provide  against  possible  disappointment  by 
musicians  who  were  engaged  to  perform  throughout 
the  Festival. 

The  preparation  of  the  great  quantity  of  music  re¬ 
quired  also  kept  many  hands  busy  for  several  weeks. 
The  oratorio  choruses  were  printed  in  the  National 
Peace  Jubilee  Magazine,  published  by  Mr.  Cooliclge,  as 
heretofore  mentioned ;  and  Fourteen  Thousand  copies 
were  given  by  him  to  Mr.  Tourjee,  free  of  charge,  for 
the  use  of  the  chorus,  in  consideration  of  profits  de¬ 
rived  from  advertisements  inserted  in  the  magazine, 
and  in  fulfilment  of  a  contract  previously  made  with 
Mr.  Gilmore. 

All  the  vocal  music  was  published  by  Messrs.  Oliver 
Ditson  &  Co.,  and  furnished  at  the  very  lowest  price  to 
societies ;  and  this  firm  also  published  the  orchestral 
parts  to  the  oratorio  music,  and  did  everything  in  their 
power  to  advance  the  interests  of  the  Festival. 

Symphonies,  overtures,  and  other  compositions  for 
the  great  orchestra,  which  could  not  be  obtained  in  this 


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country  in  sufficient  quantity,  were  ordered  from  Ger¬ 
many  through  the  firm  of  Koppitz,  Prtifer,  &  Co.,  of 
Boston,  and  arrived  just  in  time  for  the  Festival.  Mr. 
H.  Kinross,  a  splendid  penman  and  music  copyist,  was 
engaged  for  several  weeks  in  copying  band  and  orches¬ 
tral  parts  —  one  part  for  each  instrument  —  on  pre¬ 
pared  paper,  from  which  it  was  transferred  to  stone, 
and  printed  in  any  quantity  required,  by  the  firm  of 
Clias.  H.  Crosby  &  Co.,  Lithographers  and  Engravers. 

While  every  branch  of  the  musical  department  was 
being  developed  to  completeness,  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee  were  attending  to  all  other  essential  arrange¬ 
ments.  Frequent  meetings  were  held  during  the  early 
part  of  April  at  the  St.  James  Hotel,  which  house 
became  the  established  rendezvous  of  the  various  com¬ 
mittees,  and  of  all  who  wished  for  any  information  re¬ 
specting  the  business  part  of  the  Jubilee. 

At  one  of  these  meetings  the  price  of  single  tickets 
for  the  separate  performances  was  the  subject  of  ani¬ 
mated  discussion.  Some  of  the  committee  favored  a 
high  and  others  a  low  price  of  admission.  Finally  it 
was  unanimously 

Voted,  That  the  price  of  a  single  ticket  for  one  person  to  a 
single  performance  be  fixed  at  Five  Dollars  and  Three  Dollars, 
with  reserved  seat,  according  to  location,  and  that  Two  Dollars 
be  the  price  of  admission  without  reserved  seat. 

About  this  time  it  seemed  as  if  the  whole  nation 
were  getting  particularly  interested  in  the  Jubilee. 
The  numerous  letters  received  from  every  section  con¬ 
cerning  the  event  was  convincing  proof  of  the  great 
popularity  of  the  movement. 

The  following  from  the  graceful  pen  of  the  well- 
known  writer,  Dexter  Smith,  indicated  the  feeling  at 
the  W est :  — 


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Chicago,  III.,  April  10,  1869. 

My  dear  Mr.  Gilmore,  — 

It  affords  me  much  pleasure  to  witness  the  interest  evinced 
in  your  forthcoming  grand  enterprise  in  every  section  of  the 
West.  In  Cleveland,  Toledo,  Detroit,  Milwaukee,  Chicago, 
Madison,  Janesville,  and  in  fact  in  every  city  and  town  I  have 
visited  during  the  past  three  months,  I  have  been  asked  for 
particulars  concerning  the  great  event. 

Having  been  in  communication  with  my  friend,  Mr.  Luther 
L.  Holden ,*  of  the  Boston  Journal  (who  has  kept  me  “  posted” 
since  I  started  on  my  journey),  I  have  been  enabled  to  answer 
many  inquiries,  and  give  much  information  on  the  subject. 

The  Jubilee  is  almost  the  only  topic  of  conversation  among 
musical  people  here,  and  one  would  think  that  the  entire  West 
intend  visiting  Boston  in  June. 

You  may  have  seen  similar  statements  in  my  letters  to  the 
Boston  Sunday  Times,  and  I  need  not  assure  you  that  the 
grand  work  and  its  originator  have  the  very  best  wishes  of 

Yours  sincerely, 

DEXTER  SMITH. 

There  were  indications  that  the  hotels  would  not  be 
sufficient  to  accommodate  the  great  influx  of  strangers 
who  would  visit  Boston  during  the  Festival,  and  this 
anticipation  led  to  the  establishment  of  a  “  Bureau 
of  Accommodations,”  the  object  of  which  was  made 
known  through  the  press,  and  by  circulars  addressed 


*  Mr.  Holden,  it  may  here  be  stated,  well  earned  the  thanks  of  all  who 
were  interested  in  the  success  of  the  Jubilee.  He  was  among  the  very  first 
to  whom  Mr.  Gilmore  made  known  his  plans ;  and  from  that  moment  to  the 
last  he  was  faithful  and  true,  and  did  immense  service  for  the  cause. 

Not  only  as  musical  editor  of  the  Boston  Journal  (through  which  influen¬ 
tial  and  friendly  sheet  he  was  permitted  to  make  known  everything  of  inter¬ 
est  connected  with  the  Festival)  was  he  of  the  greatest  service,  but  also  as 
correspondent  of  several  papers  in  other  cities,  through  all  of  which  he  kept 
the  progress  and  particulars  of  the  enterprise  well  before  the  public.  Being 
very  much  interested  in  music,  and  in  the  cause  of  music,  and  possessing 
broad  and  liberal  views  upon  things  in  general,  the  “great  idea”  just  suited 
him,  and  he  advocated  its  merits  through  all  its  dark  and  trying  stages,  and 
chronicled  its  success  with  heartfelt  exultation. 


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to  parties  who  it  was  supposed  would  be  willing  to 
receive  individuals,  families,  or  societies  at  fair  prices 
during  Jubilee  week. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  circular,  which  was 
sent  to  thousands  of  the  housekeepers  of  Boston. 

Bureau  of  Accommodations, 

246  Washington  Street,  Boston,  . ,  1869. 

Parties  proposing  to  furnish  accommodations  for  strangers 
attending  the  Peace  Jubilee  in  June  are  requested  to  answer  the 
following  queries  by  writing  opposite  to  each  of  them  full  and 
explicit  replies,  and  return  the  same  to  this  Bureau  with  as  little 
delay  as  practicable  :  — 

1.  Name  of  party  proposing. 

2.  Street  and  number. 

3.  Number  and  description  of  rooms. 

4.  Whether  meals  furnished  or  not. 

5.  Price  per  day  or  week. 

The  Bureau  assumes  no  responsibility,  but  will  direct  appli¬ 
cants  to  the  proposer  with  a  card  stating  the  terms  as  set  forth 
in  the  answers  to  the  above  questions. 

J.  W.  PRESTON, 

Clerk  Bureau  of  Accommodations. 

The  Bureau  did  good  service,  and  supplied  accommo¬ 
dations  for  thousands  of  strangers.  Boston  opened  its 
doors  to  all  who  would  come,  and  as  a  slight  indication 
of  the  kind  feeling  in  this  respect  by  which  many  citi¬ 
zens  were  actuated,  one  gentleman  of  extremely  radical 
Republican  sentiments  called  upon  Mr.  Gilmore,  and 
stated  that  his  house  was  free  to  whoever  might  be 
billeted  upon  him  during  the  Jubilee.  “Send  me,” 
said  he,  “  six  of  the  worst  Rebels  that  ever  lived  in  the 
South,  and  they  can  make  my  house  their  home,  and 
be  welcome  to  the  very  best  that  can  be  provided 
during  the  Peace  Festival.”  That  was  his  language. 
The  tide  of  generous  feeling  was  at  its  height.  “  Peace 
and  good-will  to  all”  was  the  prevailing  sentiment; 
and  the  citizens  of  Boston  generally  were  putting 


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things  in  order  for  the  reception  of  friends  and  rela¬ 
tives  who  were  coming  to  the  Jubilee  from  all  parts. 
Matters  were  assuming  formidable  proportions  in  every 
department ;  and,  as  the  following  letter  will  show, 
the  Executive  Committee  were  taking  the  necessary 
steps  to  have  everything  in  keeping  with  the  national 
character  and  dignity  of  the  occasion. 

Boston,  April  10,  1869. 

To  his  Honor  the  Mayor 

and  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Boston. 

The  undersigned,  the  Executive  Committee  on  the  subject 
of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee,  beg  leave  to  represent  that, 
through  the  liberality  of  certain  citizens  of  Boston,  a  sufficient 
sum  of  money  has  been  subscribed  to  guarantee  the  pecuniary 
success  of  the  Musical  Festival  in  June  next ;  and  the  Com¬ 
mittee  are  well  satisfied  that  the  artistic  success  of  the  enter¬ 
prise  is  no  less  well  assured.  The  interest  of  all  classes  in 
this  community  in  the  success  of  the  undertaking  is  too  mani¬ 
fest  to  need  pointing  out. 

On  such  occasions  heretofore  it  has  been  the  policy  of  the 
city  government  of  Boston,  as  representing  all  the  citizens,  to 
tender  the  hospitalities  of  the  city  to  distinguished  national  and 
State  officers,  and  men  eminent  in  literature,  art,  and  science. 

Satisfied  that  you  will  take  such  action,  in  the  present  in¬ 
stance,  as  will  be  in  keeping  with  the  ancient  fame  ©f  the  city 
for  hospitality,  the  undersigned  simply  desire  to  call  your  atten¬ 
tion  thus  officially  to  the  assured  completion  of  the  enterprise, 
and  leave  in  your  hands  the  whole  matter  of  the  reception  and 
entertainment  of  the  distinguished  personages  who  may  honor 
us  with  their  presence. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

ALEXANDER  H.  RICE, 

E.  D.  JORDAN, 

JOSIAH  BARDWELL, 
OLIVER  DITSON, 
GEORGE  H  DAVIS, 

M.  M.  BALLOU, 

FRANK  WRISLEY, 

H.  HARRIS. 


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Messrs.  Lewis  Rice  and  Francis  Richards,  members 
of  the  Executive  Committee,  being  also  members  of 
the  city  government,  could  not  with  propriety  sign  the 
above,  and  therefore  their  names  do  not  appear. 

The  action  of  the  city  government  was  in  full  ac¬ 
cord  with  the  sentiments  of  the  letter ;  and  the  record 
of  the  part  they  performed  will  appear  in  its  proper 
place. 

Previous  to  the  announcement  of  the  Festival  Mr. 
Gilmore  had  a  conversation  concerning  the  enterprise 
with  Dr.  John  H.  Willcox,  one  of  the  most  talented 
musicians  and  eminent  organists  in  the  country,  and 
from  that  time  forward  he  took  a  very  deep  interest  in 
its  progress.  Naturally  and  artistically  he  felt  that  a 
magnificent  organ  was  almost  indispensable  to  such  a 
Festival,  and  he  explained  the  importance  of  having 
an  instrument  that  would  not  only  make  its  power  and 
beauty  felt  in  the  immense  building,  but  also  materially 
aid  in  binding  the  great  chorus  and  orchestra  together 
in  the  performances. 

Enthusiastic  as  to  the  grand  result,  like  each  in  his 
own  sphere  of  action,  Dr.  Willcox  fairly  inspired  all  by 
his  representation  of  the  effect  which  an  organ  such  as 
he  contemplated  would  produce  ;  and  although  such 
an  addition  would  add  to  the  heavy  pecuniary  respon¬ 
sibility  already  assumed  by  the  Executive  Committee, 
yet  these  gentlemen  never  hesitated  going  to  any  ex¬ 
pense  that  promised  to  increase  the  effect  of  the  music 
or  add  to  the  eclat  of  the  occasion.  So  they  gave  an 
order  for  the  manufacture  of  the  great  organ,  according 
to  the  plans  and  specifications  of  Dr.  Willcox,  and  the 
celebrated  house  of  E..  and  G.  G.  Hook  &  Co.,  Organ 
Manufacturers,  (in  whose  interest  he  then  labored,  but 
is  now  the  head  of  the  popular  firm  of  J.  H.  Willcox 
&  Co.,)  produced  an  instrument  of  the  most  marvel- 


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lous  power,  beautiful  tone,  and  in  every  respect  ad¬ 
mitted  to  be  the  grandest  of  its  kind  ever  heard  upon 
the  American  continent. 

The  pressure  to  obtain  admission  to  the  chorus  at 
this  time  was  beyond  all  precedent.  Notwithstanding 
the  announcement  had  been  repeatedly  made  that  no 
more  could  possibly  be  admitted,  yet  delegations  rep¬ 
resenting  singers  and  societies,  even  from  the  most  dis¬ 
tant  parts  of  the  continent,  continued  to  arrive  and 
apply  for  membership ;  but  the  boohs  were  closed.  The 
Ten  Thousand  names  already  enrolled  and  accepted 
appreciated  the  distinction  of  being  members  all  the 
more  when  they  became  aware  of  the  pressure  for 
admission  of  the  thousands  of  disappointed  applicants. 
The  most  minute  and  explicit  instructions  were  given 
to  societies  from  time  to  time.  All  were  under  the 
strictest  discipline,  and  working  heartily  to  perfect 
themselves  in  the  music. 

The  following  circular,  published  for  their  informa¬ 
tion,  greatly  heightened  the  enthusiasm,  and  all  its 
suggestions  were  eagerly  adopted. 

CHORUS  CIRCULAR  No.  2. 

Boston,  April  13,  1869. 

« 

For  the  information  of  members  of  choral  organizations  through¬ 
out  the  country  who  have  been  accepted  for  the  great  Chorus 
of  the  National  Festival  in  June  this  circular  is  issued  ;  and  espe¬ 
cial  attention  is  called  to  its  contents. 

Societies  must  not  receive  any  further  additions  to  their  num¬ 
bers,  as  the  Chorus  is  already  full,  and  the  Secretaries  must  notify 
immediately  of  the  number  who  will  positively  attend,  in  order 
that  seats  may  be  secured  for  them  in  the  Coliseum.  The  num¬ 
ber  upon  each  part  must  be  stated,  and  in  this  connection  it  is 
earnestly  requested  that  Directors  of  Societies  transfer  a  portion 
of  their  sopranos  to  the  alto  part,' as  the  former  predominate  so 
much. 

It  is  hoped  that  Societies  will  lose  no  time  in  learning  the  cho¬ 
ruses  thoroughly,  and  that  extra  rehearsals  will  be  had  if  neces- 


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sary.  It  is  expected  that  all  will  be  well  prepared  in  the  music 
by  May  20th  at  the  latest,  and  we  shall  be  obliged  to  refuse  ad¬ 
mission  to  such  as  cannot  report  to  that  effect. 

Singers  must  be  guided  by  the  baton,  depending  solely  upon 
the  eye  and  not  the  ear . 

The  expenses  will  be  at  the  lowest  possible  cost.  Fare  will  be  at 
half  rates,  and  entertainment  will  be  provided  at  a  rate  not  ex¬ 
ceeding  $1.50  per  day,  and  in  all  probability  the  expense  will 
not  exceed  $  1.00  per  day.  Temporary  buildings  will  probably 
be  erected  for  the  gentlemen,  and  ladies  will  be  entertained  in 
private  houses,  churches,  or  other  suitable  places,  which  will  be 
fitted  up  for  their  express  and  exclusive  accommodation.  All 
who  have  friends  in  or  near  Boston  will  consult  their  own  com¬ 
fort  and  convenience  by  securing  entertainment  with  them,  and 
trains  will  run  in  all  directions  after  the  Concerts,  enabling  sing¬ 
ers  to  reach  any  point  within  forty  miles  of  Boston  the  same 
night. 

Secretaries  will  notify  us  whenever  any  change  of  officers  oc¬ 
curs,  and  by  May  20th  must  send  a  complete  list  of  their  mem¬ 
bers,  as  it  is  intended  to  publish  a  book  to  contain  the  names  of 
all  who  participate,  and  a  complete  history  of  the  Festival. 

The  Festival  will  continue  five  days,  instead  of  three,  as  origi¬ 
nally  announced.  It  is  intended  that  the  school  children  shall 
occupy  the  chorus  seats  on  Tuesday,  the  15th,  and  the  Oratorio 
Chorus  will  assemble  on  Wednesday,  the  16th,  and  take  part  on 
that  day  and  also  on  the  17th  (National  Day)  and  18th. 

Additional  music  may  be  sent  to  the  Societies  for  the  17th,  but 
this  is  not  yet  fully  decided. 

The  members  will  have  free  admission  to  the  Festival  upon 
Wednesday,  Thursday/Friday,  and  Saturday,  the  16th,  17th,  18th, 
and  19th,  and  to  any  other  Concerts  which  may  be  given  in  the 
Coliseum  during  the  days  above  mentioned. 

Spectators’  tickets  have  been  fixed  at  $  5.00  and  $  3.00  for  ad¬ 
mission,  with  reserved  seats,  according  to  location,  and  $2.00  for 
admission  otdy.  > 

Full  directions  of  the  course  to  be  pursued  upon  coming,  re¬ 
ception,  the  disposition  of  choral  bodies  in  the  Coliseum,  general 
rehearsals,  and  all  particulars  in  relation  to  the  Festival  not  yet 
announced,  will  be  given  in  Chorus  Circular  No.  3,  which  will  be 
issued  in  May. 

Mr.  Gilmore  has  placed  the  instrumental  department  under 
charge  of  J.  Thomas  Baldwin,  74  Washington  Street,  to  whom  all 
communications  relating  thereto  should  be  addressed. 


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It  is  suggested  that  the  books  which  have  been  sent  to  Socie¬ 
ties  should  be  the  property  of  Societies  rather  than  of  members, 
and  that  the  Librarians  control  the  same  both  before  and  after  the 
Festival. 

Several  Societies  have  applied  for  the  services  of  Mr.  Carl  Zer- 
rahn,  and  if  a  number  of  neighboring  organizations  can  arrange 
to  meet  for  a  general  rehearsal,  we  will  endeavor  to  secure  his 
attendance  upon  such  an  occasion. 

It  is  suggested  that  Societies  might  give  one  or  more  Concerts, 
previous  to  the  Festival,  to  help  in  defraying  the  expense  incident 
upon  their  visit  to  Boston  and  their  stay. 

Messages  are  constantly  being  received  fi’om  various  parts  of 
the  country,  from  Societies  desiring  to  participate,  but  all  such 
applications  must  be  refused,  as  no  more  can  possibly  be  provided 
for. 

The  Superintendent  of  the  Chorus  wishes  to  convey  the 
thanks  of  the  Management  to  all  the  Societies  connected  with 
the  Chorus  for  their  prompt  response  to  the  appeal  in  Circu¬ 
lar  No.  1,  and  for  their  zeal  in  organizing  and  preparing  for  the 
Festival  ;  and  his  only  regret  is  that  arrangements  cannot  be 
made  for  a  much  larger  number  than  can  be  accommodated  in 
the  Coliseum. 

E.  TOURjffE, 

Superintendent  of  Chorus. 

While  the  grand  oratorio  chorus  were  making  every 
preparation  for  their  part,  nothing  definite  had  yet 
been  arranged  for  the  great  chorus  of  children  which 
was  announced  to  form  so  attractive  a  feature  in 
,  the  exercises  of  the  first  day.  Unfortunately  some 
members  of  the  School  Committee  were  unwilling  to 
further  the  interests  of  the  Festival  in  any  way,  and 
it  became  a  matter  of  serious  doubt  whether  the  chil¬ 
dren  would  be  permitted  to  assist  at  all.  Strange  to 
say,  while  this  feeling  governed  the  action  of  influen¬ 
tial  parties  in  the  Boston  School  Board,  committees  of 
neighboring  cities  and  towns  were  offering  their  chil¬ 
dren  to  take  part.  At  length  the  Executive  Commit¬ 
tee,  feeling  that  the  matter  must  be  decided  one  way 
or  the  other,  passed  the  following  vote :  — - 
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Voted,  That  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to  draw  up  a  commu¬ 
nication  to  His  Honor  the  Mayor  as  Chairman  of  the  School 
Board,  inviting  the  children  of  the  public  schools  to  assist  in  the 
vocal  exercises  of  the  first  day  of  the  Peace  Jubilee,  and  that  said 
communication  receive  The  signature  of  every  member  of  the 
School  Committee. 

Much  ill-feeling  still  lurked  in  bosoms  that  ought  to 
have  been  in  sympathy  with  this  movement  from  the 
beginning,  but  they  had  been  outgeneralled  at  every 
point  so  far,  and  it  remained  to  be  seen  whether  such 
influence  would  show  itself  in  the  School  Board  when 
the  question  of  permitting  the  children  to  take  part  in 
the  Jubilee  came  up. 

On  the  evening  of  April  13,  the  regular  monthly 
meeting  of  the  School  Committee, 

“The  Chair  read  a  communication  from  the  Executive  Commit¬ 
tee  on  the  subject  of  the  Jubilee  to  take  place  in  this  city  in  June 
next,  in  commemoration  of  the  restoration  of  Peace  throughout 
our  land,  asking  that  the  children  of  the  public  schools  may  be 
permitted  to  take  part  in  the  vocal  exercises  of  the  programme 
for  the  first  day.”  —  Record  of  School  Committee,  April  13,  1869. 

The  projector,  feeling  the  deepest  interest  in  the 
action  of  the  Board,  was  a  lobby  member  during  their 
meeting.  He  did  not  need  an  occasional  visit  from  “  a 
friend  at  court”  to  inform  him  how  matters  stood, 
for  he  could  not  help  hearing  what  was  said,  —  and 
said  loud  and  earnestly,  of  which  much  was  anything 
hut  encouraging.  After  an  animated  discussion  the 
matter  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Music  for 
consideration,  not  with  full  powers,  but  with  instruc¬ 
tions  to  report  to  the  Board  at  the  next  monthly  meet¬ 
ing,  when  final  action  would  be  taken. 

Nothing  more  could  be  done  about  the  matter  for  a 
month,  and  of  course  the  programme  of  the  first  day  could 
not  be  finally  arranged  until  this  matter  was  decided. 


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But  the  chief  centre  of  attraction  at  this  time  was 
the  uprising  Coliseum.  The  framework  of  the  im¬ 
mense  building  —  the  largest  ever  erected  in  Amer¬ 
ica —  loomed  up  like  a  huge  skeleton,  looking  at  a  dis¬ 
tance  like  a  denuded  forest.  Hundreds  of  busy  hands 
were  engaged  in  carrying  out  the  grand  design,  and 
the  scene  was  most  suggestive  and  inspiring.  Gangs 
of  mechanics,  stationed  as  it  seemed  whole  blocks 
apart,  were  hammering  away  in  the  good  cause,  mak¬ 
ing  the  pleasantest  music  to  ears  that  had  long  waited 
for  the  welcome  sound.  Arch  after  arch  sprang  aloft, 
till  whole  acres  of  space  were  spanned,  and  rib  after 
rib  was  put  in,  and  arm  after  arm  stretched  out,  draw¬ 
ing  together  day  after  day  into  more  complete  form 
the  mighty  building  that  was  assuming  the  proportions 
of  another  ark  preparing  for  the  great  flood  of  music 
that  was  to  sweep  over  the  nation. 

The  “  oldest  inhabitant  ”  opened  his  eyes  in  wonder 
at  the  sight,  and  marvelled  at  the  rapidity  with  which 
the  work  went  on,  verily  believing  the  millennium  was 
at  hand.  Others  thought  another  Tower  of  Babel  was 
going  up,  and  went  away  to  dream  of  the  terrible  din, 
the  crashing  of  sounds,  and  the  “  confusion  of  tongues  ” 
that  would  soon  roll  their  roaring  waves  far  into  the 
interior.  Nervous  people  were  preparing  to  move  out 
of  town  to  be  well  away  from  the  uproar,  and  many 
proposed  taking  reserved  seats  during  Jubilee  week 
upon  the  Highlands,  several  miles  away ;  but  best  of 
all  was  the  following  ingenuous  remark  of  a  good  old 
lady  writing  from  Liverpool,  England:  “We  are  all 
looking  forward  with  the  deepest  interest  to  your 
grand  Peace  Festival,  and  on  the  15th  day  of  June, 
your  first  day,  1  shall  open  my  windoivs,  and  who  knows 
ivhat  I  may  hear'.”  Curiosity  was  on  tiptoe;  crowds 
flocked  to  the  Coliseum  daily  with  ever-increasing  in- 


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terest.  Verily,  so  great  were  the  numbers  of  lookers- 
on  it  seemed  at  times  as  if  half  the  people  of  Boston 
had  left  their  employments  to  act  as  a  general  volun¬ 
teer  advisory  board,  and  the  remarks  made  and  spec¬ 
ulations  indulged  in  as  to  the  result  of  the  grand 
experiment  were  often  ludicrous  in  the  extreme,  and 
put  at  rest  forever  the  question  whether  go-ahead, 
money-getting  people  are  devoid  the  element  of  humor. 
Good-nature  and  good  wishes  prevailed,  although  woful 
predictions  of  utter  failure  were  liberally  thrown  in  by 
those  who  knew  nothing  of  the  matter ;  in  fact,  the 
minds  of  the  whole  community  were  considerably  un¬ 
settled  upon  the  “  chief  topic  of  the  day,”  and  it  was 
difficult  to  get  at  what  any  one  really  believed ;  but 
still  the  work  went  on. 

It  might  reasonably  be  supposed  that,  after  the  many 
serious  battles  that  had  been  fought  and  the  several 
stages  of  fierce  opposition  through  which  the  enterprise 
had  passed  to  its  present  forward  condition,  that  the 
enemy  would  gracefully  yield  the  point ;  but  such  was 
not  the  case.  The  evil  tongue  of  the  evil-thinker  was 
still  busily  at  work ;  and  one  of  the  most  dangerous 
and  injurious  of  all  rumors  was  now  set  afloat,  that  the 
building  ivas  unsafe! 

Scarcely  had  the  floor-sills  of  the  structure  been 
laid,  and  its  form  outlined  by  the  first  few  timbers, 
ere  whisperings  of  weakness  in  the  construction  passed 
from  lip  to  lip  and  from  ear  to  ear.  This  impression 
continued  to  gain  ground  as  the  work  progressed,  until 
it  became  a  public  question,  and  many  influential  pa¬ 
pers  throughout  the  country  increased  the  fears  of  the 
timid  by  sounding  a  solemn  note  of  warning  to  all  . 
who  proposed  participating  in  the  Festival.  It  was  a 
time  of  great  anxiety  to  all  concerned,  especially  to 
the  half-dozen  gentlemen  of  the  Executive  Committee 


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who  were  bearing  the  financial  burden  of  the  whole 
enterprise. 

The  builders,  contractors,  architects,  and  building 
committee  were  all  gentlemen  of  great  experience, 
and  fully  appreciated  the  responsibility  of  their  task. 
They  knew  that  the  safety  and*  security  of  Fifty  Thou¬ 
sand  lives  were  in  their  hands,  and  they  took  every 
precaution  to  guard  against  accident  by  making  the 
structure  strong  and  solid  enough  to  bear  ten  times 
the  weight  and  pressure  to  which  it  would  ever  be 
subjected.  There  never  was  a  doubt  in  their  minds 
as  to  the  strength  of  the  work  under  their  supervision, 
and  there  was  not  the  slightest  cause  for  the  stories 
in  circulation  concerning  it. 

From  morning  till  night,  for  weeks  and  months,  the 
Building  Committee,  one  or  all,  were  almost  constantly 
on  the  ground,  watching  every  inch  of  progress  made. 
Fully  satisfied  that  everything  possible  was  being  done 
which  the  knowledge  and  experience  of  the  builders 
and  their  own  foresight  could  suggest  to  make  the 
structure  safe  beyond  a  doubt,  they  turned  a  deaf 
ear  to  the  malicious  rumors  that  would  have  swept 
away  all  confidence,  and  left  them  the  sole  occupants 
of  their  marvellous  structure. 

While  the  timid  were  being  excited  by  these  rumors, 
even  the  very  winds  of  heaven,  it  would  seem,  came 
to  prove  their  falsity.  Two  or  three  very  heavy  gales 
occurred  at  different  stages  of  the  work,  and  although 
at  times  it  was  a  matter  of  serious  doubt  whether 
the  building  could  stand  such  severe  tests  in  its  half- 
finished  condition,  yet  not  a  rib  was  broken  nor  a 
joint  displaced,  to  feed  the  appetites  of  those  who 
from  first  to  last  predicted  failure  and  destruction. 
“When  our  work  is  done,”  said  the  Building  Com¬ 
mittee,  “those  who  are  capable  of  judging  may  inves- 


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tigate  the  result  of  our  labors  and  publish  their  opin¬ 
ions  ;  until  then  we  shall  give  no  heed  to  the  unfriend¬ 
ly  reports  that  now  seem  to  give  so  much  uneasiness 
to  the  community.” 

Thus  it  was  that  those  brave  men  went  on  without 
doubt  or  fear,  in  the  face  of  chilling  and  discouraging 
predictions,  fulfilling  the  great  task  which  they  had 
undertaken. 

While  all  this  excitement  was  going  on,  and  the 
naked  walls  of  the  Coliseum  were  rapidly  uprising,  the 
Committee  on  Decorations  were  not  inactive.  They 
had  consulted  with  several  artists,  who  presented  vari¬ 
ous  plans  and  sketches  for  the  adornment  of  the 
interior  of  the  building. 

That  each  State  in  the  Union  should  have  its  niche, 
its  alcove,  its  grand  arch  in  the  “  Temple  of  Peace,” 
decorated  with  its  loyal  mottoes,  emblems,  coat  of  arms, 
and  other  appropriate  insignia,  was  one  of  the  very 
first  suggestions  that  sprang  from  this  conception. 

That  the  Hymn  of  the  Angels,  the  Universal  Chris¬ 
tian  motto, 

Gloria  tit  tmlm  geo, 

tt  tit  terra  par  Ijonttittbus  boitae  bolmttatis, 

should  shine  above  all,  as  in  letters  of  golden  light,  was 
ever  uppermost  in  the  mind  that  now  so  happily  saw 
his  inspiring  vision  taking  form  and  shape. 

The  committee  held  many  meetings ;  they  were 
gentlemen  of  exquisite  taste,  who  appreciated  the 
magnificent  opportunity  for  gladdening  the  eye  by  a 
harmonious  blending  of  the  emblems  of  peace,  music, 
and  nationality ;  and  with  enlarged  views  and  artistic 
comprehension  they  culled  from  the  various  designs 
submitted  a  combination  which  promised  to  present  a 
scene  of  beauty  that  would  awaken  the  enthusiasm  of 


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every  connoisseur  of  art,  and  fall  upon  the  gaze  of  all 
with  enchanting  effect. 

The  devices  furnished  by  the  well-known  artist,  C. 
W.  Roeth,  were  chiefly  adopted,  and  under  his  super¬ 
vision  hundreds  of  delicate  fingers  labored  for  many 
weeks  in  carrying  out  the  views  of  the  committee. 

The  perfecting  of  the  chorus,  orchestra,  organ,  build¬ 
ing,  decorations,  all  were  now  being  pushed  to  com¬ 
pletion  as  rapidly  as  possible,  and  promised  the  most 
•gratifying  results. 

The  Committee  on  Advertising  were  also  full  of 
business,  using  their  experience  in  that  line  to  great 
advantage.  Far  and  near  the  result  of  their  labors 
was  felt  in  the  increasing  interest  of  the  public  in  the 
Jubilee. 

The  valuable  services  of  the  well-known  manager, 
Mr.  Henry  A.  McGlenen,  were  also  employed  in  the 
advertising  department,  and  he  found  ample  room  for 
the  practical  development  of  many  excellent  ideas  that 
helped  to  fan  the  flame  of  enthusiasm,  which  at  this 
time  spread  like  wildfire,  till  the  whole  country  was  in 
a  blaze  of  excitement. 

Public  expectation  was  at  its  height ;  on  the  street 
and  in  the  home,  in  the  counting-house  and  over  the 
tea-table,  “  Jubilee”  was  the  current  talk.  Altogether 
the  situation  now  called  for  nerve,  energy,  judgment, 
confidence,  and  generalship  on  the  part  of  the  man¬ 
agement.  There  must  be  no  failures,  no  shortcomings, 
no  disappointments.  All  promises  must  be  fulfilled, 
and,  if  possible,  the  grand  result  surpass  the  highest 
anticipations. 

Up  to  this  time  evening  entertainments  in  the 
Coliseum  in  connection  with  the  Jubilee  had  not  been 
taken  into  consideration  by  the  committee ;  conse¬ 
quently  a  proposition  to  introduce  gas-light  (another 


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very  expensive  item)  was  at  first  opposed,  but  after¬ 
wards  it  was  thought  best  to  be  prepared  for  all  emer¬ 
gencies,  and  arrangements  to  illuminate  the  building 
Avere  accordingly  made.  The  contract  for  putting  in 
the  fixtures  was  given  to  Messrs.  Bliss  -and  Perkins,  the 
result  of  whose  labors  was  in  the  highest  degree  satis¬ 
factory.  Over  twenty-five  thousand  feet  of  gas-pipe 
were  put  in,  from  which  two  thousand  four  hundred 
jets,  arranged  in  the  form  of  stars,  crosses,  triangles, 
and  other  appropriate  figures,  burst  forth  on  several 
occasions  with  magical  effect,  shedding  lustre  upon 
scenes  never  equalled  in  brilliancy,  and  never  to  be 
forgotten  by  the  thousands  of  happy  participants. 

Water  Avas  even  a  greater  necessity  than  light.  To 
guard  against  fire,  as  also  to  provide  for  the  thirsty 
million,  was  all-important ;  consequently  an  abundance 
of  “  pure  Cpchituate  ”  was  introduced  at  several  con¬ 
venient  points  within  and  around  the  Coliseum.  The 
main  hydrant  Avas  located  in  the  very  centre  of  the 
building,  beneath  a  trap-door,  which  also  enclosed  a 
coil  of  hose  attached  and  ready  for  instant  use,  should 
any  occasion  for  it  unfortunately  arise. 

As  an  additional  precaution,  the  city  government  sta¬ 
tioned  Cataract  Hose  Company  No.  10,  horses,  carriages, 
engine,  and  all,  in  one  of  the  large  anterooms  of  the 
building,  where  day  and  night  for  several  Aveeks  this 
company  remained  upon  special  duty,  ready  to  subdue 
any  outbreak  of  the  fiery  element  that  might  occur. 
Furthermore,  to  increase  the  security  of  the  structure, 
the  American  Consolidated  Fire  Extinguisher  Com¬ 
pany  presented  the  committee  with  the  use  of  Fifty 
of  their  Portable  Fire  Extinguishers,  which  were  placed 
in  every  nook  and  corner  of  the  Coliseum,  looking 
like  so  many  faithful  Avatch-dogs,  ready  to  pounce 
upon  any  unruly  tongue  of  flame  that  might  dart  forth 
upon  the  scene. 


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Whatever  might  add  to  the  safety,  convenience,  and 
comfort  of  the  public  was  provided  for  by  the  wise 
forecast  of  the  committee. 

It  was  now  early  in  May,  still  the  programme  of 
the  first  day  was  not  yet  settled  upon,  owing  to  the 
delay  of  the  School  Board  in  rendering  their  decision 
regarding  the  school-children’s  participating  in  the 
exercises.  This  retarded  progress  somewhat,  and  not 
only  gave  the  management  much  uneasiness,  but  at 
length  threatened  danger  to  the  whole  enterprise ;  but 
the  danger  was  averted  just  in  time  to  save  the  Festi¬ 
val  from  the  evil  consequences. 

The  question  of  the  children  taking  part  had  been 
under  advisement,  and  was  to  come  before  the  School 
Board  for  final  action  at  their  monthly  meeting.  In 
common  with  the  rest  of  the  community,  many  of 
the  Board  had  serious  fears  of  the  safety  of  the  build¬ 
ing,  and,  to  avoid  the  responsibility  of  any  mishap, 
were  determined  to  use  their  influence  to  keep  the 
children  at  home. 

Happening  accidentally  to  meet  Mr.  F.  H.  Under¬ 
wood,  a  member  of  the  Board,  Mr.  Gilmore  asked  him 
what  the  prospects  were  of  having  the  children  take 
part,  as  announced,  in  the  exercises  of  the  first  day. 

“ I  must  tell  you  frankly,”  said  he,  “that  there 
are  serious  apprehensions  in  relation  to  the  safety 
of  the  building  in  the  minds  of  many  members  of  the 
School  Committee,  and  I  doubt  very  much  if  they 
will  permit  the  children  to  sing.  You  have  no  idea 
of  the  great  anxiety  that  exists  upon  this  point, 
and  I  am  very  much  afraid  that  it  will  outweigh  any 
influence  that  can  be  brought  to  counteract  the  bad 
impression.” 

This  was  a  fearful  warning,  pregnant  with  untold 
disaster.  It  foreshadowed  mischief  which  it  might  be 


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impossible  to  repair.  What  if  the  action  of  the  Board 
should  result  in  such  a  vote  as  this  :  — 

“  That,  in  consequence  of  the  doubt  which  exists  in 
the  minds  of  the  'community  concerning  the  safety  of 
the  Coliseum,  the  School  Committee  deem  it  unwise  to 
permit  the  children  to  take  part.” 

Never,  never  had  the  fate  of  the  enterprise  hung 
upon  so  slender  a  thread  as  at  this  moment.  It 
seemed  as  if  the  School  Committee  alone  now  held  its 
success  in  their  hands,  —  many  of  whom,  unfortunately, 
had  no  sympathy  whatever  with  the  movement.  Their 
withholding  of  the  children,  upon  the  ground  of  the 
insecurity  of  the  building,  would  destroy  public  confi¬ 
dence,  and  damage  the  prospects  of  the  Festival 
beyond  the  possibility  of  reparation.  Such  a  calam¬ 
ity  must  be  averted  at  any  cost,  and  all  doubt  and 
prejudice  removed  from  the  minds  of  the  committee. 
They  of  course  felt  their  responsibility  to  the  parents 
who  had  placed  them  in  charge  of  their  children,  and 
would  not  make  any  move  that  might  involve  them  in 
danger.  If  evil  should  result,  they  would  be  held  re- 
sponsible. 

To  doubt  when  danger  threatens  cannot  be  helped, 
—  the  wisest  and  the  best  have  their  fears;  but  to 
take  for  granted  evil  and  unfounded  reports,  without 
making  any  effort  to  investigate  and  determine  for 
one’s  self,  is  not  an  evidence  of  wisdom.  “  They  say 
so,”  is  a  great  bugbear  that  frightens  many  honest  and 
well-meaning  people  ;  and  this  was  the  only  “  weak¬ 
ness  ”  in  any  way  connected  with  the  Coliseum  which 
occasioned  alarm. 

Something  must  be  done,  and  that  immediately,  to 
disabuse  the  public  mind  of  the  terrible  fear  that  pos¬ 
sesses  it  regarding  the  building ;  something  must  be 
done  to  secure  the  favorable  action  of  the  School 


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Committee.  “  What  ?  ”  was  the  question.  Such  a  vote 
as  has  been  intimated  would  create  a  general  panic  in 
the  community,  and  no  effort  to  calm  the  fears  excited 
by  it  would  be  of  any  avail.  What  was  to  be  done  ? 
How  could  the  danger  be  averted  ? 

“Eureka!  I  have  it!”  exclaimed  the  projector,  as 
an  exultant  thought  flashed  through  his  mind  fore¬ 
shadowing  a  way  out  of  the  pending  danger,  and 
affording  the  greatest  mental  relief.  “  The  Last  Day, 
the  last  day,  for  the  chorus  of  children,  not  the  first'’ 
This  thought  came  like  an  inspiration,  calming  every 
fear.  The  question  of  safety  could  not  then  be  brought 
up  in  the  committee  to  cause  unfavorable  action,  as  the 
test  of  four  days  would  be  sufficient  to  satisfy  even 
the  most  timid  parent  of  the  security  of  the  building. 

The  projector  hastened  to  make  known  to  the  Exec¬ 
utive  Committee  his  interview  with  Mr.  Underwood, 
the  danger  presaged  by  the  probable  action  of  the 
School  Board,  and  the  only  possible  way  to  avoid  so 
great  a  disaster.  The  result  was,  that  a  sub-committee, 
consisting  of  Hon.  A.  H.  Rice  and  Mr.  George  H. 
Davis,  were  appointed  to  wait  upon  Dr.  Upham,  Chair¬ 
man  of  the  Committee  on  Music  in  the  public  schools, 
and  inform  him  that  the  Executive  Committee  would 
prefer  to  have  the  children  take  part  in  the  exercises 
of  the  last  day  instead  of  the  first ,  as  previously  under¬ 
stood.  Dr.  Upham  received  his  visitors  with  great 
cordiality,  and  expressed  his  willingness  to  meet  their 
wishes,  so  far  as  the  matter  lay  with  him. 

The  transfer  of  the  children  from  the  first  to  the 
last  day  was  a  fortunate  thought ;  it  removed  one 
very  grave  reason  why  they  should  not  take  part ;  and 
doubtless  had  its  due  weight  with  the  Music  Commit¬ 
tee  in  making  the  following  report  to  the  Board  at  the 
monthly  meeting  of  May  11 :  — 


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The  Committee  on  Music,  to  whom  was  referred  the  communi¬ 
cation  from  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Peace  Jubi¬ 
lee  Association,  asking  that  the  children  of  the  Public  Schools 
may  be  allowed  to  take  part  in  the  performances  at  the  Coliseum 
during  the  Festival  week,  in  June  next,  respectfully  report, 
considering  the  question  in  all  its  bearings  :  — 

That,  in  their  opinion,  it  is  practicable  for  the  Schools  to  give 
a  choral  performance  during  that  week,  and  in  the  building  spe¬ 
cified,  under  the  following  conditions  and  restrictions,  viz.  :  — 

1st.  That  the  number  be  limited  to  the  pupils  of  the  High,  and 
the  First  and  Second  classes  of  the  Grammar  Schools. 

2d.  That  the  selection  of  the  programme  and  of  the  conduc¬ 
tor  of  such  musical  exercises  of  the  Schools  be  left  with  the 
standing  committee  on  Music,  acting  under  the  general  direction 
and  authority  of  this  Board. 

3d.  That,  on  the  day  set  apart  for  such  performance,  the  pu¬ 
pils  of  the  Boston  schools  shall  form  a  separate  and  distinct  choir 
by  themselves.  And,  lastly,  That  such  performance  be  not 
allowed  to  take  place  on  the  first  day  of  the  Festival. 

Respectfully  submitted  for  the  Committee  on  Music. 

J.  BAXTER  UPHAM,  Chairman. 

The  report  of  the  Music  Committee  was  approved 
by  the  Board,  and  Dr.  Upham,  and  the  other  gentle¬ 
men  co-operating  with  him,  did  all  in  their  power  from 
that  time  forward  to  make  the  children’s  day  the  great 
day  of  the  Festival. 

When  all  things  were  moving  on  harmoniously  and 
majestically  towards  the  festal  day,  the  Boston  chorus 
were  thrown  into  a  great  flutter  by  the  announcement 
of  Mr.  Tourjee  that  every  member  would  have  to  un¬ 
dergo  an  examination,  and  all  whose  voices  and  ability 
to  read  music  were  not  up  to  the  standard  would  be 
excluded  from  the  chorus. 

This  was  a  fearful  ordeal  for  some  of  the  young 
ladies.  They  were  in  a  terrible  state  of  suspense 
while  looking  forward  to  the  day,  the  hour,  the  mo¬ 
ment  of  their  trial.  They  justly  felt  that  they  could 
sing  well  enough  in  a  crowd,  and  keep  in  time  and 


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tune  with  those  around  them ;  but  to  be  obliged  to 
sing  alone  in  the  presence  of  critical  judges,  who 
might  place  before  them  music  they  had  never  seen 
before,  was  indeed  fearful  to  contemplate.  They  had 
been  rehearsing  for  weeks  and  months  with  all  their 
hearts,  and  were  looking  forward  with  such  joyful  anti¬ 
cipations  to  the  coming  day,  that  to  be  put  to  such  a 
severe  test  now,  when  all  their  trouble  seemed  over, 
was  a  cruel  necessity. 

Thousands  of  hearts  throbbed  with  painful  emotion 
while  this  dark  cloud  hung  over  their  hopes.  The 
thought  of  the  trying  ordeal  haunted  them  day  and 
night.  Fathers  and  mothers,  sisters  and  brothers, 
cousins  and  friends,  were  all  interested  and  anxious 
that  their  dear  ones  should  pass  a  successful  examina¬ 
tion,  and  keep  their  places  in  the  chorus.  Many  a 
silent  tear  and  anxious  sigh  were  interwoven  with 
their  hopes  and  fears  while  filled  with  this  oppressive 
thought.  How  often  and  how  feelingly  were  the  in¬ 
quiries  made  :  “  Will  the  examination  be  very  critical  ?  ” 
“  Why  did  n’t  they  do  this  when  we  first  joined  ?  ” 
“  Who  is  going  to  try  the  voices  ?  ”  “  If  I  bring 

a  letter  from  my  music-teacher,  won’t  that  do  ?  ” 
“  Can’t  my  cousin  and  I  be  tried  together  ?  ”  “0 

dear !  is  there  no  way  to  avoid  this  abominable  ex¬ 
amination  ?  ” 

Hundreds  of  similar  questions  were  asked  day  after 
day  by  members  of  the  chorus ;  nor  was  all  this  pain¬ 
ful  doubt  and  anxiety  confined  to  the  gentler  sex. 
Brave  boys  who  had  stood  before  the  cannon’s  mouth, 
whose  voices  shouted  in  the  hot  charge  that  rode  down 
the  rebellion,  now  trembled  lest  when  the  musical 
Doctor  examined  them  they  should  not  be  “mustered 
in”  to  sing  the  song  of  Peace.  But  the  awful  moment 
had  to  come  ;  there  was  no  evading  it ;  a  regular  “  sift- 


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ing  out”  was  necessary  that  the  “  chaff”  might  be  cast 
aside. 

In  the  first  call  for  the  chorus  in  Boston  the  doors 
of  admission  were  flung  open  so  wide  that  many  who 
had  neither  voice  nor  musical  culture  came  forward, 
paid  their  admission  fee,  and  felt  quite  secure  while 
playing  the  part  of  dummies  at  the  rehearsals.  But 
the  finger  of  Apollo  and  the  eye  of  St.  Cecilia  were 
upon  them.  Neither  heathen  god  nor  Christian  saint 
would  allow  any  such  imposition  upon  art ;  and  when 
the  day  of  trial  came,  they  were  not  among. the  inno¬ 
cent  and  true  who,  with  sigh  and  tear  and  sweet  song 
trembling  upon  their  lips,  appeared  before  the  tribu¬ 
nal.  They  came  not,  but  in  silence  departed,  and  no 
one  asked  whither  they  had  gone  or  whether  they 
would  return. 

The  examination  by  Mr.  Tourjee  of  the  Boston 
chorus  alone  occupied  over  two  weeks.  From  morn¬ 
ing  till  night,  during  that  time,  the  anxious  choristers 
filed  in  and  out  of  the  Jubilee  rooms  at  the  Music 
Hall,  each  awaiting  in  turn  the  dreaded  trial,  and  all 
anxious  to  receive  that  precious  boon,  —  a  ticket  bear¬ 
ing  the  final  stamp  of  qualified  membership  to  the 
chorus. 

To  expedite  the  examination,  four  at  a  time  —  so¬ 
prano,  alto,  tenor,  and  bass  —  were  brought  into  the 
judge’s  presence,  who,  sitting  at  a  pianoforte,  turned 
to  any  page  of  the  Jubilee  Chorus  Book  that  hap¬ 
pened  to  come  first,  and,  striking  the  key  of  the  piece 
before  him,  encouraged  the  examinees  to  sing  out 
without  fear.  A  moment  told  if  the  quartette  were 
all  equal  to  the  task,  and  if  so  they  were  accepted, 
passed  on,  and  the  “next  four”  were  called. 

Every  allowance  was  made  for  nervousness,  and  in 
many  cases  the  over-timid,  whose  feelings  had  been 


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wrought  up  to  a  most  painful  degree  of  excitement 
in  anticipation  of  this  fearful  moment,  finding  them¬ 
selves  under  the  kind  and  patient  encouragement 
of  Mr.  Tourjee,  recovered  their  ease  and  equanimity 
after  one  or  two  attempts,  and  bore  off  the  coveted 
prize  with  feelings  of  proud  exultation.  These  little 
triumphs  shed  sunshine  and  happiness  around  many  a 
family  board,  where  for  days  and  weeks  this  cruel  test- 
question  had  been  the  general  topic,  and  the  cause  of 
much  trouble  and  anxiety  to  all.  The  sudden  transi¬ 
tion  from  a  state  of  painful  suspense  to  a  feeling  of  joy 
and  pleasure  was  exemplified  in  the  highest  degree 
during  this  examination. 

Many  who  entered  the  judge’s  room  with  pale  and 
sombre  faces,  with  beating  hearts  and  heaving  bosoms, 
came  out  with  the  flush  of  victory  lighting  up  their 
countenances  as  they  marched  triumphantly  through 
the  terrified  ranks  of  the  “untried.”  And  how  pain¬ 
fully  interesting,  too,  the  many  questions  that  were 
asked  of  those  who  came  out  smiling  and  holding  up 
to  view  the  precious  “  reward  of  merit.”  “  Do  tell  us, 
was  it  dreadful  hard  ?  ”  “  What  did  you  have  to  sing  ? 

“  How  many  pieces  did  you  try  ?  ”  “  Did  you  fail  at 

all  ?  ”  “  What  did  he  say  when  you  broke  down  ?  ” 

“How  did  you  feel?”  “Were  you  very  much  fright¬ 
ened  ? ”  “I  do  hope  he  ’ll  ask  me  to  sing  1  Thanks  be 
to  God,’  or  ‘He  watching  over  Israel.’”  “I  can  sing 
my  part  to  every  piece  in  the  book ;  but,  0  dear  me  ! 
there,  I ’m  afraid  when  I  go  into  that  horrid  room  I 
won’t  be  able  to  sing  at  all ;  it  makes  me  sick  to  think 
of  it ;  I ’m  almost  sure  I  ’ll  faint !  ”  And  such  scenes 
as  these  for  two  long  weeks  were  witnessed  at  the 
Music  Hall  during  this  never-to-be-forgotten  examina¬ 
tion. 

The  result  was  that  the  real  dummies  kept  out  of 


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the  way,  and  only  those  appeared  who  had  reason  to 
believe  they  were  qualified.  Some  who  fell  short  of 
the  requirement  were  placed  upon  probation,  with  the 
promise  of  admission  at  a  later  day  if  time  and  study 
brought  them  up  to  the  standard.  But  on  the  whole 
the  ladies  and  gentlemen  of  the  Boston  chorus  gave 
evidence  of  possessing,  in  many  cases,  splendid  voices, 
and  showed  great  familiarity  with  the  choruses ;  they 
practically  demonstrated  that,  through  their  own  ear¬ 
nest  study  and  the  careful  instruction  of  Mr.  Carl 
Zerrahn,  they  were  fully  capable  of  doing  justice  to 
the  music  selected  for  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

Another  question  of  musical  importance  which  inter¬ 
ested  many  was  this  :  Would  any  solo  singer  be  able  to 
produce  an  effect  in  such  an  immense  building  as  the 
Coliseum  ?  Musical  people  generally  believed  that  it 
woidd  be  impossible  for  any  single  human  voice  to  be 
heard  to  advantage  in  so  vast  an  enclosure.  But 
there  was  one  lady  who  had  no  doubts  or  fears  about 
it,  —  one  who  from  the  beginning  had  felt  the  deepest 
interest  in  the  success  of  the  Festival;  and  when  it 
was  announced  that  the  peerless  queen  of  song,  the 
idol  of  the  American  people,  Madame  Parepa-Rosa, 
was  willing  to  try  the  experiment,  many  shook  their 
heads  and  said  that  even  her  incomparable  voice  would 
be  lost  in  so  great  a  space ;  that  indeed  it  was  beyond 
the  capability  or  the  possibility  of  any  one  voice  to 
make  itself  heard  by  fifty  thousand  people  in  an  area 
solely  intended  and  adapted  for  the  volume  of  sound 
which  thousands  and  tens  of  thousands  of  voices  and 
instruments  would  produce.  Nevertheless,  Madame 
Rosa  accepted  the  invitation  of  the  committee,  and 
her  marvellous  triumphs  during  the  Festival  surprised 
and  electrified  all,  and  added  immensely  to  the  eclat 
and  success  of  the  occasion. 


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The  following  is  the  invitation :  — 

Boston,  May  10,  1869. 

Dear  Madame,  —  At  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
holden  on  Saturday  evening  last,  it  was  unanimously  voted 
“  That  the  services  of  the  great  lyric  artiste,  Madame  Parepa- 
Rosa,  will  he  an  invaluable  acquisition  to  the  Grand  Army  of 
Harmony  which  will  celebrate  the  restoration  of  Peace  through¬ 
out  America,  in  June.”  The  committee  are  fully  aware  of  the 
price  which  you  very  justly  place  upon  such  services.  They 
are  also  sensible  of  the  fact  that  no  other  solo  singer  possesses 
an  organ  of  sufficient  strength  and  compass  to  be  heard  in  our 
Coliseum.  Yet,  to  some  extent,  they  throw  themselves  upon 
your  well-known  liberality,  and  beg  to  invite  you  to  unite  in  our 
celebration,  in  the  hope  that  the  sentiment,  the  occasion,  and 
the  circumstance  of  being  able  to  sing  in  the  largest  Music 
Hall  ever  erected  in  this  or  any  country,  will  induce  you  to 
make  a  generous  concession  from  your  usual  terms. 

Awaiting  your  response,  I  am,  dear  Madame,  with  much 
esteem, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

HENRY  G.  PARKER,  Secretary. 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa. 

To  which  she  promptly  replied  :  — 

Tremont  House,  Boston,  May  11,  1869. 

Dear  Sir,  —  It  is  with  the  sense  of  the  greatest  pleasure  and 
gratification  I  receive  your  most  flattering  letter.  I  never  felt 
any  higher  compliment  than  to  be  asked  to  add  my  co-opera¬ 
tion  to  so  great  and  worthy  an  object.  I  accept  with  the  great¬ 
est  pleasure  the  invitation  to  sing  at  the  Peace  Festival,  and, 
if  good-vrill  can  be  of  avail  in  being  heard  in  so  great  a  building , 
1  shall  certainly  do  my  best  to  lift  up  my  voice  and  sing  to  my 
utmost  power,  and  try  at  any  rate  to  achieve  the  feat !  As  to 
terms  I  leave  them  entirely  to  the  committee,  as  no  feeling  ex¬ 
cept  the  pleasure  of  joining  so  great  an  undertaking  can  actu¬ 
ate  any  artist.  I  beg  of  you,  sir,  to  make  my  determination 
known  to  the  committee,  and  to  excuse  this  poor  reply  (in 
words  though  not  in  feeling')  to  so  great  a  compliment  ex¬ 
tended  to  me.  Wishing  you  the  success  you  all  deserve  for  so 
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gigantic  an  undertaking,  and  which  the  American  people  will 
certainly  appreciate  and  countenance  by  their  presence  from  all 
sides  of  the  continent,  I  remain, 

Respectfully  yours, 

EUPIIROSYNE  PAREPA-ROSA. 

Henry  G.  Parker,  Esq. 

The  cause,  character,  and  associations  of  this  Festi¬ 
val,  —  the  first  great  gathering,  since  the  close  oP  the 
war,  commemorative  of  the  return  of  peace  and  broth¬ 
erly  love  all  over  the  land,  —  this  auspicious  occasion 
not  only  gave  opportunity,  but  imperatively  called  for 
some  special  and  appropriate  expression  in  immortal 
verse  of  the  joy  with  which  all  the  children  of  the  na¬ 
tion  hailed  the  new  era  of  union  and  harmony,  and  the 
glorious  future  foreshadowed  under  the  dear  old  flag. 
Such  a  National  Song  as  was  demanded  the  great  Fes¬ 
tival  would  bring  out  with  the  most  fitting  accompani¬ 
ments  of  voices  and  instruments,  and  herald  on  the 
,  wings  of  Music  to  every  corner  of  the  land,  and  waft 
across  the  seas  to  every  home  and  hamlet  where  Free¬ 
dom  finds  a  voice  or  needs  an  advocate.  Who  shall 
write  this  Song  of  Peace  ?  What  pen  can  portray  the 
exultation  of  a  people  freed  from  a  dark  and  devastat¬ 
ing  war  ?  what  soul  feel  the  inspiration  of  this  glorious 
hour,  and  pour  out  in  “  thoughts  that  breathe  and 
words  that  burn”  the  joy  and  gratitude  of  the  nation 
to  Almighty  God  ? 

Longfellow  !  Longfellow  !  thou  favored  son  of 
song,  loved  of  the  muses  and  admired  by  the  world, 
thou  canst  thrill  the  great  heart  of  the  people  with 
strains  of  tender  sympathy  and  words  of  lofty  cheer, 
and  swell  the  grand  anthem  of  praise  that  shall  soon 
resound  from  the  “  Temple  of  Peace  ”  to  the  uttermost 
isles  of  the  sea.  A  golden  link  in  the  chain  of  im¬ 
mortal  bards,  uniting  the  present  to  the  past,  the  New 
to  the  Old  World,  thy  genius  Hashes  its  electric  soul- 


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fire  through  all  languages  and  literatures,  and  thy 
great  words  of  love  and  wisdom  will  go  sounding  on 
through  all  the  ages. 

Thine  is  the  golden  pen  for  this  great  occasion,  thine 
the  magic  wand  to  charm  all  hearts  into  unity.  But 
in  this  hour  of  our  exultation,  when  the  nation  is  call¬ 
ing  for  a  Hymn  of  Peace  that  shall  melt  all  hearts 
into  one,  and  echo  through  the  “  corridors  of  time  ” 
with  the  steady  tramp  of  genius,  thou  art  far,  far 
away  across  the  deep,  inhaling,  perhaps,  the  sweet  air 
of  Parnassus ;  gathering  fresh  vigor  and  inspiration 
which  may  aid  thee  to  speak  still  sweeter  words  than 
ever  yet  were  spoken,- — words  that  shall  lift  up  the 
hearts  of  the  lowly,  and  strengthen  the  love  of  all  for 
the  good,  the  pure,  the  beautiful,  the  holy,  —  for  all 
things  elevating  and  ennobling  that  would  make  God’s 
earth  a  paradise,  —  a  golden  gateway  to  the  blessed 
land  of  everlasting  peace. 

Yes,  our  illustrious  bard,  Longfellow,  is  beyond 
the  sea,  shrinking  like  a  timid  bird  from  the  homage 
the  high  and  the  humble  alike  of  every  nation  would 
gladly  bestow  upon  him ;  and  while  his  progress  is 
chronicled  at  every  step  like  that  of  a  conqueror  of 
hearts,  —  while  the  eyes  of  the  mother-land  and  the 
father-land  are  fixed  upon  him  with  loving  admiration, 
the  question  arises,  Who  in  his  absence  shall  write  the 
Hymn  of  Peace  ?  To  whom  shall  the  golden  oppor¬ 
tunity  for  immortality  be  given  ?  With  unhesitating 
finger  the  muse  pointed  to  another  of  her  favored  sons, 
one  of  the  most  brilliant  of  scholars,  keenest  of  wits, 
and  popular  of  poets,  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  ; 
so  to  him  the  writer  bent  his  steps,  on  the  happiest 
errand  of  the  Jubilee.  When  ushered  into  his  pres¬ 
ence  the  Doctor  eyed  his  visitor  with  inquiring  curi¬ 
osity,  and  in  very  friendly  and  flattering  terms  said 


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gigantic  an  undertaking,  and  which  the  American  people  will 
certainly  appreciate  and  countenance  by  their  presence  from  all 
sides  of  the  continent,  I  remain, 

Respectfully  yours, 

EUPHROSYNE  PAREPA-ROSA. 

Henry  G.  Parker,  Esq. 

The  cause,  character,  and  associations  of  this  Festi¬ 
val,  —  the  first  great  gathering,  since  the  close  ofi  the 
war,  commemorative  of  the  return  of  peace  and  broth¬ 
erly  love  all  over  the  land,  —  this  auspicious  occasion 
not  only  gave  opportunity,  but  imperatively  called  for 
some  special  and  appropriate  expression  in  immortal 
verse  of  the  joy  with  which  all  the  children  of  the  na¬ 
tion  hailed  the  new  era  of  union  and  harmony,  and  the 
glorious  future  foreshadowed  under  the  dear  old  flag. 
Such  a  National  Song  as  was  demanded  the  great  Fes¬ 
tival  would  bring  out  with  the  most  fitting  accompani¬ 
ments  of  voices  and  instruments,  and  herald  on  the 
wings  of  Music  to  every  corner  of  the  land,  and  waft 
across  the  seas  to  every  home  and  hamlet  where  Free¬ 
dom  finds  a  voice  or  needs  an  advocate.  Who  shall 
write  this  Song  of  Peace  ?  What  pen  can  portray  the 
exultation  of  a  people  freed  from  a  dark  and  devastat¬ 
ing  war  ?  what  soul  feel  the  inspiration  of  this  glorious 
hour,  and  pour  out  in  u  thoughts  that  breathe  and 
words  that  burn”  the  joy  and  gratitude  of  the  nation 
to  Almighty  God  ? 

Longfellow  !  Longfellow  !  thou  favored  son  of 
song,  loved  of  the  muses  and  admired  by  the  world, 
thou  canst  thrill  the  great  heart  of  the  people  with 
strains  of  tender  sympathy  and  words  of  lofty  cheer, 
and  swell  the  grand  anthem  of  praise  that  shall  soon 
resound  from  the  “  Temple  of  Peace  ”  to  the  uttermost 
isles  of  the  sea.  A  golden  link  in  the  chain  of  im¬ 
mortal  bards,  uniting  the  present  to  the  past,  the  New 
to  the  Old  World,  thy  genius  flashes  its  electric  soul- 


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291 


fire  through  all  languages  and  literatures,  and  thy 
great  words  of  love  and  wisdom  will  go  sounding  on 
through  all  the  ages. 

Thine  is  the  golden  pen  for  this  great  occasion,  thine 
the  magic  wand  to  charm  all  hearts  into  unity.  But 
in  this  hour  of  our  exultation,  when  the  nation  is  call¬ 
ing  for  a  Hymn  of  Peace  that  shall  melt  all  hearts 
into  one,  and  echo  through  the  “  corridors  of  time  ” 
with  the  steady  tramp  of  genius,  thou  art  far,  far 
away  across  the  deep,  inhaling,  perhaps,  the  sweet  air 
of  Parnassus ;  gathering  fresh  vigor  and  inspiration 
which  may  aid  thee  to  speak  still  sweeter  words  than 
ever  yet  were  spoken,  —  words  that  shall  lift  up  the 
hearts  of  the  lowly,  and  strengthen  the  love  of  all  for 
the  good,  the  pure,  the  beautiful,  the  holy,  —  for  all 
things  elevating  and  ennobling  that  would  make  God’s 
earth  a  paradise,  —  a  golden  gateway  to  the  blessed 
land  of  everlasting  peace. 

Yes,  our  illustrious  bard,  Longfellow,  is  beyond 
the  sea,  shrinking  like  a  timid  bird  from  the  homage 
the  high  and  the  humble  alike  of  every  nation  would 
gladly  bestow  upon  him;  and  while  his  progress  is 
chronicled  at  every  step  like  that  of  a  conqueror  of 
hearts,  —  while  the  eyes  of  the  mother-land  and  the 
father-land  are  fixed  upon  him  with  loving  admiration, 
the  question  arises,  Who  in  his  absence  shall  write  the 
Hymn  of  Peace  ?  To  whom  shall  the  golden  oppor¬ 
tunity  for  immortality  be  given  ?  With  unhesitating 
finger  the  muse  pointed  to  another  of  her  favored  sons, 
one  of  the  most  brilliant  of  scholars,  keenest  of  wits, 
and  popular  of  poets,  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  ; 
so  to  him  the  writer  bent  his  steps,  on  the  happiest 
errand  of  the  Jubilee.  When  ushered  into  his  pres¬ 
ence  the  Doctor  eyed  his  visitor  with  inquiring  curi¬ 
osity,  and  in  very  friendly  and  flattering  terms  said 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


“  he  wanted  to  have  a  good  look  at  the  man  who 
originated  the  idea  of  a  National  Musical  Jubilee,  and 
was  the  cause  of  so  agreeable  an  excitement  through¬ 
out  the  country.”  Such  a  familiar  reception  as  this 
made  Mr.  Gilmore  feel  that  he  was  in  the  atmosphere 
of  kindness,  and  after  a  few  minutes’  conversation  the 
Doctor,  with  good-nature  lighting  up  every  lineament 
of  his  countenance,  pointed  to  a  mantel-piece  upon 
which  were  several  miniature  models  in  card-board  of 
ancient  and  modern  buildings  more  or  less  celebrated. 
“  Look  there,”  said  he ;  “  I  'have  taken  a  very  deep 
interest  in  the  work  which*  you  have  originated,  and 
am  delighted  to  see  all  things  progressing  so  favorably. 
These  little  models  represent,  in  their  respective  sizes, 
some  of  the  greatest  architectural  piles  of  the  past  and 
the  present.  There,  for  instance,  is  the  largest  of  the 
Egyptian  Pyramids ;  it  was  built  by  King  Cheops,  and 
is  said  to  have  taken  a  hundred  thousand  men  for 
twenty  years  to  complete  it ;  here  is  the  wonderful 
Temple  of  Olympian  Zeus ;  and  this  is  the  famous  Par¬ 
thenon  of  Athens ;  but  there,  there  is  the  most  noted 
of  all,  the  old  Roman  Coliseum.  Of  modern  works, 
this  represents  the  Crystal  Palace,  in  which  the  World’s 
Fair  took  place  in  London,  and  that  the  Palais  de  l’ln- 
dustrie  at  Paris ;  but  now  we  come  to  the  one  most 
interesting  to  you,  your  own  Coliseum,  and  you  can 
see  how  favorably  it  compares  in  size  with  the  other 
marvellous  structures,  —  smaller  than  some,  yet  larger 
than  others.  To  be  sure  it  is  built  of  wood,  but  we 
are  a  young  country,  and  if  we  can  put  up  such  an 
immense  temporary  structure  in  a  few  months,  who 
knows  what  we  may  do  in  the  course  of  time  ?  ” 

This  charming  little  “  exhibition  ”  on  the  part  of  the 
distinguished  scholar  and  poet  touched  a  tender  chord, 
and  Mr.  Gilmore  felt  under  the  greatest  obligations  to 


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one  who  manifested  so  deep  an  interest  in  his  cause. 
It  easily  and  naturally  paved  the  way  for  introducing 
and  explaining  the  object  of  his  visit. 

“  Well,”  said  the  Doctor,  “  I  have  made  an  occasional 
pilgrimage  to  your  rising  Coliseum,  and  have  gratified 
my  curiosity  to  some  extent  by  ‘  manufacturing  ’  these 
little  paper  models,  to  see  how  the  ‘Boston  notion’ 
would  look  among  the  architectural  wonders  of  the 
world ;  but  to  write  a  ‘  Hymn  of  Peace,’  that  is  quite 
another  thing ;  my  time  is  very  much  occupied  just  at 
present,  and  I  could  not  undertake  to  accomplish  any¬ 
thing  more  than  I  have  now  laid  out  for  some  time 
to  come.” 

“We  must  have  an  original  hymn,  Doctor,”  impor¬ 
tuned  Mr.  Gilmore,  “  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 
What  is  to  be  done  ?  ” 

“Why,”  replied  the  Doctor,  “you  know  there  are 
many  eminent  writers  and  poets,  who  would  do  am¬ 
ple  justice  to  the  theme,  and  who,  I  am  sure,  would  be 
happy  to  write  such  a  hymn  as  you  require.  Mr. 
Longfellow,  we  know,  is  in  Europe,  — he  cannot  be 
reached ;  but  there  is  Mr.  Bryant,  Mr.  Whittier,  Mr. 
Lowell,  — -  either  of  these  gentlemen  would  no  doubt 
willingly  comply  with  your  desire  ;  or,  if  you  wish  to 
give  a  general  invitation  through  the  papers  to  all 
writers,  I  ’ll  warrant  you  will  have  a  variety  of  hymns 
to  select  from  within  a  week.” 

“Well,  Doctor,”  replied  Mr.  Gilmore,  “you  have 
kindly  pointed  out  many  ways  to  accomplish  my  ob¬ 
ject;  but  at  present  I  can  think  of  only  one,  and  that 
is  that  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  shall  ivrite  the  Hymn 
of  Peace ,  to  be  sung  by  ten  thousand  voices,  with  the 
accompaniment  of  a  thousand  instruments,  in  the  hear¬ 
ing  of  fifty  thousand  people,  on  the  first  day  of  the 
great  National  Jubilee.” 


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Voted,  That  the  Executive  Committee  have  read  with  unfeigned 
pleasure  and  gratification  the  inspiring,  appropriate,  and  beauti¬ 
ful  Hymn  which  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  has  so  kindly  and 
promptly  composed  for  the  Jubilee,  and  that  we  tender  to  him 
our  grateful  and  sincere  thanks. 

What  a  wide  difference  there  is  between  the  inspired 
words  of  genius  and  learning  and  the  trashy  produc¬ 
tions  of  a  poetical  quack.  A  Hymn  of  Peace  written 
by  one  of  the  latter  class  would  have  had  the  American 
eagle  screaming  in  your  ears  and  the  Red,  White,  and 
Bine  flaunting  before  your  eyes  in  every  line.  The 
North  and  South,  the  East  and  West,  would  have  been 
united  for  ever  and  ever  in  eternal  bonds  of  love  and 
friendship  with  a  few  words  of  vengeance  upon  the 
“traitor  hand”  that  should  ever  be  raised  again  to 
bring  about  a  “  national  divorce.”  That  is  all  very 
well  when  occasion  calls  for  it;  there  is  nothing  like 
plain  language  to  rouse  the  soldier,  the  sailor,  or  the 
multitude  to  action  ;  but  the  soft  and  tender  chord  of 
Peace  should  not  be  struck  harshly ;  words  of  sweet 
simplicity,  —  words  that  touch  the  finer  sensibilities 
and  flood  the  soul  with  sunshine  should  “  sweep  the 
sounding  lyre  ”  in  an  invocation  to  Peace.  Such  is  the 
hymn  by  Dr.  Holmes!  In  that  no  eagle  screams  or 
flag  flaunts  obtrusively,  but  yet  it  breathes  the  pure 
“  national  air,”  and  is 

“  Sweet  with  the  odors  of  myrtle  and  pine, 

Breeze  of  the  prairie  and  breath  of  the  sea.” 

In  these  beautiful  lines  all  sections  of  our  loved 
land  are  intertwined  in  a  graphic  picture,  instead  of 
the  North  and  South,  East  and  West,  being  strung 
together  in  the  usual  humdrum  manner.  But  enough : 
the  Hymn  of  Peace  by  Dr.  Holmes  has  already  been 
translated  into  every  known  tongue,  and  sung  in  every 


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Christian  country  upon  the  face  of  the  globe,  which  is 
the  very  best  proof  of  its  merits  and  popularity. 

The  Music  Committee  held  its  first  meeting  on  Thurs¬ 
day  evening,  May  13,  at  the  St.  James  Hotel.  So  much 
had  already  been  done  which  properly  belonged  to 
their  department  that  these  gentlemen,  in  the  spirit 
of  good-nature,  were  inclined  to  look  upon  themselves 
rather  in  the  light  of  an  ornamental  than  an  active  and 
useful  body. 

True  it  is  that,  from  the  first  announcement  of  the 
Festival,  Mr.  Zerrahn,  Mr.  Tourjee,  and  the  writer  had 
held  frequent,  in  fact  daily  consultations,  and  had 
blocked  out  the  general  programme,  making  such 
alterations  and  additions  as  suggested  themselves  from 
time  to  time.  Still  there  remained  much  to  be  done. 
The  gentlemen  composing  the  Music  Committee  were 
selected  and  their  names  handed  in  by  the  projector 
at  the  organization  of  the  Jubilee  Association  as  emi¬ 
nently  fitted  musically  and  socially  for  the  important 
part  they  were  to  superintend.  They  combined  pro¬ 
fessional  and  business  ability,  devotion  to  the  true  in¬ 
terests  of  art,  great  experience  and  good  judgment, 
and  made  the  most  liberal  use  of  all  these  qualities  for 
the  advancement  of  the  Festival.  The  chairman,  Mr. 
F.  H.  Underwood,  a  gentleman  of  superior  qualifica¬ 
tions  and  refined  taste  in  matters  of  art,  very  soon 
mapped  out  the  duties  of  the  committee,  and  set  all 
branches  of  the  musical  department  in  working  order. 

The  progress,  condition,  and  requirements  of  that 
department  were  explained  to  the  committee  by  those 
who  had  so  far  shaped  its  course,  who  stated  “that 
anything  which  had  been  done  hitherto  which  failed  to 
meet  their  approval  might  now  be  changed.”  The 
duties  to  which  the  committee  gave  attention  may  be 
summed  up  as  follows  :  — 


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1 .  Keview  of  the  programme  laid  out  for  the  Festival,  and  its 
preparation  for  publication. 

2.  Condition  of  the  choral  organization,  its  numbers  and  the 
number  upon  each  part. 

3  Condition  of  the  orchestra,  the  number  already  engaged, 
and  the  classification  of  the  instruments. 

4.  The  examination  of  new  compositions,  written  for  the  Fes¬ 
tival. 

5.  What  soloists  and  leading  vocalists,  in  addition  to  those 
already  engaged,  should  be  invited  to  take  part. 

6.  The  general  comfort  of  visiting  societies  and  musicians. 

7.  The  best  hours  for  rehearsals  and  concerts  during  the  Fes¬ 
tival. 

8.  The  reception  of  societies  and  seating  of  the  chorus  in  the 
Coliseum. 

9.  The  preparation  and  printing  of  the  house  programmes. 

10.  Th.e  division  of  the  committee  into  sub-committees  to  carry 
out  minor  details. 

These  were  the  general  features  which  occupied  the 
attention  of  the  committee  during;  several  meetings ; 
and  from  the  first  moment  of  their  coming  together 
up  to  the  close  of  the  Festival,  it  is  safe  to  say  that 
there  were  fewer  suspensions,  dissonances,  and  discords 
than  would  have  occurred  in  the  meetings  of  a  village 
choir.  All  were  united  and  pulled  together  in  har¬ 
mony,  devoting  their  time,  energies,  and  abilities  freely 
to  the  glorious  cause. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee,  held  on 
.Saturday  evening,  March  15,  the  question  came  up, 
“  What  clergyman  shall  be  invited  to  open  the  exer¬ 
cises  with  prayer,  and  ask  God’s  blessing  upon  the 
undertaking?”  The  Rev.  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  who 
has  spoken  so  many  great,  good,  and  wise  words  for 
the  million,  was  mentioned  as  one  who,  from  his  emi¬ 
nence  in  the  pulpit  and  popularity  as  a  clergyman, 
all  would  wish  to  have  perform  that  sacred  service  ; 
but  then  he  was  located  in  the  beautiful  city  of  Brook¬ 
lyn,  two  hundred  miles  away,  and  it  might  not  be 


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convenient  for  him  to  be  present  at  the  time.  Other 
noted  clergymen  were  named,  among  them  Rev. 
Messrs.  Webb,  Murray,  Hale,  Neale,  Lothrop,  and 
Cud  worth  ;  finally  it  was 

Voted,  That  Kev.  Edward  Everett  Hale  be  invited  to  offer  up 
prayer  upon  the  occasion  of  the  formal  opening  of  the  Coliseum. 

Mr.  Jordan  and  Mr.  Wrisley  were  delegated  to  pre¬ 
sent  the  invitation  of  the  committee  to  Mr.  Hale  imme¬ 
diately,  and  solicit  his  acceptance.  These  gentlemen 
soon  returned  and  reported  that  u  the  distinguished 
divine  cheerfully  acceded  to  the  wishes  of  the  com¬ 
mittee,  and  felt  the  deepest  interest  in  the  success 
of  the  Jubilee.” 

The  duty  of  extending  a  welcome  to  all  visitors,  — 
which  in  the  order  of  exercises  was  to  follow  the  open¬ 
ing  prayer,  —  naturally  devolved  upon  the  worthy 
Mayor  of  the  city,  Dr.  Nathaniel  B.  Shurtlelf ;  and 
the  address  upon  the  “  Restoration  of  Peace  through¬ 
out  the  Land”  was  imposed  upon  the  able  and  elo¬ 
quent  President  of  the  Jubilee  Association,  Hon. 
Alexander  H.  Rice. 

Now  that  the  Hymn  of  Peace  was  written,  the  min¬ 
ister  and  the  orators  of  the  Jubilee  chosen,  the  chorus 
in  full  rehearsal,  the  orchestra  all  engaged,  the  building 
rapidly  approaching  completion,  the  decorations  almost 
ready,  all  the  committees  working  in  harmony,  and  the 
whole  great  work  assuming  shape  and  receiving  the 
finishing  touches  upon  all  sides,  there  were  yet  a  few 
“  illegitimate  ”  musical  features,  “  sensational  clap-trap 
notions,”  as  they  might  be  called,  which  had  to  be 
looked  after  and  made  ready  for  the  coming  day. 

Cannons,  bells,  and  anvils  were  to  perform  an  impor¬ 
tant  part,  and  it  was  necessary  that  they  should  be 
made  to  chime  in  harmoniously,  as  otherwise  such 


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ponderous  elements  of  sound  might  make  a  very  dis¬ 
agreeable  disturbance.  One  of  the  selections  of  a  pop¬ 
ular  character  was  Verdi’s  “striking”  composition,  the 
Anvil  Chorus,  from  11  Trovatore.  It  was  to  be  brought 
out  by  the  grand  chorus,  with  organ,  orchestra,  mili¬ 
tary  band,  drum-corps,  cannon,  bell,  and  anvil  accom¬ 
paniment. 

The  announcement  of  the  pieces,  with  “  grand  per¬ 
cussion  effects,”  although  exciting  great  public  inter¬ 
est  and  curiosity,  —  the  very  point  aimed  at,  —  called 
forth  the  abuse  and  ridicule  of  high-art  critics,  who 
made  the  very  most  of  these  “  stunning  ”  features  to 
decry  the  Festival.  The  following  extract  from  the 
Philadelphia  Bulletin  will  serve  to  show  the  impression 
which  many  good  people  had  of  the  disastrous  effect 
that  would  be  produced  by  the  elements  to  be  united 
in  such  pieces  as  the  Anvil  Chorus :  — 

“  Without  a  doubt  the  Festival  will  be  a  failure  as  far  as  music 
is  concerned.  One  of  the  pieces  on  the  programme,  for  in¬ 
stance, —  the  Anvil  Chorus,  is  —  to  be  performed  by  a  chorus  of 
twenty  thousand  persons,  an  orchestra  of  one  thousand,  with  one 
hundred  anvils,  hammered  by  members  of  the  fire  department, 
with  several  drum-corps,  with  cannon  fired  by  electricity,  mus¬ 
ketry  exploded  by  musical  volunteers,  and  all  the  bells  of  the  city 
chiming  in  exact  time.  This  will  be  a  big  noise  ;  there  will  be  no 
concord  in  it.  It  will  make  a  clatter  loud  enough  to  wake  the 
echoes  in  the  White  Mountains.  •  The  bells,  being  at  various  dis¬ 
tances,  will  send  in  their  vibrations  one  after  the  other,  two, 
three,  and  four  beats  behind  time  ;  the  cannon  will  hang  fire,  and 
come  in  upon  the  down  stroke  instead  of  the  up  stroke  of  the 
conductor’s  baton;  and  the  bold  musketeers,  with  the  well-known 
irregularity  of  amateur  soldiers,  will  rattle  a  volley  through  a 
whole  bar  instead  of  making  it  a  single  note.  The  possible  result 
will  be  the  distraction,  perhaps  the  absolute  lunacy,  of  every  sen¬ 
sitive  musical  man  in  Boston.  The  fact  is,  the  Hub  people  are 
going  to  overdo  the  thing.  They  had  better  be  satisfied  with  the 
big  organ,  and  abandon  this  project  for  a  quiet  little  concert  in 
the  Music  Ilall.  This  advice  seems  heartless  now,  perhaps,  but 


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after  the  first  rehearsal  it  will  probably  be  welcomed  by  some  of 
the  less  infatuated  people.  If  there  is  more  than  one  rehearsal, 
there  will  not  be  an  uninjured  tympanum  in  Boston,  and  then  the 
big  concert  will  be  a  failure  anyhow.” 

The  above  is  a  fair  specimen  of  many  articles  upon 
the  same  subject;  but  after  the  performance  the  writ¬ 
ers  had  another  story  to  tell,  and  gracefully  and  enthu¬ 
siastically  did  they  rectify  their  misconceptions  and 
misrepresentations  after  “  they  came,  and  heard,  and 
saw.”  Still  this  was  the  impression  that  generally  pre¬ 
vailed  prior  to  the  Festival.  The  critics  little  knew 
how  beautiful  would  be  the  picture,  or  how  magnifi¬ 
cent  some  of  the  effects,  which  they  were  constantly 
decrying. 

Preparations  and  rehearsals  were  going  on  to  bring 
out  the  “  novel  musical  features,”  with  all  their  noisy 
adjuncts,  with  automatic  uniformity  and  electric  pre¬ 
cision. 

At  the  solicitation  of  Mr.  Gilmore,  Chief  Engineer 
John  S.  Damrell  detailed  one  hundred  members  of  the 
Fire  Department  to  “play”  upon  the  anvils;  and  the 
jolly  firemen  were  put  through  a  severe  course  of  train¬ 
ing  upon  the  science  of  “  striking  from  the  shoulder.” 
Through  the  kindness  of  Messrs.  Chickering  and  Sons, 
their  fine  Hall  (which  had  already  been  placed  at  the 
disposal  of  the  committee  for  the  accommodation  of 
visiting  musical  societies)  was  given  up  for  the  re¬ 
hearsals  of  the  “  anvil  brigade,”  and  Mr.  Harwood,  their 
accomplished  chief  salesman,  kindly  volunteered  to  act 
as  pianist  at  these  rehearsals.  There  were  no  anvils 
or  hammers  used  upon  these  occasions ;  only  “  signs 
and  motions  ”  were  gone  through,  and  no  sounds  were 
heard  except  the  music  of  the  Chickering  grand,  which 
fell  inspiringly  upon  the  ear  of  the  “  evolutionary  ” 
hundred,  who  drank  in  again  and  again  the  familiar 


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selection  from  II  Trovatore,  until  almost  every  man 
was  able  to  sing  it  through  from  beginning  to  end. 

The  marching  on  to  the  stage  down  to  the  footlights, 
in  two  ranks,  fifty  feet  apart,  at  the  “  shoulder  ham¬ 
mers,”  the  “inward  face,”  the  “order  hammers”  with 
one  united  clang  upon  the  anvils,  the  “  stand  at  ease,” 
the  “attention,”  the  beginning  of  the  music,  —  the  cues 
just  where  to  “shoulder”  with  military  precision,  the 
place  to  strike,  the  number  of  dings  on  the  right  and 
dongs  on  the  left,  —  in  fact,  every  move  that  the  red- 
shirted  hundred  should  make,  and  make  as  one  man, 
from  the  time  they  marched  in  until  they  marched  out, 
were  all  gone  through  with  over  and  over  until  the 
boys  had  “Anvil  Chorus  on  the  brain,”  and  knew  their 
business  thoroughly,  —  knew  it  so  thoroughly  that  even 
those  who  objected  to  such  things  from  a  musical  stand¬ 
point  could  not  help  acknowledging  how  much  and 
how  agreeably  they  were  disappointed  in  the  effect 
produced  and  in  the  addition  which  such  features  were 
to  the  general  beauty  of  the  tout  ensemble.  It  required 
rehearsal  after  rehearsal,  and  great  patience  on  the 
part  of  both  “players”  and  conductor  to  bring  this 
feature  down  to  the  nicest  point ;  but  when  the  pro¬ 
jector  first  decided  on  the  Anvil  Chorus  as  one  of  the 
popular  pieces,  the  hundred  firemen  in  red  blazed  up 
before  him  in  imagination,  and  lie  knew  at  once  that 
it  would  prove  a  decided  hit,  —  the  most  “striking” 
performance  of  the  entire  Festival.  Not  only  this,  but 
he  knew  its  announcement  would  make  every  fireman 
in  the  country,  however  little  he  might  care  for  a 
Beethoven  Symphony,  feel  a  personal  interest,  —  a 
kind  of  curiosity  to  see  his  chums  “  playing,’  and 
making  the  “  sparks  fly  ”  in  a  way  never  dreamed  of 
in  his  philosophy  ;  so  while  the  classical  symphony 
would  attract  thousands  who  love  pure  art,  the  pop- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


ao3 

ular  Anvil  Chorus  would  interest  the  great  mass,  and 
each  and  all  would  find  something  in  the  national 
musical  feast  to  suit  his  taste  and  give  him  pleasure. 

The  next  thing  to  be  brought  into  play  were  the 
bells  of  the  city.  An  interview  with  Mr.  J.  H.  Ken- 
nard,  Superintendent  of  Fire  Alarms,  demonstrated  the 
fact  that  electrical  connections  with  the  Coliseum  could 
be  made  whereby  all  the  high-toned,  silver-tongued, 
sweet- voiced  “ bells  of  Boston”  would  chime  in  and 
make  the  welkin  ring,  as  from  the  very  steeples  they 
tolled  in  pure  and  lofty  voices  that  “  a  new  birth- 
song  was  filling  the  sky  ” ;  that  the  nation  was 
again  and  forever  united  in  the  bonds  of  Peace  and 
Harmony. 

While  thus  the  “ bells,  bells,  bells”  would  perform 
their  part  in  the  great  Jubilee,  should  not  the  power¬ 
ful  auxiliary  whose  fiery  throat  spoke  out  in  thunder- 
tones  for  a  settlement  of  the  national  dispute,  and 
through  whose  influence  Peace  was  Grant-e d,  —  should 
not  this  successful  arbiter  have  something  to  say  at 
the  feast  given  in  honor  of  his  glorious  achievement? 
Yes ;  but  that  voice,  the  force  of  whose  reasoning 
proved  so  irresistible,  was  no  longer  the  bearer  of 
despatches  that  would  provoke  angry  responses.  In 
the  name  of  union,  law,  order,  justice,  —  in  the  name 
of  humanity,  freedom,  equal  rights,  unity  for  good, 
unity  forever,  —  it  went  forth  upon  its  errand  for 
God  and  for  country,  and  carried  conviction  to  all 
who  opposed  the  principles  for  which  it  contended. 
Now  let  it  come  forth,  and  with  loud  voice  join  the 
mighty  chorus  in  proclaiming  the  Peace  it  has  se¬ 
cured  ; 

And  while  ten  thousand  voices  sing, 

And  organs  peal  and  trumpets  blow, 

And  all  the  bells  of  Boston  ring, 

Let  cannons  belch  the  bass  below. 


304  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

I 

There  is  nothing  in  the  world  that  can  give  such 
majesty  to  the  broad  and  massive  choral,  or  add  such 
grandeur  to  the  stately  and  inspiring  national  air, 
when  produced  by  an  immense  number  of  voices  and 
instruments,  as  the  deep-toned  boom  of  the  cannon,  — 
particularly  when  by  electric  appliances  it  can  be 
made  to  mark  the  measure  with  unfailing  precision, 
lifting  as  it  were  the  whole  harmonious  construction 
upon  a  grander  base  than  it  could  possibly  obtain 
through  any  other  source. 

What,  for  instance,  is  the  effect  of  the  big  drum 
used  in  every  orchestra  and  band  but  that  of  a  cannon 
upon  a  small  scale  ?  The  stage  managers  of  theatres, 
when  producing  battle-pieces,  always  use  bass-drums 
behind  the  scenes  to  represent  cannon.  Every  one  of 
the  great  composers  have  introduced  the  drum  in  their 
works,  showing  that  they  fully  appreciated  the  decided 
importance  of  its  substantial  fundamental  principles. 
If  little  mock  cannon  are  thus  used  in  music,  with  a 
small  number  of  instruments  and  voices,  why  not  give 
the  great,  loud-mouthed  sixty-four  pounder  itself  a 
chance  to  be  heard,  where  all  the  other  elements  of 
sound  are  upon  a  scale  which,  if  they  do  not  absolutely 
demand,  yet  give  a  proper  opportunity  for,  the  intro¬ 
duction  of  this  greatest  drum  of  all, — a  drum  which 
has  played  its  part  with  most  decided  effect,  and  sus¬ 
tained  many  a  national  air  that,  without  its  voice  and 
support,  would  have  been  hushed  into  silence  forever, 
while  the  music  of  those  who  knew  best  how  to  play 
upon  this  renowned  and  civilizing  instrument  would 
carry  the  world  before  it  ? 

While  appreciating  the  wonderful  power  of  this  con¬ 
trolling  thunderer,  and  heartily  wishing  that  it  may 
never  again  be  called  into  use  in  our  own  beloved 
land,  except  to  mark  time  to  the  music  of  the  Union, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


305 


and  take  part  in  demonstrations  of  rejoicing,  the  Peace 
Jubilee,  the  great  gathering  of  the  national  musical 
forces,  gave  opportunity  for  the  introduction  of  ele¬ 
ments  of  sound  which  upon  ordinary  musical  occa¬ 
sions  would  he  altogether  out  of  place.  Therefore,  to 
return  to  the  legitimate  instruments  of  the  orchestra, 
and  speak  of  the  little  imitation  cannon,  the  bass-drum 
proper,  —  a  bass-drum  “  as  was  a  bass-drum,”  manufac¬ 
tured  by  Messrs.  Noble  and  Cooley,  Granville  Corners, 
Massachusetts,  was  one  of  the  curiosities  which  big  as 
well  as  little  folks  gazed  upon  with  astonishment.  The 
heads  of  this  huge  instrument  were  made  from  the  hides 
of  “  prize  ”  cattle,  and  measured  eight  feet  in  diameter, 
while  the  shell  was  twenty-five  feet  in  circumference. 
It  was  painted,  ornamented,  and  put  together  in  the 
most  artistic  style,  and  bore  the  appropriate  and  sig¬ 
nificant  motto,  “  Let  us  have  Peace.”  From  the  mo¬ 
ment  this  great-grandfather  of  bass-drums  was  taken 
from  the  manufactory  and  placed  on  board  a  platform- 
car  for  Boston,  its  advent  was  noisy  and  demonstrative. 
All  along  the  line  crowds  gathered  at  various  stations 
to  see  the  “  elephant.”  Its  arrival  in  the  city  and  ex¬ 
hibition  at  the  store  of  Bent  and  Bush  was  the  “  talk 
of  the  town”  for  many  days,  and  there  was  scarcely 
a  newspaper-man  in  the  country  who  did  not  have  a 
whang  at  it.  Nor  was  this  all.  Upon  one  of  the  days 
when  “Have  you  seen  the  great  drum?”  was  the 
ruling  question,  a  gentleman  relates  that  he  was  pass¬ 
ing  down  Tremont  Street,  and  seeing  quite  a  crowd 
gathering  on  the  sidewalk  opposite  the  Tremont  House, 
he  was  about  inquiring  the  cause  of  the  excitement 
when  some  one  said,  “  There,  there !  that ’s  him,  that 
good-looking  fellow  on  the  top  step.”  “  Who  ?  Where  ? 
What ’s  the  matter  with  him  ?  Who  is  he  ?  ”  asked  a 
fresh  arrival.  “  Why,  that ’s  the  man  that  owned  the 
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306  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

mammoth  oxen  that  had  their  hides  taken  off  to 
make  heads  for  the  Great  Jubilee  Drum.”  Whether 
it  was  or  no,  or  why  he  should  have  been  an  object  of 
curiosity  or  admiration  on  that  account  no  one  knew, 
but  the  crowd  dispersed  with  a  roar  in  the  best  of 
humor,  feeling  that  it  was  a  pretty  good  “sell,”  got  up 
by  some  wag ;  but  it  was  one  of  the  signs  of  the  times, 
and  proved  that  Boston  was  at  last  “Peace  Jubilee” 
all  over.  Jubilee,  jubilee,  jubilee,  was  the  only  thing 
talked  of ;  and  Boston  was  not  alone  in  her  loud  and 
exultant  anticipations.  East,  West,  South,  all  eyes 
were  turned  to  the  “  Hub  of  the  Universe,”  and  almost 
the  entire  press  of  the  country  were  generously  aiding 
Boston  to  blow  its  trumpet,  that  all  creation  might 
hear  it. 

The  prospect  of  a  great  influx  of  strangers  to  the 
city  naturally  filled  the  minds  of  railroad  officials  with 
expectations  of  having  all  their  facilities  for  travel 
taxed  to  the  utmost,  without  the  need  of  offering 
any  inducement  in  the  way  of  reduced  fares  to  those 
living  in  distant  parts.  The  general  cry  throughout 
the  country  was  for  half-price  tickets  to  the  Festi¬ 
val.  From  New  Orleans,  St.  Louis,  Charleston,  Rich¬ 
mond,  Cincinnati,  Chicago,  Washington,  Philadelphia, 
New  York,  —  in  fact,  from  all  parts  of  the  country  loud 
inquiries  came,  asking  if  the  railroad  managers  did  not 
intend  making  some  reduction  in  the  fares.  Although 
Americans  are  the  most  liberal  people  in  the  world, 
yet  they  are  the  most  systematic  and  economical  in 
all  business  transactions,  and  never  make  a  move  with¬ 
out  counting  the  cost.  Ask  any  one  of  them  how 
much  it  will  take  to  “do”  Europe  in  shape,  and  if  he 
cannot  tell  you  instantly,  he  is  very  likely  to  pull  out  a 
memorandum  giving  you  the  expense  of  everything, 
from  a  boat  on  the  Lakes  of  Killarney  to  the  regular 


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307 

rates  of  an  Alpine  guide.  He  always  looks  at  the 
world  through  his  mind’s  eye,  and  can  generally  see 
far  enough  ahead  to  know  just  how  far  to  go  with¬ 
out  getting  swamped ;  and  now,  as  usual,  from  the  gold¬ 
mines  of  California  to  the  forests  of  Maine,  he  was  cal¬ 
culating  “  how  much  it  would  cost  him  to  visit  the 
Hub,  and  ‘see’  the  Peace  Jubilee.” 

Very  little  encouragement  was  given  by  the  con¬ 
trolling  powers  of  the  railroads  up  to  this  time,  and 
it  appeared  as  if  even  the  members  of  the  great  musi¬ 
cal  family,  who  were  the  sole  attraction  themselves, 
would  have  to  pay  full  fare  or  stay  at  home.  At 
length  Mr.  Gilmore  made  it  his  business  to  slip  on  to 
New  York  and  see  his  noble  friend,  that  King  of  Rail¬ 
roads,  Prince  of  Steamboats,  and  Chief  of  Impressarios, 
Colonel  James  Fisk,  Jr.  In  the  presence  of  this  re¬ 
markable  man,  —  this  model  of  American  industry, 
enterprise,  executive  ability,  discipline,  —  in  fact,  of 
every  trait  that  makes  him  an  Emperor  in  the  world 
of  Commerce,  —  in  his  presence  the  projector  of  the 
Peace  Jubilee,  metaphorically  speaking,  felt  like  a 
molehill  beside  a  mountain.  The  great-hearted  Colonel, 
however,  pronounced  the  Peace  Jubilee  a  magnificent 
idea,  the  greatest  thing  of  the  kind  upon  record,  and 
heartily  congratulated  his  visitor  upon  the  conception, 
and  the  forward  condition  of  the  undertaking,  and 
expressed  undoubted  confidence  in  its  entire  success. 
After  Mr.  Gilmore  made  known  the  object  of  his  visit, 
—  that  of  cheap  transportation  to  and  from  Boston 
during  the  Festival,  —  Colonel  Fisk  touched  his  little 
telegraph  communicator,  the  heads  of  departments 
appeared,  and  orders  were  given  to  issue  excursion 
tickets  as  low  as  possible  over  all  their  lines,  and  do 
everything  in  their  power  to  accommodate  the  pub¬ 
lic,  favor  Boston,  and  aid  the  enterprise.  The  result 


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of  this  step  was  a  corresponding  reduction  of  fares  on 
almost  every  road,  and  a  general  hurrah  for  Colonel 
Fisk,  who  set  the  ball  in  motion. 

While  all  the  business  arrangements  were  being 
carefully  carried  out,  the  musical  department  was  re¬ 
ceiving  proper  attention.  The  following  was  issued 
for  the  information  of  choral  societies :  — 

CHORUS  CIRCULAR  No.  3. 

Boston,  May  13,  1869. 

It  is  indispensable  that  the  complete  lists  called  for  in  Circular 
No.  2  should  be  forwarded  by  the  20th  inst. 

Each  organization  will  choose  a  Marshal,  who  will  report  at 
this  office  on  Monday,  June  14th,  when  he  will  be  notified  of  the 
arrangements  made  for  entertaining  his  Society  during  the  Festi¬ 
val,  and  receive  tickets  for  the  reserved  seats  which  have  been 
assigned  them  in  the  Coliseum.  It  will  be  his  duty  also  to  meet 
them  upon  their  arrival  in  the  city,  and  conduct  them  to  their 
quarters. 

Several  of  the  Societies,  it  is  understood,  are  making  provision 
for  their  own  entertainment  during  the  Festival.  Secretaries  will 
please  notify  us  at  as  early  a  day  as  possible  how  many  of  their 
members  desire  that  the  Committee  should  arrange  for  them. 
(Give  numbers  of  gentlemen  and  ladies.) 

The  Oratorio  Chorus  will  assemble  on  Tuesday,  the  15th  June 
(instead  of  Wednesday,  16th,  as  originally  announced),  and  take 
part  in  the  exercises  of  that  day. 

There  will  be  a  rehearsal  by  all  the  Societies  who  are  able  to 
be  present  at  that  time,  on  Tuesday,  the  15th  June,  at  9  a.  m.,  in 
the  Coliseum. 

Conductors  will  please  observe  in  rehearsal  the  tempi  of  the 
choruses  to  be  sung  at  the  Festival,  as  marked  in  the  book  sent 
them  for  that  purpose . 

In  order  that  the  Committee  may  know  the  exact  number  of  or¬ 
ganizations  to  be  united  in  the  great  Chorus  of  the  Peace  Festi¬ 
val,  Secretaries  will  please  say  by  return  of  mail  how  many  Choirs, 
Clubs,  or  Musical  Organizations  are  represented  in  their  Societies. 

Directors  will  begin  at  once  the  examination  of  the  singers  in 
the  Societies  under  their  charge,  in  order  to  dispose  of  those  who 
are  of  insufficient  help  in  the  Chorus. 


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The  additional  music  mentioned  in  last  Circular  will  be  sent 
next  week. 

A  copy  of  “  Boston  Journal”  of  this  date,  containing  many  in¬ 
teresting  particulars  relative  to  the  Festival  and  Coliseum,  is  this 
day  mailed  to  all  the  Societies. 

Circular  No.  4  will  soon  be  issued,  and  will  contain  all  further 
necessary  information. 

E.  TOURJEE, 

Superintendent  of  Chorus. 

First  upon  the  list  of  distinguished  guests  to  be  in¬ 
vited  to  the  Jubilee  by  the  city  stood  the  name  of  the 
honored  head  of  the  nation,  President  U.  S.  Grant. 

That  the  invitation  to  him  should  be  tendered  in 
such  a  manner  as  would  be  most  complimentary  to  him 
and  most  creditable  to  Boston  was  the  wish  of  all  con¬ 
cerned.  Therefore,  to  give  it  more  official  weight  and 
influence  a  committee  of  the  city  government,  consist¬ 
ing  of  Alderman  White,  Chairman  of  the  Committee 
on  Invitations,  Alderman  James,  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen,  and  William  G.  Harris,  President  of  the 
Common  Council,  with  Mayor  Shurtleff  at  their  head, 
were  appointed  to  proceed  to  Washington  to  extend 
the  hospitalities  of  the  city  to  His  Excellency  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  and  other  high  offi¬ 
cials  at  the  Federal  Capital. 

The  following  will  show  how  they  were  received  and 
what  they  accomplished  :  — 

From  the  Boston  Post,  Thursday,  May  13. 

The  Boston  Officials  in  Washington.  —  A  despatch  from  Wash¬ 
ington  states  that  Mayor  Shurtleff  and  the  Sub-Committee  on  the 
Peace  Musical  Festival,  Alderman  White,  Chairman  of  the  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Invitations,  Alderman  James,  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen,  and  William  G.  Harris,  President  of  the  Common 
Council,  arrived  in  Washington  Tuesday  evening,  and  immedi¬ 
ately  called  upon  Senator  Sumner,  where  they  met  the  Secretary 
of  State,  the  Hon.  Caleb  Cushing,  and  the  Spanish  Minister. 
During  the  evening  they  called  at  the  White  House  and  were 


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cordially  received  by  President  Grant.  Yesterday  they  called 
upon  the  Secretaries  of  State,  of  War,  of  the  Navy,  of  the  Inte¬ 
rior  and  Treasury  Departments,  the  Postmaster-General,  and  Gen¬ 
eral  Sherman,  Vice-Admiral  Porter,  Attorney-General  Hoar,  Gen¬ 
eral  Spinner,  Chief  Justice  Chase,  and  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  ac¬ 
companied  by  Judge  Richardson,  Assistant  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury,  who  extended  numerous  courtesies  to  the  Committee. 
The  delegation  called  in  a  body  upon  Senator  Sumner,  and  met 
with  a  cordial  reception.  Before  leaving  they  pressed  Mr.  Sum¬ 
ner  to  attend  the  Festival,  which  he  assured  them  he  would  do. 
The  President,  the  members  of  the  Cabinet,  and  the  other  distin¬ 
guished  gentlemen  gave  favorable  consideration  to  the  invitation, 
and  will  probably  be  present  at  the  Jubilee.  Apparently  the 
party  is  having  a  pleasant  trip  to  the  National  capital  and  else¬ 
where. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser,  Thursday,  May  13. 

Mayor  Shurti.eff’s  Visit  to  Washington.  —  Mayor  Shurtleff 
and  his  associates,  who  left  Boston  for  Washington  on  Monday, 
to  invite  the  President  to  attend  the  Peace  Festival  in  June,  called 
on  General  Grant  on  Tuesday  evening  and  were  cordially  received. 
In  reply  to  the  invitation  the  President  would  not  give  a  positive 
answer,  but  he  stated  that  he  should  visit  West  Point  in  June  to 
see  his  son,  who  is  a  cadet,  and  gave  the  committee  ground  on 
which  to  base  hopes  that  he  will  be  present  at  the  Boston  Fes¬ 
tival. 

The  committee  likewise  extended  an  invitation  to  Chief  Justice 
Chase,  General  Sherman,  Admiral  Porter,  and  Mayor  Bowen  of 
Washington.  General  Sherman  said  it  would  be  impossible  for 
him  to  attend,  as  he  would  be  engaged  at  that  time  at  West 
Point. 

The  delegation  called  in  a  body  upon  Senator  Sumner,  who 
assured  them  that  he  would  attend  the  Festival.  They  also 
called  at  the  Treasury  Department,  and  were  shown  through  the 
building  by  Assistant  Secretary  Richardson. 

From  the  Boston  Journal,  Friday,  May  14. 

Personal.  —  Mayor  Shurtleff  and  the  Special  Committee  of  the 
City  Government,  who  have  been  to  Washington  to  invite  Presi¬ 
dent  Grant  and  other  eminent  persons  to  attend  the  National 
Peace  Festival,  after  an  absence  of  less  than  three  days,  returned 
yesterday  afternoon.  We  understand  that  the  delegation  had 
flattering  receptions  in  all  quarters,  and  that  the  invitation  of  the 


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city  was  most  cordially  received  in  every  instance.  Unless  spe¬ 
cially  urgent  business  interferes  to  prevent,  the  President,  his 
Cabinet,  and  other  distinguished  officials  and  persons  will  avail 
themselves  of  the  hospitalities  of  our  good  city  in  June  next. 
Their  welcome  will  be  a  genuine  one. 

The  following  extracts  from  papers  at  home  and 
abroad  will  show  how  matters  looked  at  this  stage  of 
the  Festival. 

A  ray  of  welcome  /Sim-shine,  whether  from  the  pen 
of  the  dauntless  Dana  himself,  the  genial  Knox,  or  the 
critical  Bowman,  the  writer  knoweth  not ;  but  thanks, 
thanks  to  all ;  it  is  good,  and  comes  in  good  time. 

From  the  New  York  Sun,  May  13. 

The  Boston  Peace  Festival.  —  When  we  all  first  heard  of  Mr. 
Gilmore’s  Peace  Festival,  we  all  laughed.  His  cannon,  his  bells, 
his  chorus  of  twenty  thousand,  his  mammoth  orchestra,  seemed 
incredible  ;  his  sixty  anvils  seemed  ridiculous.  Some  shook  their 
heads,  and  said  he  was  crazy  ;  some  winked  knowingly,  and  sug¬ 
gested  a  colossal  swindle  ;  some  got  angry  about  the  matter  and 
swore  ;  but  the  general  public  laughed. 

Now,  however,  the  grin  which  spread  from  Maine  to  the  Mis¬ 
sissippi  is  gradually  fading  away  from  the  public  countenance  ; 
the  knowing  wink  has  died  out,  and  is  replaced  by  large  round 
eyes  of  wonder.  The  heads  have  stopped  their  significant  nods, 
and  the  entire  thirty-seven  States  are  looking  anxiously  towards 
"little  Boston”  to  catch  the  echo  from  the  stupendous  musical 
event  she  is  about  to  inaugurate. 

The  fact  is  that  the  Jubilee  is  going  to  be  a  good  thing.  The 
immense  building  that  is  to  hold  the  audience  of  fifty  thousand  is 
rapidly  going  up  ;  the  vocal  societies  through  the  length  and 
breadth  of  New  England  are  hard  at  work  at  the  grand  choruses, 
drilling  in  squads  of  twenties,  battalions  of  hundreds,  and  regi¬ 
ments  of  thousands  ;  the  whole  community  has  suddenly  become 
vocal,  and  the  mightiest  chorus  that  ever  was  gathered  together 
is  soon  to  be  heard  among  us.  How  will  they  sing  ?  Can  there 
possibly  be  any  unity  or  precision  of  time  in  such  an  immense 
mass?  Will  the  effect  be  soul-inspiring  or  simply  ear-splitting  ? 
Will  there  be  any  real  music  about  it,  or  will  it  be  merely  a  great 
bewildering  chaos  of  sound  ? 


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These  are  the  questions  that  are  now  asked,  and  which  cannot 
be  answered  till  the  fifteenth  day  of  June.  We  have  our  doubts 
about  the  cannon,  our  serious  misgivings  about  the  bells,  and  are 
nearly  hopeless  on  the  anvil  question.  But  there  is  a  might  and 
majesty  about  the  human  voice  when  heard  in  great  choral 
masses,  more  deeply  moving  than  any  other  sound,  more  majes¬ 
tic  than  Niagara,  more  terrible  than  the  roar  of  avalanches,  more 
awe-inspiring  than  even  the  thunders  of  heaven.  The  effect  is 
one  impossible  to  be  described,  but  all  those  who  have  once  heard 
great  choral  forces  of  thousands  bear  witness  to  its  mighty  influ¬ 
ence.  At  what  numerical  point  this  effect  reaches  its  maximum 
has  never  been  satisfactorily  decided.  The  Boston  Festival  will 
help  to  solve  this  question. 

The  Prospero  who,  by  the  simple  magic  of  his  own  energy,  has 
conjured  up  this  musical  hurricane  that  is  sweeping  over  New 
England,  is  Mr.  Gilmore.  He  has  borne  bravely  all  the  opposi¬ 
tion  that  his  scheme  met  with,  and  by  unceasing  labor  surmounted 
every  difficulty.  If  he  succeeds,  as  we  heartily  hope  that  he  may, 
he  will  have  made  for  himself  an  honorable  and  historic  name  in 
the  musical  records  of  his  country. 

More  encouragement  from  New  York.  Theodore 
Hagen  takes  a  broad,  liberal,  and  comprehensive  view 
of  the  undertaking,  and  throws  the  weight  of  his  influ¬ 
ence  into  the  scale  :  — 

From  the  New  York  Weekly  Review,  May  15. 

The  Peace  Festival  in  Boston.  —  Mr.  Gilmore,  who  projected 
the  Musical  Peace  Festival,  has  shown  himself  to  be  thoroughly 
in  earnest,  and  has  manifested  ability  commensurate  with  his 
zeal.  It  was  no  light  task  to  organize  an  enterprise  so  vast  as 
this,  to  perfect  its  details,  to  awaken  sympathy  with  its  purpose, 
and  to  make  it  thoroughly  practicable.  When  the  Peace  Festival 
was  first  announced  it  encountered  the  opposition  of  indifference 
or  of  amused  toleration.  Not  a  little  ridicule  was  cast  upon  the 
idea.  But  the  steady  energy  of  the  projector  and  his  able  coad¬ 
jutors  has  put  a  new  face  on  the  matter,  and  changed  indiffer¬ 
ence  into  friendship  and  ridicule  into  sober  adherence  to  a  high 
project.  From  the  bulletins  so  far  published  by  Mr.  Gilmore  we 
learn  that  the  preparations  are  nearly  complete,  —  on  a  very  great 
scale  of  magnificence,  —  for  one  of  the  finest  displays  of  art- 
enthusiasm  and  patriotic  feeling  ever  seen  in  this  country.  The 


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Festival  is  to  begin  on  the  15th  of  June,  and  is  to  continue  for 
five  days.  Boston  will  be  overrun.  The  beautiful  suburbs  will 
be  populous  with  strangers.  Enterprise  will  fire  up  the  press. 
Anniversary  week  will  be  eclipsed,  and  may  hide  its  diminished 
head.  The  theatres  will  rejoice.  The  shopkeepers  will  have  a 
harvest.  The  old  sea-dogs  of  the  Yacht  Club  will  revel  in  excur¬ 
sions  down  the  bay.  For  all  sorts  of  music  may  be  expected  on 
this  thoroughly  national  and  really  beautiful  occasion.  The  ap¬ 
peal  to  American  patriotism  —  to  the  memory  of  what  was  glo¬ 
rious  in  our  war  and  to  the  sublime  thought  of  what  is  noble  and 
holy  in  our  peace  —  cannot  fail  to  make  itself  deeply  felt,  and  to 
awaken  a  most  hearty  response  from  the  popular  heart.  All  the 
more  will  it  be  effectual  because  it  is  made  in  music.  When  the 
Prince  of  Peace  descended  to  earth  the  angels  sang  in  heaven. 
Now  that  the  soft  dews  of  Peace  have  fallen  upon  the  grief- 
stricken  heart  of  this  nation, — lately  so  tossed  and  torn  in  the 
hideous  nightmare  of  civil  war,  — it  is  fit  that  men  should  sing  on 
earth.  Some  suitable  expression  to  the  feeling  of  national  thanks¬ 
giving,  —  some  expression  above  words,  that  should  utter  the 
grateful  emotion  of  a  .whole  people,  —  seems  to  have  been  all 
along  wanting.  This  Musical  Festival,  —  projected  in  a  national 
spirit,  and  meant  for  all,  —  aims  to  afford  that  expression.  The 
idea  commends  itself  to  every  reflective  mind.  Error  in  this  is 
impossible.  It  is  only  as  to  details  that  the  enterprise  can  go 
astray ;  and,  as  we  have  said,  these  appear,  in  the  light  of  recent 
development  of  the  project,  to  have  been  arranged  with  singular 
ability  and  skill.  There  is  every  reason  to  think  that  the  Festival 
will  be  a  great  success.  Assuredly  we  hope  for  such  a  result. 
The  programme  already  mentioned  tells  us  what  we  are  to  ex¬ 
pect . It  is  to  be  hoped  that  Mr.  Gilmore’s  design  will  be 

carried  out  to  the  letter.  Its  spirit  claims  our  sympathy.  May 
its  success  merit  the  approbation  of  all  patriots  and  all  lovers  of 
the'  divine  art  of  music  1 

A  pen  that  has  wrought  nobly  for  art  and  artists,  the 
pen  of  the  talented  Henry  C.  Watson  of  New  York, 
was  early  enlisted  in  the  cause  of  the  Jubilee,  and  re¬ 
mained  a  faithful  ally  to  the  close  :  — 

From  Watson’s  Art  Journal,  May  15. 

Every  great  enterprise  which  contains  the  elements  of  novelty, 
which  indicates  a  design  diverging  from  the  beaten  track  of  pro¬ 
ceeding,  is,  almost  without  exception,  looked  upon  by  the  public 


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at  large  with  a  restless  suspicion,  as  though  the  originating  of  a 
new  idea  was  a  general,  personal  offence,  and  conceived  only  for 
the  purpose  of  extracting  money  from  the  pockets  of  the  too 
confiding  people.  The  history  of  all  the  leading  practical  ideas 
which  now  rule  the  world  tells  the  same  story  of  the  warrior 
Genius  doing  battle  with  the  dragon,  bigoted  Prejudice  ;  of  the 
ultimate  triumph  of  Genius  over  its  besotted  opponent.  It  is  the 
oft-repeated  story  of  thought,  with  its  divine  rays,  piercing  the 
dim  clouds  of  prejudice  and  ignorance.  That  it  ultimately  per¬ 
meates  and  illuminates  is  the  divine  assertion  of  mind  over  mat¬ 
ter,  and  it  is  that  unfailing  condition  which  feeds  the  flame  upon 
the  altar  upon  which  the  sacrifices  of  Intellect  are  laid. 

Musical  Festivals  are  of  ancient  date,  and  it  seems  to  be  a  nat¬ 
ural  instinct  that  we  should  give  to  any  great  contentment  the 
jubilant  voice  of  song,  than  which  nothing  is  more  heartily  spon¬ 
taneous.  It  is  the  outpouring  through  a  medium  which  is  univer¬ 
sal,  —  a  medium  which  admits  of  the  most  earnest  fervor  and  in¬ 
tensity  of  enthusiastic  devotion  and  thanksgiving. 

The  idea,  therefore,  of  a  Musical  Festival,  to  celebrate  some 
great  occasion  which  has  made  a  whole  people  glad  is  not  new  ; 
but  the  Festival  which  is  to  come  off  in  Boston  next  June  is  con¬ 
ceived  on  a  scale  of  such  vast  magnitude,  combining  details  so 
widely  spread  and  of  such  formidable  complexity,  requiring  means 
so  varied  and  resources  so  immense,  that  it  assumes  the  propor¬ 
tions  of  a  grand  original  thought,  for  the  carrying  out  of  which 
the  utmost  amount  of  faith  was  needed,  —  faith  in  the  plan,  faith 
in  its  practicability,  faith  in  the  man  who  conceived  it,  and  faith 
in  those  who  assumed  the  heavy  responsibility  of  carrying  it  out. 
And  we  can  say  with  entire  sincerity,  that  in  no  other  city  in  the 
world,  save  Boston,  could  there  be  found  business  men  of  financial 
responsibility,  who  would  not  only  entertain  and  seriously  con¬ 
sider  a  musical  scheme  of  such  colossal  proportions,  but  at  the 
first  glance  so  wildly  chimerical,  but  actually  adopt  it,  assume 
the  responsibility,  and  throw  themselves  with  enthusiasm  into  the 
heavy  work  which  is  imperative,  in  order  to  secure  a  successful 
issue.  But  Boston  is  solid  and  certain  ;  it  is  not  effervescent  in 
its  feelings,  nor  is  its  enthusiasm  evanescent.  Once  convince  its 
intelligence,  once  secure  its  assent,  and  without  bluster,  fuss,  or 
parade  the  work  goes  on.  The  financial  basis  is  secured  at 
once,  — the  possibility  of  a  pecuniary  failure  is  provided  against, 
without  reference  to  the  outside  aid  of  the  public,  and  all  the  de¬ 
tails  are  carried  on  with  that  smoothness  and  certainty  which 
always  accompany  financial  security.  This  generous  and  noble 


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public  spirit  does  honor  to  the  citizens  of  Boston.  It  is  one  thing 
to  come  forward  and  subscribe  liberally  to  carry  out  some  great 
scheme  of  public  utility,  where  interest  for  the  capital  expended  is 
almost  certain  to  accrue,  —  in  this  other  cities  are  not  behind  Bos¬ 
ton  ;  but  it  is  a  very  different  matter  when  the  people  are  asked 
to  put  down  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars  for  a  musical 
enterprise  for  the  love  of  Art.  The  Boston  merchants  have  done 
this  on  several  occasions,  twice  within  the  last  three  years,  to 
sustain  the  great  Handel  and  Haydn  Festivals.  The  sums  sub¬ 
scribed  on  these  occasions  did  not  exceed  fifty  thousand  dollars, 
but  they  were  in  generous  proportion  to  the  risk  to  be  incurred. 
We  have  no  desire  to  depreciate  the  spirit  of  the  New  York  pub¬ 
lic,  but  we  do  not  believe  that  any  musical  scheme  could  be  pre¬ 
sented  to  the  consideration  of  our  merchants  which  could  extract 
from  their  plethoric  pockets  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dol¬ 
lars  to  sustain  it.  The  merchants  of  Boston  are  jealous  of  its 
honor,  are  proud  of  its  art-fame  so  justly  earned,  and  their  belief 
in  the  aims  of  life  is  not  bound  up  in  the  mere  details  of  trade ;  it 
takes  a  wider  range,  and  embraces  with  loving  and  fostering 
spirit  the  higher  and  purer  claims  of  Art. 

To  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  is  due  all  the  honor  of  conceiving  the 
Grand  National  Jubilee  and  Musical  Peace  Festival.  He  brought 
to  bear  upon  its  working  a  former  experience,  though  upon  a 
much  smaller  scale. 

In  the  city  of  New  Orleans,  on  the  4th  day  of  March,  1864,  on 
the  occasion  of  the  ceremonies  attendant  upon  the  inauguration 
of  Governor  Hahn,  a  concert  was  then  given  in  Lafayette  Square, 
under  his  direction,  which  fully  demonstrated  the  fact  that  there 
in  that  city,  with  none  of  the  resources  at  hand  which  are  now  so 
liberally  placed  at  his  control,  a  concert,  both  vocal  and  instru¬ 
mental,  could  be  given,  which  was  but  the  herald  of  his  present 
vast  design.  On  that  occasion  a  chorus  of  ten  thousand  voices, 
selected  from  the  children  of  the  public  schools,  an  orchestra  of 
five  hundred  musicians,  with  artillery  and  infantry,  and  with  all 
the  bells  in  the  city  ringing,  poured  out  the  anthems  of  liberty 
over  regenerated  Louisiana.  The  New  Orleans  Era  of  the  day  fol¬ 
lowing,  speaking  of  these  musical  outpourings,  says  :  “  The  first 
piece  was  Hail  Columbia,  performed  in  the  following  manner : 
First  time,  full  band  ;  second  time,  full  band  and  grand  chorus  ; 
third  time,  full  band,  grand  chorus,  and  a  chime  of  all  the  bells  of 
the  city  ;  fourth  time,  full  band,  grand  chorus,  chiming  of  bells, 
and  a  great  gun  accompaniment  by  fifty  pieces  of  artillery.  The 
effects  of  this  effort  were  very  grand,  and  the  loud  cheers  that  rent 


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the  air  from  the  thousands  assembled  gave  the  stamp  of  success 
to  the  first  series  of  what  had  been  looked  upon  as  an  experi¬ 
ment.”  The  entire  programme  of  music  was  successfully  carried 
through,  and  with  the  most  thrilling  and  inspiring  effect.  Speak¬ 
ing  of  the  effects  of  the  music,  the  Era  says  :  “  This  part  of  the 
ceremonies  greatly  exceeded  the  expectations  of  the  most  san¬ 
guine.  Its  success  was  mainly  due  to  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore,  who 
originated  the  design.  With  his  own  magnificent  band  as  a  nu¬ 
cleus,  he  conceived  the  idea  of  rallying  around  him  other  musi¬ 
cians  and  the  thousands  of  school  children,  whom  he  found  well 
drilled  in  the  exercises  of  singing  the  National  airs.  By  means 
of  a  few  short  rehearsals  he  has  been  able,  out  of  materials  that 
were  never  before  brought  together,  to  produce  a  concert  which 
for  harmony,  beauty,  and  grandeur  has  never  been  excelled.  The 
performance  of  the  monster  band  —  a  combination  of  many  bands 
from  all  sections  of  the  country,  which  recently  were  called  to¬ 
gether  —  was  perfect  as  the  acts  of  men  can  well  be ;  and 
when  joined  by  the  immense  chorus  it  fell  upon  the  ear  as 
though  the  very  heavens  had  opened,  and  all  the  angels  there¬ 
in  were  participating  in  the  great  event  of  the  day.  Language 
fails  us,  but  we  would  be  willing  to  live  a  thousand  years  in 
this  wicked  world  were  we  sure  that  at  the  end  of  that  long 
period  another  musical  feast,  such  as  we  enjoyed  yesterday, 
awaited  us.” 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  Mr.  Gilmore  has  had  an  experience  on 
a  pretty  extensive  scale,  although  its  proportions  dwindle  when 
compared  with  the  present  scheme. 

Armed  with  foregone  conclusions,  and  having  himself  profound 
faith  in  the  practicability  of  the  scheme  he  had  thought  out,  the 
next  thing  to  be  done  was  to  convert  some  else  to  his  faith.  The 
irresponsible  jumped  at  the  idea  for  the  sake  of  the  excitement, 
but  those  upon  whose  approval  and  assistance  the  fate  of  the  en¬ 
terprise  depended  were  not  so  easily  convinced.  The  glory 
which  would  inure  to  Boston  as  the  city  where  the  first  Peace 
Festival  was  held,  where  the  great  fact  of  our  national  reunion 
was  publicly  rejoiced  over,  was  a  sore  temptation  even  to  the 
most  cautious,  but  not  until  the  financial  needs  and  prospects, 
and  the  proposed  vocal  and  instrumental  resources,  were  explained 
satisfactorily,  was  the  beginning  made.  Once  commenced,  the 
guarantors  for  the  safety  fund  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
dollars  came  in  briskly,  and  a  few  days  sufficed  to  prove  that  the 
Great  National  Peace  Jubilee  and  Musical  Peace  Festival  was  a 
thing  to  be  accomplished . 


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A  splendid  historical  letter  from  “  Carle  ton  ”  (C.  C. 
Coffin,  Esq.),  —  one  of  his  “Round  the  World, Sketches.” 

From  the  Boston  Journal,  May  22. 

That  the  approaching  Peace  Jubilee  will  surpass  anything  that 
has  ever  been  attempted  in  music  will  be  manifest  to  any  one  who 
gives  a  moment’s  thought  to  the  subject.  We  make  no  excep¬ 
tions.  In  ancient  or  modern  times  no  enterprise  has  been  pro¬ 
jected  on  so  grand  a  scale,  and  never  has  a  plan  held  out  such 
flattering  promise  of  success. 

A  brief  review  of  the  great  musical  gatherings  will  be  inter¬ 
esting  at  this  time,  that  we  may  see  by  contrast  what  has  been 
done  and  what  is  contemplated. 

THE  CHORUS  OP  ISRAEL. 

The  chorus  of.Israel,  the  mightiest  chorus  ever  heard  on  earth, 
was  that  which  assembled  on  the  mountains  of  Samaria,  when 
their  conquests  in  Canaan  were  completed.  Not  many  months 
ago  we  stood  on  the  rocky  slopes  of  that  great  Coliseum  of  na¬ 
ture,  scooped  out  between  Gerizim  and  Ebal,  and  pictured  to 
ourselves  the  scene. 

Think  of  a  verdant  valley  half  a  mile  wide,  bounded  northward 
by  the  rocky  crags  of  Ebal,  and  southward  by  the  more  gentle 
slopes  of  Gerizim.  Old  olive-trees  strike  their  gnarled  roots  into 
the  crevices  of  the  rocks.  The  city  of  Samaria  stands  midway 
the  valley.  Looking  westward,  we  see  the  blue  waters  of  the 
Mediterranean,  while  eastward  we  behold  the  valley  of  the  Jor¬ 
dan  and  the  mountains  of  Gilead  and  Moab.  Nebo  rears  its 
rounded  summit  in  the  southeast. 

Abraham,  when  he  first  entered  the  Land  of  Promise,  pitched 
his  tent  at  Shalem,  a  few  rods  east  of  the  valley,  and  at  the  east¬ 
ern  end  is  the  well  which  Jacob  dug.  His  descendants,  after 
their  long  bondage  in  Egypt  and  wanderings  in  the  desert,  and 
fightings  for  the  land,  are  gathered  here.  Their  great  general, 
Joshua,  who  led  them  to  victory  at  Bethhoran,  under  whom  they 
have  conquered  the  land,  is  to  take  his  farewell  of  the  army.  We 
have  a  complete  picture  of  the  scene.  In  the  valley  stand  the 
elders  of  Israel  with  their  great  commander.  There,  too,  is  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  surrounded  by  the  priests. 

We  may  locate  the  different  choirs  in  diagram  from  the  descrip¬ 
tion  which  has  come  down  to  us,  just  as  easily  as  we  can  those 
which  will  assemble  on  the  17th  of  June  in  the  Coliseum. 


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Reuben, 

Zebulon, 


ON  MOUNT  EBAL. 


Gad, 

Dan, 


Priests. 


Priests. 


Ark. 


Priests. 


Priests. 


Asher, 

‘Naphthali. 


Simeon,  Levi,  Judah, 

Issacher,  Joseph,  Benjamin. 

ON  MOUNT  GERIZIM. 

In  dense  masses  at  the  base  of  the  mountains,  on  the  limestone 
ledges  rising  tier  above  tier,  rank  upon  rank,  they  stand :  an  un¬ 
numbered  multitude  ;  hundreds  of  thousands  ;  two  great  respon¬ 
sive  choruses,  answering  each  other,  and  the  choir  of  priests  be¬ 
low  them.  From  the  pi'iests  we  hear  the  chant  ascending : 
“  Cursed  be  the  man  that  maketh  any  graven  image.” 

“Amen!”  is  the  answer  from  Ebal. 

“  Blessed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  city  and  blessed  shalt  thou  be  in 
the  field,”  swells  upward  from  the  valley. 

“Amen!”  is  the  response  from  Gerizim,  uttered  by  the  hun¬ 
dred  thousand  voices. 

Grand  and  majestic  is  the  scene.  Never  before  or  since  has 
there  been  anything  like  it.  But  this  one  utterance  of  “Amen” 
was  the  only  part  undertaken  by  the  vast  multitude.  There  was 
no  grand  orchestra  to  sustain  them.  Musical  art  was  rude  in 
those  days.  Tinkling  timbrels  and  cymbals  and  rams’  horns  were 
the  chief  instruments.  A  band  with  conch-shells,  hurdy-gurdies, 
and  brass  plates  would  make  just  such  music  as  that  performed 
by  the  orchestras  of  the  time  of  Joshua. 


MUSIC  OF  ANCIENT  NATIONS. 

It  is  only  in  modern  times  that  music  has  become  a  grand  art. 
The  melodies  of  the  ancients  were  chants  with  variations  of  a 
few  tones.  Their  best  musical  instrument,  the  harp,  was  a 
weak  and  feeble  affair.  On  the  sculptured  walls  of  Karnac,  on 
the  marble  slabs  exhumed  from  Nineveh,  on  the  frescoed  walls  of 
Pompeii,  we  see  the  musicians  of  those  periods.  David,  the 
Prophets,  Homer,  and  Herodotus  have  described  the  instruments 
of  the  times  in  which  they  lived.  David’s  harp  of  ten  strings 


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would  not  be  of  much  account  in  an  orchestra.  The  Pandean 
pipes  which  the  shepherds  played  in  the  groves  of  Arcadia  would 
not  be  much  more  effective  in  sustaining  a  grand  chorus  than  a 
penny  whistle.  Sculptured  upon  the  Arch  of  Titus  we  see  the 
victorious  legions  of  Rome  returning  from  Jerusalem,  bearing  the 
spoils  taken  from  that  sacked  city,  —  the  seven  branched  golden 
candlesticks,  and  the  trumpets  blown  by  the  priests  in  the  temple 
service.  The  trumpets  were  long,  straight,  brass  tubes  with  bell¬ 
shaped  mouths,  effective  only  for  triumphant  peals.  Through  all 
the  years  of  Rome,  through  the  night  of  gloom  which  settled  over 
Europe  upon  its  downfall,  there  was  little  advance  in  musical  in¬ 
vention.  Old  Rome  had  the  trombone,  the  oboe,  the  violin.  But 
musical  notation,  the  science  of  harmony,  melody,  and  orchestra¬ 
tion,  all  belong  to  modern  times. 

In  India  and  China  we  see  in  the  kettle-drum,  the  cymbal,  the 
one  and  two  stringed  fiddles,  the  gong  and  flageolet,  the  instru¬ 
ments  of  former  days ;  and  we  hear  the  wailers  of  Egypt,  the 
Nautch  girls  pf  India,  the  minstrels  of  China,  singing  just  such 
music  as  has  been  sung  in  the  East  for  three  thousand  .years. 

QUEEN  ELIZABETH’S  BAND. 

The  advancement  in  musical  science  and  orchestration  up  to 
the  time  of  Elizabeth,  Queen  of  England,  may  be  seen  by  the  com¬ 
position  of  tbe  Royal  Band  which  played  in  the  grand  dining-hall 
of  the  palace  while  the  Queen  was  at  dinner.  It  consisted  of 
twelve  trumpets,  two  kettle-drums,  several  fifers  and  lute-players. 
When  we  remember  that  the  lute  was  an  instrument  inferior  to 
the  guitar,  we  can  imagine  the  feebleness  of  such  an  orchestra  in 
melody.  But  if  wanting  in  sweetness  it  had  power,  like  the  door 
of  Pandemonium,  “to  grate  harsh  thunder.” 

MODERN  ORCHESTRAS. 

Up  to  the  year  1600  the  violin  was  hardly  known  in  England. 
It  was  introduced  by  strolling  minstrels,  and  was  regarded  by  the 
higher  classes  as  a  low-class  instrument ;  they  looked  upon  it  as 
we  look  upon  the  banjo  at  the  present  time.  Our  own  memory 
runs  back  to  the  time  when  the  straight-laced,  white-haired  men 
of  a  former  generation  were  in  doubt  about  admitting  such  an  in¬ 
strument  into  their  households  or  into  church.  A  bass-viol  was 
sober  and  solemn,  but  a  violin  might  be  an  instrument  of  the  Devil 
to  allure  souls  to  perdition. 

It  was  not  used  in  concerts  till  about  the  time  of  Handel.  He 
was  the  first  to  recognize  its  masterly  power,  and  to  employ  it  to 


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represent  the  highest  and  holiest  emotions  of  the  soul.  But  even 
Handel  did  not  fully  comprehend  the  transcendent  qualities  of 
that  instrument.  It  was  reserved  for  Mozart  and  Paganini  and 
other  great  masters  to  bring  out  the  tragic  powers  of  the  violin. 

THE  FIRST  ORATORIO. 

The  first  oratorio,  or  religious  drama,  ever  performed  was  pro¬ 
duced  in  Rome  in  the  year  1600. 

Several  were  composed  before  the  time  of  Handel,  but  they 
were  for  the  most  part  severe  chorals,  with  meagre  instrumen¬ 
tation. 

Ilandel  was  born  in  1684,  and  he  was  the  first  to  emancipate 
melody,  give  it  its  proper  scope,  and  introduce  such  progressions 
as  had  never  before  been  attempted.  But  the  orchestras  of  his 
time  were  miserable  affairs.  Haydn  and  Beethoven  advanced  in¬ 
strumentation  immeasurably.  Clarionets  were  not  used  in  orches¬ 
tras  till  1180,  and  Beethoven  was  the  first  to  see  the  power  of 
violoncellos  to  represent  those  streaming  sounds,  those  moans 
and  wailings,  which  are  heard  in  his  symphonies. 

MODERN  ORCHESTRAS. 

Orchestration  is  almost  wholly  the  growth  of  the  present  cen¬ 
tury.  Beethoven,  Rossini,  and  Meyerbeer,  —  all  born  at  the  close 
of  the  last  century,  —  developed  instrumentation  and  employed 
instruments  before  unheard  of  to  give  dramatic  effect  to  their  pro¬ 
ductions.  Mendelssohn,  with  genius  ranking  with  Beethoven 
and  Handel,  consolidated  the  work  of  his  predecessors.  Not  till 
later  years  have  anvils,  cannon,  and  church-bells  been  employed 
with  drums,  cymbals,  trumpets,  trombones,  bassoons,  clarionets, 
oboes,  flutes,  violins,  double-basses,  and  horns  to  represent  all 
that  is  sublime  and  grand  or  sweet  and  pathetic  in  music,  to  stir 
the  loftiest  and  tenderest  emotions  of  the  soul ;  to  quicken  as  if 
to  a  battle-charge,  to  soothe  in  tones  as  soft  and  tremulous  as 
the  quiverings  of  an  rEolian  harp. 

GREAT  ASSEMBLIES. 

Not  till  this  present  period  have  there  been  any  great  musical 
assemblies.  The  Messiah  has  been  performed  in  London  for  a 
century,  but  the  performers  never  exceeded  seven  hundred  or 
eight  hundred,  and  the  orchestra  and  chorus  combined  have  not 
reached  that  number  till  recently. 

In  1836  Mendelssohn  conducted  the  great  Dusseldorf -Festival, 
when  the  orchestra  numbered  two  hundred  and  twenty  and  the 


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chorus  three  hundred  and  sixteen,  a  total  of  five  hundred  and 
thirty-six  performers.  Ten  years  later,  on  the  26th  of  August, 
1846,  he  conducted  the  Birmingham  Festival,  where  the  perform¬ 
ers  numbered  about  seven  hundred.  It  was  the  grandest  that 
England  had  ever  seen.  He  was  then  in  the  zenith  of  his  fame, 
and  those  who  were  present  look  back  to  that  rendering  of  the 
Elijah  under  his  direction  as  one  of  the  most  pleasurable  days  of 
the  century.  Since  then  there  have  been  great  musical  gather¬ 
ings  in  England,  especially  at  the  Crystal  Palace.  In  1861  thirty- 
five  hundred  children  and  one  thousand  adults  took  part.  In 
1862  a  chorus  of  four  thousand  was  brought  together  from  all 
parts  of  the  United  Kingdom. 

Probably  the  most  effective  chorus  and  orchestra  ever  combined 
was  that  which  assembled  in  1868  at  the  Crystal  Palace  under  the 
direction  of  Costa,  the  composer  of  Naaman,  when  the  orchestra 
consisted  of  about  five  hundred  instruments  and  forty-five  hun¬ 
dred  voices.  On  several  occasions  eight  thousand  charity  schol¬ 
ars  have  been  gathered  in  St.  Paul’s  Cathedral,  singing  with 
wonderful  effect. 

EUROPEAN  ORCHESTRAS. 

The  largest  orchestra  and  chorus  ever  brought  together  in  Eu¬ 
rope,  probably,  was  that  which  took  part  in  the  ceremonies  at  the 
distribution  of  prizes  at  the  Great  Exhibition  in  Paris,  July,  1861. 
It  was  our  privilege  to  be  present  on  that  occasion.  It  was  in 
the  magnificent  edifice  on  the  Champs  Elysees.  Not  soon  shall  we 
forget  the  glittering  display.  Koyalty  was  there  to  give  eclat  to 
the  proceedings,  —  the  Emperor  and  the  Empress,  the  Prince  of 
Wales,  the  Sultan,  and  the  Viceroy  of  Egypt.  All  that  art  could 
do  had  been  done  to  make  it  the  grandest  display  of  the  century. 
At  one  end  of  the  vast  hall  containing  fifteen  thousand  persons 
was  the  orchestra  and  chorus,  —  four  hundred  performers  and  six 
hundred  singers, — with  a  great  organ  to  lift  them  up  with  its 
deep  diapason  and  loud  clarion.  The  best  talent  of  the  Empire 
was  there, — bands  from  every  city  in  France.  Musicians  from 
all  the  provinces  were  selected  to  take  part  in  that  Jubilee.  But 
their  loudest  strains  in  the  “  triumphale”  were  weak  and  feeble 
in  that  auditorium,  which  was  only  about  half  the  size  of  the 
Coliseum,  now  approaching  completion  in  St.  James  Park. 

Those  who  fear  that  the  chorus  and  orchestra  in  the  Coliseum 
will  give  forth  only  a  discordant  din  may  be  assured  that  they 
will  not  be  deafened  by  the  volume  of  sound  produced  on  that 
occasion.  As  the  roar  and  thunder  of  a  great  city  falls  melodi- 
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ously  on  the  ear  from  a  distance,  so  will  trumpet  blast,  organ 
peal,  wail  of  violin,  clash  of  cymbals,  beat  of  drum,  blend  with 
the  many-thousand-voiced  choir  in  grand  and  majestic  harmony. 

At  Paris  it  was  also  our  privilege  to  hear  the  great  trial  of  mil¬ 
itary  bands  assembled  from  all  parts  of  Europe. 

A  few  weeks  before  that  event  we  heard  the  Imperial  Band  of 
Austria,  when  Francis  Joseph  assumed  the  diadem  of  Charle¬ 
magne  in  the  old  Cathedral  at  Pesth.  There,  too,  was  Liszt, 
directing  the  best  talent  of  Vienna,  performing  the  mass  written 
for  the  occasion  by  that  renowned  composer.  A  week  later  we 
were  in  Berlin,  beholding  the  grand  review  of  Prussian  troops  in 
the  presence  of  the  King,  the  Emperor  of  Russia,  the  crown  prin¬ 
ces  of  the  two  countries,  Bismarck  and  Gortschakoff.  Fifty  thou¬ 
sand  troops  marched  down  the  field  to  the  music  of  the  assembled 
bands,  —  about  one  thousand  performers. 

But  the  coming  Jubilee  bids  fair  to  eclipse  all  these,  —  to  sur¬ 
pass  them  in  sublimity  and  grandeur . 

In  addition,  there  will  be  bells,  anvils,  cannon,  and  an  organ  of 
tremendous  power. 

If  all  the  societies  that  have  signified  their  intention  of  attend¬ 
ing  are  present,  the  chorus  will  be  far  the  largest  ever  brought 
together,  —  larger  by  several  thousand  than  any  European  assem¬ 
bly. 

This  multitude  will  not  be  an  unwieldy  mass.  The  Coliseum  is 
so  constructed  that  every  singer  and  player  will  be  able  to  see 
the  baton  of  the  conductor,  to  take  the  time  from  him  and  not 
from  any  one  else.  The  singers  of  this  country  are  familiar  with 
the  music.  They  have  sung  most  of  it  at  their  county  and  dis¬ 
trict  conventions.  The  musical  assemblies  which  have  been  held 
all  over  the  country  during  the  last  ten  or  fifteen  years  have  been 
schools  preparatory  to  this  grand  event. 

Think  of  an  orchestra  of  one  thousand,  a  chorus  of  ten  thou¬ 
sand, —  every  instrument  and  voice;  violin,  trumpet,  trombone, 
organ,  drum,  bell,  and  cannon-peal,  soprano,  alto,  tenor,  bass, 
each  and  all  obedient  to  one  controlling  spirit  of  the  hour.  Elec¬ 
trifying  the  thought !  It  stirs  our  blood  to  think  of  that  multi¬ 
tude,  —  the  selected  talent  of  the  country,  educated  for  the  occa¬ 
sion, —  familiar  with  the  music  by  months  of  rehearsal,  each 
spirit  catching  the  enthusiasm  of  the  hour,  pouring  out  a  volume 
of  sound  that  shall  shake  the  rafters  of  the  lofty  edifice  !  Not  a 
“  Babel”  of  sound,  a  discordant  din,  but  all  blending  as  the  mul¬ 
titudinous  voices  of  nature  blend,  —  the  songs  of  birds,  the  pass¬ 
ing  breeze,  the  rushing  of  the  mountain  torrent,  the  deep  rolling 


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thunder,  in  majestic  harmony  !  Volume  of  sound  is  not  necessa¬ 
rily  discordant.  Is  there  deeper,  grander  harmony  than  that 
which  rolls  along  the  shore  when  the  ocean  is  tossed  by  storm 
and  tempest  ?  Niagara  gives  out  no  discord,  and  its  mighty 
thunder  is  sweet  music  to  our  listening  ears.  “The  voices  of 
many  waters  ”  is  the  sublimest  simile  which  the  inspired  apostle 
could  employ  to  represent  the  song  of  the  redeemed . 

THE  MUSIC. 

It  is  gratifying  to  know  that  the  music  whicn  will  be  rendered 
at  this  Festival  is  not  light  and  trifling,  but  of  the  highest  order,  — 
the  sublimest  strains  of  Handel,  Haydn,  Mendelssohn,  Mozart, 
Rossini,  and  Beethoven.  The  occasion  is  one  of  Peace.  Peace 
is  the  ally  of  religion.  Peace  and  good-will  is  the  theme  of  the 
angels’  song.  The  music  selected  is  most  appropriate  for  the  oc¬ 
casion.  0,  how  grand  it  will  be  to  hear  that  magnificent  choral 
of  Luther’s, 

“  God  is  a  castle  and  defence 
When  troubles  and  distress  invade,” 

sung  by  the  multitude,  borne  up  and  sustained  by  the  great  or¬ 
chestra  !  Rising  like  a  gathering  storm,  dying  away  in  sweetest 
harmony. 

It  will  not  be  a  chorus  of  angels,  but  it  will  be  the  nearest  ap¬ 
proach  ever  made  on  earth  to  that  multitude  of  the  heavenly 
host  which,  eighteen  hundred  and  sixty-nine  years  ago,  suddenly 
was  heard  in  mid-air,  hovering  over  the  hills  of  Bethlehem,  sing¬ 
ing  the  sweetest  song  ever  heard  by  mortal  ears.  The  thought 
of  it  carries  us  back  to  that  night.  We  think  of  the  shepherds 
in  the  green  pastures,  —  an  angelic  host  sweeping  through  the  air, 
fanning  it  with  their  white  wings,  —  harmony  of  ineffable  sweet¬ 
ness,  —  Heaven’s  song  of  Jubilee  ! 

Whoever  hears  the  rendering  of  that  song  on  the  approaching 
Festival,  as  given  by  the  great  composer  of  the  Messiah,  will  re¬ 
tain  it  in  memory  forever.  Even  now  we  seem  to  hear  the  trium¬ 
phant  shout,  “Glory  to  God!”  and  then  the  sudden  transition 
to  a  hushed  murmur,  “  and  Peace  on  Earth!  ” 

Whoever  hears  it  will  go  away  purer  than  when  he  came,  with 
a  higher  conception  of  the  present  and  the  future  life.  And  in 
that  great  congregation  assembled  to  hear  there  will  be  some 
whose  thoughts  and  aspirations  will  reach  forward  to  the  better 
world,  to  that  white-robed  company  around  the  eternal  throne, 
singing  the  song  of  the  redeemed.  There  will  be  moistened  eyes, 


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as  they  think  of  dear  ones  gone  before  them  to  that  blessed  land, 
joining  now  in  the  great  angelic  choir. 

But  space  fails.  We  restrain  our  enthusiasm  while  looking  for¬ 
ward  to  the  week  so  full  of  promise.  Having  heard  the  great 
orchestra  and  chorus  of  England,  Europe,  and  of  our  own  coun¬ 
try,  knowing  what  has  been  done,  and  having  faith  in  the 
ability  of  the  managers  to  carry  out  all  that  they  have  prom¬ 
ised,  we  are  confident  that  those  who  are  fortunate  enough 
to  attend  the  Festival  will  look  back  upon  it  with  grateful 
remembrance. 

The  New  York  Herald  was  exceedingly  good-na¬ 
tured  in  its  treatment  of  the  “  Boston  notion.”  From 
time  to  time  it  came  out  with  encouraging  editorials, 
and  acted  with  a  magnanimity  that  set  a  good  ex¬ 
ample  to  the  press  of  the  country  generally.  This 
marvellous  sheet,  read  by  all  the  world,  is  represented 
in  Boston  by  a  noble  “  knight  of  the  quill,”  familiarly 
known  as  Tom  Maguire.  To  find  any  one  among  his 
host  of  acquaintances  who  speaks  ill  of  him  would 
lie  making  a  strange  discovery ;  yet  he  quietly  un¬ 
folds  the  little  vices  and  weaknesses  of  the  u  Hubites,” 
and  spreads  them  out  in  the  Herald  for  all  the  world  to 
look  at  ;  but  he  no  less  industriously  displays  their 
good  qualities,  and  gives  credit  where  credit  is  due. 
He  is  not  easily  excited ;  rumors  have  no  effect  upon 
him ;  but  as  an  “  interviewer”  he  merits  the  first  prize. 
The  following,  from  this  correspondent,  sounds  as  if 
“  Headquarters  ”  had  gone  through  an  examination  for 
his  special  benefit :  — 

From  tlie  New  York  Herald,  May  22. 

The  Boston  Peace  Festival.  —  Boston,  the  “Hub  of  the  Uni¬ 
verse,”  and  the  “Modern  Athens  of  America,”  as  she  is  some¬ 
times  ironically  termed,  is  really  to  be  the  scene  of  an  event 
which  promises  to  pass  into  history  as  one  of  the  grandest  and 
most  significant  of  any  during  the  past  nineteen  centuries  of  the 
world’s  career.  It  has  been  well  said  that  all  grand  and  novel 
enterprises  have  to  pass  successively  through  the  various  stages 


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of  ridicule,  argument,  and  adoption,  and  if  they  are  to  any  con¬ 
siderable  degree  meritorious  they  will  of  themselves  command 
popular  approval  and  slip  involuntarily  through  the  additional 
stage  of  a  glorious  consummation.  That  monster  musical  demon¬ 
stration,  the  great  National  Peace  Festival  and  Jubilee,  of  which 
so  much  has  been  said  and  written  in  the  immediate  past,  —  that 
grand  ovation  in  which  the  hearty  admirers  of  a  restored  Union 
will  unite  in  one  common  chorus  and  exultation  of  thanks  and 
praise,  — will  most  certainly  be  a  glorious  reality,  an  unexampled 
success,  a  marvellous  wonder.  The  inevitable  ridicule  which 
came  from  many  quarters  when  the  event  was  first  conceived 
was  rapidly  followed  by  sober,  serious  argument.  Then  in  quick 
succession  the  general  ideas  of  the  proposed  demonstration  were 
accepted  and  adopted  by  a  public  somewhat  credulous  at  first ; 
and  now  that  it  has  appeared  that  there  is  everything  appropriate 
in  such  a  National  Jubilee  commemorative  of  the  restoration  of 
Peace,  the  whole  American  people  seem  disposed  to  unite  in  car¬ 
rying  the  enterprise  forward  to  a  glorious  and  happy  consumma¬ 
tion.  The  representative  people  of  the  whole  country  —  of  the 
thrifty  North,  the  sunny  South,  and  the  plenty-laden  West- — will 
come  together  on  the  occasion  of  this  auspicious  Jubilee  to  smoke 
the  pipe  of  Peace,  to  bury  the  political  hatchet,  and,  as  they  sep¬ 
arate  for  their  respective  and  distant  homes,  exclaim  almost  invol¬ 
untarily,  and  in  one  grand  and  hearty  chorus,  “Glory  to  God  in 
the  highest,  peace  on  earth,  good-will  towards  men.” 

It  was  but  a  few  days  after  the  little  interview  between  General 
Grant  and  General  Lee,  under  the  Appomattox  apple-tree,  that 
Mr.  Gilmore  (of  the  renowned  Boston  Band  bearing  his  name) 
conceived  the  idea  of  a  Peace  Festival  similar  to  the  one  which 
he  has  arranged  for  on  such  a  magnificent  scale.  For  two  years 
or  more  he  has  revolved  it  over  in  his  mind,  and  during  the  inter¬ 
vening  time  reconstruction  has  gone  forward,  the  Union  has  been 
freshly  cemented,  the  proper  time  for  the  loyal  and  thankful  to 
rejoice  has  come,  and  the  opportunity  for  these  pent-up  rejoicings 
and  thanks  will  be  furnished  the  middle  of  the  coming  month.  It 
would  require  physical  and  mental  faculties  of  an  omnipotent  na¬ 
ture  to  comprehend  and  describe  the  colossal  features  connected 
now  and  to  be  associated  in  future  with  this  truly  appropriate  and 
inspiring  national  celebration  Money,  it  would  seem,  has  beeD 
the  least  of  all  considerations  required  to  carry  the  grand  occa¬ 
sion  forward,  and  industrious  labor,  and,  in  fact,  every  other 
needed  requisite,  has  been  just  as  abundantly  furnished. 

The  Jubilee  will  occupy  five  days  altogether,  commencing  on 


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the  morning  of  June  15th,  and  ending  on  the  evening  of  the  19th, 
and  the  Bostonians  are  arranging  for  the  accommodation  of  one 
million  visitors  during  this  brief  interval.  The  President  of  the 
United  States,  together  with  his  Cabinet,  the  foreign  Ministers  to 
this  country,  and  the  Governors  of  the  various  States,  are  among 
those  who  have  been  invited.  General  Grant  has  insinuated  pri¬ 
vately  that  he  will  be  here,  and  Cabinet  officers,  foreign  Minis¬ 
ters,  and  Governors,  to  the  number  of  over  forty,  have  formally 
accepted  of  their  invitations,  and  the  presence  of  some  thirty 
members  of  Congress  has  also  been  assured.  Large  excursion 
parties  are  also  arranging  to  come  from  New  York,  Philadelphia, 
Baltimore,  Washington,  Richmond,  Charleston,  S.  C.,  New  Or¬ 
leans,  San  Francisco,  St.  Louis,  Cincinnati,  Chicago,  and  from  all 
the  various  cities  of  the  West  and  South.  Numerous  prominent 
officers  in  the  Confederate  army  have  been  invited,  and  several 
have  signified  their  intention  of  coming.  A  letter  of  invitation 
to  General  Lee  was  forwarded  during  the  latter  part  of  last  week, 
and  a  favorable  reply  is  daily  expected. 

While  the  hotels  will  be  capable  of  furnishing  accommodations 
to  very  many  thousands  of  visitors,  their  capacity  will,  of  course, 
not  be  equal  to  all  the  demands  which  will  be  made  upon  them. 
Boarding-house  keepers  and  private  families  have  come  to  the 
rescue,  however,  and  there  is  no  doubt  but  all  strangers  will  be 
well  cared  for,  and  at  reasonable  rates.  To  secure  this  a  “Bu¬ 
reau  of  Accommodations”  has  been  established,  where  all  those 
having  rooms  and  board  for  the  extra  visitors  register  their 
name,  residence,  and  price,  and  those  desiring  accommodations 
have  oidy  to  apply  to  this  bureau  and  they  are  immediately  pro¬ 
vided  for,  and  without  any  expense  to  any  one,  the  whole 
arrangement  being  furnished  gratuitously  by  the  Jubilee  man¬ 
agement. 

The  Coliseum,  the  great  structure  in  which  the  festivities  of  the 
Jubilee  are  to  take  place,  is  rapidly  approaching  completion,  and 
everything  about  it  will  be  finished  in  due  season.  It  is  located 
in  the  Back  Bay  section  of  Boston,  and  on  the  tract  of  land  known 
as  St.  James  Park,  and  within  less  than  half  an  hour’s  walk  or 
ten  or  fifteen  minutes’  horse-car  ride  from  the  principal  hotels 
and  central  part  of  the  city.  It  is  unquestionably  the  largest 
public  structure  ever  erected  in  the  United  States,  and  for 
strength,  convenience  of  access,  and  general  adaptation  for  its 
purpose,  is  unrivalled.  It  will  afford  comfortable  accommoda¬ 
tions  for  about  fifty  thousand  people,  and  there  will  be  some 
thirty  or  forty  doors  of  ingress  and  egress.  The  musicians,  vo- 


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cal  and  instrumental,  will  occupy  the  central  portion  of  the  struc¬ 
ture,  and  surrounding  them  on  either  side  will  be  the  audience. 
There  is  also  a  spacious  gallery  surrounding  the  interior,  and 
directly  beneath  is  a  broad  promenade.  Retiring  rooms  are  nu¬ 
merous,  and  among  other  conveniences  will  be  a  department  for 
the  representatives  of  the  press,  and  also  a  general  telegraph 
office,  with  wires  stretching  to  all  parts  of  the  world. 

The  rehearsals  of  those  who  are  to  participate  in  furnishing  the 
musical  features  of  the  occasion  are  continuing  daily,  and  the 
very  best  musical  talent  in  the  country  has  presented  itself.  The 
instrumental  portion  of  the  orchestra  will  consist  of  about  twelve 
hundred  pieces,  and  some  four  hundred  of  these  will  come  from 
New  York  City.  The  department  of  vocal  singers  will,  of  course, 
exceed  this  by  several  thousands,  and  upon  one  of  the  days  of 
the  Jubilee  the  voices  of  some  twenty  thousand  school  children 
will  be  heard,  and  the  chorus  on  that  day,  as  upon  all  others,  will 
be  rendered  thunderingly  effective  by  an  artillery  feature  of  the 
orchestra,  the  various  pieces  to  be  fired  at  the  proper  time  by 
means  of  electricity.  Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  as  has  been  stated, 
will  sing  upon  some  one,  and  perhaps  all  of  the  days.  The  offi¬ 
cial  programme  for  all  five  of  the  days  will  be  issued  this  week, 
however,  and  then  the  public  will  know  exactly  what  is  coming 
and  when  to  expect  it.  It  is  only  necessary  now  to  say,  as  was 
stated  at  the  beginning,  that  the  great  and  glorious  Jubilee  will  in 
every  sense  and  feature  be  a  happy  success,  a  national  honor,  and 
the  means  of  inaugurating  a  kindly  and  fraternal  feeling  among 
all  classes  throughout  the  whole  of  this  great  American  republic. 

The  leading  pictorial  papers  —  Harpers’  and  Frank 
Leslie’s- — entered  into  the  good  work  with  great  spirit. 
Leslie’s  artists  remained  in  Boston  for  several  weeks, 
and  the  “  News  ”  did  a  noble  service  for  the  city  by  giv¬ 
ing  representations  of  many  of  the  public  buildings, 
institutions,  and  other  objects  that  add  to  the  fame  or 
beauty  of  the  “  Hub,”  while  in  the  interest  of  the  Ju¬ 
bilee  it  gave  pictures  of  the  Coliseum  in  almost  every 
stage  of  its  progress ;  in  fact,  it  contained  illustrations 
of  everything  and  everybody  connected  with  the  enter¬ 
prise  that  might  possibly  interest  the  public.  The 
most  effective  picture  the  Jubilee  inspired,  —  and  it 


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may  perhaps  be  added,  that  ever  adorned  the  pages 
of  an  American  pictorial,  —  was  Leslie’s  double-sheet 
interior  view  of  the  Coliseum  at  the  opening  of  the 
Festival,  a  fac-simile  of  which,  upon  a  very  small 
scale,  is  given  in  this  volume.  The  engraving  was  life¬ 
like,  animated,  perfect  in  detail,  and  was  worthy  the 
genius  ot  the  eminent  artist,  Albert  Berghaus,  whose 
pencil  caught  every  feature  of  interest,  and  represented 
the  whole  magnificent  scene  with  a  power  and  faithful¬ 
ness  that  called  forth  the  warmest  admiration  from  all. 
To  the  engraver  should  also  be  accorded  great  praise 
for  the  delicate  care  with  which  he  traced  every  fine 
and  point  in  transferring  the  drawing  to  wood.  Suc¬ 
cess  to  the  enterprising  house  of  Frank  Leslie,  pro¬ 
prietor  and  artists,  who  drew  and  engraved  and  im¬ 
pressed  upon  the  public  mind  every  interesting  feature 
of  the  Peace  Jubilee,  thereby  popularizing  and  ad¬ 
vancing  the  interests  of  the  grand  Festival  and  the 
city  of  Boston  in  a  manner  to  reflect  the  highest  credit 
upon  both. 

While  Leslie  confined  himself  to  illustrating  the 
various  striking  points  of  the  Jubilee  just  as  they 
were,  Harper  and  Brothers,  though  entering  less  deep¬ 
ly  into  the  serious  aspects  of  the  matter,  struck  a  very 
popular  vein  in  issuing  the  most  grotesque,  fantastic, 
and  amusing  cartoons  and  caricatures  of  the  antici¬ 
pated  carnival  possible  to  imagine.  The  genuine  comi¬ 
cality  and  originality  of  these  drawings  set  the  nation, 
it  might  be  said,  in  a  roar.  Everything  in  life  that 
could  scream,  howl,  bray,  whine,  grunt,  scrape,  blow, 
pound,  ring,  fire,  —  in  fact,  every  element  of  noise 
conceivable  was  brought  into  play,  representing  the 
most  terrific  fortissimo  of  discord  that  ever  distracted 
mortal  ear.  The  desperate  intent  pictured  upon  every 
countenance,  the  congregation  of  nations,  sects,  sorts, 


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and  kinds,  would  lead  to  the  supposition  that  Bed¬ 
lam  with  all  its  horrors  was  about  to  be  let  loose  in 
Boston. 

No  popular  movement  or  patriotic  demonstration 
ever  suffers  from  being  well  burlesqued.  Clever  cari¬ 
catures  add  much  to  the  notoriety  of  individuals  as 
well  as  enterprises.  “  Have  you  seen  the  cartoon  of 
the  great  Jubilee  in  Harpers’  Weekly?”  was  a  ques¬ 
tion  everybody  answered  with  “ Yes,”  and  a  laugh; 
because  everybody  “as  was  anybody”  saw  it,  the 
“  Weekly  ”  being  a  familiar  family  visitor  everywhere. 

Boston  is  indebted  to  one  of  her  talented  sons,  Mr. 
C.  G.  Bush,  for  the  Harper  extravaganzas  of  her  little 
musical  notion.  That  he  possesses  all  the  elements  of 
genuine  humor,  and  can  turn  all  mankind  into  a  pan¬ 
demonium  for  his  pleasure  and  their  own,  was  fully 
proven  by  the  skilful  grouping  of  the  discordant  and 
chaotic  elements  that  entered  into  his  side-shaking 
burlesques  of  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

The  Boston  firm  of  L.  Prang  &  Co.,  Chromo-Lith¬ 
ographers,  also  came  out  with  a  number  of  very 
clever  caricatures  of  the  approaching  Festival.  Sing¬ 
ers  screaming  for  admission  to  the  chorus  with  mouths 
open  from  ear  to  ear ;  thirsty  musicians  with  wry  faces 
looking  at  the  words  u  ”  crossed  out,  and 

nothing  but  cold  water  to  drink ;  the  projector  with 
hat  off  standing  tiptoe  on  a  cloud,  politely  asking  the 
heavens  for  “  the  loan  of  a  little  thunder  and  lightning 
for  this  occasion  only,”  and  many  other  grotesque  com 
ceptions  were  among  these  sketches.  Altogether,  the 
comic  side  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  was  represented  in  a 
way  that  pleased  the  public,  and  served  to  popularize 
the  Festival  by  bringing  it  into  notoriety  through  all 
the  cheerful  avenues  of  fun  and  fancy. 

The  official  programme  of  the  entire  Festival  (ex- 


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cept  the  names  of  the  pieces  to  be  sung  by  the  chil¬ 
dren  on  the  last  day)  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
Advertising  Committee  about  the  middle  of  May,  to 
make  such  use  of  as  they  saw  fit  for  the  information 
of  the  public.  The  comments  of  the  press  everywhere 
upon  the  authentic  announcement  from  the  Executive 
Committee  of  all  the  grand  features  to  be  produced, 
were  highly  complimentary ;  and  the  harmonious  feel¬ 
ing  —  the  feeling  of  unity,  which  at  length  made  all 
citizens  of  Boston  one  upon  the  question  —  was  now 
spreading  all  over  the  land. 

The  following  extracts  from  the  papers  will  show 
how  the  official  announcement  of  the  programme  was 
received  :  — 

From  the  Boston  Journal,  May  29. 

The  National  Peace  Jubilee.  — The  official  programme  of  the 
National  Peace  Jubilee  will  be  found  in  our  advertising  columns 
to-day,  and  we  commend  it  to  the  careful  perusal  of  our  readers. 
Never  before  was  such  a  magnificent  musical  feast  placed  before 
the  people  of  this  or  any  other  land.  Aside  from  the  magnitude 
of  this  great  Festival  of  song,  which  is  to  unite  the  glad  voices 
of  a  nation  in  pagans  of  praise  and  thanksgiving,  there  is  much 
which  commends  admiration.  The  character  of  the  music  alone 
places  the  affair  far  above  all  similar  festivals  which  have  been 
held,  either  in  America  or  Europe.  Mr.  Gilmore  has  shown  won¬ 
derful  tact  and  skill  in  the  preparation  of  his  programme,  as  well 
as  in  organizing  and  bringing  thus  far  toward  completion  the 
grandest  musical  enterprise  the  world  has  ever  witnessed.  He 
has  provided  music  which  will  meet  with  the  approbation  of  every 
taste,  — the  popular  as  well  as  the  classical.  The  grandest,  lof¬ 
tiest,  and  most  sacred  inspirations  of  the  great  masters  of  song 
find  ample  place,  and  are  to  be  rendered  with  a  fulness  and  an 
effect  their  authors  may  have  dreamed  of  but  certainly  never  real¬ 
ized.  So,  too,  the  noble  hymns  which  evoke  such  a  ready  re¬ 
sponse  in  the  breast  of  every  lover  of  his  country  —  which  thrill 
a  nation’s  heart  and  inspire  her  sons  to  patriotic  devotion  and 
brave  deeds — have  fitting  recognition,  and  their  familiar  and 
welcome  strains  will  be  marked  by  an  emphasis  in  good  keeping 
with  the  great  purposes  of  the  occasion.  Legions  of  trained 


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singers,  an  army  of  players,  organ  peals,  the  brazen  voices  of  the 
once  dread  instruments  of  warfare,  and  the  joyful  bells  will  all 
unite  in  anthems  of  “  Peace  and  g’ood-wili.”  Two  musical  artists, 
whom  the  whole  civilized  world  delights  to  honor,  will  grace  the 
occasion  with  their  presence  and  their  efforts,  and  in  all  its  vari¬ 
ous  departments  the  demonstration  has  been  organized  upon  the 
grandest  scale  that  could  possibly  be  attained. 

The  details  we  leave  for  our  readers  to  glean  from  the  pro¬ 
gramme  as  published.  There  is  grandeur  in  every  line. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser,  May  29. 

The  managers  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  publish  to-day  the 
official  order  of  exercises  for  the  entire  Jubilee  week.  If  the  old 
Cappelmeister,  who  won  such  trophies  at  Dresden  early  in  the 
last  century,  had  anticipated  a  programme  like  this,  he  would 
have  choked  with  envy.  In  the  selection  and  arrangement  of  the 
programme,  and  in  the  massing  of  musical  organizations  and  in¬ 
struments  of  every  kind,  the  managers  have  kept  faithfully  to  the 
heroic  scale  on  which  the  enterprise  was  projected.  The  quality 
of  the  programme  has  also  the  appearance  of  being  in  keeping 
with  the  original  announcement,  —  being  selected  not  entirely 
with  reference  to  the  unusual  manner  in  which  it  is  to  be  pre¬ 
sented,  and  to  the  number  of  voices  and  instruments  to  be  en¬ 
gaged  in  it,  but  to  stand  the  test  of  exacting  musical  criticism  as 
well.  The  selections  are  almost  wholly  from  masters  of  classical 
music,  and  from  their  most  approved  works. 

The  orchestra  has  had  the  different  parts  of  the  programme  in 
rehearsal  for  many  months,  and  is  said  to  be  ready  for  the  impor¬ 
tant  part  assigned  to  it.  The  chorus,  though  comprising  so  large 
a  number  of  vocal  organizations,  and  laboring  from  necessity 
under  the  disadvantage  of  different  methods  of  training,  has  har¬ 
monized  with  excellent  facility,  so  far  as  tried,  and  bids  fair  to 
fulfil  the  promises  made  in  its  behalf.  The  assistance  to  be  ren¬ 
dered  by  Madame  Parepa-Rosa  on  the  first  three  days,  and  by 
Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps  on  the  fourth,  will  also  be  an  attraction 
to  many  who  have  feared  that  the  purity  of  the  performances  was 
to  be  sacrificed  to  their  magnitude.  In  spite  of  the  scepticism 
which  the  managers  have  contended  against,  it  may  be  truly  said 
that  their  preliminary  arrangements,  so  far  as  they  affect  the  mu¬ 
sical  part  of  the  entertainment,  have  been  carried  out  in  good 
faith  and  with  remarkable  skill  and  fidelity. 

The  . Coliseum  itself  is  nearly  finished,  is  a  solid  structure,  not 
wanting  in  architectural  merits,  if  apparent  fitness  for  the  pur- 


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pose  it  is  devoted  to  is  in  that  sense  meritorious.  Nothing  seems 
to  be  omitted  which  convenience  or  safety  required  ;  and  when 
the  decorations  proposed  are  in  their  place,  the  interior  of  the 
edifice  can  hardly  fail  to  be  imposing  and  attractive. 

The  interest  in  the  Festival  is  quite  equal  to  the  expectations 
of  those  who  have  watched  its  progress,  and  there  is  no  reason 
to  doubt  that  the  number  of  visitors  will  justify  the  enterprise 
and  liberality  which  has  brought  it  to  its  present  flourishing  state. 
For  the  full  success  of  the  Jubilee  now  so  promising,  and  for  the 
enjoyment  of  all  who  may  contribute  to  its  harmonies,  we  ask  the 
good  offices  of  our  citizens,  and  commend  it  to  their  best  regard. 

From  the  Orpheus  for  May,  1869. 

Mr.  Gilmore’s  Great  Peace  Jubilee. — The  busiest  man  in 
America  to-day  is  P.  S.  Gilmore,  and  we  might  add  the  happi¬ 
est,  for  in  the  midst  of  his  labors  as  designer  and  director  of  the 
great  National  Peace  Jubilee,  he  witnesses  the  gradual  unfolding 
and  realization  of  his  brightest  dreams.  When  Mr.  Gilmore  first 
laid  his  magnificent  project  before  the  public,  after  revolving  his 
plans  like  a  skilful  general  as  he  is,  for  months  in  his  own  mind, 
there  were  many  scorners.  Indeed,  he  was  compelled  to  battle 
for  a  time  almost  single-handed.  His  enthusiasm  was  laughed  at 
and  ridiculed  by  many  who  are  now  ready  to  throw  up  their  hats 
and  join  in  the  general  huzza,  since  the  affair  is  an  assured  suc¬ 
cess.  There  were  a  few,  however,  long-headed,  far-seeing,  public 
men,  who  readily  appreciated  the  practicability  of  the  scheme, 
and  saw  therein  means  to  aid  musical  art,  and  to  advance  the  best 
interests  of  the  city  and  whole  country.  These  men  have  given 
the  influence  of  their  wealth,  their  position,  and  their  personal 
services  to  the  enterprise,  and  all  honor  to  them  for  their  sagacity 
and  liberality. 

The  popular  character  of  the  proposed  demonstration  was 
urged  against  it  by  some,  whose  professed  devotion  to  the  divine 
art  should  have  led  them  to  joyfully  embrace  any  opportunity  to 
extend  its  pure  and  ennobling  influences  among  the  masses. 
There  is  far  too  much  exclusiveness  in  music,  or  rather  in  the 
professed  love  of  it,  and  there  are  those  who  would  lock  it  up  in 
a  box,  and  retail  it  out  in  iimited  quantities,  and  with  only  their 
own  personal,  specific  stamp  on  the  parcels  disposed  of.  It  is,  of 
course,  conceded  that  the  inspired  works  of  Bach  and  Beethoven 
occupy  a  higher  place  than  our  simple  national  songs,  but  no 
one  was  ever  injured  in  body  or  mind  by  listening  to  the  latter. 
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yet  gather  goodness  and  patriotism  from  melodies  of  a  simple 
and  stirring  character,  and  it  is  absurd  to  suppose  any  harm  can 
be  done  by  giving  music  calculated  to  suit  the  popular  taste,  with 
accessories  of  cannon  and  bells,  such  as  we  are  accustomed  to 
hear  on  every  great  day  of  public  rejoicing,  and  the  use  of  which 
is  certainly  in  consonance  with  a  demonstration  in  honor  of  Na¬ 
tional  Peace  and  Union.  The  truth  of  the  matter  is,  Mr.  Gilmore 
has  a  heart  and  soul  large  enough  to  provide  for  the  musical 
wants  of  all  classes.  By  furnishing  in  his  Jubilee  programme 
features  which  are  sure  to  be  acceptable  to  the  popular  taste,  he 
has  by  no  means  sacrificed  the  devotion  he  must  feel  as  a  musi¬ 
cian  to  the  purest,  highest,  and  noblest  principles  of  art.  Two 
entire  days,  and  no  small  portion  of  the  remainder  of  the  time, 
will  be  occupied  in  the  performance,  by  a  well-drilled  chorus  and 
orchestra,  of  some  of  the  grandest  selections  of  sacred  and  clas¬ 
sical  music  ever  written.  If  such  a  Festival  as  that  now  in  pros¬ 
pect  can  by  any  possibility  be  an  injury  or  a  detriment  to  the 
cause  of  music,  then  must  the  great  Choral  Festivals  of  Europe 
and  the  grand  concerts  of  our  own  land  be  considered  hindrances 
to  the  advancement  of  art. 

From  the  Boston  Evening  Transcript,  May  29. 

The  Official  Programme  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  is  published  in  our 
columns  to-night.  The  inaugurating  ceremonies  are  to  consist  of 
a  Prayer  by  Rev.  E.  E.  Hale;  the  Address  of  Welcome  by  his 
Honor  the  Mayor ;  congratulatory  remarks  on  the  restoration  of 
Peace  and  Union,  by  Hon.  A.  II.  Rice,  —  followed  by  a  grand 
musical  performance  by  eight  hundred  vocal  organizations  and 
one  thousand  musicians.  Thus  will  begin  a  Festival  on  a  gigan¬ 
tic  scale  which  promises  to  be  a  marked  event  of  the  times  and 
to  fitly  recognize  the  pacific  and  prosperous  condition  of  the 
country,  that  has  been  won  by  a  terrible  struggle  to  save  free  in¬ 
stitutions  from  threatened  destruction.  All  requisite  efforts 
should  be  put  forth  to  make  the  occasion  one  of  interest  to  the 
multitudes  who  will  fill  Boston  to  overflowing,  and  our  citizens 
ought  to  see  to  it  that  everything  essential  to  a  grand  success  is 
well  and  promptly  done. 

From  the  New  York  Musical  Gazette,  May,  1869. 

Boston.  — The  great  National  Peace  Jubilee  just  now  demands 
the  fullest  share  of  attention  from  the  Bostonians,  who  find  little 
else  to  talk  about  or  write  about ;  and  no  wonder,  for  the  affair 
has  been  organized  and  is  to  be  carried  out  on  a  scale  of  the 


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greatest  magnitude.  It  promises  to  fully  meet  in  its  extent  and 
elaboration  the  utmost  anticipations  of  its  sanguine  and  noble- 
hearted  projector,  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore.  Its  character  will  be  such 
as  to  reflect  the  highest  credit  upon  the  “Hub,”  whose  musical 
reputation  has  already  given  her  proud  pre-eminence.  At  the 
same  time  it  will  be  a  popular  demonstration  of  the  noblest  de¬ 
scription,  in  which  the  people  of  the  whole  country  can  unite 
with  their  whole  heart  and  will.  The  liveliest  interest  seems 
everywhere  to  have  been  excited  in  relation  to  the  event,  and  the 
city  will  be  crowded  for  the  time  as  it  never  was  before.  Hotel- 
keepers  and  others  have  received  assurances  from  the  most  dis¬ 
tant  parts  of  the  country  of  the  attendance  of  visitors,  and  the 
public  and  private  accommodations  of  our  citizens  are  sure  to  be 
taxed  to  the  utmost. 

The  greatest  activity  prevails  in  all  departments  of  preparation 
for  the  Jubilee.  Work  was  begun  upon  the  mammoth  building  in 
real  earnest  in  the  month  of  March,  and  astonishing  progress  has 
been  made.  The  structure  rapidly  rose  and  assumed  positive 
shape,  and  for  weeks  it  has  been  the  greatest  lion  of  the  city,  out- 
rivalling  even  the  “great  organ”  and  the  State  House  in  the 
eyes  of  curiosity-hunters  from  the  country,  while  the  Bostonians 
themselves  have  looked  upon  the  growing  wonder  with  feelings 
of  equal  interest  and  astonishment.  The  Coliseum  is  situated 
upon  an  unimproved  Square,  known  as  St.  James  Park,  near  the 
foot  of  Boylston  Street,  and  St.  James  Avenue.  New-Yorkers 
who  have  journeyed  to  Boston  by  the  Bristol  Line,  the  Stoning- 
ton  Line,  or  by  either  of  the  land  lines,  will  remember  that  the 
Boston  and  Albany,  and  the  Boston  and  Providence  Railroad 
cross  each  other  just  before  entering  the  city.  It  is  just  north  of 
this  point  that  the  building  has  been  located.  The  site  is  about 
half  a  mile  below  the  Common,  upon  which  it  was  originally’ pro¬ 
posed  to  place  the  building,  and  consequently  about  a  mile  from 
the  Tremont  House,  Parker  House,  and  “down  town  ”  generally. 
The  distance  between  it  and  the  St.  James,  the  new  and  magnifi¬ 
cent  hotel  at  the  South  End,  is  about  the  same.  The  location 
was  at  first  thought  to  be  too  far  away  from  the  centre  of  tide  and 
travel,  for  your  “  Boston  man  ”  dislikes  to  go  beyond  hearing  dis¬ 
tance  of  his  domicile  for  his  comforts  or  amusements.  In  New 
York,  which,  like  Washington,  is  a  city  of  “magnificent  distan¬ 
ces,”  it  is  quite  different.  Although  the  Common  was  the  proper 
site,  yet  a  change  of  base  is  a  matter  of  the  slightest  possible 
consequence . 

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by  the  Executive  Committee,  has  multitudinous  duties  to  attend 
to.  Eben  D.  Jordan,  Esq.,  of  the  well-known  firm  of  Jordan, 
Marsh,  &  Co.,  and  other  eminent  gentlemen  have  taken  off  their 
coats,  rolled  up  their  sleeves,  and  gone  into  the  work  in  real 
earnest.  Mr.  Gilmore  occupies  the  post  of  General  Advisory 
Director,  and  is  looking  after  a  host  of  details  beside.  The  office 
for  the  sale  of  tickets  has  been  established  at  the  Music  Hall, 
under  the  charge  of  Mr.  A.  P.  Peck,  and  the  experienced  services 
of  Mr.  H.  A.  McGlennen  have  also  been  enlisted  in  this  depart¬ 
ment  of  business  management . 

To  sum  up,  everything  connected  with  the  Jubilee  promises 
most  gloriously,  and  there  is  every  indication  that  the  affair  will 
be  an  immense  success. 

From  the  Saturday  Evening  Gazette,  May  29. 

The  Coliseum. — It  was  a  very  bold  undertaking,  that  of  the 
business  men  of  Boston,  to  put  through  into  effect,  promptly  and 
smoothly,  Mr.  Gilmore’s  grand  idea  of  a  building  large  enough, 
and  of  the  right  order,  to  accommodate  the  largest  musical  con¬ 
vention  ever  witnessed  in  modern  times,  or  perhaps  in  the  world’s 
history.  The  bravest  hearts  and  the  most  fertile  heads  might 
well  stagger  in  view  of  an  enterprise  so  original  and  so  gigantic. 
Feliciter  audax  is  indeed  the  fitting  motto  for  this  whole  proceed- 
ing. 

Well,  the  thing  now  bids  fair  every  way  to  be  as  successful  in 
the  execution  as  it  was  daring  and  inclusive  in  the  conception. 
The  Coliseum  has  risen  almost  like  an  exhalation,  and  now  stands 
forth  in  all  its  huge  dimensions  ;  but  is  like  anything  but  an  exha¬ 
lation  in  the  substantial  firmness  and  toughness  of  the  workman¬ 
ship.  The  feat  of  “  King  Amphion  that  walled  a  city  with  his 
melody,”  though,  as  Wordsworth  says,  “for  belief  no  dream,” 
was  hardly  a  match  for  'the  wonder  of  this  magnificent  erection  ; 
let  alone,  that  the  former  was  but  an  airy  though  splendid  fable, 
born  of  the  time  when  gods  and  men  were  used  to  interchange 
their  forms  and  functions  ;  while  the  latter  is  a  stubborn  and  pal¬ 
pable  fact,  taking  its  origin  in  a  time  when  only  men  work  upon 
the  earth  in  visible  shape,  with  no  aid  from  the  Divine  powers 
but  what  comes  in  the  form  of  noble  inspirations  and  kindlings 
of  soul. 

The  great  structure  now  grows  near  completion,  and  the  grand 
chorus  of  hammers  to  be  heard  within  it  is  a  suitable  prologue  to 
the  choral  grandeurs  of  a  different  sort  that  are  likely  to  be  forth¬ 
coming  soon.  The  building  is  five  hundred  feet  long,  and  three 


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hundred  feet  wide  ;  in  figure  a  simple  parallelogram  :  thus  cover¬ 
ing  an  area  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  square  feet,  or 
about  four  acres  :  not  so  large  indeed  as  the  great  Flavian  Am¬ 
phitheatre  of  Rome,  which  filled  a  space  of  nearly  six  acres ;  but 
that  was  the  work  of  a  rapacious  and  sanguinary  despotism  that 
plundered  the  whole  world  to  execute  its  plans,  whereas  this  is 
the  work  of  free  hearts  and  unbloody  hands,  and  not  a  tear  has 
fallen  to  water  its  growing.  The  height  of  the  building  from 
floor  to  ridge  is  about  eighty  feet.  The  capacity  is  considered 
sufficient  to  receive  not  far  from  fifty  thousand  people.  The  south 
end  of  the  structure,  to  the  distance  of  some  one  hundred  and 
eighty-five  feet,  or  nearly  two  fifths  of  the  whole,  is  set  off  for  the 
orchestral  and  choral  parts  of  the  assemblage,  and  well  provided 
with  anterooms,  retiring-rooms,  and  closets,  beneath  the  galler¬ 
ies,  for  all  the  conveniences  of  performance  and  the  necessities 
of  nature.  This  part  of  the  building  is  to  have  sittings  for,  prob¬ 
ably,  about  ten  thousand  people  ;  with  an  open  space  for  the  or¬ 
chestra,  big  enough  to  accommodate,  say  fifteen  hundred  per¬ 
formers . The  spectators’  part  of  the  building,  also,  has, 

beneath  the  gallei'ies,  various  rooms  to  yield  such  accommoda¬ 
tions  as  people  commonly  need  or  have  use  for  in  such  cases  ; 
especially  a  very  large  and  well-ordered  room,  to  accommodate 
the  representatives  of  the  Press. 

Thus  much  for  the  general  plan  and  order  and  internal  arrange¬ 
ment  of  the  building :  now  for  the  workmanship  and  construc¬ 
tion. 

Of  course,  in  the  case  of  such  a  huge  structure,  run  up  so 
quickly,  one  of  the  most  natural  questions,  and  most  important 
too,  has  reference  to  its  power  of  endurance.  And  there  is  the 
more  need  of  some  attention  here,  inasmuch  as  the  catastrophe  at 
the  skating-rink,  a  few  months  ago,  may  have  rendered  people  a 
little  timid  and  scary  on  the  subject.  And  this  point  appears  to 
have  been  specially  present  to  the  minds  of  those  who  had  the 
selection  of  the  material  in  charge.  Throughout  the  whole  work 
they  have  clearly  had  a  paramount  view  to  strength  and  tough¬ 
ness  ;  the  general  apprehensiveness  of  the  public  mind  having 
rendered  them  the  more  studious  of  safety.  And  in  this  well- 
placed  care  they  have  been  perfectly  successful ;  as  any  man  who 
knows  anything  of  mechanics  and  of  house-carpentry  will  at  once 
admit.  The  building  is  literally  storm-proof :  there  is  no  hazard 
in  affirming  that. 

The  roof  is  mainly  supported  by  four  rows  of  upright  timbers, 
standing  some  twenty-five  feet  apart,  about  fifteen  inches  square, 


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and  not  far  from  sixty  feet  in  length.  These  timbers  are  freshly 
sawn  out  of  the  tallest  and  largest  Southern  pines,  which  are 
probably  the  firmest  and  toughest  trees  of  that  genus  that  grow 
anywhere  on  the  planet.  There  are  eighty  of  them.  Between 
the  tops  of  these  huge  upright  supports  and  the  roof,  the  frame¬ 
work  is  all  made  of  new  and  heavy  timbers,  proportionably  kneed 
and  braced  in  every  direction  of  strain,  and  bound  together  in  the 
strongest  manner  with  iron  spikes  and  bolts  and  rods  ;  so  that 
they  may  fairly  laugh  to  scorn  any  divulsive  energies  that  this 
latitude  knows  how  to  muster.  This  framework  has  been  un¬ 
sparing  in  the  use  of  material,  both  as  to  quantity  and  quality ; 
and  the  material  is  ordered  and  disposed  with  the  highest  skill  in 
the  science  and  art  of  wood-construction. 

In  the  skating-rink  disaster,  it  was  a  brick  wall,  rather  high, 
very  long,  not  very  thick,  and  not  well  braced,  that  was  blown 
down.  People  are  apt  to  think  that  a  brick  wall  is  stronger  than 
a  framework  covered  with  boards.  So  it  is  against  fire,  but  not 
against  wind.  The  latter  will  withstand  a  vastly  greater  lateral 
pressure  than  the  former.  To  be  sure,  the  pressure  of  a  stiff  gale 
blowing  direct  against  such  a  huge,  upright  surface  as  one  side 
of  the  Coliseum,  —  such  a  jwessure  is  indeed  tremendous  ;  but  the 
resistance  to  it  is  still  more  so.  For  this  building  is  so  con¬ 
structed  that  all  the  framework  extending  over  the  three  hundred 
feet  of  space  between  the  two  sides  serves  as  a  support  to  the 
side  on  which  the  pressure  falls :  the  whole  must  give  way  to¬ 
gether  before  that  side  can  yield.  So  that  the  idea  of  any  danger 
on  that  score  may  be  safely  dismissed  as  not  worth  considering. 
“  Blow,  wind,  and  crack  your  cheeks  !  rage,  blow  !  ”  — the  Bos¬ 
ton  Coliseum  will  not  mind  you . 

It  may  well  be  thought  by  this  time,  that  Mr.  Gilmore’s  genius 
can  hardly  conceive  anything  so  grand  in  his  line  but  that  Boston 
magnanimity  and  bottom  can  put  it  fairly  through. 

From  the  Sunday  Times,  May  30. 

The  Peace  Jubilee. — The  gigantic  proportions  of  this  enter¬ 
prise  have  developed  themselves  in  a  most  unmistakable  manner. 
There  is  no  longer  a  chance  to  doubt  that  Boston  is  to  be  the 
scene  of  the  greatest  musical  Festival  that  ever  occurred  on  this 
continent,  and  one  of  the  greatest  ever  undertaken  in  the  world. 
The  preparations  to  successfully  carry  out  the  programme  are 
upon  a  truly  magnificent  scale,  and  have  occupied  the  almost  ex¬ 
clusive  attention  of  many  active-brained  and  hard-working  men 
for  several  months.  The  presence  of  thousands  of  musicians  in 
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our  city  will  bring  many  times  their  number  to  hear  them  ;  Bos¬ 
ton  will  be  crowded  with  strangers,  and  unless  some  unusual 
preparations  are  made  for  their  accommodation,  hundreds  will 
have  no  shelter  except  that  afforded  by  the  alleys,  doorways,  and 
seats  on  the  Common.  The  Bureau  of  Accommodations  has  se¬ 
cured  many  halls  in  Boston  and  the  neighboring  cities,  and  the 
numbers  of  houses  where  rooms  can  be  had  have  been  left,  as  re¬ 
quested,  at  246  Washington  Street.  These  include,  we  are  happy 
to  state,  the  residences  of  some  of  our  most  respected  and  liberal 
citizens.  Every  resident  of  Boston  should  consider  himself  per¬ 
sonally  appealed  to  in  the  notice  of  the  committee,  and  should 
respond  accordingly.  No  person  should  experience  a  feeling  of 
delicacy  in  forwarding  his  or  her  address  to  the  Bureau  of  Accom¬ 
modations.  An  excellent  example  has  been  set  by  those  whose 
circumstances  are  such  as  to  indicate  that  public  spirit  alone  in¬ 
fluenced  their  action  in  the  matter.  Let  their  example  be  gener¬ 
ally  followed,  and  all  who  visit  our  city  during  the  Jubilee  will 
have  ample  proof  that  “  Boston  hospitality”  is  no  empty  phrase. 

From  the  New  York  Times,  May  31. 

The  Peace  Jubilee.  — The  “  official  programme  ”  for  the  “  Great 
National  Peace  Jubilee  ”  at  Boston,  during  the  third  week  of  June, 
bursts  upon  us,  despite  its  advertising  avant-courriers  and  prelim¬ 
inary  procession  of  beheralding  bravuras,  with  dazzling  splendor. 
Regarded  askance,  at  first,  by  the  sober  and  solid  men  of  Boston, 
sneeringly  slighted  as  merely  another  advertising  dodge  of  the 
artful  but  illustrious  Gilmore,  its.  artistic  excellence,  patriotic  pur¬ 
pose,  popular  favor,  and  mercantile  advantages,  so  combined,  at 
length,  to  disarm  hostile  criticism,  that  from  being  a  sort  of 
“monster  concert,”  undertaken  by  the  Jullien  of  Boston  as  a 
matter  of  private  and  pecuniary  speculation,  it  has  come  to  be  re¬ 
garded  as  a  grand  emblematic  welcome  of  Peace,  and  has  swelled 
to  the  proportions  of  a  national  Fest  or  “Jubilee.”  It  is  pat¬ 
ronized  by  the  President,  superintended  by  Mayor  Shurtleff  and 
the  Boston  city  government,  upheld  by  the  subscriptions  of  mer¬ 
chants  and  musicians,  — in  short,  it  is  a  discounted  success. 

We  have  called  the  originator  of  this  Festival  the  Jullien  of 
America  ;  and  both  his  announcements  and  arrangements  justify 
the  title,  —  he  himself,  with  a  charming  Jullienistic  admixture  of 
modesty  and  assertion,  simply  describes  himself  thus  :  “Projec¬ 
tor,  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore.”  But  his  magnificent  appointments,  his 
superb  choruses,  his  mighty  orchestras,  his  anvils,  his  drums, 
bands,  bells,  and  batteries,  dwarf  Jullien’ s  grandest  conceptions, 


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throw  all  memory  of  Jullien’s  immaculate  kids  and  broad  expanse 
of  spotless  shirt-bosom  into  deep  eclipse,  and  make  this  Ossa  of 
orchestral  leaders  but  a  wart. 

Everything  is  grandiose  in  this  Festival.  The  building  itself  is 
“an  immense  coliseum,”  capable  of  holding  fifty  thousand  per¬ 
sons.  The  expense  of  preparation  is  announced  to  have  been, 
and  really  has  been,  “extraordinary.”  The  “ oratorio  chorus ” 
comprises  no  less  than  eight  hundred  choice  —  we  had  almost 
said  “voices,”  in  our  enthusiasm,  but  check  ourselves  in  season 
to  put  it  the  way  the  programme  does,  —  “  eight  hundred  vocal 
organizations.”  The  grand  orchestra  is  of  one  thousand  musi¬ 
cians,  picked  from  the  best  bands  and  musical  societies  in  the 
country.  Indeed,  everything  is  done  in  round  numbers.  The 
very  anvils  for  the  “Anvil  Chorus”  are  one  hundred  strong,  and 
one  hundred  stout  fellows  are  hired  to  hammer  them  ;  and  the  one 
hundred  anvil-players  are  chosen,  by  a  stroke  of  genius  Jullien 
himself  might  envy,  from  the  Boston  fire-laddies.  And  while  the 
anvils  clang,  a  thousand  musicians  chime  in  with  full  force  of 
wind  and  string,  a  battery  of  artillery  roars  for  the  bass,  a  chime 
of  great  bells  softens  the  crash  of  the  guns,  and  the  chorus  of 
eight  hundred  voices  rises  harmonious  over  all. 

So  too,  when  the  Jubilee  opens  with  Luther’s  majestic  “  Ein’ 
Feste  Burg,”  the  largest  organ  attainable  accompanies.  If  it  be 
a  “select  orchestra”  that  performs  the  overture  to  “Tannhaii- 
ser,”  yet  this  “select”  body  is  six  hundred  strong.  No  voice 
but  Parepa-Rosa’s  could  be  thought  of  in  such  an  auditorium  for 
the  soprano,  none  but  Phillipps’s  for  the  contralto ;  but,  when  the 
former  sings  the  “Ave  Maria”  from  Gounod,  “the  introductory 
violin  obligato,  usually  rendered  by  one  performer,”  is  played  by 
two  hundred.  So,  in  the  overture  to  “Fra  Diavolo,”  fifty  trum¬ 
peters  essay  the  “trumpet  solo”  part;  in  that  to  “Stradella,”  a 
reed  band  of  five  hundred  performs.  When  the  “  Star  Spangled 
Banner  ”  is  given,  all  the  terrific  business  of  the  Anvil  Chorus  is 
again  done;  and  when  “My  Country,  ’tis  of  Thee”  is  sung, 
everything  goes  off  at  once, — chorus,  orchestra,  organ,  bands, 
every  drummer  beating,  every  bell  ringing,  every  musician  blow¬ 
ing,  the  infantry  all  firing,  and  the  “  cannon  pealing  in  the  dis¬ 
tance  in  exact  time  with  the  music.” 

All  this  goes  on  for  five  days,  with  a  performance  each  day 
whereof  these  are  but  faint  indications.  The  very  bass-drum  is 

eight  feet  in  diameter . We  cannot  doubt,  in  fine,  that  this 

will  prove  indeed  “  a  feast  of  sublime  and  inspiring  harmony,”  as 
per  advertisement ;  nor,  on  the  other  hand,  can  we  doubt  that, 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


when  the  fifth  day  closes,  and  all  has  been  said  and  sung,  that  the 
audience  will  breathe,  even  more  fervently  than  at  the  beginning, 
“Let  us  have  Peace.” 

Similar  articles  to  the  preceding  appeared  in  hun¬ 
dreds  of  papers  throughout  the  country,  which  was 
the  best  proof  that  the  official  programme  gave  univer¬ 
sal  satisfaction. 

The  Executive  Committee  having  transferred  to  the 
city  government  the  duty  of  inviting  distinguished 
strangers,  extended  their  invitation  to  only  two  guests ; 
one,  that  eminent  and  estimable  lady,  Mrs.  Har¬ 
rison  Gray  Otis,  whose  name  is  a  household  word 
throughout  the  nation ;  the  other,  the  revered  Dr. 
Lowell  Mason,  by  whom  music  was  first  introduced 
into  the  public  schools  of  Boston. 

The  following  is  the  note  addressed  to  Mrs.  Otis :  — 

Boston,  May  24,  1869. 

Dear  Madam,  —  Your  eminent  sendees  in  behalf  of  the  sol¬ 
diers  equipped  from  Massachusetts  during  the  late  rebellion, 
and  your  active  devotion  to  every  good  work  designed  to  pro¬ 
mote  the  interests  of  the  city  of  Boston,  have  attracted  the  at¬ 
tention  not  only  of  this  community,  but  of  the  entire  Union. 
Such  labor  and  disinterestedness  have  placed  your  name  high 
upon  the  roll  of  public  benefactors,  and  deserve  the  fullest  rec¬ 
ognition  at  all  times  from  your  fellow-citizens. 

It  is  with  the  greatest  pleasure,  therefore,  that  I  perform  the 
agreeable  duty  of  advising  you  that  those  important  services 
which  you  have  so  nobly  rendered  to  our  city  and  country  have 
met  the  prompt  acknowledgment  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  the  contemplated  National  Jubilee.  At  the  regular  weekly 
meeting  on  Saturday  evening  last,  on  motion  of  Mr.  M.  M. 
Ballou,  seconded  by  Mr-.  Oliver  Ditson,  it  was  unanimously 
“  Voted ,  That  Madam  Harrison  Gray  Otis,  the  most  eminent 
female  representative  of  Boston  patriotism,  be  invited  to  unite 
with  us  in  the  approaching  musical  celebration  of  the  restora¬ 
tion  of  Peace,  as  our  honorary  guest.” 

I  am  further  instructed  to  say  that  the  venerable  Dr.  Lowell 


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Mason,  whose  life-long  labors  in  behalf  of  the  divine  art  of 
music  entitle  him  to  the  grateful  remembrance  of  all,  is  the 
only  person  to  whom  the  committee  have  extended  a  similar 
compliment ;  and  they  feel  that  in  honoring  Madam  Otis  and 
Dr.  Mason  they  honor  themselves. 

I  trust  that  you  will  find  it  convenient  to  accept  such  atten¬ 
tions  as  the  committee  may  be  enabled  to  bestow  upon  you  dur¬ 
ing  the  continuance  of  the  Jubilee,  and  have  the  honor  to 
remain,  dear  Madam,  with  great  respect, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

HENRY  G.  PARKER,  Secretary. 

Madam  Harrison  Gray  Otis. 

Her  reply :  — 

Mrs.  Harrison  Gray  Otis  presents  her  regards  to  Mr.  Parker 
and  begs  him  to  transmit  to  the  gentlemen  of  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  “  Peace  Jubilee  Association  ”  her  profound 
acknowledgments  of  the  honor  conferred  upon  her  by  their 
unanimous  vote,  and  the  very  flattering  expressions  it  contains, 
which  have  given  her  great  satisfaction,  and  for  which  she  is 
truly  grateful. 

Mrs.  Otis  accepts  with  pleasure  the  invitation  to  “  The 
Musical  Festival  ”  so  gracefully  and  kindly  forwarded  by  Mr. 
Parker. 

41  Mt.  Vernon  Street,  May  26,  1869. 

The  following  invitation  was  sent  to  Dr.  Lowell 
Mason :  — 

Boston,  May  25,  1869. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  I  take  great  pleasure  in  advising  you  that 
at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  this  Asso¬ 
ciation  a  unanimous  vote  (moved  by  Mr.  Oliver  Ditson)  was 
passed,  as  follows  :  — 

“  Voted ,  That  the  venerable  Dr.  Lowell  Mason,  who  has  done 
so  much,  during  a  long  and  useful  life,  in  behalf  of  the  art  of 
music,  be  invited  to  unite  with  us  in  our  approaching  musical 
celebration  of  the  restoration  of  Peace,  as  our  honorary  guest.” 

Let  me  add,  sir,  that  but  one  other  person  is  to  be  the  recipient 
of  a  similar  compliment.  I  allude  to  Madam  Harrison  Gray 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Otis,  whose  devoted  service  for  the  welfare  of  our  brave  sol¬ 
diers  during  the  war  has  rendered  her  the  most  eminent  female 
representative  of  the  patriotism  of  Boston. 

Trusting  that  you  will  find  it  convenient  to  accept  the  invi¬ 
tation  herein  presented,  with  such  personal  courtesies  as  the 
committee  may  be  enabled  to  extend  to  you,  I  remain,  dear  sir, 
with  great  respect, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

HENRY  G.  PARKER,  Secretary. 

Dr.  Lowell  Mason,  Orange,  N.  J. 

His  reply :  — 

Orange,  N.  J.,  May  29,  1869. 

Henry  G.  Parker,  Esq., 

Secretary  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association. 

My  dear  Sir, — Your  letter  of  May  25th,  bringing  to  me 
the  official  invitation,  with  three  tickets  enclosed,  to  the  Na¬ 
tional  Peace  Jubilee,  has  been  received. 

I  beg  leave  to  present  to  the  Executive  Committee  my  grate¬ 
ful  sense  of  the  distinguished  honor  conferred  upon  me  there¬ 
by.  Unless  detained  by  physical  inability,  I  shall  certainly  do 
myself  the  pleasure  of  attending  at  least  a  part  of  the  most 
interesting  exercises  proposed  for  the  occasion ;  but,  dear  sir, 
the  infirmities  of  age  are  upon  me,  and  indeed  I  know  not 
what  will  be  on  the  morrow.  Should  anything  occur  to  pre¬ 
vent  my  attendance,  I  shall  endeavor  to  give  you  early  notice 
of  the  same.  Should  I  be  able  to  come,  my  home  will  be  with 
my  son  in  Brookline. 

That  my  feeble  efforts  in  the  cause  of  musical  education 
should  be  thus  remembered  by  the  Committee  is  no  small  re¬ 
ward  for  the  labor  bestowed,  and  that  my  name  should  lie  thus 
nearly  associated  with  that  of  the  honorable  lady  whose  efforts 
in  the  American  cause  were  so  untiring  and  successful,  calls 
for  my  warmest  acknowledgment. 

May  Heaven’s  blessing  favor  the  cause  of  musical  education 
and  of  universal  freedom,  and  follow  the  National  Peace  Jubi¬ 
lee  of  1869.  With  great  respect,  I  am, 

Truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

LOWELL  MASON. 


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The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  invitation  issued  by 
the  city  government  of  Boston :  — 


Q/Ae  (-^ity  (/Aoanct,A  o^  fSAfoaton/  zeo-fzect^u/Ay  aoAczt 
tAe  Aonon^  o^you'P fizeaence/ at  tAe/  Q/AatconaA  G/fAuoicaA 
oAeatovaA in  tAid  AAity,  Aeycnniny  on/  tAe/ ^c^teentA  c/ay 
o^ ^Ane,  / </Aft ,  to  comnzemozate/  tAe/  zetazn/  oj?  A/f/eacc/, 
anc /  tAe/  zeatozation/ o^  tAe/  A/Anio?zi o^  tAe/  (AAtated  ;  and 
tAey  coza/iaAAy  cnvite/  yoa  to  accent  tAe/  Aoo-futa/ctced  oj? 
tAe/  t/Aity  on/  tAat  occasion. 


City  Hall,  May  26,  1869. 


NATH.  B.  SHURTLEFF,  Mayor. 
EDW?  A.  WHITE, 

MOSES  FAIRBANKS, 

BENJ.  JAMES, 

WILLIAM  G.  HARRIS, 

HENRY  W.  PICKERING, 

FRANCIS  W.  JACOBS, 

EBENEZER  NELSON, 

EDWARD  E.  BATCHELDER, 

Committee  of  Arrangements. 


Enclosed  with  the  above  invitation  was  a  card  bear¬ 
ing  the  following  request :  — 

An  early  ansiver  is  requested in  order  that  proper  accom¬ 
modations  may  he  secured  for  the  City's  guests. 


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The  following  is  a  list  of  the  distinguished  persons 
invited  to  the  Jubilee  by  the  city  government  of  Bos¬ 
ton  :  — 


U.  S.  GRANT, 

President  of  the  United  States. 

SCHUYLER  COLFAX,  JAMES  G.  BLAINE, 

T  ice- President,  President  of  Senate.  Speaker  House  of  Representatives. 

Officers  of  the  Cabinet. 

Hamilton  Fish,  Secretary  of  State.  E.  R.  Hoar,  Attorney-General. 
George  S.  Boutwell,  Secretary  of  the  John  A.  J.  Cresswell,  Postmaster- 
Treasury.  General. 

A.  E.  Borie,  Secretary  of  the  Navy.  Jacob  D.  Cox,  Secretary  of  the  In- 
John  A.  Rawlins,  Secretary  of  War.  terior. 


Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court. 

Salmon  P.  Chase,  Chief  Justice.  Noah  H.  Swayne,  Associate  Justice. 

Samuel  Nelson,  Associate  Justice.  Samuel  F.  Miller,  “  “ 

Robert  C.  Grier,  “  “  David  Davis,  “  “ 

Nathan  Clifford,  “  “  Stephen  J.  Field,  “  “ 


Representatives  of 

Sir  Edward  Thornton,  Minister,  Great 
Britain. 

Adams  G.  Archibald,  Privy  Council, 
Dominion  of  Canada. 

M.  le  Comte  de  Faverney,  Charge 
J  Affaires,  France. 

Mr.  Waldemar  de  Bodisco,  Chargi 
d’ Affaires,  Russia. 

Mr.  A.  Mazel,  Minister,  Netherlands. 

Senor  Don  M.  Lopez  Roberts,  Min¬ 
ister,  Spain. 

Baron  Chas.  Lederer,  Minister,  Aus¬ 
tria. 

Baron  von  Gerolt,  Minister,  North 
German  Union. 

The  Commander  M.  Cerruti,  Minis¬ 
ter,  Italy. 

Baron  de  Wetterstedt,  Minister, 
Sweden  and  Norway. 

Mr.  F.  E.  de  Bille,  Charge  d’  Affaires, 
Denmark. 

Senhor  Miguel  Martins  d’Antas, 
Minister,  Portugal. 

Mr.  John  Hitz,  Consul-General,  Switz¬ 
erland. 

M.  Maurice  Delfosse,  Minister,  Belgium. 


Foreign  Courts. 

Blacque  Bey,  Minister,  Turkey. 

Mr.  ClijSon  Rizo  Rangab£,  Charge 
d’ Affaires,  Greece. 

Dr.  Don  Manuel  Rafael  Garcia, 
Minister,  Argentine  Republic. 

Senor  Mariano  Sanchez,  Charge 
d’  Affaires,  Chili. 

Senor  Don  A.  Benj.  Medina  Fon- 
tecilla,  Charge  d' Affaires,  Peru. 

Senor  Ezequiel  Guttienez,  Charge 
J  Affaires,  Coda  Rica. 

Senhor  Domingos  Jose  Gonsalves 
de  Magalhaens,  Minister,  Brazil. 

Senor  Josf:  Maria  Vela,  Charge 
d' Affaires,  Guatemala  and  Salvador. 

Mr.  Evariste  La  voche,  Chargt 
d' Affaires,  Hayti. 

Senor  Ignacia  Gomez,  Minister,  Ni¬ 
caragua  and  Honduras. 

Mr.  Henry  M.  Schieffelin,  Charge, 
d' Affaires,  Liberia. 

General  Santos  Acosta,  Minister, 
United  States  of  Colombia. 

Senor  Don  Manuel  Munez  y  Cas¬ 
tro,  Chargi  d’ Affaires,  Venezuela. 


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Other  Distinguished  Guests. 


Hon.  Caleb  Cushing, 

Hon.  Horace  Greeley, 

Hon.  Henry  B.  Anthony, 

Hon.  Morton  McMichael, 

Hon.  E.  F.  Spinner. 

Gen.  Geo.  B.  McClellan, 

Brig. -Gen.  Robert  Anderson, 
Rev.  Henry  Ward  Beecher, 

Rev.  E.  H.  Chapin,  D.  D., 

Rev.  Henry  W.  Bellows,  D.  D., 


Prof.  James  Russell  Lowell, 
Prof.  Henry  J.  Smith, 

George  Peabody,  Esq., 

James  Gordon  Bennett,  Esq., 
William  Cullen  Bryant,  Esq., 
Ralph  Waldo  Emerson,  Esq., 
Bayard  Taylor,  Esq., 

J.  G.  Whittier,  Esq., 

Cyrus  W.  Field,  Esq. 


Senators  of  Massachusetts  in  Congress. 

Hon.  Charles  Sumner,  Hon.  Henry  Wilson. 


Representatives  of  Massachusetts  in  Congress. 


Hon.  Oakes  Ames, 

Hon.  James  Buffington, 
Hon.  Ginery  Twichell, 
Hon.  Samuel  Hooper, 
Hon.  B.  F.  Butler, 


Hon.  N.  P.  Banks, 

Hon.  John  D.  Baldwin, 
Hon.  Wm.  B.  Washburne, 
Hon.  Henry  L.  Dawes. 


Officers  of  the  Army  and  Navy. 


Genl.  Wm.  T.  Sherman, 

Lieut. -General  P.  H.  Sheridan, 
Major-General  George  G.  Meade, 
Bvt.  Maj.-Genl.  A.  A.  Humphreys, 
Bvt.  Maj.-Genl.  H.  W.  Benham, 
Bvt.  Maj.-Genl.  J.  G.  Foster, 

Bvt.  Maj.-Genl.  Truman  Seymour, 
Bvt.  Brig. -Genl.  Wm.  Hays, 


Admiral  David  G.  Farragut, 
Vice-Admiral  David  D.  Porter, 
Rear-Admiral  H.  K.  Thatcher, 
Commodore  John  Rogers, 
Commodore  John  A.  Winslow, 
Capt.  D.  McN.  Fairfax, 
Surgeon  Geo.  Peck,  U.  S.  N. 


Governors  of  States. 


William  H.  Smith,  Alabama. 
Powell  Clayton,  Arkansas. 
Henry  H.  Haight,  California. 
Marshall  Jewell,  Connecticut. 
Gove  Saulsbury,  Delaware. 
Harrison  Reed,  Florida. 

Rufus  B.  Bullock,  Georgia. 

John  W.  Palmer,  Illinois. 

Conrad  Baker,  Indiana. 

Samuel  Merrill,  Iowa. 

James  M.  Harvey,  Kansas. 

J.  W.  Stevenson,  Kentucky. 
Henry  C.  Warmouth,  Louisiana. 
Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  Maine. 
Aden  Bowie,  Maryland. 

Wm.  Claflin,  Massachusetts. 
Henry  P.  Baldwin,  Michigan. 
William  R.  Marshall,  Minnesota. 
B.'-B.  Eggleston,  Mississippi. 


J.  W.  McClurg,  Missouri. 

David  Butler,  Nebraska. 

Henry  G.  Blasdell,  Nevada. 
Onslow  Stearns,  New  Hampshire. 

T.  F.  Randolph,  New  Jersey. 

John  T.  Hoffman,  New  York. 

W.  W.  Holden,  N.  Carolina. 

R.  B.  Hayes,  Ohio. 

George  L.  Woods,  Oregon. 

John  W.  Geary,  Pennsylvania. 

Seth  Padelford,  Rhode  Island. 
Robert  K.  Scott,  S.  Carolina. 

W.  G.  Brownlow,  Tennessee. 

E.  M.  Pease,  Texas. 

John  B.  Page,  Vermont. 

H.  H.  Wells,  Virginia. 

William  E.  Stevenson,  W.  Virginia. 
Lucius  Fairchild,  Wisconsin. 


346 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Mayors  of  principal  Cities  in  the  United  States. 


A.  Oakey  Hall,  New  York. 

Daniel  M.  Fox,  Philadelphia. 

S.  J.  Bowen,  W i ashington. 

John  F.  Torrence,  Cincinnati. 

J.  B.  Rice,  Chicago. 

Nathan  Cole,  St.  Louis. 

John  R.  Conway,  New  Orleans. 
Frank  McCoppin,  San  Francisco. 
Martin  Kalbfleisch,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 
Frank  Jones,  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

G.  Pillsbury,  Charleston,  S.  C. 
William  H.  Harrison,  Raleigh,  N.  C 
Wm.  L.  Putnam,  Portland,  Me. 

Geo.  Chaiioon,  Richmond,  Va. 

S.  M.  Clellan,  Wheeling,  W.  Va. 
Chas.  R.  Chapman,  Hartford,  Conn. 
Robert  T.  Banks,  Baltimore. 

Isaac  G.  Williams,  Galveston,  Texas. 

Mayors  of  Cities 

James  B.  Blake,  Worcester. 

Samuel  M.  Brown,  Fall  River. 

N.  S.  Kimball,  Haverhill. 

E.  L.  Norton,  Charlestown. 

S.  H.  Rhodes,  Taunton. 

C.  A.  Winchester,  Springfield. 

A.  G.  Pierce,  New  Bedford. 


A.  E.  Alden,  Nashville,  Term. 
C.R.Morehead,  Jr.,  Leavenworth  City. 
William  Napton,  Trenton,  N.  J. 
Ezra  Milland,  Omaha  City,  Neb. 
Wm.  H.  Wheaton,  Detroit,  Mich. 
W.  J.  Knight,  Dubuque,  Lowa. 
Edwd.  C.  Anderson,  Savannah,  Ga. 
Caleb  Price,  Mobile,  Ala. 

■  Genl.  E.  Hopkins,  Jacksonville,  Fla. 
Daniel  Macauley,  Lndianapolis,Lnd. 
Jos.  H.  Bunce,  Louisville,  Ky. 

'.  B.  H.  Polk,  Vicksburg,  Miss. 

A.  K.  Hartmann,  Little  Rock,  Ark. 
Geo.  L.  Clarke,  Providence,  R.  I. 

J.  S.  Valentine,  Wilmington,  Del. 
Edwd.  O’Neill,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 
John  A.  Mathews,  Winona,  Minn. 
Thomas  B.  Peddie,  Newark,  N.  J. 

in  Massachusetts. 

Frank  Davis,  Lawrence. 

Jas.  N.  Buffum,  Lynn. 

William  Cogswell,  Salem. 

Natiil.  Pierce,  Newburyport. 

J.  P.  Folsom,  Lowell. 

J.  B.  Forsyth,  Chelsea. 

Chas.  H.  Saunders,  Cambridge. 


The  City  Committee  on  Invitations  were  desirous  of 
extending  liberal  hospitality  to  many  prominent  public 
men,  but  there  was  a  limit  to  the  number  among  the 
foregoing  names,  who  received  the  “  carte  blanche  ” 
invitation  which  precedes  the  list.  The  committee 
evidently  felt  that  it  would  be  going  beyond  the 
bounds  of  public  duty  and  judicious  economy  to  offer 
to  pay  the  bills  of  every  one  they  would  wish  to  see 
present,  and  considered  that  an  invitation  to  attend 
the  Festival  under  the  seal  of  the  city  of  Boston  was 
in  itself  a  compliment,  which  those  receiving  it  would 
appreciate ;  while  the  number  was  so  large  that  a 
week  or  fortnight’s  gay  and  festive  frolicking  at 
the  city’s  expense  might  possibly  deplete  the  public 
treasury. 


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To  guard  against  any  such  possibility,  and  at  the 
same  time  to  honor  a  large  number  of  prominent  per¬ 
sons,  many  of  those  invited  received  the  following 
complimentary  yet  “  economical  ”  official  document :  — 


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(ddde  ddity  Adounctf  oj?  CdHAodton/  vea-fiect^a/ify  invite/ 

to  attend  tde/  G/f^attonaf  OAdadtca/  Q-fiedtova/  in/ 


tdid  Adity,  deyinniny  on/  tde/  ^fceentd  day  oj^  ^ayne/ 
/ </d//  to  commemozate/  tde/  zetazn/  ddAeaeei  and  tde/ 
zeatozatioad  tde/  A!dnion/  tde/  /Stated. 


City  Hall,  29  May,  1869. 


NATH.  B.  SHURTLEFF,  Mayor. 
EDWP  A.  WHITE, 

MOSES  FAIRBANKS, 

BENJ.  JAMES, 

WILLIAM  G.  HARRIS, 

HENRY  W.  PICKERING, 

FRANCIS  W.  JACOBS, 

EBENEZER  NELSON, 

EDWARD  E.  BATCHELDER, 

Committee  of  Arrangements. 


With  the  above  was  enclosed  a  card  which  read  thus : 

You  are  respectfully  requested  to  notify  the  Committee  of 
your  acceptance  of  the  accompanying  invitation ,  at  an  early 
day ,  in  order  that  a  seat  may  he  reserved. 


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The  City  of  Boston  did  its  part  nobly  in  connection 
with  this  enterprise,  comparing  its  course  with  pre¬ 
ceding  public  demonstrations ;  but  it  must  be  said  that 
it  was  somewhat  backward  in  recognizing  the  impor¬ 
tance  of  this  great  event;  its  invitations,  as  a  gen¬ 
eral  thing,  were  sent  out  too  late  to  insure  the  pres¬ 
ence  of  many  who,  from  their  official  positions,  were 
almost  necessary  to  entitle  the  Festival  to  the  name 
it  assumed,  —  the  name  of  a  National  Jubilee  to 
commemorate  the  restoration  of  Peace  throughout  the 
land.  Now  that  we  are  drawing  near  the  great  day 
of  the  opening,  it  may  not  be  out  of  place  to  enlarge  a 
little  upon  this  very  point,  and  consider  what  the 
Festival  promises  to  be  and  what  it  should  be. 

The  conception  was  an  inspiration,  which  shed  a 
lustre  over  one  soul  as  bright  and  pure  as  if  it  were  a 
light  from  heaven.  When  it  came  like  a  flash,  filling 
the  eye  with  the  dazzling  splendor  of  the  scenes  por¬ 
trayed,  and  the  ear  with  the  enchanting  harmony  of  its 
wonderful  music,  there  was  no  thought  of  the  scoffs, 
the  ridicule,  the  derision  which  it  would  have  to  encoun¬ 
ter,  and  the  terrible  struggle  through  which  it  would 
have  to  pass,  —  a  struggle  which  threatened  to  strangle 
it  at  almost  every  step.  0  that  it  could  come  to  pass  in 
all  the  magnificence  of  the  vision  by  which  it  was  fore¬ 
shadowed  !  How  much  more  wonderful  it  would  then 
be  than  it  shall  be  even  now,  when  its  realization  prom¬ 
ises  such  thrilling  and  glorious  scenes,  effects,  and  re¬ 
sults  !  He  whose  every  thought  has  been  devoted  to 
it  since  the  moment  it  first  sank  into  his  soul  would 
have  had  the  government  of  the  nation  say,  “  Let 
this  feast  of  music  and  rejoicing  take  place,  regardless 
of  its  cost;  let  all  the  people  gather  together  and 
witness  the  marvellous  beauties  of  an  offering  inspired 
by  Peace  !  ”  The  nation  that  expended  hundreds  of 


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millions  of  treasure,  and  offered  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  lives  to  secure  its  own  life,  could  well  afford  to  have 
said  this.  Then,  indeed,  it  might  be  called  a  “  National 
Peace  Jubilee  ” ;  but  it  was  soon  discovered  that  it 
would  need  even  the  voice  of  an  angel  in  the  legisla¬ 
tive  halls  of  the  nation  to  gain  for  it  such  recognition 
and  support. 

What  could  be  done  ?  It  seemed  to  say  to  its  chosen 
medium,  “  Go  forth  and  proclaim  that  I  must  be  heard ! 
I  must  be  realized !  the  nation  must  see  and  hear  me  in 
the  name  of  Peace  and  Union !  ” 

This  was  all  very  delightful,  but  neither  nation, 
State,  city,  nor  corporation  would  respond  to  the  voice, 
or  give  a  dollar  towards  its  realization.  The  purses 
of  each  and  all  were  closed  against  it  when  they 
should  have  been  opened  free  and  wide  to  give  all 
that  was  needed  to  bring  into  substantial  form  the 
whole  sublime  vision.  Not  at  this  late  hour  should 
official  invitations  be  going  to  distant  States  to  ask 
those  who,  even  if  they  would  wish  to  be  present,  will 
now  scarcely  have  time  to  respond  in  person.  No ; 
months  ago  the  voice  of  the  learned  Sumner,  the 
earnest  Wilson,  the  eloquent  Banks,  the  resolute  But¬ 
ler,  —  the  voice  of  Massachusetts  through  all  her  sons, 
should  have  been  heard  by  her  authority  in  the  Na¬ 
tional  chambers,  extending  her  invitation  to  the  entire 
government  of  the  nation,  to  the  governors  of  States, 
to  the  ambassadors  of  foreign  powers,  to  the  repre¬ 
sentatives  of  the  people  all  over  the  land,  and  to  the 
people  themselves,  to  come  to  the  Old  Bay  State,  ac¬ 
cept  her  hospitality,  and  join  with  her  in  the  grand¬ 
est  demonstration  that  ever  took  place  in  the  land. 
Then,  indeed,  might  it  be  called  a  u  National  Peace 
Jubilee”;  and  the  State  that  had  paid  so  dearly  for 
her  part  in  the  war  might  have  closed  that  account, 


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and  made  more  illustrious  that  page  in  her  history 
by  adding  to  it  the  cost  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  •  but 
why  should  Massachusetts  pay  for  such  a  demonstra¬ 
tion  when  the  man  does  not  live  who  could  induce  the 
nation  itself  to  pay  a  dollar  towards  its  realization. 

In  its  conception  there  was  no  consideration  given 
to  cost ;  one  thought  alone  was  paramount  to  all 
others,  —  to  carry  it  out  in  all  the  grandeur  which  it 
sought,  whatever  the  expense.  But  since  it  could  not 
command  the  means  required,  and  was  compelled  to 
adopt  the  democratic  course  of  stripping  off  its  ideal 
coat  of  splendor  for  a  while,  and  work  its  own  way, 
step  by  step,  through  every  stage  of  trial,  opposition, 
and  difficulty  imaginable,  up  to  its  present  position,  it 
almost  shrinks  from  the  assumption  of  the  name  “Na¬ 
tional  Peace  Jubilee,”  to  which  its  birth,  its  aims,  and 
its  objects  so  fully  entitle  it.  But  if  it  falls  short  of 
what  it  would  be  in  political  importance  were  it 
brought  to  light  under  national  or  even  State  auspices; 
if  no  public  purse  has  been  opened  to  it,  or  public 
body  found  willing  to  proclaim  its  errand ;  if  the  ab¬ 
sence  of  these  associations  would  make  it  feel  that  it 
has  been  robbed  of  its  right  to  be  called  “National”  it 
soars  above  all  considerations  of  title  to-day,  and  flings 
its  banner  triumphantly  to  the  breeze  in  the  name  of 
Peace,  Union,  and  PIabmony  ;  and  whether  recognized 
as  a  great  public  movement,  or  the  result  of  private 
enterprise,  it  is  prepared  to  sing  the  song  of  “  Peace 
and  Good-Will,”  as  on  earth  it  has  never  been  sung 
since  the  angels  heralded  the  coming  of  the  Redeemer. 
It  will  go  into  history  as  a  proud  achievement  for  the 
nation, —  the  loftiest  expression  of  joy  and  gratitude 
that  ever  went  up  from  Earth  to  Heaven.  Thus  briefly 
is  stated  what  the  Jubilee  ivould  be,  what  it  should  be, 
what  it  shall  be. 


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Owing  to  the  unprecedented  magnitude  of  the  un¬ 
dertaking,  and  the  consequent  doubts  and  fears  in  the 
minds  of  the  more  conservative  members  of  the  com¬ 
munity  as  to  the  possibility  of  carrying  the  idea  into 
effect  and  making  it  a  success  in  every  respect,  it  was 
utterly  impossible,  as  already  stated,  to  induce  any 
organized  body  to  indorse  the  project  at  the  outset,  or 
become  associated  with  its  fortunes.  Yet,  one  after 
another,  public  and  private  citizens  came  forward  with 
substantial  aid  and  words  of  hearty  encouragement.  It 
grew  upon  the  public  mind ;  the  people  began  to  come 
up  to  it,  and  at  this  period  of  its  career,  —  about  a  fort¬ 
night  before  the  opening  day,  —  it  would  be  almost  im¬ 
possible  to  find  a  citizen  of  Boston  who  did  not  feel  a 
deep  personal  interest,  and  was  not  doing  all  that  could 
be  done  to  insure  its  success.  The  tickeboffice  was 
literally  besieged  from  morning  till  night  with  par¬ 
ties  purchasing  tickets  for  one  or  more  of  the  five 
days  of  the  Festival.  Scores  of  letters  offering  aid  in 
one  way  and  another  were  pouring  in.  The  following 
from  a  gentleman  who  has  faithfully  served  and  rep¬ 
resented  the  people  of  Massachusetts  in  many  public 
offices  at  home  and  abroad  breathes  the  true  national 
spirit :  — 

Boston,  May  29,  1869. 

Sir,  —  From  the  first  announcement  of  your  plan  for  a  grand 
National  Peace  Jubilee,  I  have  been  deeply  interested,  and 
most  earnestly  desired  its  success.  When  we  realize  the  great 
struggle  through  which  we  have  passed,  the  immense  treasure 
expended,  the  great  sacrifice  of  life  necessary  in  the  effort  to 
maintain  our  nation’s  integrity,  to  bear  aloft  its  flag  and  bring 
peace  out  of  war,  uniting  us  again  as  one  people  under  one 
flag,  defended  by  one  government,  it  seems  befitting  that  we 
should  have  a  Jubilee  —  a  Musical  Jubilee  —  a  Peace  Jubilee, 
with  the  voices  of  the  people  in  harmonious  accord  shouting 
Peace  and  Good-will  to  men  all  over  our  land.  The  concep- 


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tion  of  this  idea  was  grand,  and  its  results  will  proclaim  for 
centuries  to  come  the  blessings  of  Peace. 

Please  accept,  as  an  evidence  of  my  interest,  the  accompany¬ 
ing  copies  of  a  Magazine  I  have  been  induced  to  publish,  hop¬ 
ing  to  aid  your  great  undertaking  in  the  present,  and  to  per¬ 
petuate  its  history,  to  some  extent,  in  the  future. 

If  any  of  these  can  be  used  to  advantage  by  you  or  your  com¬ 
mittee,  one  thousand  copies  of  each  issue  are  at  your  service. 

Respectfully  yours, 

J.  M.  USHER. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

The  near  approach  of  the  great  clay  filled  many  a 
kind  and  Christian  heart  with  joyful  anticipations  of 
the  glorious  feast.  Noble  souls,  too,  there  were,  who, 
while  looking  forward  to  their  own  enjoyment,  were 
taking  the  deepest  interest  in  laying  plans  and  making 
suggestions,  that  those  who  had  not  the  means  to  pur¬ 
chase  the  billet  of  admission  might  have  the  opportu¬ 
nity  of  hearing  and  seeing  at  least  a  part  of  the  grand 
music  and  panorama.  Letters  filled,  it  might  be  said, 
with  tears,  came  flowing  in,  asking  favors  which  the 
Executive  Committee  found  it  impossible  to  comply 
with.  They  were  importuned  to  grant  this,  that,  and 
the  other  privilege  to  the  indigent  and  helpless,  and  it 
was  positively  painful  to  read  some  of  the  beseeching 
missives,  written  by  invalids  who,  in  many  cases,  de¬ 
sired  to  place  themselves  under  the  special  protection 
of  the  committee  during  the  Festival,  while  others  sim¬ 
ply  sought  the  opportunity  of  early  admission  to  the 
Coliseum  in  order  to  avoid  the  danger  of  being  injured 
by  the  crowd.  The  committee  felt  that  it  would  be 
unwise,  and  assuming  a  very  delicate  responsibility,  to 
encourage  parties  who  were  not  in  the  enjoyment  of 
good  health  to  run  the  risk  of  so  much  excitement. 
Those,  however,  who  feared  the  pressure  at  the  en¬ 
trance,  during  the  Jubilee,  had  their  fears  quieted  by 


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the  announcement  that  the  doors  would  be  opened 
each  day,  for  the  assembling  of  the  audience,  two  full 
hours  before  the  exercises  commenced. 

The  establishment  of  order,  system,  discipline,  are 
imperatively  necessary  to  the  successful  carrying  out 
of  great  enterprises.  Rules,  fixed  rules,  from  which 
there  should  be  no  deviation  except  in  cases  of  ex¬ 
treme  emergency,  should  govern  every  movement  and 
be  rigidly  adhered  to  if  you  would  make  sure  of  a 
successful  result. 

The  magnitude  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  demanded  clock¬ 
like  punctuality  and  unswerving  fidelity  to  duty  in 
every  department,  to  make  all  things  work  together 
harmoniously  as  they  should,  and  as  they  did. 

Notwithstanding  the  general  excitement  and  enthu¬ 
siasm  regarding  the  Jubilee  as  the  time  for  it  drew 
near,  yet  it  was  almost  impossible  to  convince  nervous 
people  that  the  building  was  safe  beyond  a  doubt. 
Croakers,  of  course,  would  not  give  up  the  “  ghost  ” 
till  the  very  last  gasp.  Finally,  to  aid  in  removing 
from  the  public  mind  such  unjust  and  injurious  appre¬ 
hensions,  the  city  government  invited  that  brave  sol¬ 
dier  and  skilful  engineer  General  J.  G.  Foster  to  apply 
such  tests  as  would  determine  the  strength  and  relia¬ 
bility  of  the  structure.  A  thorough  examination  of 
the  premises  took  place  ;  builders,  engineers,  architects, 
and  others  skilled  in  the  art  of  construction  took  part 
in  the  investigation,  the  result  of  which  was  expressed 
in  the  following  card  :  — 

Boston,  May  27,  1869. 

Edward  A.  White,  Chairman  of  Committee  on  Licenses. 

Sir,  —  In  accordance  with  your  request,  I  have  examined 
the  new  wooden  building  in  process  of  construction  for  the 
Peace  Festival,  and  have  applied  the  formulas  for  strength  of 
materials  to  the  calculation  of  the  requisite  dimensions  for  the 
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floor,  timbers,  joists,  supports,  &c.  of  the  main  floor  and  the 
galleries. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  the  roof  trusses  are  sufficiently  strong, 
as  they  are  stronger  than  those  used  for  a  similar  purpose  be¬ 
fore. 

The  result  of  the  calculation  for  the  floors  and  galleries  is 
that,  assuming  two  hundred  pounds  as  the  weight  to  be  borne 
on  the  area  allowed  for  eacli  seat — eighteen  inches  by  twenty- 
nine  inches  —  all  the  timbers  are  sufficiently  strong  to  bear 
with  safety  twice  the  weight  that  will  thus  be  placed  on  it. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

G.  FOSTER, 

Brevet  Maj.-Gen.  U.  S.  Army. 

This  helped  to  some  extent  to  allay  fear,  but  the 
unfortunate  apprehension  had  been  so  deeply  im¬ 
pressed  upon  the  public  mind  that  there  was  very 
little  disposition  to  be  among  the  first  crowd  who  ven¬ 
tured  into  the  huge  edifice. 

The  programme  for  the  first  day,  including  the  inau¬ 
gural  ceremonies,  was  very  attractive,  and  was  selected 
with  a  view  to  make  a  good  impression,  musically,  for 
the  Festival.  The  performance  of  the  second  day  was 
to  consist  of  “Symphony  and  Oratorio.”  The  third 
was  announced  as  the  “  popular  day,”  the  fourth  “  clas¬ 
sical,”  and  the  fifth  the  “children’s  day.”  Much  to  the 
disgust  of  high-art  critics,  the  great  rush  at  the  ticket- 
office  seemed  to  be  for  the  “  popular  day  ” ;  and  still 
more  to  their  disgust,  nine  out  of  ten  of  the  community 
chose  that  day  because  the  much-abused  “  Anvil  Cho¬ 
rus  ”  was  on  the  programme. 

What  should  be  done  to  induce  the  public  to  go 
forward  on  the  first  day  was  the  question.  It  would 
never  do  to  begin  such  a  festival  with  a  small  and 
cold  audience.  Finally,  it  was  suggested  to  the  com¬ 
mittee  that,  as  the  pressure  was  so  great  to  hear  the 
Anvil  Chorus  upon  the  third  day,  it  might  be  wise  to 


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announce  it  also  for  the  first.  Acting  upon  ther  sugges¬ 
tion,  the  following  card  appeared  in  all  the  papers  :  — 

National  Peace  Jubilee.  Addition  to  the  Programme  for  First 
Day.  — In  compliance  with  a  general,  earnest  request  from  many 
who  have  been  unable  to  obtain  seats  for  the  performance  on  the 
Third  Day,  the  Music  Committee  have  decided  to  add  the  Anvil 
Chorus,  with  Full  Chorus,  one  hundred  Anvils,  Military  Band, 
Grand  Orchestra,  and  Cannon  Accompaniment,  to  the  Programme 
of  the  First  Day. 

HENRY  G.  PARKER,  Secretary. 

No  sooner  was  the  above  announcement  made  than 
the  question  of  safety  ceased  to  be  raised,  and  fear  gave 
way  to  irrepressible  curiosity :  the  Anvil  Chorus  car¬ 
ried  all  before  it.  Tickets  for  the  first  day  commenced 
selling  with  a  rush,  and  the  entire  prospect  was  bright 
with  the  promise  of  financial  success,  —  much  to  the 
comfort  of  the  Executive  Committee,  whose  responsi¬ 
bilities  in  the  undertaking  were  at  this  time  nearly 
Three  Hundred  Thousand  Dollars. 

The  eyes  of  musical  people  far  and  near  were  turned 
towards  Boston,  —  all  looking  forward  with  interest, 
hope,  and  confidence  to  the  approaching  Festival.  A 
band  of  a  thousand  musicians,  including  many  of  the 
most  celebrated  instrumentalists,  was  already  enrolled ; 
but  to  give  this  grand  orchestra  the  great  distinction 
which  it  merited  there  was  needed  a  head,  a  leader, 
a  central  figure,  some  eminent  devotee  of  the  divine 
art  whose  genius  the  world  acknowledged.  As  the 
peerless  Parepa-Rosa  stood  a  very  Queen  amid  the 
hosts  of  vocalists,  to  lead  them  on  to  the  most  glo¬ 
rious  triumphs,  so  was  there  required  a  King  among 
the  instrumentalists,  the  magic  of  whose  presence 
would  inspire  all  to  strive  for  victories  greater  than 
were  ever  before  achieved  in  the  field  of  harmony. 
Who  among  the  thousands  of  skilful  performers  mer- 


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ited  the  distinction  of  being  looked  up  to  by  the 
profession  and  the  people  as  possessing  the  great 
qualities  of  a  practical  artist  and  natural  genius  that 
should  adorn  the  head  of  this  great  orchestra  ?  Ole 
Bull.  None  more  deserving  stood  upon  American 
soil ;  and,  as  if  it  were  appointed  so  to  be,  he  made 
his  appearance  in  Boston  at  the  time  that  this  very 
question  came  up  for  consideration.  Consequently 
the  following  vote,  offered  by  Mr.  Ballou,  was  unani¬ 
mously  passed :  — - 

Voted,  That,  recognizing  the  distinguished  position  of  Ole 
Bull,  as  one  of  the  first  exponents  of  the  divine  art  of  music  in 
any  land,  and  also  the  noble  philanthropy  of  his  character,  we 
earnestly  and  cordially  invite  him  to  join  the  mammoth  orchestra 
on  the  opening  occasion  of  the  Peace  Jubilee,  as  first  leading 
violinist. 

When  this  vote  was  taken  the  distinguished  artist 
was  delighting  a  large  audience  at  the  Boston  Music 
Hall,  and  the  writer  was  chosen  to  wait  upon  him 
and  make  known  the  wish  of  the  committee.  He 
received  Mr.  Gilmore  in  the  most  cordial  spirit,  and 
expressed  the  warmest  sympathy  with  the  great  move¬ 
ment.  He  accepted  an  invitation  to  repair  to  the 
St.  James  Hotel  at  once  and  make  known  to  the 
committee  in  person  his  appreciation  of  the  compli¬ 
ment  conferred  upon  him.  The  committee  received 
him  in  the  most  flattering  manner,  and  the  tenderness 
with  which  he  spoke  of  the  influence  of  heavenly  music 
made  him  appear  to  all  present  as  the  very  soul  of  the 
art  of  which  he  was  such  a  finished  exponent  and  noble 
representative.  The  following  from  the  Boston  Jour¬ 
nal  of  May  31st  embodies  the  substance  of  what  took 
place  and  of  his  remarks :  — 

“Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  (was  most  appropriately)  chosen  to  wait 
upon  Mr.  Ole  Bull,  and  to  present  a  copy  of  the  vote.  The  re- 


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cipient,  who  had  just  closed  a  brilliant  concert  performance  at 
the  Music  Hall,  fully  realizing  the  fitness  and  grandeur  of  the 
Peace  Festival,  received  the  proposition  and  his  brother  artist 
with  enthusiastic  interest,  and  responded  in  person  by  joining  the 
Executive  Committee  at  once.  The  brief  remarks  which  fell  from 
his  lips  on  this  occasion  were  characterized  by  the  most  exquisite 
simplicity,  and  yet,  like  himself,  were  full  of  grand  and  beautiful 
thoughts. 

"  He  felt  flattered,  and  highly  gratified  by  the  distinction  con¬ 
veyed  in  the  invitation.  The  purpose  of  this  grand  enterprise 
was  new  to  him  ;  he  had  watched  its  development  from  the  incep¬ 
tion.  It  was  fitting  that  music,  the  mediator  between  our  spirit¬ 
ual  and  material  life,  —  that  sacred  agent,  like  all  art,  far  mightier 
than  the  artist,  —  that  angel  of  prayer,  —  it  was  fitting  that  Peace 
in  the  land  should  be  celebrated  by  and  through  this  divine  agent. 
After  all  the  sacrifices  of  blood  and  treasure,  broken  bonds  of 
nationality  and  broken  hearts,  how  eminently  proper  it  seemed  to 
dispel  all  of  these  jarring  elements  by  a  noble  and  purifying  in¬ 
fluence,  and  on  this  unexampled  and  splendid  scale  to  rejoice  in 
Peace  once  more  !  If  there  was  a  bridge  between  us  and  all  that 
we  looked  forward  to  so  hopefully  in  the  future  life,  —  between 
humanity  and  heaven, — that  bridge  was  Music. 

“  Such  a  grand  and  worthy  purpose  was  particularly  appropriate 
to  Boston  ;  as  an  exposition  of  art,  both  elevating  and  ennobling. 
America  was  educating  the  world ;  the  eyes  of  Europe  were 
fixed  upon  her,  half  in  wonder,  half  in  admiration ;  and  this  new 
page  in  her  story  would  be  historic. 

“It  was  a  privilege  and  a  pleasure  for  himself,  an  humble  but 
devoted  servant  of  the  art  divine,  to  be  called  upon  to  join  this 
great  soul-anthem.  He  accepted,  therefore,  with  the  most  ear¬ 
nest  gratification  and  interest  the  proposal  tendered  to  him,  and 
begged  to  say  how  joyfully  he  should  follow  the  baton  and  the  in¬ 
spiration  of  the  genius  who  had  conceived  and  so  faithfully  worked 
to  consummate  this  noble  expression  of  the  National  Heart !  ” 


As  a  compliment  to  another  distinguished  artist,  and 
to  add  to  the  attractions  of  the  Festival,  Miss  Adelaide 
Phillipps,  the  eminent  contralto,  was  invited  to  appear 
as  a  soloist  at  the  Jubilee.  This  charming  lady,  ad¬ 
mired  not  only  everywhere  in  America,  but  also 
throughout  Europe,  is  especially  and  jealously  re- 


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garded  by  the  citizens  of  Boston  as  their  protegee; 
consequently  no  musical  festival  of  any  note  in  which 
they  are  interested  would  be  considered  complete  with¬ 
out  her  presence,  and  the  announcement  of  her  name 
as  one  of  the  few  who  were  invited  to  appear  in  solo 
gave  universal  satisfaction. 

The  main  features  of  the  festival  —  the  immense 
chorus,  great  organ,  grand  orchestra  —  were,  from  their 
wonderful  magnitude,  the  chief  attraction,  and  for  the 
time  being  cast  in  the  shade  and  covered  up  as  it 
were  all  chance  of  individual  distinction ;  but  there 
are  those  who  shine  so  bright  in  the  art-world  that 
no  combination  of  brilliancy  could  for  a  moment  dim 
their  lustre.  Such  names  as  Parepa-Rosa,  Adelaide 
Phillipps,  Ole  Bull  would  enrich  and  illumine  the  fore¬ 
ground  of  the  grand  picture  from  which  the  curtain 
would  soon  be  lifted  for  the  world  to  gaze  upon. 

One  more  in  the  galaxy  of  stars,  who  had  carved  his 
name  high  up  on  the  scroll  of  fame,  was  the  eminent 
cornet-soloist,  M.  Arbuckle.  As  a  performer  upon  that 
favorite  instrument  he  stood  unrivalled  on  the  Ameri¬ 
can  continent,  and  as  a  Boston  artist  fully  merited  the 
distinction  of  being  placed  among  the  few  who  might 
be  relied  upon  as  individual  performers  to  add  to  the 
glory  of  the  great  occasion. 

The  warmest  words  of  gratitude  and  praise  are  also 
due  to  the  vocal  artists,  residents  of  Boston,  who,  with¬ 
out  compensation,  unanimously  accepted  the  invitation 
to  lend  their  services  to  the  Festival,  in  doing  which  it 
seemed  like  adding  a  cluster  of  brilliants  to  the  grand 
scene  of  beauty,  intensifying  its  attractions  and  per¬ 
fecting  its  every  feature.  Among  the  grand  chorus 
were  scores,  ay,  hundreds,  who  also  merited  individual 
recognition ;  for  in  every  society  there  are  always  a 
few  who  are  looked  upon  as  leaders,  who  sing  the  solos 


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in  all  rehearsals  until  such  time  as  the  “foreign’’  art¬ 
ists  appear  upon  the  boards.  Therefore  the  chorus 
was  bountifully  dotted  with  “society  stars,”  many  of 
whom  would  very  soon  shine  beyond  the  limits  of  their 
own  local  spheres  if  proper  encouragement  and  oppor¬ 
tunity  were  given  for  the  development  of  their  musical 
talent.  But  without  the  expectation  of  receiving  any 
special  recognition  for  individual  merit,  every  member 
of  that  mighty  chorus  (consisting  of  nearly  eight  hun¬ 
dred  choirs,  clubs,  and  independent  musical  organiza¬ 
tions,  formed  into  one  hundred  and  three  societies) 
were  now  ready  to  come  together  to  let  the  musical 
world  hear  what  America  and  Americans  are  capable 
of  in  the  art  of  music,  which  may  be  said  to  be  only 
beginning  to  unfold  itself  upon  this  great  continent. 
But  it  shall  receive  such  an  unfolding  as  it  never  had 
in  any  land  before,  and  the  tens  of  thousands  who  are 
preparing  to  enjoy  the  grand  feast  will  carry  back  to 
their  homes  impressions  and  memories  which  will  open 
to  them  a  new  source  of  happiness,  a  new  field  of 
pleasure,  the  cultivation  of  which  will  lead  all  —  the 
individual,  the  household,  the  nation,  the  world  —  into 
a  higher  sphere  of  enjoyment,  the  pure  and  lofty 
realms  of  endless  concord. 

The  following  are  the  final  orders  to  the  grand,  cho¬ 
rus  previous  to  their  assembling  :  — 

CHORUS  CIRCULAR  No.  4. 

Boston,  June  4,  1869. 

The  additional  music  for  the  Festival  is  sent  to  the  various  so¬ 
cieties  by  express  this  day.  Owing  to  the  lateness  of  the  hour  at 
which  it  is  published,  great  care  must  be  taken  in  its  rehearsal, 
and,  if  possible,  extra  rehearsals  appointed. 

The  Programme,  as  arranged  for  the  four  days  (June  15,  16, 
It,  18)  during  which  the  services  of  the  chorus  will  be  required, 
as  also  a  diagram  of  the  Coliseum,  showing  the  plan  of  chorus 


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seats,  and  the  relative  position  occupied  by  each  part,  is  for¬ 
warded  herewith. 

To  avoid  confusion,  and  to  facilitate  as  much  as  possible  the 
seating  of  the  Chorus,  the  following  regulations  have  been 
adopted  :  — 

The  marshals  appointed  by  each  society,  in  accordance  with 
Chorus  Circular  No.  3,  will  designate  four  sub-marshals,  one  for 
each  part,  members  of  the  society,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to 
stand  at  the  head  of  their  respective  divisions,  upon  entering  the 
Coliseum,  and  to  lead  them  to  the  seats  reserved  for  them. 

The  tickets  will  be  printed  in  Blue,  Green,  Yellow,  and  Red, 
for  Soprano,  Alto,  Tenor,  and  Bass,  respectively,  and  will  con¬ 
tain  the  number  of  the  outer  door  by  which  its  holder  must  enter 
the  building,  the  number  of  the  section,  and  designation  by  letter 
of  slip  in  such  section  where  seat  is  located.  Each  person  must 
have  his  own  ticket  in  hand  upon  entering  the  building,  ready  to  pre¬ 
sent  to  the  ticket  inspector. 

Badges  for  the  marshals  and  sub-marshals  will  be  furnished 
with  each  society’s  package  of  tickets. 

Badges,  costing  ten  cents  each,  in  colors  corresponding  with 
the  tickets,  appropriately  inscribed,  have  been  prepared,  and  will 
be  for  sale  at  the  Coliseum  during  the  Festival.  It  is  desirable 
that  each  member  of  the  Chorus  should  procure  and  wear  one  of 
these,  as  a  means  of  recognition  Societies  desiring  them  in  ad¬ 
vance  may  address  Messrs.  Rockwell  and  Churchill,  122  Wash¬ 
ington  Street,  Boston,  indicating*  the  number  of  each  kind  re¬ 
quired,  and  enclosing  the  proper  amount,  and  they  will  be 
promptly  forwarded. 

Every  member  of  the  Chorus  must  bring  the  music  to  be  sung, 
as  the  supply  here  is  exhausted. 

The  first  rehearsal  of  the  Chorus  will  take  place  on  Tuesday, 
June  15,  at  ten  a.  m.,  and  societies  arriving  in  the  city  that  morn¬ 
ing  will  please  go  directly  to  the  Coliseum,  to  take  part.  There 
will  also  be  a  daily  rehearsal  at  ten  a.  m.  The  daily  concert  will 
begin  at  three  p.  m  A  collation  will  be  served  within  the  Coli¬ 
seum  each  day  after  the  rehearsal,  at  a  moderate  expense,  thus 
obviating  the  necessity  of  members  leaving  the  building. 

The  doors  will  be  closed  fifteen  minutes  before  the  hour  for 
commencing  the  exercises  ;  and  members  of  chorus  not  then  in 
their  seats  will  be  positively  excluded  for  the  day.  No  member 
of  chorus  must  leave  his  seat  after  the  close  of  performances  until 
dismissed  by  the  superintendent,  as  there  may  be  important  an¬ 
nouncements  to  make  relative  to  chorus  business. 


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The  choruses  will  be  sung  standing ;  the  signal  for  rising  to  be 
given  by  the  organ,  and  the  chorus  to  remain  standing  until  the 
orchestra  has  ceased,  when  the  signal  to  sit  will  be  given  by  the 
conductor. 

Out-of-town  societies  may  rest  assured  that  the  seating  of  the 
chorus  will  be  conducted  with  the  utmost  fairness  and  impartial¬ 
ity,  in  the  order  in  which  reports  of  their  organization  were  re¬ 
ceived  at  this  office. 

There  will  be  Organ  Concerts  each  day  of  the  Festival,  at  Mu¬ 
sic  Hall,  at  ten  a.  m.,  two  p.  m.,  and  four  p.  m.,  to  which  members 
of  the  chorus  may  procure  tickets  at  half  price.  Select  concerts 
will  also  be  given  in  the  Music  Hall  each  evening. 

A  cloak-room,  for  the  reception  of  garments,  has  been  provided 
at  the  Coliseum,  and  checks  therefor  will  be  given  by  the  persons 
in  waiting.  Spaces  have  been  left  for  the  bestowment  of  parcels 
under  each  seat.  Toilet  and  retiring-rooms,  within  the  building, 
have  also  been  arranged. 

Guide  Books  to  the  public  buildings  and  the  various  places  of 
interest  in  and  about  the-  city  have  been  prepared,  and  will  be 
furnished  gratis  to  members  of  societies  who  apply  for  them  to 
the  Superintendent,  and  every  information  will  be  cheerfully 
afforded. 

Excursion  Tickets,  good  from  the  following  named  points  to 
Boston,  and  return,  may  be  procured  at  greatly  reduced  pri¬ 
ces,  viz. :  — 


Cleveland,  0. 

.  .  $25.00 

Gabon  .  .  . 

$26.00 

Cincinnati,  0. 

.  .  35.00 

Mansfield,  O.  . 

25.15 

Dayton,  O.  . 

.  .  31.15 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

43.00 

Urbana,  O.  . 

.  .  30.00 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.  . 

20.00 

Marion,  0.  . 

.  .  21.25 

The  rate  from  Chicago  and  return  is  not  fully  fixed  upon,  but 
will  probably  be  $  35.  Tickets  at  these  rates  will  be  good  east¬ 
ward  from  June  10th  to  June  18th,  and  to  return  until  June  28th. 
We  understand  the  Providence  Propeller  Line  propose  to  sell 
tickets  from  New  York  to  Boston  and  return  during  the  Jubilee, 
at  $6.00. 

The  railroads  running  out  of  Boston  will  convey  societies  dur¬ 
ing  the  Festival  week  at  half  fare. 

It  is  earnestly  hoped  that  the  societies  organized  in  the  inter¬ 
est  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  will  not  be  suffered  to  expire  with  its 
consummation.  The  Superintendent  would  suggest  that  at  the 
last  rehearsal  before  the  Festival,  an  adjournment  to  a  given  day 


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may  be  announced,  and  that  the  societies  then  organize  upon  a 
permanent  basis.  It  is  believed  that  the  cause  of  music  demands 
this  action,  and  that  it  will  be  attended  with  lasting  good  to  com¬ 
munities  and  to  the  entire  country. 

E.  TOURL&E, 

Superintendent  of  Chorus. 

The  musicians  of  Boston  manifested  a  very  generous 
spirit  towards  Mr.  Gilmore  personally,  and  very  much 
aided  the  Festival  in  removing  obstacles  which  might 
have  seriously  interfered  with  the  organization  of  the 
grand  orchestra.  There  are  a  large  number  of  the 
profession  in  Boston,  New  York,  and  other  cities  who 
do  not  belong  to  the  u  Protective  Unions,”  and  the 
rules  are  rigid  that  upon  no  conditions  shall  members 
of  the  Unions  perform  with  those  who  are  not  mem¬ 
bers.  The  enforcement  of  this  law  would  have  pre¬ 
vented  over  a  hundred  and  fifty  “  outsiders  ”  in  Bos¬ 
ton  and  vicinity  from  taking  part  in  the  Jubilee. 

When  the  case  came  before  the  Musicians’  Union  of 
Boston  for  consideration  there  was  a  large  attendance. 
Mr.  Gilmore  explained  the  difficulty  which  an  enforce¬ 
ment  of  the  rules  of  the  society  would  occasion,  and, 
to  their  honor  be  it  said,  with  one  unanimous  “Ay” 
they  voted  that  all  obstacles  should  be  removed,  party 
lines  ignored,  and  a  clear  and  open  field  given  to  all 
members  of  the  profession  without  question  during  the 
existence  of  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

This  was  a  magnanimous  act  bn  the  part  of  the  pro¬ 
fession  in  Boston,  and  prevented  other  cities  —  New 
York,  for  instance  —  from  making  serious  trouble  by 
enforcing  the  rules.  Dodworth’s  celebrated  Band  of 
one  hundred  performers  were  engaged  for  the  Festival, 
and,  not  being  members  of  the  New  York  Musicians’ 
Union,  an  effort  was  made  to  prevent  nearly  three 
hundred  performers  who  were  members,  and  who  were 
also  engaged,  from  coming  to  Boston  if  the  engage- 


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363 


ment  of  Dodworth’s  Band  was  not  cancelled.  Through 
the  administrative  abilities  and  good  management  of 
Mr.  D.  L.  Downing,  who  had  secured  for  the  Festival 
the  services  of  the  Union  members,  the  crash  was 
avoided,  and,  following  the  good  example  of  Boston, 
harmony  reigned  in  Gotham,  and  the  “  ins  ”  and  “  outs  ” 
shook  hands  and  were  ready  to  “blow”  for  the  Peace 
Jubilee. 

Hurrah !  Hurrah !  Hurrah !  The  second  week  of 
the  lovely  month  of  June  had  arrived  ;  the  commit¬ 
tees,  artists,  chorus,  organ,  orchestra,  anvils,  bells,  can¬ 
non,  building,  decorations,  gas,  water,  —  everybody  and 
everything  were  in  almost  complete  order  for  the  great 
day  so  near  at  hand.  Was  there  anything  more  to  be 
done  ?  Were  there  any  doubts  about  this  or  that,  or  any 
points  of  great  importance  yet  undecided  ?  Ah,  yes. 
The  greatest  attraction  of  all  had  yet  to  be  secured. 
The  coming  of  the  one  who  above  all  others  would 
give  the  Jubilee  a  national  importance  was  yet  in 
doubt,  —  the  coming  of  U.  S.  Grant,  President  of  the 
United  States.  Was  it  possible  that  he  would  not 
honor  such  a  festival  with  his  presence  ?  Everybody 
desired  to  see  him,  expected  to  see  him,  must  see 
him  upon  an  occasion  that  would  be  incomplete  with¬ 
out  him.  To  his  genius  in  war  was  due  the  origin  of 
the  Peace  Jubilee.  Without  his  victories  in  the  field 
could  not  have  been  this  great  triumph  of  music. 
Could  he  refuse  to  be  present  ?  Massachusetts  was 
ready  to  “  present  arms  ”  to  him ;  the  heart  of  Boston 
was  open  wide  to  render  him  loving  hospitality ;  but, 
more  than  all,  the  grandest  chorus  ever  heard  upon 
earth  was  ready  to  pour  out  in  sublime  words  and 
music,  “  See,  the  conquering  hero  comes.”  An  ovation 
was  ready  for  him  such  as  no  man  ever  received  before. 
Would  he  not  accept  it? 


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The  official  visit  of  the  Mayor  and  committee  of  the 
city  of  Boston  to  Washington  to  secure  the  President’s 
attendance  was  not  wholly  successful.  Other  influ¬ 
ences  were  enlisted  to  make  sure  of  his  presence.  In 
anticipation  of  his  coming  even  the  poet’s  pen  re¬ 
ceived  fresh  inspiration ;  Rev.  S.  F.  Smith,  the  author 
of  the  national  anthem  “  America,”  wrote  a  beautiful 
“Hymn  of  Welcome,”  which  was  suggested  by  the 
genial  and  warm-hearted  Dr.  David  K.  Hitchcock,  who 
was  earnestly  engaged  in  bringing  influences  to  bear 
that  might  turn  the  scale  and  induce  the  stern  hero  to 
say  “  Yes.”  Still  more ;  even  the  head  of  the  Jubilee 
Association,  Mr.  Rice,  paid  a  visit  to  Washington,  and 
on  his  return  informed  the  Executive  Committee  that, 
although  he  had  not  seen  the  President  in  person,  yet 
he  had  every  reason  to  believe  he  would  be  present. 

The  following  letter  from  the  Hon.  Peleg  W.  Chan- 
dler  to  Judge  Hoar  was  despatched  upon  the  same 
mission,  and  helped  to  accomplish  the  desired  end :  — 

Boston,  June  9,  1869. 

My  dear  Judge, — 

There  are  all  sorts  of  rumors  about  the  visit  of  the  President 
to  Boston.  It  will  justly  be  a  great  disappointment  to  his  best 
friends  in  New  England  not  to  meet  him  here  next  week. 
There  is  no  deception  about  the  proposed  Musical  Jubilee.  It 
is  likely  to  be  an  event  of  the  century.  This  is  the  universal 
feeling.  The  orchestra  would  fill  the  largest  church  in  Boston. 
The  chorus  will  consist  of  ten  thousand  select  singers.  There 
is  no  doubt  whatever  that  more  people  will  be  here  than  were 
ever  here  before  by  many  thousands.  On  my  word,  I  shall 
feel  a  personal  regret,  which  will  be  felt  by  all,  not  to  have 
the  President  honor  such  an  occasion  by  his  presence.  I  am 
not  officially  connected  with  the  Jubilee,  but  am  moved  in  part 
to  write  this  by  one  whom  you  and  I  both  sincerely  respect. 

Very  truly  yours, 

PELEG  W.  CHANDLER. 

Hon.  E.  R.  Hoab,  Attorney-General ,  Washington,  D.  C. 


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At  length  the  inspiring  news  was  received  that  the 
President  had  left  Washington  for  West  Point  to  at¬ 
tend  the  annual  examination,  after  which  he  would 
visit  Boston  to  attend  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

This  information  was  all  that  was  needed  to  create  a 
national  furore  ;  the  announcement  added  immensely  to 
the  general  enthusiasm  concerning  the  Jubilee.  There 
was  no  time  lost,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  following,  in 
notifying  the  President  of  the  receipt  of  the  good 
news,  and  the  great  pleasure  it  gave  to  the  State  and 
city  authorities,  and  to  all  concerned. 


Boston,  June  12,  1869. 

To  the  President  of  the  United  States,  West  Point,  N.  Y. 

Sir,  —  Senator  Sumner  writes  to  me  under  date  of  the  7th 
instant  that  he  had  “just  come  from  the  President,  who  has  re¬ 
considered  his  plan  and  now  thinks  that  he  shall  go  to  Boston 
from  New  York  next  Monday  night.”  The  gratification  which 
this  intelligence  brings  is  universal ;  and  I  beg  to  thank  you  on 
behalf  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association  for  the  inter¬ 
est  in  this  great  enterprise  and  the  signal  honor  which  your 
visit  will  confer.  Everything  connected  with  the  Jubilee  prom¬ 
ises  complete  success,  and  you  cannot  be  disappointed  in  your 
expectations.  The  city  and  State  authorities  of  Boston  and 
Massachusetts  are  co-operating  in  the  most  liberal  and  encour¬ 
aging  manner  with  the  Jubilee  Association,  and  they  will  spare 
no  effort  to  render  your  visit  here  with  all  your  family  and 
such  official  and  personal  friends  as  may  accompany  you,  in 
the  highest  degree  agreeable  and  complimentary. 

I  am,  Sir,  most  cordially  and  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

ALEXANDER  H.  RICE, 

President  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association. 


The  undersigned  heartily  unite  in  the  sentiments  of  the 
above  letter. 

WILLIAM  CLAFLIN, 
Governor  of  Massachusetts. 
NATH.  B.  SHURTLEFF, 

Mayor  of  Boston. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Only  three  more  days  now  intervened  before  the 
great  exultant  song  should  rise,  —  the  song  for  which 
such  a  battle  had  been  fought,  first  by  the  national 
heroes  for  the  perpetuity  of  the  Union ;  next  by  the 
heroes  who,  in  the  face  of  doubt,  prejudice,  and  oppo¬ 
sition,  put  shoulder  to  shoulder  and  marched  on  to 
victory. 

The  following  extracts  from  the  records  of  the  Ex¬ 
ecutive  Committee  will  give  the  reader  a  glimpse  of 
the  system,  care,  and  business  ability  displayed  by  the 
heroic  band  to  whom  the  public  are  indebted  for  the 
Peace  Jubilee :  — 

A  communication  from  Clark  and  Fiske  was  read,  offering  as  a 
contribution  a  duplicate  series  of  Twenty  or  Thirty  Thousand 
clothing  checks.  On  motion  of  Mr  Ditson,  seconded  by  Mr. 
Jordan,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to  convey  the  thanks 
of  the  committee  to  Messrs.  Clark  and  Fiske,  and  say  to  them 
that  at  present  we  have  no  use  for  clothing  checks,  but  should 
they  become  necessary  later,  we  shall  cheerfully  accept  their 
generous  gift. 

A  communication  from  Mr.  Foss,  photographer,  soliciting  the 
Executive  Committee  to  sit  for  pictures  to  be  sold  in  the  Coliseum 
was  immediately  laid  upon  the  table. 

A  communication  from  Adjutant  N.  T.  Appolonio,  Second  Bat¬ 
tery  Light  Artillery,  tendering  the  use  of  their  Armory  for  the 
accommodation  of  performers  or  visitors,  and  on  motion  of  Mr. 
Ballou,  seconded  by  Mr.  Jordan,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  offer  of  the  Second  Battery  Light  Artillery,  of 
the  use  of  their  Armory,  be  accepted  with  hearty  thanks. 

Major  George  0.  Carpenter,  having  returned  from  the  West, 
made  an  interesting  statement  concerning  the  interest  every¬ 
where  manifested  in  the  Jubilee. 

Voted,  That  a  committee  of  two,  consisting  of  Aldermen  Rice 
and  Richards,  be  appointed  for  the  purpose  of  conferring  with 
J.  B.  Smith,  J.  Dooling,  and  William  Tufts,  and,  if  possible, 
make  arrangements  with  one  of  them  to  cater  for  the  chorus  at 
the  lowest  possible  price  during  the  Jubilee. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


367 


It  was  reported  from  the  Music  Committee  that  Messrs.  Henry 
Tolman,  E.  Tourjiie,  and  Henry  Mason,  had  been  appointed  a  sub¬ 
committee  to  co-operate  with  the  sub-committee  of  the  Executive 
Committee  on  the  subject  of  accommodation  for  the  chorus  dur¬ 
ing  Jubilee  week  ;  also,  that  the  official  advertisement  of  the  pro¬ 
gramme  meets  the  approval  of  the  Music  Committee. 

Mr.  Davis,  from  the  Building  Committee,  reported  that  he  and 
his  associates  felt  alarmed  from  the  number  and  nearness  of  the 
shanties  and  sheds  which  are  being  erected  adjacent  to  the  Coli¬ 
seum  for  the  use  of  small  traders.  He  had  conferred  with  the 
Chief  Engineer  and  others  with  a  view  to  ascertain  what  steps 
might  be  taken  to  guard  against  danger  from  fire,  which  might 
arise  from  the  use  of  cooking-stoves. 

It  was  clearly  the  sense  of  the  meeting  that  no  temporary 
building  should  be  suffered  to  stand  within  two  hundred  feet  of 
the  Coliseum,  and  Alderman  Richards  was  requested  to  confer 
with  Senator  Crane,  and  with  city  officials,  and  to  take  such  ac¬ 
tion  in  the  matter  as  may  be  possible. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Ticket  Committee  be  authorized  to  confer  with 
the  Committee  on  Advertising,  and  on  Reception  of  the  Press, 
with  a  view  of  adopting  the  wisest  course  in  reference  to  sending 
complimentary  tickets  to  the  local  and  distant  press,  and  that  they 
be  further  authorized  to  act  in  the  matter  as  they  see  fit. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Jordan,  seconded  by  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  room  to  be  appropriated  to  the  use  of  the  press 
in  the  Coliseum  be  under  the  exclusive  charge  and  direction  of 
Mr.  S.  R.  Niles. 

On  motion  of  Mr  Ditson,  seconded  by  Mr.  Lewis  Rice,  it  was 

Voted,  That,  in  consideration  of  the  increasing  business,  and 
the  brief  time  intervening  before  the  commencement  of  the  Jubi¬ 
lee,  this  committee  will  hold  a  regular  stated  meeting  on  every 
Saturday  evening  at  half  past  eight  o’clock ;  that  such  meetings 
shall  be  holden  at  the  St.  James  Hotel ;  and,  furthermore,  that  it 
is  of  the  utmost  importance  that  every  member  of  the  Executive 
Committee  shall  regularly  and  promptly  attend  said  meetings. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Richards,  seconded  by  Mr.  Ditson,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  arrangements  to  be  made  concerning  the  ac¬ 
commodations  at  the  doors  of  the  Coliseum,  and  the  engagement 
of  doorkeepers,  be  left  to  the  charge  of  Mr.  Parker,  the  Sec¬ 
retary. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


The  Secretary  presented  a  communication  from  Capt.  Thomas 
H.  Cullen,  of  the  Twenty-second  Regiment  New  York  National 
Guard,  which  regiment  had  voted  to  attend  the  Jubilee;  gener¬ 
ously  tendering  their  services  as  escort  at  such  times,  if  any,  as' 
the  committee  may  desire  during  their  stay. 

(The  Regiment  afterwards  reconsidered  their  vote,  and  did  not 
attend  the  Jubilee  as  a  body,  much  to  the  regret  of  their  many 
friends  in  Boston.) 

The  subject  of  giving  a  grand  Ball  on  the  evening  of  the  ITth 
inst.  was  discussed,  but  action  was  reserved  until  the  regular 
weekly  meeting. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Ditson,  seconded  by  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That,  in  consideration  of  the  liberal  and  hearty  co-opera¬ 
tion  of  the  City  Council  of  Boston  in  behalf  of  the  Grand  Peace 
Jubilee,  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Association  therefore  tender, 
through  his  Honor  the  Mayor,  the  free  use  of  the  Coliseum  for  the 
fourth  day  of  July  next  ensuing. 

The  Secretary  reported  that  he  had  engaged  Col.  J.  II.  Far- 
well  as  chief  doorkeeper,  and  had  placed  twenty-four  sub-door- 
keepers  under  his  supervision. 

Mr.  Davis  suggested  that  additional  doorkeepers  might  be 
needed  at  the  chorus  doors,  and  that  the  Secretary  should  see 
that  such  necessities  be  supplied. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  be  presented  with 
complimentary  tickets  to  all  performances  in  the  Coliseum  during 
Jubilee  week. 

The  request  of  the  Music  Committee  for  speaking-tubes  from 
the  conductor’s  stand  to  the  organist  and  each  of  the  four  voice 
parts  was  granted,  and  the  Building  Committee  reported  progress 
in  this  particular. 

Professor  Monroe  and  Mr.  Philbrick,  from  the  Public  Schools, 
presented  themselves  to  ask  that  parents  of  the  children  might 
attend  the  rehearsal  assigned  for  the  forenoon  of  Monday,  but 
were  informed  by  the  Building  Committee  that  no  rehearsal  could 
possibly  be  had  upon  that  day. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Jordan,  it  was 

Voted,  That  we  present  Rev.  S.  F.  Smith  with  tickets  for  each 
performance  during  Jubilee  week. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


869 


The  President  reported  that  it  was  almost  a  matter  of  certainty 
that  General  Grant  would  attend  the  Jubilee,  arriving  here  on  the 
morning  of  the  second  day.  He  stated,  so  far  as  he  knew,  the 
steps  that  had  been  taken  to  effect  this  result,  and  that  such 
action  had  met  the  entire  approval  of  both  the  State  and  city 
governments  up  to  this  time,  and  that  two  of  the  Governor’s 
aids  had  started  to  wait  upon  the  President  at  West  Point. 

The  President  read  a  letter  from  Mr.  L.  L.  Crounce,  the  Wash¬ 
ington  correspondent  of  the  New  York  Times,  enclosing  money 
for  tickets  to  the  Jubilee,  whereupon,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Ballou,  it 
was 

Voted,  That  the  name  of  Mr.  Crounce  of  the  New  York  Timejs 
be  placed  upon  the  list  of  newspaper  gentlemen  who  are  to  re¬ 
ceive  the  courtesy  of  free  admission. 

Mr.  Jordan  suggested  that  one  hundred  policemen  were  not 
enough  for  duty  at  the  Coliseum  during  Jubilee  week. 

The  President  advised  that  placards  should  be  posted  over  the 
entrances,  showing  which  sections  could  be  reached  through  each 
door  most  directly  ;  and  that  advertisements  of  such  information 
should  be  inserted  in  the  newspapers. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Bitson,  seconded  by  Mr.  Jordan,  it  was 

Voted,  That  two  tickets  for  the  performance  of  the  fifth  day 
be  sent  to  the  teachers  of  schools  whose  pupils  take  part  in  the 
exercises  of  that  day. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  I 'its  on,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Building  Committee  be  empowered  to  select 
and  employ  a  suitable  person  to  act  as  general  Superintendent  of 
the  Coliseum  during  Jubilee  week. 

Messrs.  Jordan  and  Davis  reported  interviews  with  Mr.  Dag¬ 
gett  on  the  subject  of  his  temporary  shed  near  the  Coliseum,  and 
a  letter  from  him  was  read  in  which  he  proposed  to  relinquish  the 
land  immediately  adjacent  to  the  Coliseum  for  the  sum  of  One 
Thousand  Dollars. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  Mr.  Davis  be  appointed  a  committee  of  one  to 
settle  with  Mr.  Daggett  for  the  piece  of  land  referred  to  in  his 
communication  at  a  price  corresponding  proportionately  with  the 
amount  he  paid  for  the  whole  lot. 

Mr.  Ballou  reported  that  the  city  had  kindly  furnished  plant 
sidewalks  for  the  main  streets  to  the  Coliseum. 

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370 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


On  motion  of  Mr.  Ditson,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  location  and  arrangement  of  seats  for  President 
Grant  and  suite  be  left  to  the  decision  of  the  Building  Committee. 

The  vote  concerning  the  Ball,  passed  at  an  informal  meeting, 
was  read. 

At  first  the  President  objected  to  the  idea  of  a  Ball,  on  the 
ground  that  it  would  be  derogatory  to  the  general  character  of 
the  Jubilee  entertainments  ;  but  when  it  was  stated  that  it  would 
be  carried  on  under  the  auspices  of  gentlemen  of  high  social 
position  in  the  community,  he  withdrew  his  objection. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Davis,  seconded  by  Mr.  Ditson,  it  was  unani¬ 
mously 

Voted,  That  the  restriction  in  relation  to  secrecy  in  regard  to 
the  Ball  be  removed,  and  that  the  Secretary  be  authorized  to  an¬ 
nounce  the  affair  in  accordance  with  the  programme  submitted 
by  him  this  evening. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  Mr.  Jordan  and  the  Secretary  be  appointed  a  sub¬ 
committee  on  the  Ball,  and  requested  to  see  that  all  persons 
named  on  the  list  of  management  thereof,  or  their  substitutes,  ac¬ 
cept  the  positions  assigned  them,  and  that  they  are  empowered 
to  make  all  necessary  arrangements  in  regard  to  it,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  this  committee. 

Mr.  Gilmore  presented  a  contract  which  he  made  with  Francis 
E.  Faxon,  A.  F.  Lincoln,  and  Thomas  Richardson  to  canvass  for 
the  sale  of  season  tickets  in  the  early  stages  of  the  enterprise, 
and  asked  that  some  recognition  of  their  services  be  made. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  each  of  the  gentlemen  be  presented  with  three 
tickets,  good  for  all  the  performances  during  Jubilee  week. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Jordan,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  courteous  offer  of  the  rooms  in  Police  Station 
No.  10  by  Superintendent  James  C.  Tucker  be  accepted,  with 
the  thanks  of  this  Commitee. 

Mr.  Ballou  read  a  list  of  city  officials  who  had  been  overlooked 
in  extending  courtesies  to  the  municipal  government  as  follows  : 
Superintendents  of  Public  Lands,  Streets,  Paving,  Lamps,  Sew¬ 
ers,  Fire  Alarms,  Water  Works,  Public  Buildings,  City  Treas¬ 
urer,  Auditor,  Engineer,  Solicitor,  Surveyor,  Chief  Engineer  of 
Fire  Department,  Clerk  of  Common  Council,  and  City  Messenger 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


371 


Spurr,  and  upon  Mr.  Ballou’s  motion,  seconded  by  Mr.  Jordan, 
it  was 

Voted,  That  each  of  these  gentlemen  receive  the  courtesy  of 
two  tickets,  good  for  all  the  performances  of  the  J ubilee. 

Mr.  Ditson  reported  that  the  East  Boston  Ferry  Company  would 
carry  children  free,  and  that  Mr.  Draper  of  the  Metropolitan  Bail- 
road  Company  had  agreed  to  have  a  sufficient  number  of  cars 
to  meet  them  at  the  Ferry  and  bring  them  to  the  Coliseum  free 
of  charge  on  the  fifth  day  of  the  Jubilee 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  entire  action  of  Mr.  Ditson  on  the  subject  of 
transportation  of  the  children  meets  the  hearty  approval  of  the 
Committee. 

Mr.  Wrisley  brought  up  the  subject  of  providing  dinner  for 
over  a  hundred  musicians  who  had  come  to  Boston  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  having  a  rehearsal,  and  inquired  if  the  action  of  the  Sec¬ 
retary  in  authorizing  Mr.  Baldwin  to  provide  dinner  for  them 
was  justified. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Jordan,  it  was  unanimously 

Voted,  That  it  was  clearly  our  duty  to  provide  the  musicians  who 
attended  the  grand  rehearsal  with  dinner,  and  we  hope  they  had 
a  good  one. 

Upon  motion  of  Alderman  Richards,  seconded  by  Alderman 
Rice,  it  was  unanimously 

Voted,  That  the  President  of  this  Association  be  requested  to 
preside  over  all  the  public  exercises  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  in  the 
Coliseum. 

A  proposition  from  Messrs.  E.  and  G.  G.  Hook  that  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Committee  should  provide  twelve  men  to  blow  their  Organ 
was,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Jordan,  laid  on  the  table. 

A  letter  from  Major  Edward  H.  Kent,  commanding  the  Wash¬ 
ington  Gray  Cavalry,  N.  Y.  National  Guard,  was  read.  This 
proposed  that  a  detachment  of  the  corps  accompanied  by  Gen¬ 
erals  McQuade,  Morris,  Tweed,  and  Bostley  of  the  staff  of  Gov¬ 
ernor  John  T.  Hoffman,  should  visit  Boston  and  attend  the  Jubilee, 
escorting  one  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Flags,  known  as  the  “  Pine-Tree 
Flag,”  which  is  their  property,  and  also  that  the  corps  should 
render  any  service  in  the  performance  which  the  Committee  might 
suggest. 

The  Secretary  reported  that  he  had  telegraphed  Lieut.  W.  L. 


372 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Gardner  of  the  corps  to  know  how  large  a  body  of  men  would 
come,  but  had  received  no  response. 

Voted,  That  the  badges  of  office  provided  by  the  Secretary  for 
the  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  be  adopted  and  worn 
during  Jubilee  week. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Ditson,  it  was 

1  oted ,  That  season-ticket  holders  be  admitted  to  all  rehearsals. 

A  letter  written  by  Hon.  Wm.  A.  Richardson,  Acting  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury  at  Washington,  to  his  Honor  the  Mayor,  was 
lead.  It  tendered  the  use  of  the  large  illuminating  gas-fixture 
lettered  “PEACE’  which  was  used  on  the  north  front  of  the 
Treasury  Building  on  the  occasion  of  the  Inauguration  Ball. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Jordan,  seconded  by  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 
unanimously 

I  oted,  I  hat  we  gratefully  accept^the  tender  by  the  Honorable 
Assistant  Treasurer  of  the  illuminating  gas-fixture,  and  that  his 
Honor  the  Mayor  be  requested  to  return  to  that  official  the  cor¬ 
dial  thanks  of  this  Committee. 

A  letter  was  received  from  the  City  Committee  on  Reception, 
asking  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  more  tickets  for  invited  guests, 
and  on  motion  of  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  request  of  the  City  Committee  be  granted. 

A  communication  from  Messrs.  John  I.  Brown  and  Sons,  re¬ 
questing  permission  to  supply  each  of  the  Ten  Thousand  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  chorus  and  the  orchestra  with  a  box  of  “  Brown’s 
Bronchial  Troches,”  was  read,  and  on  motion  of  Mr.  Davis,  sec¬ 
onded  by  Alderman  Lewis  Rice,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  proposal  of  Messrs.  John  I.  Brown  and  Sons 
be  accepted  with  the  thanks  of  this  committee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Wrisley,  seconded  by  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  tickets  for  all  the  performances  during  Jubilee 
week  be  sent  to  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  the  Lieutenant- 
Governor,  and  to  each  member  of  the  Executive  Council. 

Mr.  Ballou  reported  that  Station  No.  10  contained  room  for 
twenty-one  persons,  and  was  furnished  with  gas,  water,  and  good 
bedding. 

Its  disposition  was  left  to  Mr.  Jordan,  Chairman  of  Committee 
on  Transportation. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Jordan,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  appreciation  and  thanks  of  this  committee  be 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


373 


presented  to  Mr.  Carlyle  Petersilea  for  the  faithful  and  efficient 
manner  in  which  he  has  discharged  his  duty  as  Pianist  for  the 
various  classes  and  choral  rehearsals  at  Bumstead  Hall  and 
Music  Hall. 

On  motion  of  Alderman  Richards,  it  was 

Voted,  That  an  officer’s  ticket,  good  for  the  week,  be  presented 
to  each  member  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen. 

On  motion  of  Alderman  Lewis  Rice,  it  was 

Voted,  That  Mr.  Jordan  be  appointed  a  committee  of  one  to 
conduct  Rev.  E.  E.  Hale  to  his  seat  upon  the  platform,  and  that 
the  Secretary  be  appointed  to  wait  upon  Madam  Harrison  Gray 
Otis,  and  escort  her  to  her  seat. 

The  Secretary  was  instructed  to  have  the  name  of  Ole  Bull  ap¬ 
pear  prominently  in  the  programmes  throughout  the  Festival  as  a 
compliment  to  that  distinguished  artist. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Bardwell,  seconded  by  Mr.  Davis,  it  was 

Voted,  That  we  escort  our  President  to  the  stage  at  the  open¬ 
ing  of  the  Jubilee,  and  remain  there  during  the  preliminary 
exercises  and  the  delivery  of  his  address,  and  that  we  assemble 
in  the  Secretary’s  office  at  half  past  two  o’clock  on  Tuesday 
next  for  that  purpose. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Ballou,  it  was 

Voted,  That  holders  of  season  tickets  be  admitted  to  the  JBall 
on  these  tickets. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Jordan,  it  was 

Voted,  That  Mr.  Gilmore  be  instructed  to  add  to  the  programme 
for  the  second  day  “The  Star  Spangled  Banner”  and  the  “An¬ 
vil  Chorus,”  in  consideration  of  the  Presidential  presence,  and  in 
obedience  to  universal  request. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Rice  (the  President),  seconded  by  Mr.  Jor¬ 
dan,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  inmates  of  the  Institution  for  the  Blind,  whose 
greatest  enjoyment  is  that  of  Music,  shall  be  furnished  with  ad¬ 
mission  and  seats  for  the  performance  of  the  Fifth  day. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Davis,  seconded  by  Mr.  Jordan,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  meet  at 
the  St.  James  Hotel  at  half  past  nine  o’clock  Wednesday  morn¬ 
ing,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  their  respects  to  President  Grant 
on  his  arrival  in  Boston. 


374 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


From  the  records  of  the  Music  Committee  :  — 

Mr.  Henry  G.  Parker,  Secretary  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
was  also  chosen  Secretary  of  the  Music  Committee. 

Mr.  F.  II.  Underwood,  Chairman  of  the  Music  Committee,  ex¬ 
pressed  his  conviction  that  as  the  Executive  Committee  incurred 
the  heavy  pecuniary  responsibility  of  the  project,  they  of  course 
must  be  the  committee  of  final  appeal  on  all  questions  involving 
expense ;  that  he  regarded  the  nature  of  the  service  of  the  Music 
Committee  to  be  rather  advisory  than  peremptory,  and  called  on 
Mr.  Gilmore  to  present  a  brief  statement  of  what  had  been  ac¬ 
complished  thus  far  in  the  department  of  Music. 

Mr.  Gilmore  alluded  to  his  early  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  Jubi¬ 
lee  ;  that  he  had  once  made  an  effort  to  secure  the  services  of 
Mr.  Barnes  as  Secretary  to  the  Choral  Department ;  that  he  had 
been  fortunate  in  enlisting  Mr.  Tourjee  ;  that  he  hoped  the  part 
which  this  committee  is  to  take  will  be  active,  and  not  merely 
ornamental ;  that  anything  which  had  been  done  hitherto  which 
failed  to  meet  their  approval  might  now  be  changed,  and  ex¬ 
pressed  himself  ready  to  answer  any  leading  questions  which 
might  be  presented. 

The  committee  appointed  Messrs.  Carl  Zerrahn,  Julius  Eich- 
berg,  and  P.  S.  Gilmore  conductors  of  the  Festival. 

In  response  to  a  query  from  Mr.  Mason,  the  Secretary  stated 
that,  by  direction  of  the  Executive  Committee,  he  had  telegraphed 
Johann  Strauss  to  come  to  the  Jubilee  with  his  Band,  but  that 
the  reply  had  been  returned  that  he  and  the  Band  had  been  en¬ 
gaged  for  the  season  at  St.  Petersburg,  and  had  already  gone 
thither. 

On  motion  of  the  Chairman,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Executive  Committee  be  requested  by  the  Sec¬ 
retary  to  consider  the  expediency  of  placing  a  curtain  between 
the  audience  and  the  performers  upon  the  stage,  to  be  raised  after 
the  assembling  of  the  chorus  and  at  the  commencement  of  per¬ 
formances.  Also  that  the  Executive  Committee  be  recommended 
to  provide  accommodation  under  the  seats  for  the  hats  and  gar¬ 
ments  of  the  singers,  and  car-tickets  for  the  transportation  of  the 
school  children. 

The  Secretary  reported  that  the  Executive  Committee  had 
deemed  it  inexpedient  to  raise  a  curtain  in  the  Coliseum  dividing 


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audience  and  performers.  Also  that  the  recommendation  for  hats 
and  garments  of  choristers  had  been  considered  favorably,  and 
referred  to  the  Building  Committee. 

Mr.  Gilmore  stated  that  he  was  unable  to  give  at  the  moment 
the  exact  number  of  the  orchestra  already  secured,  but  that 
Mr.  Baldwin,  who  had  all  the  correspondence  and  contracts  bear¬ 
ing  upon  the  engagements  of  musicians,  would  be  pleased  to  con¬ 
fer  with,  and  act  upon,  the  advice  of  any  sub-committee  which 
the  Music  Committee  might  appoint. 

On  motion  of  Colonel  Chickering,  seconded  by  Mr.  Henry  Ma¬ 
son,  it  was 

Voted,  That  a  sub-committee  of  three,  consisting  of  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more,  Mr.  Eichberg,  and  Mr.  Zerrahn,  be  appointed  to  consider 
the  subject  of  the  orchestra,  first,  in  the  aspect  of  its  artistic  com¬ 
pleteness,  and  secondly,  with  reference  to  its  economy ;  and  that 
they  be  instructed  to  report  at  the  next  meeting. 

Mr.  Tourjee  made  an  explanation  of  how  matters  stood  in  the 
Choral  Department,  whereupon  Colonel  T.  E.  Chickering  moved, 
and  it  was  unanimously 

Voted,  That  the  action  of  Mr.  Tourjee  in  managing  the  Choral 
Department  and  in  inviting  solo  singers  for  the  coming  Jubilee  is 
fully  indorsed  and  approved  by  us  down  to  the  present  time. 

Mr.  Gilmore  presented  the  programme  for  the  entire  Festival, 
except  the  children’s  day. 

Mr.  Sharland  suggested  that  since  the  programme  is  so  long, 
it  would  be  well  to  furnish  each  member  of  the  committee  with  a 
copy  for  consideration,  and  that  action  might  be  postponed  until 
an  adjourned  meeting. 

Colonel  Chickering  stated  that  he  was  chief  marshal  at  the  in¬ 
auguration  of  Governor  Hahn  in  New  Orleans,  upon  which  occa¬ 
sion  Mr.  Gilmore  gave  his  monster  concert,  and  he  declared  that 
the  brilliant  success  of  that  affair  justified  the  fullest  confidence 
in  Mr.  Gilmore’s  plans  and  performances.  He  therefore  moved 
that  the  programmes  which  Mr.  Gilmore  has  studied  so  care¬ 
fully,  and  prepared  with  so  much  labor,  be  adopted  for  the  five 
days. 

Mr.  Barnes  thought  the  programme  well  blocked  out ;  that  it 
would  require  very  few  changes.  He  hoped  it  would  be  decided 
upon  at  once,  and  he  thought  that  the  first  note  to  be  heard  in  the 
Jubilee  should  be  as  effective  as  possible. 


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The  Chairman  stated  that  he  had  a  very  firm  conviction  that 
the  opening  chorus  should  be  “A  mighty  fortress  is  our  God  !  ” 

Alderman  Baldwin  moved  that,  with  the  exception  of  the  first 
piece  presented  for  the  first  day’s  performance,  Mr.  Gilmore’s  en¬ 
tire  programme  for  the  Festival  be  accepted. 

The  Chairman  suggested  that  it  might  be  well  to  adopt  the  pro¬ 
grammes  in  their  general  features,  as  we  are  satisfied  with  them, 
and  so  inform  the  public  what  they  are,  reserving  discussion  for 
single  pieces,  which  may  be  changed  with  a  view  to  improve¬ 
ment. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Eichberg,  it  was 

Voted,  That  each  number  composing  the  programme  for  the 
first  day  be  now  considered  separately. 

Mr.  Tourjee  moved  that  “  A  strong  Castle  is  our  Lord,”  if  Mr. 
Gilmore  thinks  best,  shall  go  in  as  No.  1,  upon  the  programme  of 
the  first  day. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sharland,  seconded  by  Mr.  Eichberg,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  programme  prepared  for  the  first  day  be 
adopted,  except  that  “  A  strong  Castle  is  our  Lord  ”  be  the  first 
number  in  the  first  part,  and  Dr.  Holmes’s  “  Hymn  of  Peace,”  to 
the  music  of  “  Keller’s  American  Hymn,”  be  the  first  piece  in  the 
second  part. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Eichberg,  seconded  by  Mr.  Zerrahn,  it  was 

Voted,  That  instead  of  the  Triumphant  March,  by  an  unknown 
author,  we  substitute  the  grand  “  Coronation  March,”  from  the 
opera  of  “La  Prophete,”  by  Meyerbeer. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Eichberg,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  entire  programme  for  the  second  day  be 
adopted  ;  leaving  the  privilege  of  adding  any  solos,  which  may 
appear  necessary  or  advisable,  to  a  sub-committee  presently  to 
be  appointed  to  consider  this  subject. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Haynes,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  programme  for  the  third  day  be  adopted,  with 

the  exception  of  the  March  by  0 - ,  which  may  be  accepted  if 

deemed  judicious  by  the  sub-committee  to  be  appointed  to  con¬ 
sider  the  subject,  and  that  the  matter  of  solos  in  this  day’s  per¬ 
formance  be  left  entirely  with  said  committee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Eichberg,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  programme  for  the  fourth  day  be  adopted,  with 
the  understanding  that  solos  may  be  added  by  the  sub-committee. 


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On  motion  of  Mr.  Barnes,  it  was 

Voted,  That  a  select  committee,  consisting1  of  Messrs.  Gilmore, 
Eichberg,  and  Zerrahn,  be  appointed,  with  power  to  make  such 
changes  in  the  programmes  for  the  first  four  days  of  the  Jubilee 
as  may  be  deemed  advisable,  with  the  understanding  that  said 
committee  shall  execute  the  expressed  sense  of  this  meeting. 

On  motion  of  the  Chairman,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Russian  Hymn  be  sung  in  unison  by  the  chil¬ 
dren  on  the  fifth  day. 

On  motion  of  the  Chairman,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  official  advertisement  of  the  programme  to  be 
promulgated  by  the  Executive  Committee  has  our  approval. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Mason,  it  was 

Voted,  That  Dr.  J.  H.  Willcox  be  appointed  organist  for  the 
chorus  during  the  first  four  days. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Barnes,  it  was 

Voted,  That  we  recommend  to  the  Advertising  Committee  that 
the  names  of  the  three  conductors,  Messrs.  Zerrahn,  Eichberg, 
and  Gilmore,  and  the  two  organists,  Messrs.  Willcox  and  Sliar- 
land,  be  included  in  the  advertisement  of  programmes. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sharland,  seconded  by  Colonel  Chickering, 
it  was 

Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Music  Committee  of  the  Jubilee 
Association  be  presented  to  the  Music  Committee  of  the  Public 
Schools  for  responding  to  their  call  for  children  to  perform  on  the 
fifth  day,  and  that  they  be  requested  through  their  Chairman,  Dr. 
Upham,  to  assume  all  responsibility  in  relation  to  the  concert  on 
that  day,  including  the  duty  of  seating,  programme,  transpor¬ 
tation,  and  all  necessary  care  for  the  best  comfort  of  the  children, 
and  that  this  vote  be  transmitted  through  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Eichberg,  it  was 

Voted,  That  Mr.  Henry  D.  Simpson  be  appointed  Librarian, 
with  power  to  employ  such  assistants  as  are  necessary. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Barnes,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  cordial  thanks  of  this  committee  be  presented 
to  Mr.  Ole  Bull  for  the  deep  interest  he  has  manifested  in  this 
great  enterprise,  and  also  for  the  voluntary  service  he  proposes 
to  render,  and  that  the  Secretary  be  requested  to  publish  this 
vote. 


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It  was  reported  that  about  Ten  Thousand  Five  Hundred  seats 
were  arranged  for  the  chorus,  and  that  there  was  room  on  the 
orchestra  platform  for  over  One  Thousand  musicians. 

Voted,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  call  this 
committee  together  at  any  time  during  the  Jubilee,  on  application 
of  any  three  of  its  members. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Mason,  seconded  by  Mr.  Zerrahn,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  hearty  thanks  of  the  Music  Committee  be  pre¬ 
sented  to  Mr.  Henry  G.  Parker  for  the  able,  prompt,  and  faithful 
manner  in  which  he  has  discharged  the  arduous  duties  of  Secre¬ 
tary,  and  for  the  personal  courtesy,  and  valuable  service  he  has 
tendered  to  the  entire  committee. 

The  preceding  “peep  behind  the  scenes”  will  give 
the  reader  but  a  faint  idea  of  the  nature  and  amount 
of  the  labor  performed  by  the  various  committees,  — 
the  Executive  Committee  especially.  The  entire  pecu¬ 
niary  responsibility  rested  upon  their  shoulders,  and 
the  acts  of  all  others  connected  with  the  Jubilee,  so 
far  as  the  appropriation  of  money  was  concerned,  were 
subject  to  their  approval.  This  fact  the  several  com¬ 
mittees  fully  appreciated;  although  they  each  repre¬ 
sented  an  independent  department,  working  as  it  were 
upon  their  own  account,  yet  there  was  no  clashing  of 
interests,  no  “independent”  course  pursued  by  this 
or  that  one,  as  is  often  the  case  under  similar  circum¬ 
stances.  No !  a  union  of  hands,  a  union  of  hearts,  a 
union  of  purpose  prevailed  throughout ;  harmony  was 
the  primary  motive,  harmony  the  object  in  view,  and 
harmony  reigned  supreme  from  first  to  last,  uniting 
the  various  bands  in  perfecting  their  several  parts  for 
the  successful  accomplishment  of  the  one  grand  end. 

Gentlemen  of  the  various  committees,  you  have 
proved  yourselves  worthy  the  high  praise  you  will  be 
sure  to  receive  from  your  fellow-citizens  for  the  able 
manner  in  which  you  have  carried  forward  the  won¬ 
derful  work  so  nobly  undertaken.  Where  in  the  pages 


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of  history  is  recorded  the  accomplishment  of  anything 
like  what  you  have  now  performed,  looking  at  it  in  all 
its  bearings  ?  Where  were  men  ever  known  to  do  as 
you  have  done,  —  assume  a  tremendous  responsibility, 
run  the  risk  of  involving  themselves  in  a  great  pecu¬ 
niary  loss,  and  all,  all  without  the  prospect  or  possibility 
of  receiving  the  slightest  substantial  personal  gain  ? 

See  the  great  building  you  have  erected,  where  Fifty 
Thousand  People  can  come  together  under  one  roof, 
and  in  one  grand  outburst  of  exultant  joy  praise  God 
for  the  perpetuity  of  the  American  Union !  That 
huge  building  alone,  gentlemen,  erected  for  this  sole 
purpose,  this  one  Festival  to  commemorate  the  resto¬ 
ration  of  Peace,  has  cost  you  the  sum  of  “  One  Hun¬ 
dred  and  Twenty  Thousand  Dollars !  ”  That  is  Boston 
Patriotism ! 

Look  within,  and  see  the  beautiful  dress  in  which 
you  have  arrayed  the  interior,  —  a  dress  for  every 
State  in  the  Union,  combining  all  that  is  suggestive 
of  Peace,  Union,  Harmony,  —  a  dress  for  this  one  occa¬ 
sion  only ;  for  this  you  have  paid  over  “  Twelve  Thou¬ 
sand  Dollars !  ”  That  is  Boston  Patriotism  ! 

See  the  column  after  column  you  have  paraded 
before  the  eyes  of  the  nation,  heralding  the  great 
event  through  the  press  of  the  country,  that  all  the 
land  might  know  of  the  feast  you  were  preparing,  — 
a  feast  such  as  was  never  before  offered  for  the  enjoy¬ 
ment  of  mankind ;  the  spreading  of  this  information 
alone  has  cost  you  “Twenty-five  Thousand  Dollars!” 
That  is  Boston  Patriotism ! 

See  the  musicians,  a  thousand  instrumentalists,  who 
from  the  “  concord  of  sweet  sounds  ”  bring  out  the 
more  material  elements  of  their  own  support ;  see  them 
already  pouring  into  Boston  from  all  the  large  cities, 
to  form  the  greatest  Band  ever  before  united,  and  all 


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at  your  expense !  Here  they  are  at  your  command ; 
and  here  is  all  the  music,  written,  printed,  imported, — 
the  work  of  many  hands  for  many  months ;  and  there 
is  the  great  Organ,  and  everything  connected  with  the 
musical  department,  —  which  department  you  desired 
should  he  complete  in  every  particular,  —  ay,  even 
if  it  cost  you  a  “  Hundred  Thousand  Hollars  !  ”  That 
is  Boston  Patriotism  ! 

Yes,  gentlemen  of  Boston,  you  have  not  only  taken 
a  step  far  in  advance  of  anything  that  has  been  hith¬ 
erto  attempted  for  the  development  of  art,  but  you 
have  proved  that  the  men  of  Boston  have  the  brain, 
the  courage,  the  ability,  the  enterprise,  to  plant  the 
flag  of  national  harmony  upon  the  highest  hill  of 
human  progress ;  and  the  proud  city  which  boasts  of 
such  men  need  not  consider  itself  satirized  when  called 
by  “outside  barbarians”  “The  Hub  of  the  Univekse.” 

But  while  you,  gentlemen  of  Boston,  have  under¬ 
taken  the  great  work  of  carrying  out  the  National 
Peace  Jubilee,  and  may  now  consider  your  labors  in 
preparing  for  the  grand  fete  as  completed,  look  abroad 
and  see  the  thousands  of  musical  people  on  their  way 
hither  from  all  parts  of  the  country !  See  them  com¬ 
ing  to  form  the  grandest  chorus  ever  heard  upon 
earth,  moved  by  one  •  patriotic  impulse,  —  to  sing  the 
song  of  Peace !  But  that  which  invests  every  mem¬ 
ber  of  this  grand  army  of  vocalists  with  a  glory  that 
can  never  be  dimmed  is  the  fact  that  they  not  only 
give  to  the  great  occasion  their  time  and  services  free, 
but  that  they  all  pay  their  own  expenses,  —  even 
though  some  of  them  come  a  thousand  miles.  The 
privilege  of  joining  the  national  chorus  is  the  only 
“  compensation  ”  they  receive.  Neither  the  J ubilee 
Association  nor  the  city  of  Boston  are  called  upon 
for  a  dollar  towards  defraying  this  expense.  All  honor 


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to  such  noble  men  and  women.  The  nation  may  well 
be  proud  of  them. 

What  land  can  point  to  such  an  exhibition  of  gener¬ 
ous  feeling,  such  a  free  and  costly  offering  of  the  time 
and  talents  of  ten  thousand  of  its  people  ?  It  is  not  to 
be  wondered  at  that  the  eyes  of  the  world  are  fixed 
upon  America  to-day  as  the  model  nation ;  for  what¬ 
ever  gives  promise  of  elevating  the  social  or  intel¬ 
lectual  standard  of  mankind,  or  of  leading  to  the 
better  condition  and  more  perfect  happiness  of  the 
human  race,  the  American  people  are  not  only  ready 
to  adopt,  but  to  adopt  enthusiastically ;  and  with  this 
feeling  the  “immortal  ten  thousand”  are  now  coming 
forward  to  unveil  a  new  world  of  harmony,  and  strike 
a  grander  musical  chord  than  has  ever  yet  charmed 
the  human  ear. 

The  chorus  were  very  busily  engaged  the  last  few 
days  preceding  the  Festival.  The  Boston  section  of 
over  three  thousand  singers  had  already  held  several 
rehearsals  at  the  Music  Hall.  The  unity  and  precision 
with  which  they  sung,  and  the  marvellous  effects  pro¬ 
duced  by  so  many  voices,  gave  promise  that  the  grand 
volume  of  song  of  the  ten  thousand  would  be  almost 
sublime.  A  second  division  of  nearly  three  thousand, 
composed  of  societies  from  the  neighboring  cities,  also 
came  together  for  a  few  rehearsals  at  the  Music  Hall, 
and  proved  that  they  were  fully  equal  to  division  num¬ 
ber  one  in  rendering  all  the  grand  choruses  to  be  pro¬ 
duced.  In  a  word,  all  the  members  of  the  chorus  gave 
their  hearts  to  the  cause ;  with  them  it  was  a  labor  of 
love  ;  they  were  now  ready  to  enter  the  great  “  Ark  ” 
and  prove  to  all  the  world  that  the  highest  point  of 
perfection  in  concord  ever  attained  by  human  voices 
was  when  the  American  people  joined  in  singing  the 
song  of  Peace  around  the  old  hearthstone  of  Liberty 


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with  their  hearts  newly  attuned  to  “  the  music  of  the 
Union.'” 

Monday,  June  14th,  —  the  day  preceding  the  Fes¬ 
tival,  —  was  crowded  with  work  for  all ;  and  the  Pro¬ 
jector,  who  had  previously  been  “interviewed”  as  no 
mortal  man  ever  was  before,  found  upon  this  day  that 
it  was  utterly,  impossible  for  him  to  furnish  the  infor¬ 
mation  sought  by  the  many  strangers  who  honored 
him  with  a  call. 

Entering  the  Coliseum  about  eleven  o’clock,  all  was 
commotion ;  finishing  touches  were  being  rapidly  given 
to  everything ;  carpenters  were  putting  in  the  last  rows 
of  seats ;  upholsterers  were  busy  displaying  to  the  best 
advantage  their  beautiful  designs ;  the  great  organ  was 
being  tuned,  and  an  occasional  peal  rumbled  through 
the  great  building ;  the  electricians  were  connecting 
their  instruments  with  the  wires,  some  to  strike  the 
bells  of  the  city,  others  to  cause  the  cannon  to  speak 
at  the  right  moment,  and  others  still  to  flash  to  the 
uttermost  parts  of  the  land  the  “music”  of  the  Peace 
Jubilee ;  in  fact,  the  interior  of  the  building  was  hum¬ 
ming  with  sounds  of  industry  and  besieged  with  a 
crowd  of  “  privileged  ”  visitors.  No  sooner  did  Mr. 
Gilmore  enter  than  he  was  surrounded  by  a  little 
group,  anxious  to  learn  all  of  interest  to  the  public ; 
finding  they  were  mostly  strangers,  and  some  of  them 
gentlemen  of  the  press  who  had  come  to  the  Festival 
to  report  proceedings,  he  devoted  himself  for  some 
time  to  obtaining  such  information  as  they  desired. 
They  first  wished  to  know  all  about  the  building. 
“  Well,  gentlemen,  here  is  Mr.  Sears,  the  builder, — 
the  ‘  champion  ’  builder;  he  will  give  you  all  the  par¬ 
ticulars.  Mr.  Sears,  will  you  be  kind  enough  to  give 
these  gentlemen  of  the  press  some  statistics  about 
your  great  work?” 


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"I  am  just  as  busy  as  I  can  be,  and  have  more  than 
I  can  attend  to  at  present,”  said  Mr.  Sears.  “  There  is 
Mr.  James,  who  furnished  all  the  material,  talking  to 
Mr.  Holden  of  the  Journal :  he  can  give  you  all  the 
facts  and  figures.” 

"All  right,  Mr.  Sears;  don’t  let  us  interrupt  you. 
This  way,  gentlemen;  we  will  hear  what  Mr.  James 
has  to  say.” 

"Mr.  James,  if  not  intruding  upon  you,  these  gen¬ 
tlemen  would  like  to  know  something  about  the 
amount  of  material,  and  so  on,  which  you  have  fur¬ 
nished  for  the  Coliseum?” 

"  I  have  given  all  the  facts  concerning  it  to  this  gen¬ 
tleman, —  my  friend  Mr.  Holden,  of  the  Boston  Journal, 
gentlemen,”  said  Mr.  James ;  “  he  may  give  you  the 
information  you  require.” 

“  Certainly,  certainly,  gentlemen,”  said  Mr.  Holden, 
pulling  out  half  a  dozen  long  strips ;  "  here  is  a  proof, 
just  as  it  will  appear  in  the  Journal  to-morrow.  It 
contains  all  the  particulars.” 

The  following  is  the  article  as  printed :  — 

THE  COLISEUM. 

The  mammoth  structure  which  has  so  quickly  risen  on  St. 
James  Park  for  the  uses  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  —  the  Coliseum,  as 
it  has  aptly  been  called  by  common  acceptance  —  has,  as  it  has 
approached  completion,  proved  to  be  more  and  more  an  object  of 
interest  and  curiosity  on  the  part  of  both  citizens  and  strangers. 
Hundreds,  and  upon  the  pleasant  days  thousands,  of  people  have 
wended  their  way  through  Boylston  Street,  or  other  of  the  con¬ 
venient  approaches  to  the  spot  to  scan  the  wonder  which  has 
now  assumed  its  perfected  and  proper  shape.  Although  some¬ 
thing  like  a  marvel  has  been  performed  in  the  way  of  rapid  con¬ 
struction,  yet  nothing  has  been  sacrificed  which  can  in  any  way 
contribute  to  the  stability  and  strength  of  the  edifice  and  to  the 
’consequent  safety  of  those  who  may  be  assembled  within  its 
walls.  It  is  no  mere  shed-like  structure,  thrown  together  in  a 
hurry  and  at  haphazard,  but  a  secure  and  substantial  building, 


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complete  in  all  its  parts,  planned  and  constructed  in  accordance 
with  the  best  known  principles  of  architecture.  The  builders 
have  accomplished  their  task  by  multiplying  their  working  forces 
to  as  full  an  extent  as  might  be  employed  to  advantage,  or 
be  necessary  to  a  full  performance  of  their  contract  within  the 
specified  time.  Energy  and  perseverance,  united  to  skill,  have 
brought  to  pass  what  old  and  experienced  builders  even  were 
led  to  think  an  impossibility,  and  this,  too,  with  much  work  in 
addition  to  what  was  originally  contemplated.  After  the  plans 
and  specifications  had  been  pronounced  sufficient  and  thoroughly 
safe  by  experienced  architects,  engineers,  and  mechanics,  some 
of  whom  even  thought  that  reductions  might  be  made  without 
detriment  in  some  departments,  the  Building  Committee  added  to 
the  strength  in  every  possible  way  to  make  assurance  doubly 
sure.  While  there  are  but  few  Bostonians  who  have  not  seen 
the  Coliseum  in  some  state  of  its  construction,  and  who  are  not 
informed  as  to  its  general  dimensions,  there  are  comparatively 
very  few  who  have  opportunities  to  form  any  correct  idea  of  its 
details.  A  description  of  the  building,  then,  will  be  interesting 
to  our  city  readers  as  well  as  to  those  present  from  a  distance 
attending  the  Jubilee. 

THE  ORIGINATORS  AND  BUILDERS. 

When  publicity  was  first  given  to  Mr.  Gilmore’s  noble  scheme 
through  the  columns  of  The  Journal,  in  January  last,  an  account 
was  given  of  what  it  was  proposed  the  Coliseum  should  be,  and 
the  original  plans,  devised  by  Mr.  Francis  Allen,  the  architect, 
were  soon  after  exhibited  in  Ditson  &  Co.’s  window.  Since 
that  time  the  plans  have  been  somewhat  improved,  although  the 
general  dimensions  remain  the  same.  No  longer  ago  than  the 
13th  of  March  the  Building  Committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  M. 
M.  Ballou,  George  H.  Davis,  and  Lewis  Rice,  was  chosen,  Mr. 
Eben  D.  Jordan  being  at  the  same  time  chosen  Treasurer.  With 
these  gentlemen  resolution  means  action,  and  without  waiting  for 
any  red-tape  formalities  the  matter  was  entered  upon  with  real 
earnestness.  Suitable  time  was  taken  for  a  thorough  examina¬ 
tion  of  the  plans,  etc.,  and  a  slight  delay  beyond  this  ensued  for 
reasons  well  known  to  our  readers.  St.  James  Park  having  been 
finally  selected  as  the  site,  building  operations  were  at  once  com¬ 
menced.  The  building  contract  was  awarded  to  Messrs.  Judah  4 
Sears  and  Son,  and  that  for  furnishing  the  lumber  to  Messrs. 
George  B.  James  &  Co.,  Mr.  John  R.  Hall,  the  well-known  ar¬ 
chitect,  being  selected  to  act  as  immediate  superintendent.  To 


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the  skill  and  promptness  of  these  gentlemen,  and  to  the  ease  and 
facility  with  which  the  Building  Committee  caused  matters  to 
move  along,  one  or  more  being  upon  the  ground  nearly  all  the 
time,  the  marvellous  progress  is  attributable.  It  was  evident 
enough  from  the  first  that  all  were  the  right  men  in  the  right 
places.  The  builders,  Messrs.  Judah  Sears  and  Son,  have  had 
extensive  experience  in  the  erection  of  large  structures,  and  were 
consequently  “  at  home  ”  in  a  vast  undertaking  of  this  kind. 
The  work  was  not  actually  begun  until  the  29th  of  March,  and  it 
was  not  until  some  days  later  that  it  was  fairly  under  way. 

THE  LOCATION. 

The  Coliseum  is  generally  spoken  of  as  standing  upon  St. 
James  Park,  but  in  point  of  fact  it  overruns  the  park  consider¬ 
ably,  the  bounds  of  the  park  extending  only  three  hundred  and 
fifty  feet.  The  building  encroaches  upon  Dartmouth  Street,  St. 
James  Avenue,  and  also  upon  Huntington  Avenue,  which  starts 
from  Boylston  Street  at  Clarendon  Street,  and  runs  southwesterly, 
parallel  with  the  Boston  and  Providence  Railroad.  The  structure 
is  five  hundred  feet  in  Jiength,  and  three  hundred  feet  in  width, 
and  runs  nearly  north  and  south,  the  front  being  nearest  to  Boyl¬ 
ston  Street,  with  the  gallery  designed  for  the  choir  and  musicians 
at  the. end  nearest  the  railroads.  The  vicinity  is  a  part  of  “new 
Boston  ”  filled  in  upon  the  marshes  which  formerly  stretched 
from  the  western  edges  of  the  Common  to  the  borders  of  Charles 
River,  and  redeemed  altogether  from  those  narrow  and  crooked 
ways  which  characterized  the  settlements  of  the  original  Bosto¬ 
nians.  This  newness,  it  must  be  confessed,  gives  rather  a  bar¬ 
ren  and  gravelly  aspect  to  the  immediate  surroundings  of  the 
place,  and  is  the  only  feature  that  detracts  from  the  general  com¬ 
pleteness  and  attractiveness  of  the  festival  scene.  Those  ubiqui¬ 
tous  venders  of  “notions,”  whose  frail  edifices  always  serve  to 
give  liveliness  if  not  finish  and  beauty  to  the  marginal  domains 
of  our  muster-fields  and  county  fairs  et  id  omne  genus,  have 
promptly  come  to  the  rescue,  however,  and  have,  in  their  fash¬ 
ion,  bivouacked  upon  the  borders  of  the  adjacent  streets,  and: 
produced  with  surprising  suddenness  quite  a  village  of  wooden 
shops  and  “bazaars,”  the  fronts  of  which  are  plentifully  bespread! 
with  sign-painter’s  letters  announcing  the  special  merchandise 
for  sale  within.  The  city  authorities  have  handsomely  done  their 
part  in  giving  brilliancy  to  the  scene  in  the  night-time  by  the 
erection  of  thirty  large  street  lamps  in  the  immediate  vicinity. 
Our  South  End  citizens  find  themselves  practically  nearer  to  the 
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spot  than  they  have  been  heretofore  by  the  erection  of  a  bridge 
at  Dartmouth  Street,  spanning  both  the  Providence  and  the  Al¬ 
bany  railroads.  This  bridge  has  been  constructed  by  Ross  and 
Lord  of  Ipswich,  under  the  direction  of  the  city  authorities,  and 
is  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet  in  length  and  forty-four  in 
width.  It  is  built  in  the  tniss  style,  and  the  foot-walks,  when 
completed,  will  be  roofed.  Four  weeks  have  been  occupied  in 
its  construction. 

An  extra  horse-railroad  track  has  been  laid  in  Boylston  Street, 
and  during  the  Jubilee  the  cars  will  run  between  Washington 
and  Tremont  Street  and  Clarendon  Street  (the  nearest  point  to 
the  Coliseum  and  but  half  a  block  from  it)  at  very  frequent  inter¬ 
vals.  The  cars  bear  a  sign  indicating  their  destination. 

CONSTRUCTION. 

The  whole  building  is  of  wood,  and  is,  as  already  stated,  five 
hundred  feet  long  by  three  hundred  wide.  The  upright  walls  are 
thirty-six  feet  in  height,  and  the  apex  of  the  roof  is  one  hundred 
feet  from  the  ground,  or  sixty-four  feet  higher  than  the  side  walls. 
A  lean-to  roof,  extending  in  from  the  sides  seventy-five  feet,  is 
joined  to  a  truss  roof,  which  spans  the  intermediate  space  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  feet.  The  lean-to  roof  covers  the  gallery  at  the 
sides,  and  in  part,  of  course,  at  the  ends.  The  construction  of 
the  roof  with  its  supports  is  of  such  a  nature  that  if  the  galleries 
and  the  roof  above  them  were  to  be  taken  away,  the  central  or 
trussed  section  would  stand  firm  as  before,  and  vice  versa.  The 
outside  sections,  in  fact,  were  put  up  first,  and  the  trussed  roof 
raised  afterward.  Nevertheless,  the  manner  in  which  the  differ¬ 
ent  parts  are  bound  together  adds  vast  strength  to  the  whole. 
The  inclination  of  the  lean-to  roof  is  two  and  a  half  inches  to  the 
foot.  At  its  point  of  junction  with  the  trussed  roof  is  a  clear 
story  formed  of  movable  glass  windows  five  feet  high,  intended 
for  the  admission  of  air  as  well  as  of  light.  Above  this  the 
trussed  roof  rises  at  an  inclination  of  five  and  a  half  inches  to  the 
foot  nearly  to  the  top,  where  it  meets  a  monitor  ventilator,  which 
runs  the  whole  length  of  the  building,  twenty  feet  wide  and  six 
feet  high,  the  inclination  of  its  roof  being  the  same  as  that  of  the 
roof  below,  viz.  five  and  a  half  inches  to  the  loot.  I  he  sides  of 
this  ventilator  has  been  filled  in  with  slats  of  wood.  The  trussed 
roof  is  a  novelty  in  its  way,  and  from  its  peculiar  construction 
great  strength  and  stability  is  obtained.  The  span  oi  one  hun¬ 
dred  and  fifty  feet  is  overcome  by  a  combination  ot  three  trusses, 
forming  one  grand  truss.  There  are  nineteen  ol  these  trusses, 


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each  of  which  is  upheld  by  four  massive  posts,  or  pillars,  of 
Southern  pine,  twelve  inches  by  fourteen  in  dimensions  their  en¬ 
tire  length.  These  seventy-six  posts  are  probably  as  fine  speci¬ 
mens  of  timber  as  were  ever  got  out  in  America,  and  they  have 
attracted  no  little  attention  from  builders  and  others  who  are 
most  competent  to  judge  of  such  matters.  They  rise  to  a  height 
of  fifty-four  feet  above  the  sills.  The  trusses  are  confined  to  the 
top  of  the  posts  by  massive  iron  bolts,  and  natural  hackmatack 
knees,  such  as  are  used  in  the  building  of  ships.  In  each  truss 
are  six  one-and-a-fourth-inch  bolts  eight  feet  long,  and  about 
sixty-six  bolts  of  seven-eighth  inch  iron,  from  thirteen  inches  to 
two  and  a  half  feet  long.  Four  of  these  bolts  are  in  each  of  the 
knees.  Longitudinally,  there  is  also  a  continuous  line  of  truss- 
work  on  either  side  of  the  central  trussed  portion,  tying  the 
whole  together.  Over  the  intermediate  posts  truss-work  also  ex¬ 
tends,  parallel  with  the  longitudinal  trusses  already  described, 
the  entire  length  of  the  building.  In  a  word,  there  appears  to 
the  beholder  an  interminable  network  of  supports  and  braces, 
posts  and  rafters. 

The  lean-to  roofs  are  supported  by  posts  placed  at  intervals  of 
every  twenty-five  feet  longitudinally,  and  eighteen  feet  trans¬ 
versely,  and  in  the  walls  there  are  twenty-one  main  supports 
upon  each  side,  and  twelve  at  each  end.  The  posts  supporting 
the  lean-to- roof  are  bolstered.  The  posts  at  the  sides  are  framed 
and  secured  to  rafters  in  the  lean-to  roof  by  means  of  knees  and 
bolts,  and  to  the  large  posts  supporting  the  centre  or  truss  roof; 
these  rafters  are  supported  in  like  manner  by  knees  and  bolts. 
By  these  means  a  system  of  continuous  ties  is  made  from  wall  to 
wall. 

The  foundations  are  believed  to  be  better  and  more  stable  than 
could  be  obtained  by  driving  piles.  Each  of  the  large  posts  rests 
on  a  platform  eight  feet  square  and  eighteen  inches  thick,  formed 
of  planks  four  inches  in  thickness.  The  other  posts  rest  on  plat¬ 
forms  four  feet  square  and  fifteen  inches  thick.  At  the  foot  of 
the  large  posts  are  oak  “  steps”  six  feet  in  length  and  four  inches 
in  thickness,  and  at  the  foot  of  the  lesser  posts  are  "steps”  four 
feet  long  and  of  the  same  thickness. 

The  raising  of  the  mammoth  trusses  was  a  work  of  no  little 
magnitude.  Two  were  raised  each  day  except  on  one  day,  when 
three  were  put  in  place.  Twenty-five  men,  two  horses,  and  six 
capstans  were  required  to  raise  each  one. 

All  the  flooring,  both  below  and  in  the  galleries,  is  of  plank, 
bridged  and  cross-bridged. 


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In  the  course  of  the  work  more  than  three  hundred  thousand 
feet  of  timber  in  the  way  of  supports,  braces,  ties,  etc.,  and  a 
vast  quantity  of  bolts  and  other  iron-work,  have  been  added  to 
what  was  originally  contemplated.  The  aggregate  of  lumber  to 
be  used  in  the  structure  has  been  two  million  live  hundred  thou¬ 
sand  feet. 

The  iron-work,  exclusive  of  nails,  will  count  up  to  at  least  ten 
and  a  half  tons,  and  has  been  supplied  by  the  well-known  estab¬ 
lishment  of  Moseley  and  Hodgman,  who  also  furnish  the  anvils 
for  the  “Anvil  Chorus.”  About  eighteen  thousand  lights  of 
glass  are  enumerated  in  the  windows,  the  major  portion  being  of 
ten  X  fourteen  size. 

The  lighting  and  ventilating  arrangements  are  ample.  In  the 
ground  story  are  fifty-six  double,  or  one  hundred  and  twelve  sin¬ 
gle  windows,  with  twenty-four  lights  each  of  nine  X  twelve  glass. 
Above  these  and  opening  on  the  balcony  promenade  are  sixty- 
eight  double,  or  one  hundred  and  thirty-six  single  windows,  of 
the  same  dimensions.  In  the  gable  ends  are  sixteen  additional 
double,  or  thirty-two  single,  windows,  of  the  same  size.  Two 
spacious  circular  windows  of  ten  feet  diameter  are  placed  at  each 
end,  in  the  gable.  In  the  lean-to  roof  are  twenty  skylights,  each 
six  feet  by  twelve.  In  the  clear  story,  rising  from  the  lean-to 
roof,  as  elsewhere  described,  is  a  continuous  line  of  glass  five 
feet  high. 

The  roof,  which  comprises  an  area  of  one  hundred  and  seventy 
thousand  five  hundred  square  feet,  is  covered  with  tarred  felting 
and  cement ;  thirty  tons  of  felt  and  twenty  tons  of  cement  have 
been  used.  This  material  is  manufactured  by  J.  C.  Story  &  Co., 
and  applied  by  the  American  Roofing  Company.  The  roof  has 
also  been  battened. 

The  painting  of  the  exterior  has  been  done  under  a  contract 
with  Francis  Richards,  the  practical  superintendence  of  the  same 
having  been  placed  in  the  hands  of  William  H.  Emerson.  About 
seven  thousand  five  hundred  pounds  of  mixed  paint  has  been 
used,  requiring  in  the  laying  on  a  total  of  two  hundred  days’ 
work.  The  ground  color  is  that  of  sandstone,  offset  in  the  paint¬ 
ing  of  the  trimmings  of  the  building  with  a  dark  brownstone 
shade.  The  glass  of  the  windows  in  the  clear  story  of  the  roof 
and  of  the  skylights,  etc.  has  been  “  flocked  ”  with  paint  on  the 
sides  of  the  building  exposed  to  the  sun,  giving  to  the  interior  a 
subdued  light, —the  effect  being  the  same  as  if  ground  glass 
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THE  INTERIOR  OF  THE  BUILDING. 

The  accommodations  are  divided  into  a  parquet  and  four  gal¬ 
leries,  or  balconies,  the  balconies  extending  around  all  four  sides 
of  the  building.  The  parquet  occupies  only  the  space  between 
the  galleries,  and  there  are  to  be  no  seats  under  the  balconies. 
The  north,  or  front  balcony  is  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  feet 
deep,  and  runs  down  to  the  floor  of  the  parquet  at  an  inclina¬ 
tion  of  five  inches  in  every  twenty-nine  inches.  The  side  balco¬ 
nies  are  seventy-five  feet  deep,  and  have  the  same  inclination, 
their  fronts  being  ten  feet  from  the  parquet  floor.  The  south 
balcony  is  two  hundred  feet  deep.  The  space  devoted  to  the 
orchestra  is  one  hundred  feet  deep  and  one  hundred  and  fifteen 
feet  wide,  and  is  raised  at  the  front  two  feet  and  nine  inches  above 
the  parquet  floor,  its  inclination  being  one  half  an  inch  to  the 
foot.  From  three  sides  of  the  orchestra  the  chorus  seats  rise  at 
the  same  inclination  as  those  in  the  other  balconies,  or  five  inches 
in  every  twenty-nine  inches.  The  grand  chorus  organ  is  placed 
at  the  rear  of  the  chorus.  Three  stairways  twelve  feet  wide  lead 
up  into  the  orchestra  and  the  chorus  balcony.  Something  over 
two  fifths  of  the  whole  building  is  devoted  to  the  chorus  and  the 
orchestra,  the  chorus  seats  extending  in  the  side  balconies  be¬ 
yond  the  front  line  of  the  orchestra. 

Along  the  sides  of  the  parquet,  which  is  one  hundred  and 
fifty  feet  in  length,  and  under  the  balconies  to  a  depth  of  thirty- 
six  feet,  are  lobbies,  or  standing-places.  The  floor  in  the  rear 
part  of  these  lobbies  is  thirteen  inches  higher  than  it  is  at  the 
front.  In  the  rear  of  the  seats  in  the  balconies  is  a  pi’omenade 
eleven  feet  wide,  extending  around  the  inside  of  the  whole  build¬ 
ing,  sixteen  hundred  feet,  or  ninety-three  yards  and  one  foot  in 
excess  of  a  quarter  of  a  mile.  Midway  between  the  front  and 
rear  of  the  side  balconies,  and  extending  through  the  north  bal¬ 
cony  and  chorus  seats  also,  is  another  promenade,  or  perhaps 
more  properly  speaking,  an  aisle,  six  feet  in  width.  Stairways, 
three  on  each  side,  enter  this  centre  aisle  from  the  corridors  be¬ 
low.  There  are  no  stairways  leading  down  the  front  of  the  bal¬ 
conies  into  the  parquet,  but  communication  between  the  two 
parts  of  the  house  is  ample,  by  means  of  the  stairways  above  re¬ 
ferred  to  and  others  leading  up  from  each  of  the  entrances. 

There  are  twelve  arched  doorways,  twenty-four  feet  in  width, 
three  on  each  side,  and  three  at  each  end,  with  ample  corridors 
and  aisle  room  in  all  desired  directions.  Under  the  north  or  front 
balcony  is  a  passage-way  leading  to  the  parquet,  twenty-four 
feet  wide  and  twelve  feet  high,  and  communicating  with  all  three 


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entrances  at  that  end.  The  parquet  is  divided  into  six  lettered 
sections,  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  and  F.  In  the  balconies  are  twelve  let¬ 
tered  sections,  G,  H,  J,  K,  L,  M,  N,  0,  P,  R,  S,  and  T,  and 

eighteen  numbered  sections,  beginning  at  the  southeasterly  cor¬ 
ner  of  the  auditorium  and  running  around  consecutively  in  the 
rear  of  the  lettered  sections.  Only  sections  1  and  18  (nearest 
the  stage  on  opposite  sides)  extend  to  the  front  of  the  balcony. 
The  chorus  balconies  are  divided  into  twenty-six  sections. 

Section  1  is  at  the  inner  corner,  near  the  orchestra,  and  Section 
2  upon  the  outer  corner,  in  rear  of  No.  1.  Section  3  is  next 
south  of  No.  1,  and  No.  4  next  south  of  No.  2.  The  outer  range 
of  sections  are  numbered  2,  4,  6,  8,  9,  10,  11,  13,  15,  IT,  19,  20, 

21,  23,  and  25,  the  inner  range  comprising  1,  3,  5,  7,  12,  14,  16, 

18,  22,  24,  and  26.  The  Soprani  will  occupy  Sections  1,  2,  3,  4, 
5,  6,  and  8  ;  the  Tenori  Sectio.ns  1,  9,  10,  11,  12,  and  13  ;  the  Bassi 
Sections  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  and  20  ;  and  the  Alti  Sections  21, 

22,  23,  24,  25,  and  26.  This  brings  the  Soprani  into  the  east  bal¬ 
cony,  the  Alti  into  the  opposite,  or  west  balcony,  and  the  Tenori 
and  Bassi  into  the  south  balcony,  the  former  upon  the  east  and 
the  latter  upon  the  west. 

As  has  often  been  stated,  the  building  will  contain  between 
forty  and  fifty  thousand  persons. 

Under  the  rear  paid  of  the  balconies  there  are  a  number  of 
apartments  which  will  be  used  as  committee-rooms,  reception- 
rooms,  and  refreshment-rooms,  there  being  also  one  apartment 
specially  assigned  to  the  representatives  of  the  press,  and  an¬ 
other  to  the  firemen  and  their  apparatus.  The  apartment  at  the 
northeast  front  corner  of  the  building,  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  feet  by  forty-eight,  is  applied  to  the  uses  of  the  Executive 
Committee.  Adjoining  this  is  the  office  of  Henry  G.  Parker, 
Secretary  of  the  Association, 

Next  across  the  St.  James  Street  passage-way,  as  it  is  fre¬ 
quently  called,  on  the  east  side  of  the  building,  is  the  reporters’ 
room  or  the  head-quarters  of  the  press.  Beyond  these,  and  sepa¬ 
rated  by  the  two  other  east  side  passage-ways,  are  a  refreshment- 
room  seventy-five  by  thirty-seven  feet,  and  the  apartment,  or  re¬ 
ception-room,  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  feet  by  forty-eight,  of 
the  lady  singers  of  the  chorus.  Near  the  third  entrance  of  this 
side  of  the  building  is  the  office  of  Mr.  Tourjee,  Superintendent 
of  the  chorus. 

Two  spacious  rooms  are  located  at  the  immediate  front  of  the 
building,  beneath  the  balcony,  one  on  each  side  of  the  front  or 
grand  entrance.  These  are  designed  for  the  use  of  the  bands 


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forming  part  of  the  orchestra.  At  the  northwest  front  corner  is 
an  apartment,  corresponding  in  size  to  that  occupied  by  the  Ex¬ 
ecutive  Committee,  which  is  fitted  up  as  a  reception-parlor  for 
distinguished  guests.  The  west  side  apartments  are  separated 
as  the  east  side  by  corresponding  passage-ways  of  entrance  and 
and  egress,  twenty-five  feet  wide  each.  Across  the  first  passage¬ 
way  from  the  reception-parlor  is  a  refreshment-room  about  half 
the  dimensions  of  the  reporters’  room,  and  separated  by  a  par¬ 
tition  only  from  the  firemen’s  apartment  and  engine-room,  which 
is  of  similar  dimensions.  Another  passage-way  next  intervenes, 
and  beyond  is  a  refreshment-room  ;  and  beyond  the  third  passage¬ 
way,  and  making  the  southwest  corner,  is  the  reception-room  of 
the  gentlemen  of  the  chorus,  which  is  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  feet  by  forty-eight.  At  the  rear  end  of  the  building,  behind 
and  underneath  the  ascending  slope  of  the  orchestral  seats,  are 
two  apartments,  separated  by  the  rear  entrance-way  of  the  build¬ 
ing,  and  used,  that  on  the  right  of  the  entrance  as  the  ladies’ 
anteroom,  and  that  on  the  left  as  the  gentlemen’s  anteroom. 
This  enumeration  does  not  include  a  number  of  smaller  apart¬ 
ments  and  closets,  the  four  ticket-offices  (two  of  which  are  at  the 
front  and  one  at  each  side  of  the  building,  near  the  northerly 
end),  nor  the  spaces  allotted  to  venders  of  librettos,  opera-glasses, 
and  the  like.  The  several  refreshment-rooms  have  been  leased 
to  Mr.  Frank  E.  Jones,  with  whom  the  Executive  Committee  have 
made  arrangements  for  supplying  refreshments  to  members  of  the 
chorus  at  reasonable  prices. 

There  are  three  entrance  doors  at  the  south  or  lower  end  of  the 
building,  numbered  2,  3,  and  4, — that  at  the  west  side  of  the  build¬ 
ing  nearest  the  lower  end  being  No.  1,  and  that  on  the  east  side, 
toward  the  same  end,  being  No.  5.  These  entrances  are  exclu¬ 
sively  for  the  use  of  the  orchestra  and  chorus:  The  notation  of 
the  doors  of  the  entire  building  continues  in  the  same  order  up  to 
the  east  side,  across  the  front  and  down  the  west  side  as  far  as 
the  point  of  beginning. 

The  central  portion  of  the  interior  is  known  as  the  parquet. 
Its  boundaries,  are  the  stage  front,  the  verge  of  the  rear  balcony 
and  the  line  of  columns  extending  along  the  verge  of  the  side  bal¬ 
conies.  It  comprises  an  area  of  one  hundred  and  seventy-five 
feet  by  one  hundred  and  fifty,  or  about  three  fifths  of  an  acre. 
It  is  smoothly  floored  with  clear  spruce  boards  and  will  be  admi¬ 
rably  suited  to  the  gliding  evolutions  of  the  dancers,  should  it  be 
deemed  desirable  at  any  time  to  have  a  grand  Coliseum  ball. 
Movable  settees  are  placed  upon  this  floor  at  present  for  the  seat- 


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ing  of  five  thousand  of  the  patrons  of  the  Jubilee.  At  the  central 
front  of  the  stage  is  the  stand  for  the  conductor  of  the  musical 
performances  of  the  occasion.  To  facilitate  the  communicating 
of  orders  from  the  conductors  to  the  different  divisions  of  the 
chorus,  speaking-tubes,  with  whistles  attached,  extend  from  the 
conductor’s  stand.  There  are  five  of  these  tubes,  one  extending 
to  each  of  the  four  departments  of  the  chorus,  and  a  fifth  to  the 
organist’s  post.  In  each  department  of  the  chorus  there  is  a  per¬ 
son  to  receive  the  conductor’s  orders,  and  to  communicate  them 
either  directly  to  their  respective  charges,  or  through  the  mar¬ 
shals. 

Space  is  taken  for  the  hundred  anvils,  which  are  a  striking  fea¬ 
ture  of  the  orchestral  performance,  at  the  sides  of  the  stage,  or 
south  balcony.  Apertures  are  made  in  the  floor,  one  hundred  in 
number,  through  each  of  which  a  block  is  passed,  resting  upon 
the  solid  ground  beneath.  Upon  these  blocks  the  anvils  are 
placed,  and  thus  clear  metallic  vibrations  of  sound  are  in¬ 
sured. 

Comparatively  little  has  been  done  in  the  way  of  painting  or 
coloring  the  wood-work  of  the  interior.  The  more  conspicuous 
surfaces  have,  however,  been  toned  by  the  application  of  neutral 
tint,  a  wash  rather  than  a  paint.  The  faciers  of  the  side  balco¬ 
nies  at  their  intersections  with  the  end  balconies,  and  the  faciers 
of  the  grand  entrances  to  the  orchestral  platform,  as  well  as  the 
faces  of  the  four  rows  of  lofty  pillars  already  described,  have  all 
been  subjected  to  this  cosmetic  application. 

ILLUMINATION. 

Ample  means  for  the  production  of  artificial  light  are  provided 
in  every  part  of  the  building,  and  the  immense  auditorium  when 
lighted  up  for  an  evening  entertainment  must  bo  a  scene  of  sur¬ 
passing  brilliancy.  The  gas  company  have  laid  an  eight-inch 
main  from  in  front  of  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology, 
in  Boylston  Street,  through  Huntington  Avenue,  entering  the 
Coliseum  from  the  front.  Messrs.  Bliss  and  Perkins,  contractors 
for  the  work,  have  put  in  twenty-five  thousand  feet  of  pipe  (up¬ 
ward  of  four  miles).  There  are  two  thousand  four  hundred  burn¬ 
ers,  and  about  fourteen  thousand  cubic  feet  of  gas  will  be  con¬ 
sumed  each  hour.  The  amount  to  be  consumed  in  a  single  even¬ 
ing  will  exceed  the  amount  burned  by  some  of  the  smaller  cities 
in  Massachusetts  in  a  whole  night.  There  are  thirty-six  clusters 
of  four  stars  each  through  the  centre,  each  star  containing  six 
burners,  and  four  of  eight  stars  each  directly  over  the  orchestra, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


393 


designed  to  throw  ample  light  upon  the  music-sheets  of  the 
orchestral  performers.  On  the  face  of  the  balconies  there  are 
forty  clusters  of  two  stars  each,  and  above  the  balconies  there 
are  two  hundred  and  forty  burners.  There  are  also  about  six 
hundred  lights  under  the  galleries,  and  one  star  of  six  burners  at 
each  entrance.  By  the  above  arrangement  there  are  four  differ¬ 
ent  rows  of  gas  clusters  over  the  parquet,  or  between  the  side 
balconies,  the  clusters  being  twenty-five  feet  apart,  longitudi¬ 
nally.  Each  cluster  of  burners  is,  in  effect,  a  chandelier  ten  feet 
in  circumference,  and  this,  it  is  believed,  will  give  abundant  light. 
A  person  sitting  in  any  part  of  the  auditorium  can  command  sight, 
at  a  single  glance,  of  eighteen  hundred  and  twenty-four  jets  of 
flame,  when  the  whole  are  lighted.  Five  meters  are  used  in  meas¬ 
uring  the  gas, — two  being  three  hundred  light  meters,  one  two 
hundred  and  fifty  light,  one  two  hundred  light,  and  one  one  hun¬ 
dred  light.  The  various  reception-rooms,  anterooms,  etc.  are 
well  lighted  with  pennants  of  two  burners  each,  in  number  ac¬ 
cording  to  the  size  of  each  room  respectively. 

WATER  SUPPLY. 

An  abundant  supply  of  Cochituate  water  is  introduced  by  a 
main  of  six  inches’  interior  diameter,  extending  across  the  entire 
width  of  the  building.  A  large  amount  of  plumbing  has  been 
put  up  in  connection  with  this,  by  which  water  is  conveyed  to  the 
several  refreshment  and  other  rooms.  Forty-eight  water-closets, 
twenty-four  at  each  end  of  the  building,  under  the  balconies,  have 
been  provided,  and  twelve  iron  sinks  for  washing,  as  well  as 
other  conveniences.  A  handsome  marble  slab,  with  two  basins 
and  silver-plated  fixtures,  has  been  furnished  gratuitously  for  the 
reception-parlor  by  the  contractors  for  the  plumbing  work, 
Messrs.  William  Mills  &  Co.,  of  No.  30  Congress  Street.  Over 
two  thousand  feet  of  supply  and  waste  pipe  have  been  used 
in  this  way.  The  apparatus  includes  several  ingenious  contriv¬ 
ances  to  regulate  the  supply  of  water,  and  prevent  waste.  The 
builders  express  themselves  under  great  obligations  to  Mr.  E.  R. 
Jones  of  the  Water  Board,  in  affording  every  facility  for  the 
proper  arrangement  of  this  department  of  the  establishment. 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

The  danger  of  fire  is  one  which  is  necessarily  to  be  appre¬ 
hended  in  an  immense  wooden  structure  like  the  Coliseum,  and 
it  is  pleasant  to  be  able  to  say  that  ample  provision  has  been 
made  to  meet  the  requirements  of  so  unfortunate  a  contingency. 


394 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


A  hydrant  has  been  placed  in  the  centre  of  the  building,  from 
which  hose  may  be  laid  to  any  part  of  the  interior.  One  of  the 
city  steam  fire-engines,  the  “  Cataract  No.  10,”  has  been  located 
in  one  of  the  apartments,  and  twelve  experienced  firemen  have 
been  detailed  to  operate  it  in  case  of  need.  They  have  been  au¬ 
thorized  to  assume  the  name  of  the  Coliseum  Fire  Department, 
and  a  sign  lettered  accordingly  has  been  placed  above  the  door 
of  the  room  they  occupy  on  the  Dartmouth  Street  side.  This 
apartment  is  divided  into  the  engine-room,  the  stable-room  (in 
which  three  horses  are  placed),  and  the  sleeping-room  of  the  men. 
They  have  two  hose-carriages,  one  located  in  the  engine-room 
and  the  other  at  the  north  end  of  the  Coliseum.  These  carry 
sixteen  hundred  feet  of  hose,  which  may  readily  be  run  off  in  any 
direction,  as  the  main  passage-ways  are  all  wide  enough  to  be 
traversed  by  the  carriages.  Fifty  patent  fire-extinguishers  have 
also  been  procured,  twenty -five  of  which  are  placed  in  the  fire¬ 
man’s  apartment,  and  the  others  elsewhere  in  the  building.  A 
fire-alarm  box,  numbered  seventy-eight,  has  been  fixed  upon  the 
northeast  corner  of  the  building,  by  means  of  which  a  prompt 
rally  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the  whole  city  may  be  insured. 
In  addition  to  their  regular  duties  the  Coliseum  firemen  are  au¬ 
thorized  to  act  as  special  policemen.  Their  roll  is  as  follows  : 
Engineer,  Gilman  Tyng ;  Captain  of  Hose,  Calvin  C.  Wilson; 
Second  Foreman,  James  S.  Young;  members,  Walter  H.  Stur- 
tevant,  Erastus  E.  Jeffrey,  Andrew  S.  Fisher,  James  M.  Hug¬ 
gins,  Charles  C.  Clark,  William  B.  Richards,  Thomas  Nanrey, 

William  II.  Scribner,  Thomas  E.  Porter. 

* 

DECORATION  OF  THE  COLISEUM. 

The  committee  in  whose  hands  was  placed  the  decoration  of 
the  Coliseum  for  the  Peace  Jubilee  have  adopted  some  beautiful 
designs  submitted  by  Mr.  L.  Hollis,  the  artist,  and  Mr.  C  W. 
Roeth,  the  celebrated  decorator.  The  plan  includes  a  very  gen¬ 
eral  adornment  of  the  interior  of  the  vast  structure  in  a  manner 
which  elaborately  yet  chastely  and  elegantly  typifies  the  glorious 
objects  of  the  great  festival  of  song,  —  the  celebration  of  Peace. 
National  emblems,  and  symbols  of  music  and  harmony  in  keeping 
with  the  character  of  the  occasion,  are  introduced  and  blended 
with  the  emblems  of  Peace.  Taken  in  connection  with  our  de¬ 
tailed  description  above,  we  hope  the  following  sketch  of  this 
elaborate  work  will  be  intelligible,  although  it  will  be  impossible 
to  give  an  adequate  idea  of  the  beautiful  effects  which  are  pro¬ 
duced. 


/ 


'great  musical  festival.  395 

We  will  begin  with  the  north  end  of  the  building.  Upon  the 
inside,  above  the  balcony  and  in  rear  of  the  grand  promenade, 
there  is  a  device  extending  across,  three  hundred  feet  from  side 
to  side.  In  the  centre,  between  two  windows,  is  a  colossal 
figure  of  the  Angel  of  Peace,  thirteen  feet  in  height,  bearing  an 
olive-branch.  In  the  background  teeming  harvest-fields  betoken 
the  return  of  plenty  and  the  peaceful  pursuits  of  husbandry,  while 
in  the  foreground,  at  the  feet  of  the  figure,  the  torch  of  war  lies 
extinguished  and  the  implements  of  discord  and  warlike  strife  are 
broken  and  scattered.  Upon  either  side,  between  other  windows, 
is  a  panel  with  arabesque  ornaments,  and  rising  above  are  three 
graceful  arches  surrounded  with  elaborate  scroll-work  and  sur¬ 
mounted  by  a  large  arch,  upon  the  face  of  which  the  following 
motto  is  displayed,  — 

PEACE  ON  EARTH;  GOOD-WILL  TOWARD  MEN. 

The  prevailing  colors  about  these  arches  are  gray,  gold,  and 
pink.  Upon  the  right  and  left  of  the  main  arch  are  circular¬ 
headed  panels,  each  bearing  a  medallion  ten  feet  in  circumference. 
Upon  one  of  these  medallions  the  coat  of  arms  of  the  Common¬ 
wealth  of  Massachusetts  is  placed,  and  upon  the  other  the  seal 
of  the  city  of  Boston,  each  being  surrounded  by  elaborate  orna¬ 
mental  work.  The  remaining  parts  of  the  device  to  the  side  of 
the  walls  are  finished  in  lined  panels  and  corners. 

At  the  opposite  end  of  the  building,  over  the  orchestra  and 
chorus  seats,  there  is  a  very  beautiful  and  extensive  design. 
The  grand  chorus  organ,  which  has  been  constructed  by  the 
Messrs.  Hook,  is  placed  in  the  centre  in  rear  of  the  singers,  and 
above  it,  at  a  distance  of  twenty-five  feet  from  the  rear  wall,  is  a 
grand  arch  of  fifty  feet  span.  This  arch  has  a  rich  ornamental 
border  of  gray,  blue,  and  red,  and  in  the  centre,  upon  a  medallion 
six  feet  in  diameter,  is  the  representation  of  a  white  dove  bearing 
in  its  beak  the  olive-branch  of  peace.  Upon  each  side,  in  the 
spandrils  of  the  arch,  is  the  floating  figure  of  an  angel  in  mono¬ 
chrome.  These  two  figures  are  colossal  (eighteen  feet),  and  be¬ 
tween  and  above  their  heads,  as  if  the  words  had  been  uttered  in 
their  song,  is  the  inscription,  — 

GLORY  TO  GOD 
IN  THE  HIGHEST;  PEACE 
ON  EARTH,  GOOD-WILL 
TOWARD  MEN. 

Upon  either  side  of  the  main  arch  is  another  arch  of  the  same 
span  —  fifty  feet  —  bordered  with  the  same  richness  of  design  as 


396 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


the  one  already  described.  In  the  spandrils  of  these  arches,  upon 
a  clouded  background,  are  two  colossal  floating  figures  of  Angels, 
each  holding  a  scroll,  upon  which  is  inscribed  the  word  “  Peace.” 

Upon  each  of  the  two  columns  supporting  the  arch,  already 
described  as  the  grand  arch  of  fifty  feet  span,  beside  and  above 
the  organ,  a  trophy  is  placed,  —  an  oval  medallion  surmounted 
by  a  lyre,  the  two  being  nine  feet  in  height.  One  of  these  me¬ 
dallions  has  the  name  and  portrait  of  Mozart,  and  the  other  the 
name  and  portrait  of  Rossini.  Medallions  of  a  similar  character 
are  placed  upon  the  two  columns  at  the  immediate  front  of  the 
orchestra,  containing  portraits  of  Handel  and  Haydn.  Upon  the 
columns  standing  at  the  verge  of  the  north  balcony  are  similar 
portraits  of  Beethoven  and  Mendelssohn,  and  on  the  two  columns 
farthest  north,  those  of  Balfe  and  Schubert.  In  each  case  these 
portraits  are  surrounded  and  artistically  supported  by  the  flags 
of  the  respective  countries  which  gave  these  eminent  composers 
birth. 

Upon  the  rear  wall,  about  equidistant  between  the  organ  and 
the  line  of  the  side  balconies,  are  two  medallions  ten  feet  in  diam¬ 
eter,  —  of  the  same  size  as  those  at  the  opposite  end  of  the  build¬ 
ing.  Upon  the  medallion  on  the  left  side  is  a  figure  of  David 
playing  the  harp,  and  upon  that  on  the  right  side  is  a  figure  of  St. 
Cecilia  seated  at  the  organ.  The  medallions  are  surrounded  with 
scroll-work  and  surmounted  by  a  tablet.  On  each  side  of  the 
medallions,  and  between  the  windows,  are  lined  panels  and  centre 
ornaments,  and  there  are  corresponding  panels  in  rear  of  the 
organ. 

Upon  the  sides,  on  a  line  with  the  front  of  the  east  and  west 
balconies,  the  decorations  are  carried  the  whole  length  of  the 
building.  There  are  nineteen  large  trusses  supporting  the  entire 
roof.  Upon  a  line  with  the  one  farthest  south  are  the  arches 
already  described  as  extending  across  the  central  part  of  the 
building,  above  the  chorus  seats.  Upon  the  outer  columns  of  the 
remaining  sections  of  truss-work,  or,  in  other  words,  upon  the 
line  of  columns  coincident  with  the  front  of  the  side  balconies, 
are  trophies,  each  bearing  in  rich  colors  upon  a  banneret  the 
coat  of  arms  of  one  of  the  States,  with  national  emblems  and  flags 
displayed  on  either  side.  Thirty-six  of  the  States  —  eighteen  on 
each  side  —  are  thus  given  a  place,  while  Massachusetts,  the 
thirty-seventh,  occupies  a  place  upon  the  northern  wall,  as  else¬ 
where  described.  On  the  west  balcony  front,  beginning  at  the 
south,  the  order  is  as  follows :  Kansas,  Alabama,  Iowa,  Illinois, 
Utah,  Rhode  Island,  Minnesota,  South  Carolina,  Tennessee,  New 


GEEA.T  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


397 


York,  Kentucky,  Maine,  California,  Maryland,  Oregon,  Missis¬ 
sippi,  Missouri,  Ohio.  On  the  east  balcony  front,  beginning  at 
the  south  again,  the  following  order  is  observed:  Idaho,  Ver¬ 
mont,  Texas,  Georgia,  North  Carolina,  Indiana,  Arkansas,  Michi¬ 
gan,  Florida,  New  Hampshire,  Louisiana,  Virginia,  Delaware, 
Connecticut,  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  Wisconsin,  Nebraska. 
It  will  be  seen  that  no  partiality  is  shown  in  respect  to  conspicu¬ 
ousness  of  position,  the  succession  having  occurred  quite  fortui¬ 
tously,  as  the  bannerets  and  trophies  were  fastened  to  the  columns 
one  by  one  as  they  were  completed  by  the  diligent  artist  and 
seamstresses. 

Extending  along  the  same  line  of  columns  on  each  side,  is  a 
series  of  arches,  each  of  twenty -five  feet  span  from  column.  These 
are  frescoed  with  a  pearl-gray  tint,  and  are  bordered  with  a  mar¬ 
gin  fourteen  inches  wide  of  blue,  gold  color,  and  crimson.  Upon 
the  balcony  fronts  each  division  of  twenty-five  feet  forms  an 
arabesque  design  on  a  ground  of  pearl  gray,  with  a  border  top 
and  bottom,  and  a  valance  of  blue  and  gold.  The  top  rail  of  the 
.  balcony  front  is  covered  with  crimson.  Upon  the  balcony  fronts, 
each  division  of  twenty-five  feet  forms  an  arabesque  design  on  a 
ground  of  pearl  gray,  with  a  border  top  and  bottom,  and  a  valance 
of  blue  and  gold.  The  top  rail  of  the  balcony  front  is  covered 
with  crimson  velvet. 

The  framework  within  and  above  the  side  balconies  is  such  that 
each  of  these  sections  of  twenty-five  feet  forms,  in  connection 
with  the  receding  canopy  corresponding  to  the  curve  of  the  twen¬ 
ty-five-foot  arch,  a  sort  of  alcove,  the  effect  of  which,  when  seen 
from  the  opposite  balcony  or  the  promenade  below,  is  admirable. 
These  canopies  are  formed  in  wide  stripes  of  alternate  white  and 
blue,  while  every  twenty-five-foot  division  is  indicated  by  a  stripe 
of  red. 

Along  the  central  double  line  of  columns  extending  from  end 
to  end  of  the  interior  is  seen  a  wilderness  of  flags  and  standards, 
including  one  or  more  of  every  nation  of  the  globe.  These  are 
arranged  on  staffs  in  the  form  of  trophies,  and  the  combined  effect 
is  brilliant  in  the  extreme.  Pendent  upon  thd  four  rows  of  cen¬ 
tral  columns  are  series  of  festoons  of  the  national  colors,  and  of 
a  wide  fabric  which  curve  gracefully  upward  among  the  frame¬ 
work  of  the  roof.  Mr.  Roeth  has  employed  a  large  number  of 
hands,  both  at  the  Coliseum  and  at  his  well-known  furniture  and 
upholstery  rooms,  on  West  Street,  in  fashioning  and  putting 
together  the  materials  to  be  used  in  the  interior  decorations.  The 
tout  ensemble  speaks  the  highest  praise  of  the  taste  and  skill  called 


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forth  in  his  own  special  department,  and  of  the  genius  and  ability 
of  Mr.  Hollis,  the  artist  and  painter. 

The  fresco  work,  of  which  brief  mention  has  been  made,  com¬ 
ports  with  the  prevailing  excellence  everywhere  visible,  and  has 
been  performed  by  Mr.  W.  S.  Brazer. 

HEADQUARTERS  OF  THE  PRESS. 

A  spacious  apartment,  thirty-seven  feet  by  one  hundred,  located 
on  the  easterly  side  of  the  building,  contiguous  to  the  St.  James 
Street  entrance,  has  been  fitted  up  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
gentlemen  of  the  press.  The  apartment  is  provided  with  one 
hundred  and  eighty  feet  length  of  tables,  and  is  gayly  and  fes¬ 
tively  decorated  with  bunting  and  pictures.  The  bunting  is  ar¬ 
ranged  in  a  canopy  style,  and  serves  an  excellent  purpose  in  the 
place  of  a  ceiling,  in  relieving  the  eye  from  the  roughness  of  the 
timber-work  and  flooring  of  the  balcony  overhead.  Red,  white, 
and  blue  are  the  appropriate  colors  used  in  this  adornment.  The 
pictures  are  hung  at  becoming  intervals  along  the  walls,  and  are 
with  few  exceptions  reproductions  in  water-colors  of  the  coun¬ 
tenances  of  renowned  musical  composers . The  portraits 

are  those  of  Meyerbeer,  Weber,  Beethoven,  Bach,  Mendelssohn, 
Haydn,  and  Mozart.  A  number  of  engravings  are  also  put  up. 
A  bust  of  him  who  wrote  his  name  in  his  own  epitaph  as  “  B. 
Franklin,  printer,”  is  given  a  conspicuous  position  in  the  room, 
and  over  it  is  placed  the  motto  “  Eripuit  ccelo  fulmen,  sceptrum 
que  tyrannis.  ’ ’ 

In  one  corner  of  the  apartment  an  office  is  partitioned  off  to  be 
used  as  a  registry  of  members  of  .the  press,  and  occupied  by  the 
Superintendent  of  this  department  of  the  Jubilee,  Mr.  S.  R. 
Niles,  a  gentleman  well  known  to  the  general  newspaper  frater¬ 
nity.  A  commodious  dressing-room,  provided  with  all  desirable 
conveniences,  is  located  at  the  lower  end  of  the  room.  At  the 
opposite  end  a  counter  is  built,  behind  which  the  operators  of  the 
Western  Union  Telegraph  Company  find  ample  facilities,  and  of 
course  will  find  incessant  opportunity  to  ply  their  nimble  fingers. 
Electric  wires  will  thrill  and  patriotic  hearts  will  respond,  in 
every  part  of  the  broad  land,  to  the  announcements  made  from 
this  point  respecting  the  initiation  and  progress  of  this  grand  cel¬ 
ebration  of  the  return  of  national  Peace  and  Union. 

An  aperture  is  made  through  partition  behind  the  counter  and 
opens  upon  the  public  passage-way  before  mentioned.  The  famil¬ 
iar  signboard  of  the  Telegraph  Company,  nailed  upon  the  outside, 
indicates  to  the  visitor  that,  no  matter  how  many  weary  miles  ex- 


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tend  between  him  and  the  friends  and  interests  he  has  left  behind, 
by  the  mystic  virtue  that  lies  in  greenbacks  he  shall  be  restored 
to  instant  communication,  —  that  Jove’s  steeds  shall  be  harnessed 
to  carry  his  message  of  love  or  dictum  of  business.  The  tele¬ 
graphic  arrangements  are  under  the  superintendence  of  Colonel 
Charles  F.  Wood  of  this  city.  The  apparatus  includes  seven 
wires  and  the  same  number  of  instruments. 

In  reasonable  anticipation  that  an  unusual  number  of  brilliant 
contributions  to  the  press  will  find  origin  here,  Messrs.  Bliss  and 
Perkins  have  made  arrangements  in  accordance  with  the  “fitness 
of  things.”  A  flood  of  artificial  light  is  to  be  poured  down  upon 
the  diligent  chirographers,  both  those  who  use  the  inky  and  those 
who  use  the  electric  fluid.  The  vicinity  of  the  reporters’  tables 
will  be  lighted  by  six  stars,  similar  to  those  already  described, 
and  nine  brackets  will  be  placed  over  the  tables  of  the  telegraph 
operators.  The  dressing-room  is  provided  with  one  star  and  one 
bracket. 

Postmaster  Burt  has  made  arrangements  to  extend  every  facil¬ 
ity  in  the  postal  line.  Letters  and  papers  will  be  delivered  hourly 
at  the  headquarters  of  the  press  in  the  Coliseum  if  so  addressed. 
Boxes  will  be  so  arranged  that  both  the  press  and  the  public  can 
mail  their  letters  at  the  building,  whence  they  will  be  collected 
every  hour  from  nine  a.  m.  to  eight  p.  m. 

THE  RECEPTION  PARLOR. 

The  apartment  at  the  northwest  comer  of  the  Coliseum,  already 
referred  to  as  the  reception  parlor  for  distinguished  guests,  has 
been  elegantly  fitted  up  for  the  uses  designed.  The  walls  have 
been  tinted  and  panelled  in  fresco,  and  by  the  use  of  white  cloth, 
neatly  put  up,  an  excellent  temporary  ceiling  has  been  produced 
having  all  the  appearance  of  plastering.  Curtains  of  white  hol- 
land  material  have  been  hung  at  windows,  and  drapery  and  lace 
curtains  and  cornices  affixed  to  the  casings  in  the  usual  manner. 
Six  hundred  yards  of  carpeting  of  a  tasty  pattern  have  been  laid 
by  Messrs.  Fowle,  Torry,  &  Co.  Eight  sets  of  stuffed  black- 
walnut  furniture  and  four  etagerie  have  been  provided  by  Messrs. 
S.  Squires  &  Co.  Fourteen  rustic  baskets  have  been  hung  in 
appropriate  places  by  Mr.  John  Galvin,  city  forester,  who  will 
keep  them  supplied  with  cut  flowers  from  day  to  day,  and  also 
furnish  bouquets  for  the  tables.  Messrs.  Williams  and  Everett 
have  contributed  four  elegant  and  spacious  mirrors  and  have 
hung  upon  the  walls  a  large  number  of  paintings  and  works  of 
art  of  the  first  excellence. 


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The  anteroom  connected  with  this  apartment  is  also  very  nicely 
fitted  up.  A  carpet  lias  been  laid,  and  the  marble  slab  and  basins, 
previously  spoken  of,  have  been  supplied  by  Messrs.  Mills  & 
Co.,  with  a  silver  drinking-cup  bearing  the  inscription,  “Peace 
Jubilee,  1869/'  and  a  heavy  cut-glass  goblet  with  the  motto, 
“Let  us  have  Peace,”  the  State  coat  of  arms,  and  the  figure  of  a 
dove  cut  into  the  surface.  A  mirror  five  feet  by  six  and  a  half  is 
put  in  position  above  the  slab. 

OTHER  APARTMENTS. 

The  other  apartments  are  furnished  and  fitted  up  in  a  comfort¬ 
able  and  convenient  manner,  but  without  any  elaborateness  of  de¬ 
tail.  Exception  must,  however,  be  made  in  favor  of  the  music  and 
opera-glass  departments,  or  recesses,  wherein  brilliant  displays 
of  bunting  and  like  adornments  are  manifest.  The  office  of  the 
Secretary,  contiguous  to  the  Executive  Committee’s  room,  is 
handsomely  furnished  with  desks,  office,  and  easy-chairs,  and  a 
lounge,  and  the  walls  are  embellished  with  pictures.  In  the  room 
of  the  Executive  Committee  a  commodious  safe  is  placed. 

AN  INTERIOR  VIEW. 

In  the  nature  of  the  case  there  is  no  single  point  of  view  which 
commands  the  whole  interior  scene.  Every  change  of  position 
brings  a  new  combination,  as  if  one  were  turning  a  kaleidoscope. 
Selecting  a  position  at  randoms,  we  stand  just  beneath  the  east 
balcony  front,  not  far  from  the  reportorial  and  telegraphic  apart¬ 
ment.  The  view  is  broken  only  by  that  double  row  of  magnifi¬ 
cent  columns,  already  referred  to,  which  rise  vertical  and  inde¬ 
pendent  until  lost  sight  of  amid  the  timber  network  of  the  roof, 
each  in  height,  if  not  in  size,  a  reminder  of  that 

“  Tallest  pine 

Hewn  on  Norwegian  hills,  to  be  the  mast 
Of  some  great  admiral.” 

Opposite,  the  sight  is  charmed  by  the  pleasant  alcoves  of  the 
western  balcony,  with  their  arched  canopies  of  alternate  blue  and 
white,  and  their  brilliant  frontage  of  State  and  other  national 
emblems  and  banners. 

To  the  left  t'he  eye  ranges  along  the  drooping  standards  of  Nor¬ 
way,  Switzerland,  Old  and  New  Germany,  Greece,  Britain,  and 
Chili,  which  are  affixed  with  numerous  others  to  the  central  shafts, 
and  in  their  Jmidst  are  seen  the  portraits  of  Haydn  and  Handel. 
A  little  farther  on  in  the  circuit  of  vision  the  eye  rests  upon  the 
organ  front ;  the  similitude  of  King  David  ;  and  the  grand  arch, 


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fittingly  inscribed,  which  rises  above  and  encloses  the  adjacent 
objects,  like  the  frame  of  a  picture.  A  glance  toward  the  oppo¬ 
site  or  north  interior  wall  reveals  the  variegated  and  commingled 
colors  of  Prussia,  Saxony,  Brunswick,  France,  Austria,  and  Sicily, 
the  medallion  portraits  of  Beethoven  and  Mendelssohn,  the  long 
and  graceful  slope  of  the  northern  balcony,  and  the  northern  arch 
with  its  benignant  legend ;  and,  remotest  of  all,  the  colossal  rep¬ 
resentations  of  the  State  and  City  seals,  and  the  beautiful  figure 
of  the  Angel  of  Peace.  Directing  the  vision  again  across  the 
parquet  we  note  the  frescoed  front  of  the  western  balcony,  the 
insignia  of  States  ranging  from  South  Carolina  to  Maryland,  in 
the  order  already  named,  and  the  I'ecesses  of  the  western  prom¬ 
enade. 

AN  EXTERIOR  VIEW. 

As  the  visitor  comes  in  sight  of  the  Coliseum  by  the  most  fre¬ 
quented  avenue  of  approach,  Boylston  Street,  he  gains  perhaps  as 
favorable  a  view  as  any  of  the  exterior  of  the  gigantic  structure. 
Its  magnitude  will  doubtless  first  attract  his  attention.  He  dis¬ 
covers  no  elaborate  architectural  accessories.  Plainness  rather 
is  its  exterior  characteristic.  The  eaves  are  bracketed  and  the 
windows  have  large  projecting  caps  and  sills,  supported  by 
brackets.  There  are  also  pilasters  around  the  whole  building  at 
distances  of  about  twenty-five  feet.  The  painting  of  all  the  pro¬ 
jections  and  faciers  with  a  darker  color  than  the  main  surface  has 
the  effect  to  throw  these  into  strong  relief,  and  atones  in  some 
degree  for  the  absence  of  anything  demonstrative  and  pronounced 
in  the  architecture  wrong.  The  broad  doors  and  numerous  win¬ 
dows  of  the  front  and  eastern  side  and  the  public  fountain  at  the 
St.  James  Avenue  entrance  are  noticeable  features. 

The  door  of  the  front  centre,  which  is  known  as  the  grand 
entrance,  has  been  finely  decorated  by  Mr.  Roeth,  in  a  style  to 
correspond  with  the  interior.  Above  the  door,  which  is  twenty- 
four  feet  in  width,  are  placed  trophies  of  national  flags.  Sur¬ 
mounting  these  are  the  national  emblems  of  the  eagle  and  the 
shield,  and  at  the  side-casings  of  the  doors  there  are  drapery 
adornments  of  a  similar  character.  At  each  side  of  this  entrance 
a  flagstaff,  forty  feet  in  height,  is  placed,  bearing  a  medallion 
with  the  word  “Peace”  inscribed  thereon.  A  golden  eagle  and 
national  banneret  are  displayed  at  the  head  of  each  staff.  The 
two  side  doors  of  the  front  are  decorated  in  a  similar  manner,  and 
add  to  the  general  attractiveness.  The  immense  roof  of  the  build¬ 
ing  presents  a  brilliant  and  enlivening  aspect,  and  wears  bravely 
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its  forty-five  flags,  fluttering  from  as  many  staffs,  placed  at  advan¬ 
tageous  points  within  the  limits  of  its  broad-spread  acres. 

a  bird’s  eye  view. 

Should  the  visitor  aspire,  like  chanticleer,  to  reach  the  highest 
accessible  point,  the  ridge-pole  of  the  monitor  roof,  and  should 
his  aspirations  be  realized,  he  would  behold  within  the  horizon’s 
enclosure  a  panorama,  which,  especially  if  he  were  a  stranger  and 
a  sojourner  at  the  “  Hub,”  would  prove  of  surpassing  interest,  — 
many  reminiscences  of  the  renowned  past.  Northwardly  Bunker 
Hill  Monument  presents  its  gray  granite  shaft  against  the  sky  ; 
next  comes  the  State  House,  which  has  been  pictured  by  every 
school-book  and  guide-book,  and  in  a  thousand  other  ways,  as 
giving  identity  to  the  city,  in  being  the  culminating  point  of  its 
architectural  outline  ;  Park  Street  Church  spire,  and  the  beauti¬ 
ful  Masonic  Temple  are  the  most  prominent  objects  seen  as  the 
eye  ranges  eastward ;  beyond  stretch  the  blue  waters  of  the  har¬ 
bor,  broken  by  the  fortified  eminence  of  Governor’s  Island,  the 
high  grassy  slopes  of  Deer  Island  and  the  bold  front  of  Long 
Island  Head,  with  its  dot  of  a  white  lighthouse  ;  a  little  to  the 
southward,  and  nearer  at  hand,  are  seen  the  ‘‘Heights  of  Dor¬ 
chester,”  as  they  are  historically  known,  though  now  within  Bos¬ 
ton’s  limits,  where  the  American  George  gave  hint  one  early 
morning  in  March  to  the  military  and  naval  servants  of  the  Eng¬ 
lish  George  that  their  early  departure  would  be  agreeable,  which 
hint  was  taken  ;  directly  to  the  south  a  glimpse  may  be  had  of 
the  caps  of  the  Blue  Hills,  and  a.  full  view  of  the  Highlands  of 
Dorchester  and  Boston ;  westward  in  the  distance  may  be  seen 
the  green  hills  of  the  beautiful  suburb  of  Brookline  and  those 
of  the  famous  market-town  of  Brighton ;  while  in  the  northwest 
the  spires  and  towers  of  Harvard  University,  and  the  domes  of  its 
Astronomical  Observatory  peer  above  the  trees.  Close  at  hand 
the  eye  catches  sight  of  the  busily  moving  trains  of  the  Albany 
and  the  Providence  Railroads  and  the  mazy  throng  of  the  concen¬ 
trating  thousands  of  Jubilee  ticket-holders,  mingled  with  miscel¬ 
laneous  gazers  at  the  numerous  side-shows,  which  music  hath  in¬ 
directly  charmed  into  existence  upon  the  lots  adjacent  to  the 
mammoth  structure  of  which  we  speak.  The  picture  were  hardly 
complete  unless  we  note  also  the  Common  and  the  Public  Garden  ; 
the  stately  walls  of  the  buildings  of  the  Institute  of  Technology 
and  the  Society  of  Natural  History,  which  rise  near  at  hand ; 
and,  out  of  compliment  to  our  Chicago  friends,  the  burly  sides  of 
the  grain-elevator,  which  are  visible  at  a  musket-shot’s  distance 
beyond  Berkeley  Street. 


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GENERAL  OBSERVATIONS. 

It  is  impossible  by  any  exhibition  of  figures,  or  minuteness  of 
detail,  to  convey  an  adequate  idea  of  the  real  magnitude  of  the 
structure  which  we  have  attempted  to  describe.  One  must  have 
frequently  traversed  its  long  corridors  and  its  almost  interminable 
aisles,  and  witnessed  day  by  day  the  labors  of  the  two  hundred 
and  fifty  mechanics  who  have  been  employed  in  its  construction, 
to  truly  apprehend  its  proportions.  Though  built  for  a  temporary 
purpose  only,  and  being  but  an  incident  of  the  grand  pageant  we 
now  witness,  it  would  stand,  were  there  occasion  for  it,  for  a 
century  ;  and  it  will  remain,  as  long  as  the  memory  of  those 
beholding  or  participating  in  the  ceremonies  to  which  it  is  de¬ 
voted  shall  last,  a  monument  to  the  enterprise  and  enthusiasm 
of  its  projectors  and  the  skill  and  energy  of  those  whose  aggre¬ 
gated  labors  have  produced  it. 

THE  GRAND  CHORUS  ORGAN. 

The  Coliseum  organ,  which  forms  so  important  a  feature  in  the 
instrumental  adjuncts  of  the  Jubilee,  demands  a  detailed  descrip¬ 
tion.  Though  the  importance  of  a  powerful  organ  was  recog¬ 
nized  at  the  outset,  the  great  expense  deterred  the  management 
at  first  from  giving  the  subject  much  consideration.  The  diffi¬ 
culty  of  giving  to  wind  orchestral  instruments  long  continued 
blasts  of  great  power,  creates  a  need  of  having  such  a  sub-bass  as 
an  organ  only  can  furnish.  To  meet^this  want  in  one  or  two  in¬ 
stances  a  series  of  pedal-pipes,  with  the  necessary  bellows  and 
mechanism,  have  been  used  to  assist  an  orchestra  in  accompany¬ 
ing  large  choruses.  Such  an  aid  was  contemplated  by  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more  and  others,  and  at  first  it  was  not  supposed  that  any  nearer 
approach  to  a  great  organ  could  be  obtained.  In  the  latter  part 
of  April  an  interview  was  had  with  Messrs.  E.  and  G.  G.  Hook. 
It  was  found  that  space  could  be  allowed  for  an  organ,  though 
very  small,  yet  sufficient  for  an  instrument  of  great  power. 
Without  delay  the  Messrs.  Hook  gave  their  attention  to  prepar¬ 
ing  a  scheme  for  a  suitable  instrument,  one  that  would  furnish 
the  greatest  power,  volume  of  tone,  and  occupy  the  least  possible 
space.  In  the  short  space  of  a  little  over  four  weeks  from  the 
first  of  May,  when  the  work  was  begun,  the  organ  was  con¬ 
structed,  ready  to  be  moved  to  its  final  position  in  the  Coliseum. 
Every  part  was  especially  made  for  this  organ,  as  no  pipes,  or 
parts  of  construction,  fitting  for  common  organs,  were  adapted 
for  this.  The  Messrs.  Hook,  in  alluding  to  the  great  exertions 
necessary  to  accomplish  so  great  a  work  in  so  short  a  time, 


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speak  very  highly  of  their  workmen,  who  all  entered  into  the 
spirit  of  the  occasion  in  the  most  hearty,  earnest,  and  energetic 
manner. 

The  instrument  has  a  novel  appearance.  It  has  a  casing  of 
chestnut  and  walnut  woods  for  the  lower  part  rising  up  about  ten 
feet,  above  which  are  displayed  all  the  pipes  of  the  "Flute  a  Pa¬ 
vilion,”  which  stop  answers  to  the  usual  "Open  Diapason.” 
These  pipes  are  all  made  of  a  composition  of  metals  which  in 
their  amalgamation  give  a  peculiar  mottled  appearance.  The 
largest  pipe  is  in  the  centre,  from  which  they  grow  shorter  and 
smaller  in  the  natural  gradation  required  by  the  tone  and  tune. 
Behind  the  "Flute  a  Pavilion”  pipes  and  others  which  are  hid¬ 
den  from  view  are  seen  those  of  the  "  Bombarde,”  a  sixteen-feet 
reed  stop,  pipes  of  double  length,  similarly  arranged  to  those 
above  mentioned.  Still  behind  these  are  the  enormous  wood 
pipes  of  the  “  Grand  Sub-Bass,”  forming  a  double  wall  extending 
across  the  rear  of  the  organ.  On  each  side  are  the  pipes  of  the 
Pedale  "Posaune,”  the  largest  pipes  being  behind,  each  showing 
over  those  in  front.  This  grouping  of  the  pipes  is  very  symmet¬ 
rical,  and  gives  to  the  organ  quite  as  interesting  an  appearance 
as  if  it  had  an  architectural  casing.  The  width  across  the  front 
is  twenty-two  feet,  and  the  height  to  the  top  of  the  largest  pipe 
is  about  thirty  feet.  These  dimensions  are  not  inconsiderable  for 
an  ordinary  building,  but  in  the  Coliseum  it  has  necessarily  an 
appearance  somewhat  out  of  proportion  with  the  building  and 
with  the  important  part  it  has  to  perform.  Some  idea  of  its  ca¬ 
pacity  may  be  gained  by  the  statement  that  with  only  the  usual 
wind  pressure,  the  selection  of  stops  and  the  large  scales  from 
which  the  pipes  are  made  would  give  a  greater  volume  of  tone 
than  either  of  the  two  largest  organs  in  Boston  ;  but  with  the 
great  wind  pressure  used,  of  four  times  that  of  ordinary  organs, 
requiring  four  thousand  pounds’  weight  on  the  bellows,  the  inten¬ 
sity  is  increased  proportionately,  so  that  were  the  power  of  four 
of  the  largest  organs  in  Boston  to  be  united,  their  combined 
effect  would  not  equal  that  of  the  Coliseum  organ.  Its  tone  is 
not  harsh,  as  might  be  supposed,  for  by  the  judicious  adaptation 
of  scales  and  skilful  voicing  a  most  agreeable  freshness  and  rich¬ 
ness  is  imparted  in  connection  with  the  greatest  intensity  and 
solidity,  and  it  is  because  of  this  most  rich  and  sonorous  quality 
of  tone,  as  well  as  in  its  great  power,  that  the  organ  is  the  more 
remarkable. 

Neither  is  the  organ,  with  its  single  manuale,  unwieldy  and  un¬ 
manageable  ;  for,  by  ingeniously  constructed  pedals,  it  is  under 


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the  easy  control  of  the  performer,  so  that  effects  can  be  produced 
hitherto  supposed  to  be  unattainable,  even  with  organs  of  the 
largest  size,  with  three  and  four  manuales. 

One  great  feature  of  the  instrument  is  the  introduction  of  the 
Tuba  Mirabilis  stops,  which  give  great  sonority  and  power. 
These  stops  are  described  in  the  specifications  below. 

Dr.  John  H.  Willcox,  who  will  officiate  as  organist  upon  every 
day  of  the  Jubilee,  except  Saturday,  interested  himself  greatly 
in  the  arrangement  and  construction  of  the  instrument,  and  ren¬ 
dered  important  aid  to  the  builders.  The  instrument  had  a  pri¬ 
vate  trial  at  the  factory  of  the  builders  on  the  1st  inst.,  and  has 
been  set  up  in  the  Coliseum  since  the  3d  inst.  The  process  of 
tuning  was  begun  on  the  10th  inst.,  when  it  was  found  that  it  was 
likely  to  seriously  impede  the  progress  of  the  work  on  the  Col. 
iseum,  the  workmen  being  inclined  to  let  their  hammers  remain 
idle  while  listening  to  the  strange  sounds  emitted,  and  it  became 
necessary  to  perform  this  task  at  noon  or  in  the  night,  when 
the  workmen  were  disengaged. 

The  following  is  a  full  technical  description  of  the  instru¬ 
ment  :  — 


It  has  one  Manuale  and  a  Pedale  of  Two  Octaves  and  Two  Notes. 
Compass  of  Manuale  from  C0  to  d4,  63  N otes. 

Compass  of  Pedale  from  C,  to  D°,  27  Notes. 

It  contained  the  following  stops  and  pipes,  viz.  :  — 


Double  mouthed  from  C°. 


MANUALE 

1.  16  ft.  Bourdon  Bass. 

2.  16  ft.  Bourdon  Treble. 

3.  8  ft.  Flute  a  Pavilion  Bass. 

4.  8  ft.  Flute  a  Pavilion  Treble. 

5.  8  ft.  Gamba  Bass. 

6.  8  ft.  Gamba  Treble. 

7.  8  ft.  Doppel  Flote  Bass. 

8.  8  ft.  Doppel  Flote  Treble. 

9.  4  ft.  Octave  Bass. 

10.  4  ft.  Octave  Treble. 

11.  4  ft.  Viola  Bass. 

12.  4  ft.  Violina  Treble. 

13.  2  ft.  Super  Octave  Bass. 

14.  2  ft.  Super  Octave  Treble. 

15.  5  rk.  Grand  Cornet.  Large  scale. 

16.  16  ft.  Bombarde  Bass. 

17.  16  ft.  Bombarde  Treble. 

18.  8  ft.  Tuba  Mirabilis  Bass. 

19.  8  ft.  Tuba  Mirabilis  Treble. 

20.  4  ft.  Clarion  Bass. 

21.  4  ft.  Clarion  Treble. 


Open  Diapason. 
Large  scale. 

Large  scale. 

Large  scale. 

Large  scale. 

Large  scale. 


Large  scale. 


Large  scale. 
Large  scale. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


PEDALE. 

22.  16  ft.  Grand  Sub-Bass.  Wood.  39  Pipes. 

Of  large  scale  and  very  deep  and  powerful  tone,  furnishing  a  firm  and  solid 
foundation  for  the  whole  structure,  including  orchestra  and  chorus. 

23.  10§  ft.  Quint.  Harmonics  of  No.  10,  with  which  when  combined  will  pro¬ 
duce  the  effect  of  a  32  ft.  stop. 

24.  8  ft.  Flote.  Octave  to  Grand  Sub-Bass. 

25.  16  ft.  Posaune.  Very  powerful ;  Sub-Bass  Reed  ;  large  scale. 

Wood.  39  Pipes. 

26.  8  ft.  Ophycleide.  Octave  to  Posaune. 

PEDALS  FOR  COMBINATION,  ETC. 

27.  Full  Organ,  with  Reeds  and  all  other  stops. 

28.  Reed,  8  ft.  Flfite  a  Pavilion,  and  Doppel  Flote. 

29.  All  Reeds. 

30.  Full  without  Reeds. 

31.  Flute  a  Pavilion,  Doppel  Flote  and  Octave. 

32.  Octave  Coupler,  Manuale  from  C. 

33.  Manuale  to  Pedale,  Unison. 

34.  Pedal  to  effect  Pedale  stops. 

35.  Tremulant. 

The  keyboard  is  reversed,  the  player  sitting  with  his  back  to  the  Organ,  and 
facing  the  Conductor. 

Pneumatic  lever  action  is  applied  to  the  key  action,  register  action  and  com¬ 
bination  pedals. 

The  Organ  did  not  have  any  case,  the  pipes  or  sounding  portion  being  exposed 
to  view,  while  the  mechanism  below  the  pipes  was  protected  by  simple  sheathing. 

“There,  gentlemen,”  said  Mr.  Gilmore,  “you  have 
all  the  particulars  of  the  Coliseum,  the  great  Organ, 
and  so  on.  Now  we  will  take  a  look  through  the 
building.  What  a  crowd  of  visitors  are  here  this  after¬ 
noon  !  Suppose  we  go  up  and  take  front  seats  in  the 
balcony ;  and  if  you  have  time  and  a  good  store  of 
patience,  I  will  point  out  to  you  among  the  prom- 
enaders  some  prominent  individuals  who  have  done 
much  to  aid  the  Jubilee. 

“  Here  we  are,  gentlemen  ;  be  seated.  Is  n’t  this  a 
magnificent  spectacle  ?  See  the  moving  crowd  below  ! 
There  is  the  Hon.  A.  II.  Rice,  President  of  the  National 
Peace  Jubilee  Association  ;  he  is  one  of  the  most  power¬ 
ful  and  eloquent  speakers  in  the ‘country.  To-morrow 
at  the  opening  of  the  Jubilee  he  will  deliver  an  address 
on  the  restoration  of  Peace  and  Union,  and  depend 


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upon  it  he  will  do  justice  to  the  subject.  That  is  the 
famous  music  publisher,  Mr.  Oliver  Ditson,  conversing 
with  him. 

“  Mr.  Ballou  and  Mr.  Davis,  of  the  Building  Commit¬ 
tee,  are  the  gentlemen  yonder ;  they  have  watched 
with  the  greatest  interest  every  step  in  the  progress 
of  this  building  since  the  first  load  of  timber  was 
brought  to  the  spot.  I  asked  Mr.  Ballou  last  night 
if  he  did  n’t  think  a  few  more  long  nails  ought  to  be 
driven  into  these  posts  to  make  ‘  assurance  doubly 
sure,’  and  he  laughed  at  the  idea ;  he  probably  thought 
I  knew  more  about  pounding  that  big  drum  and  those 
anvils  over  there  than  I  do  about  building. 

“There  is  Colonel  W.  W.  Clapp,  chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  Decorations,  —  the  one  talking  to  Mr. 
Stockwell,  a  partner  of  his  in  the  Boston  Journal. 
They  have  helped  this  thing  along  amazingly.  Colo¬ 
nel  Clapp  has  been  one  of  my  best  friends  for  many 
years.  When  I  first  laid  the  plan  of  the  Jubilee  before 
him  I  felt  all  on  fire  with  the  enthusiasm,  or  inspira¬ 
tion,  or  whatever  you  may  call  it.  After  hearing  my 
story  he  advised  me  very  seriously  to  ‘  keep  my  head 
cool’  and  the  thing  would  come  out  all  right.  I  tried 
to  do  so,  but  I  tell  you,  gentlemen,  it  was  pretty  hard 
keeping  cool  when  on  fire  with  such  an  idea  as  this. 

“  Look  !  Here,  this  way  !  That  is  Mr.  Jordan  just 
coming  in  with  some  ladies ;  he  ’s  the  man  for  me ! 
A  few  words  from  him  had  more  weight  and  gave  more 
strength  to  this  undertaking  than  all  my  preaching  for 
a  year.  Whatever  he  takes  in  hand  is  sure  to  succeed. 
If  it  is  worth  doing,  he  sees  it  is  done  well ;  if  it  is  not 
worth  doing,  he  lets  it  alone.  If  not  the  founder,  he 
was  the  funder  of  this  great  enterprise,  and  I  would 
like  to  see  his  name  shine  in  letters  of  gold  over  the 
main  entrance.  But  for  him  we  might  not  be  looking 
at  this  pleasant  scene  to-day. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


“  A  few  clays  after  lie  became  interested  in  the  work 
he  said  to  me,  ‘Well,  Gilmore,  when  I  awoke  the  other 
morning,  and  found  out  the  weight  of  the  load  I  had 
undertaken  to  help  you  pull  up  hill,  I  began  to  think 
I  should  have  to  let  my  mills  and  dry-goods  stores  take 
care  of  themselves  for  a  while.  This  Peace  Jubilee  of 
yours  is  about  the  heaviest  load  I  ever  attempted  to 
drag  along ;  but  I ’m  in  for  it  now,  and  there ’s  no  back¬ 
ing  down,  so  go  ahead  and  look  out  for  your  music, — 
that ’s  as  much  as  you  can  do!  We  ’ll  take  care  of 
the  rest !  ’ 

“  Truly,  gentlemen,  Mr.  Jordan  has  given  nearly 
three  months’  time  to  this  Jubilee,  and  he  has  told  me 
frequently,  since  he  became  interested,  that  he  would 
rather  give  fifty  thousand  dollars  out  of  his  own  pocket 
than  have  it  fail.  See  him  pull  his  whiskers !  I  tell 
you  he  is  proud  of  this  whole  thing ;  and  no  one  has  a 
better  right  to  be  !  One  of  those  ladies  with  him  is 
Mrs.  Jordan,  I  believe.  She  is  one  of  the  noblest  of 
women.  When  I  was  endeavoring  to  enlist  Mr.  Jordan 
in  the  service  of  the  Festival  I  called  upon  him  at  his 
house  several  times ;  and  that  good  lady,  though  she 
fully  appreciated  the  immense  responsibility  of  the  un¬ 
dertaking,  never  uttered  a  discouraging  word  against 
it.  No  one  enjoys  good  music  better  than  Mrs.  Jor¬ 
dan,  and  I  earnestly  hope  she  will  be  repaid  for  all 
her  kindness  by  the  feast  of  music  prepared  for  those 
who  love  it,  and  experience  such  pleasure  in  the  per¬ 
formances  this  week  as  shall  brighten  all  her  life  with 
its  remembrance. 

“  There,  gentlemen,  in  that  little  group  across  the 
way  I  see  a  noble  friend  of  mine,  —  Joseph  Vila,  Jr., 
of  the  Banking  House  of  Spencer,  Vila,  &  Co.  When 
I  was  struggling  to  have  Boston  adopt  my  1  notion,’ 
and  my  last  dollar  had  taken  flight,  and  everything  I 


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owned  in  the  world  was  mortgaged,  —  going,  going, 
almost  gone,  — I  went  to  him,  plainly  telling  him  how 
I  was  situated  ;  he  immediately  furnished  me  with 
funds,  and  did  so  right  through  the  siege  whenever  I 
wanted  assistance.  Such  a  friend  is  a  friend,  and  I 
shall  ever  treasure  him  in  my  heart  of  hearts  as 
among  the  noblest  of  my  friends.  Such  men  deserve 
success  ;  and  I  hope  he  may  yet  become  an  American 
Rothschild !  ” 

“You  ought  to  realize  great  results  from  your  labors 
and  sacrifices,  Mr.  Gilmore,”  said  one  of  the  visitors. 
“  Such  a  work  as  this  should  lead  to  something  more 
than  empty  fame  ;  but  if  I  am  not  mistaken  you  would 
rather  conduct  a  great  chorus  and  produce  magnificent 
music,  than  hold  the  purse-strings  of  a  Rothschild.” 

“  Yes,  gentlemen,  I  derive  a  sweeter  pleasure  from 
music  than  all  the  money  in  the  world  could  give ;  it 
is  the  food  of  my  soul,  and  under  its  heavenly  influ¬ 
ence  I  have  forgotten  many  cares  and  trials.  Though 
among  the  humblest  of  its  representatives,  I  have  been 
one  of  its  most  ardent  worshippers  from  childhood. 
Never,  never  could  I  have  thought  of  or  would  I  have 
attempted  to  bring  about  this  glorious  Festival,  were  it 
not  that  my  heart  has  been  filled  with  a  belief  that 
there  is  a  grandeur,  a  majesty,  a  wonderful  beauty  and 
inspiration  in  music  when  produced  by  such  a  power¬ 
ful  combination  of  voices  and  instruments  as  we  shall 
listen  to  this  week,  —  infinitely  more  sublime  in  its 
effect  than  anything  ever  yet  heard  by  mortal  ear. 

“  In  speaking  of  money,  and  the  difficulties  I  have 
encountered  in  this  struggle,  it  is  wonderful  how  deep¬ 
ly  infatuated  I  became  with  the  idea  of  this  Peace 
Jubilee  !  Indeed,  if  months  ago  any  one  had  pointed 
out  a  way  to  fortune,  and  could  have  proved  to  me 
beyond  a  doubt  that  by  giving  up  this  idea  and  adopt- 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


ing  that  I  would  become  a  millionnaire,  I  could  not 
have  deserted  it !  Nothing  but  death  could  have  com¬ 
pelled  me  to  relinquish  it.  My  mind  was  awake  with 
it  all  the  time,  and  it  is  very  doubtful  if  I  can  ever 
bring  to  bear  upon  anything  else  the  same  force  of 
will  and  mental  fire  I  have  expended  in  this  effort. 
For  two  years  this  one  idea  has  filled  my  mind  to  the 
exclusion  of  every  other  thought.  It  has  been,  I  assure 
you,  a  tremendous  strain  upon  all  the  vital  powers. 
I  have  thought  many  times  that  my  last  moment 
had  come,  —  that  I  had  gone  a  step  too  far.  In  fact, 
the  effort  to  get  the  Peace  Jubilee  started  4  made  my 
head  swim,’  and  for  all  the  money  in  Boston  I  would 
not  go  through  the  same  siege  again.  Nothing  could 
be--  more  delightful  than  to  revel  in  the  enchanting 
visions  which  this  idea  conjured  up;  but  when  after 
many  months’  reflection  I  resolved  to  devote  my 
whole  time  and  energies  to  the  working  out  of  the 
charming  idea,  then  it  was  that  the  disappointments 
and  trials  I  began  to  experience  plunged  me  from 
the  very  pinnacle  of  delight  down  into  the  depths 
of  despair.” 

“  You  have  encountered  much  opposition,  we  know,” 
said  another  of  the  strangers  to  Mr.  Gilmore,  “  but  you 
have  triumphed,  and  shown  what  can  be  done  in  a 
good  cause  by  perseverance.” 

“  Yes,  day  after  day,  for  weeks  and  months,  while 
striving  to  induce  the  public  to  believe  as  I  believed, 
many  a  shower-bath  of  opposition  was  let  loose  upon 
me,  and  I  had  any  quantity  of  cold  shoulders  for  break¬ 
fast,  dinner,  and  supper.  Many  a  weary  day  and  rest¬ 
less  night  I  have  experienced,  but  I  was  cheered  on 
by  the  thought  that  I  was  doing  a  good  Avork, —  that 
it  Avas  God’s  will  that  this  Jubilee  should  take  place, 
and  that  a  way  out  of  all  difficulties  would  at  last 


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411 


be  found.  The  vision  of  this  great  building,  the  great 
choir,  the  thousand  musicians,  the  gathering  of  the 
people  from  all  parts,  the  scenes  that  we  shall  witness 
this  week,  fairly  bore  me  as  upon  the  wings  of  inspira¬ 
tion  over  every  barrier  of  doubt  and  difficulty,  and  I 
have  the  clearest  conviction  that  the  entire  Festival 
from  beginning  to  end  will  pass  off  without  the  slight¬ 
est  accident  to  mar  its  success.  The  music  will  be 
heavenly.  If  the  people  could  only  know  what  it  is  to 
be,  the  whole  country  would  be  here.  I  sometimes 
feel  thankful  that  so  many  obstacles  were  thrown  in 
the  way ;  it  has  had  the  effect  to  keep  many  back,  — 
to  prevent  so  great  an  influx  of  the  people  as  my 
imagination  had  painted ;  the  result  now  promises  to 
be  the  presence  of  just  as  many  as  can  possibly  be 
accommodated ;  any  more  would  tend  to  disorder,  and 
perhaps  the  very  worst  consequences  would  follow. 

“Just  see  General  Benham,  of  the  United  States  Ar¬ 
my,  —  that  gentleman  pointing  out  the  strength  of  the 
gallery  supports  to  Mayor  Shurtleff.  What  a  noble¬ 
looking  officer !  He  thoroughly  understands  the  art 
of  construction,  and  is  considered  one  of  the  best  engi¬ 
neers  in  the  service.  I  feel  very  grateful  for  the  deep 
interest  he  has  taken  in  the  erection  of  this  building. 
The  Committee  on  Invitations  have  invited  him  to 
become  a  guest  of  the  city  during  the  Jubilee ;  if  any 
higher  compliment  can  be  paid  him,  he  deserves  it. 

“  But  do  you  see  that  tall,  handsome  gentleman  draw¬ 
ing  a  line  on  the  floor  with  his  cane  ?  That  is  Mr. 
William  C.  Otis,  one  of  the  finest  fellows  living.  He 
is  chief  floor  manager  of  the  Grand  National  Bali  to 
be  given  here  next  Wednesday  evening,  and  is  proba¬ 
bly  marking  out  the  space  a  set  of  quadrilles  ought 
to  occupy,  to  see  how  many  thousand  can  Jake  the 
floor  at  the  same  time.  The  Ball  promises  to  be  the 


412 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


grandest  affair  of  the  kind  that  has  ever  taken  place 
in  these  parts.  See !  he  has  backed  up  against  the 
great-hearted  Josiah  Bardwell,  the  first  man  that  placed 
a  substantial  foUndation-stone  under  the  Peace  Jubilee. 
No  one  in  Boston  has  done  more  to  build  up  other 
men  than  Josiah  Bardwell ;  his  heart,  his  hand,  and 
his  purse  have  ever  been  open  to  help  his  fellow-men 
up  the  rough  hill  of  life.  A  nobleman  by  nature, 
brave,  kind,  true,  honorable,  and  generous  to  a  fault ; 
yet  he  is  not  a  whit  better  than  that  gentleman  stand¬ 
ing  near  him,  —  Horatio  Harris,  who  combines  all  these 
noble  qualities,  has  heaps  of  money,  and  can  play  the 
piano  first-rate  into  the  bargain.  He  is  brimful  of 
music. 

“  See  that  crowd  of  editors  and  reporters  standing 
near  the  Press  Headquarters.  That  gentleman  in  a 
gray  coat  is  Dr.  Hobbs  of  the  Boston  Post.  When  it 
was  determined  to  locate  the  building  here  instead  of 
on  the  Common,  the  Doctor  did  n’t  like  the  change ; 
he  put  a  squib  in  the  ‘  Minor  Items  ’  stating  that  ‘  an 
omnibus  run  to  the  ground  every  fifteen  minutes  ’ ! 
See  him  talking  to  C.  B.  Danforth  of  the  Boston  Her¬ 
ald.  Danforth  came  to  my  house  about  a  week  ago 
and  gave  me  an  awful  ‘interviewing,’  and  yesterday 
morning  the  Herald  came  out  with  twenty-five  col¬ 
umns  all  about  the  Jubilee.  It  is  the  first  full  account 
that  has  appeared,  and  is  very  complete,  and  shows 
what  a  live  newspaper  can  do.  That  looks  like  Cap¬ 
tain  W.  T.  W.  Ball  of  the  Traveller,  talking  to  those 
New  York  musical  critics ;  they  are  fine  writers,  and 
fine  fellows  too,  and  I  hope  they  ’ll  do  us  justice.  Ball 
is  not  only  one  of  the  best  Shakespearian  scholars  and 
critics  connected  with  the  press,  but  he  is  also  a  poet 
of  ability,  and  ought  to  be  heard  from  oftener.  I  met 
him  a  fortnight  ago,  and  asked  him  if  he  would  n’t 


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413 


write  an  additional  verse  to  the  ‘  Star-Spangled  Ban¬ 
ner’  suitable  to  this  occasion,  and  in  a  few  minutes 
he  gave  me  these  lines,  —  the  best  thing  on  Peace  and 
Union  that  could  possibly  have  been  suggested  :  — 

‘  War’s  clamors  now  o’er,  with  her  mantle  hath  Peace 
Again  in  its  folds  the  nation  enshrouded  ; 

Let  no  fratricide  hand  uplifted  e’er  be 

The  glory  to  dim  which  now  is  unclouded ; 

Not  as  North  or  as  South  in  the  future  we  ’ll  stand, 

But  as  brothers  united  throughout  our  loved  land, 

And  the  Star-Spangled  Banner  forever  shall  wave 
O’er  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave.’ 

“  I  am  greatly  pleased  with  that  verse,  it  is  so  appro¬ 
priate,  and  I  tell  you,  gentlemen,  when  Parepa  sings 

Not  as  North  or  as  South  in  the  future  we  ’ll  stand, 

But  as  brothers  united  throughout  our  loved  land, 

and  the  Ten  Thousand  voices  take  up  the  chorus,  — 

And  the  Star-Spangled  Banner  forever  shall  wave 
Oer  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave ;  — 

when  you  hear  this,  with  the  additional  power  of  a 
thousand  instruments,  and  the  great  organ,  and  the 
cannon  coming  in  on  the  first  of  every  measure,  the 
patriotism  of  the  audience  will  be  raised  to  a  higher 
pitch  than  was  ever  experienced  in  any  musical  fes¬ 
tival  held  on  this  earth  before. 

“  There,  there  !  see  that  gentleman  going  over  to  Mr. 
Jordan ;  that  is  Mr.  Henry  G.  Parker,  the  Secretary 
of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association.  He  is  the 
best  and  quickest  penman  I  ever  met  with,  and  has 
shown  remarkable  ability  in  his  official  connection  with 
this  Jubilee  ;  he  has  attended  every  meeting  of  the 
Executive,  Music,  and  Advertising  Committees,  the 
members  of  which  are  all  loud  in  their  praise  of  his 
wide-awake  qualities  as  a  business  man.  Well,  he  may 
thank  Jordan,  Marsh,  &  Co.  for  his  mercantile  educa¬ 
tion.  Any  one  who  is  disciplined  under  the  eye  of 


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Mr.  Jordan  will  learn  liow  to  do  business,  and  to  suc¬ 
ceed  in  business,  if  he  has  got  any  go-ahead  qualities 
in  him. 

“  That  is  R.  C.  Dunham,  editor  of  the  Boston  Times, 
talking  to  Mr.  Pulsifer  of  the  Herald,  —  they  are  on 
the  Press  Committee,  and  are  making  every  arrange¬ 
ment  for  the  comfort  and  convenience  of  the  4  knights 
of  the  quill’;  and  that  is  S.  R.  Niles  just  now  speak¬ 
ing  with  them.  Niles  is  good-looking  enough  to  be  an 
alderman.  He  has  charge  of  the  Press  room ;  the  mo¬ 
ment  he  was  appointed  he  went  to  Colonel  Charles  F. 
Wood  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  and 
had  him  run  seven  wires  into  the  room ;  when  they  are 
all  in  operation,  and  Mr.  William  G.  Blanchard  of  the  As¬ 
sociated  Press  sets  his  electric  mill  going,  I  guess  all 
creation  will  begin  to  think  Boston  is  on  the  rampage. 

“Do  you  see  that  handsome  red-cheeked  young  fellow 
standing  near  M.  W.  Whitney,  the  great  Bass  singer? 
That  is  Edward  King  of  the  Springfield  Republican ; 
he  writes  as  beautifully  as  he  looks,  and  they  say  he  is 
soon  going  to  Europe  as  special  foreign  correspondent 
of  the  Boston  Journal. 

“  But,  gentlemen,  you  have  listened  very  patiently 
to  my  remarks  about  one  and  another  who  have  done 
much  to  aid  the  Peace  Jubilee ;  but  the  number  to 
whom  I  feel  greatly  indebted,  and  would  wish  to  call  to 
your  notice,  are  ‘  too  numerous  to  mention.’ 

“  I  can  see  a  great  many  here  this  afternoon  who 
were  very  much  opposed  to  the  Jubilee  in  the  begin¬ 
ning  ;  but  you  know  there  is  nothing  more  gratifying 
to  a  shepherd  than  to  see  the  stray  sheep  coming  into 
the  fold.  If  there  is  a  particle  of  ill  feeling  in  Boston 
against  the  Jubilee  or  its  managers  to-day,  I  am  con¬ 
vinced  that  the  music  of  this  week  will  obliterate  every 
trace  of  it. 


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“  The  hour  has  now  arrived  for  a  rehearsal  of  about 
five  hundred  members  of  the  orchestra.  It  is  to  take 
place  in  one  of  the  large  rooms  or  halls  under  the  chorus 
gallery ;  and  if  you  will  come  with  me,  gentlemen,  we 
will  give  you  a  foretaste  of  to-morrow.  We  are  going 
to  run  through  a  few  new  pieces  composed  expressly 
for  this  festival ;  one  is  a  grand  Peace  March,  by  Sig¬ 
nor  Janotta,  a  pupil  of  Mercadante’s,  and  the  other  a 
Triumphal  Overture  on  Hail  Columbia,  by  Mr.  C.  C. 
Converse,  of  Brooklyn.  This  last  is  the  only  genuine 
American  work  to  be  performed  during  the  Festival. 
Mr.  Converse  is  of  the  old  Puritan  stock,  and  has 
proved  by  his  scholarly  treatment  of  the  National  Air 
that  the  educated  art-genius  of  America  can  produce 
works  worthy  of  encouragement,  —  more  encourage¬ 
ment  than  is  generally  awarded  to  native  authors. 

“  In  the  first  prospectus  it  was  announced  that  a 
(  Grand  Peace  March,  written  for  the  occasion  by  an 
eminent  European  author,’  would  be  among  the  musi¬ 
cal  attractions  of  the  Jubilee.  At  that  time  we  ex¬ 
pected  to  be  able  to  send  an  agent  to  Europe,  armed 
with  influential  letters,  to  visit  Verdi,  Wagner,  Auber, 
and  Costa,  —  the  four  best  composers  now  living, — 
representing  Italy,  Germany,  France,  and  Epgland,  and 
to  ask  one  and  all  of  those  maestros  to  contribute  some 
original  composition  to  the  American  Musical  Peace 
F estival ;  but,  as  you  are  aware,  it  was  more  than  I 
could  do  to  establish  confidence  in  the  undertaking 
here  at  home,  and  it  was  too  late  to  send  abroad 
after  the  success  of  the  Festival  became  assured ;  but 
let  me  tell  you,  gentlemen,  that  both  the  March  and 
the  Overture  which  you  are  now  going  to  hear  for 
the  first  time  are  fine  compositions.  Let  us  enter  the 
hall  and  see  if  the  Band  are  ready. 

“  Whew,  what  a  crowd  of  musicians !  what  a  forest 


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of  Double  Basses !  what  an  array  of  Violins !  Such 
tuning  and  preluding,  —  everybody  playing  upon  his 
own  account !  It  is  always  so  preceding  a  rehearsal. 
More  musicians  are  here  now  than  ever  came  together 
for  a  festival  in  this  country  before ;  and  to-morrow, 
when  all  the  military  bands  report,  there  will  be  over 
a  thousand  instrumentalists  all  told. 

“  Now,  then,  gentlemen,  for  the  rehearsal ;  we  shall 
have  another  to-night,  and  a  grand  rehearsal  of  all  — 
chorus  and  full  orchestra  —  to-morrow  morning.  As  I 
may  not  have  an  opportunity  of  speaking  with  you 
again  during  the  week,  let  me  now  bid  you  adieu, 
hoping  you  may  enjoy  the  entire  Festival,  and  that 
your  highest  anticipations  may  be  realized.” 

The  rehearsal  took  place,  and  both  the  Grand  Peace 
March  and  the  Triumphal  Overture  received  high  praise 
from  the  members  of  the  orchestra,  —  a  satisfactory 
proof  that  the  compositions  possessed  real  merit.  But 
we  must  leave  all  criticism  until  after  the  public  per¬ 
formances,  and  let  the  critics  then  give  their  opinions. 
Indeed,  this  —  the  day  before  the  Festival  —  was  a  busy 
day  with  all  who  were  laboring  in  its  interest.  A  large 
number  of  the  musicians  had  arrived,  and  many  of  the 
choral  societies.  Every  incoming  train  upon  every  road 
was  crammed.  Railroad  officials  were  in  high  glee. 
Hotels  were  filling  up  with  fresh  arrivals,  and  the  pro¬ 
prietors  were  happy  and  jubilant.  Stable-keepers  be¬ 
gan  to  think  that  the  Jubilee  was  got  up  for  their  espe¬ 
cial  benefit ;  but  the  poor  horses,  they  had  no  peace . 

At  last,  after  a  long  and  fatiguing  day,  night  came 
on ;  the  Coliseum  was  brilliantly  illuminated,  and,  in 
its  gorgeous  decoration,  looked  positively  enchanting. 
A  general  clearing  out  and  cleaning  up  was  going  on, 
and  at  about  eleven  o’clock  all  visitors  retired,  leav¬ 
ing  the  building  to  the  builders  and  decorators,  who 


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had  as  much  as  they  could  do,  by  working  all  night, 
to  put  everything  into  proper  trim  for  the  morrow. 

“I  tell  you,”  said  the  writer  to  “somebody”  on  his 
arrival  home,  “you  have  no  idea  how  magnificently 
the  Coliseum  looked  to-night,  when  it  was  fully  lit  up ; 
it  was  perfectly  charming;  and  if  people  don’t  have 
to  say  that  this  Festival  is  the  grandest,  the  most 
sublime  spectacle,  the  greatest  musical  triumph  that 
ever  took  place  in  the  world  —  well  there,  the  fact  is 
I  can’t  find  words  to  express  it ! 

“I  don’t  wonder  you  can’t,”  was  the  reply.  “Were 
you  to  try  all  night  you  could  n’t ;  but  I  can  tell  you 
in  a  very  few  words  what  the  result  will  be,  —  what 
people  will  say.  If  you  will  promise  to  go  to  sleep, 
as  I  know  you  need  rest,  and  not  say  another  word 
about  it  again  until  to-morrow,  I  will  tell  you.” 

“  Well,  proceed  ;  prove  your  powers  of  prophecy.” 

“Well,  the  result  will  be  that  only  two  things  will 
hereafter  be  spoken  of  as  wonderful  and  miraculous,  — 
one  is  the  Creation,  the  other  your  Peace  Jubilee ! 
Now  go  to  sleep.” 

There  was  nothing  to  be  said  after  that ;  that  was 
the  argumentum  ad  hominem ,  and  the  enthusiastic  jubi- 
lator  immediately  subsided,  and  asked  no  more  ques¬ 
tions  till  morning. 

TUESDAY,  JUNE  16,  1869. 

The  first  day  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee 
will  long  be  remembered  by  the  tens  of  thousands  who 
witnessed  and  participated  in  the  festivities.  Although 
it  opened  with  ominous  clouds,  and  many  hearts  for 
many  reasons  were  filled  with  anxiety,  the  sun  never 
went  down  upon  a  day  when  all  the  people  of  Boston 
more  heartily  united  in  words  of  generous  praise  and 

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feelings  of  friendly  sympathy  towards  those  who  so 
nobly  carried  the  Peace  Jubilee  through  every  stage 
of  darkness  and  danger  into  the  broad  sunshine  of  a 
glorious  success. 

The  citizens  of  Boston  are  more  like  one  family,  per¬ 
haps,  than  the  inhabitants  of  any  other  city  upon  the 
American  continent.  They  are  ready  at  all  times  to 
do  anything  and  everything  to  promote  the  public  wel¬ 
fare  ;  but  withal  they  are  exceedingly  cautious  of  try¬ 
ing  or  encouraging  doubtful  or  dangerous  experiments. 

Those  who  represent  the  more  conservative  of  our 
good  citizens,  the  serious,  sober-minded  old  stand-bys, 
gave  the  extraordinary  and  extravagant  proposition 
for  the  Peace  Jubilee  and  monster  Musical  Festival  a 
hearing  before  it  was  announced ;  for  reasonable  reasons 
they  did  not  see  fit  to  further  encourage  it.  When  it 
was  pushed  into  public  notice  without  their  sanction 
or  approval  they  looked  upon  it  as  being  forced  upon 
Boston,  —  a  dangerous  and  delusive  experiment,  which 
they  did  not,  and  could  not,  and  would  not  indorse, 
because  in  its  many  novel  features  it  entailed  extraor¬ 
dinary  responsibilities.  u  Failure  ”  seemed  to  them 
to  be  written  on  its  very  front ;  and  failure  in  such  a 
great  “  experiment”  they  feared  would  damage  the 
fair  fame  of  the  good  old  city.  Though  many  citizens 
felt  a  deep  anxiety  on  this  account,  some  of  them, 
with  their  city’s  reputation  staked  against  their  will, 
generously  tried  to  hope  against  hope,  and  even  came 
in  at  last  to  do  what  they  could.  But  when  the  thresh¬ 
old  of  experience  was  safely  crossed ;  when  the  bold, 
courageous,  daring,  determined,  great  Band  of  Faith 
came  together  as  they  did  upon  this  day,  in  the 
flood  of  harmony  they  poured  forth  every  vestige  of 
doubt  and  fear  was  swept  away,  joy  was  in  all  hearts, 
and  the  citizens  of  Boston,  old  and  young,  grave  and 


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gay,  fraternized  in  congratulatory  exultation,  and  for 
the  first  time  were  a  unit  in  their  indorsement  and 
support  of  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

But  let  us  return  to  the  morning,  and  recount  the 
day’s  doings  in  the  order  in  which  the  various  inter¬ 
esting  incidents  transpired. 

The  city  wore  a  sort  of  gala-day  appearance.  Thou¬ 
sands  of  strangers  were  promenading  the  streets.  So¬ 
cieties  and  musicians  from  afar,  who  arrived  by  the 
early  morning  trains,  were  arranging  their  quarters 
and  making  themselves  comfortable  for  a  week’s  resi¬ 
dence  in  Boston. 

The  vicinity  of  the  Coliseum  was  all  life  and  commo¬ 
tion,  and  the  very  scene  marked  a  peculiar  phase  in 
the  proceedings  of  the  week.  From  the  number  of 
booths,  tents,  and  side-shows  “  erected  especially  for  the 
occasion,”  one  would  think  that  the  venders  of  ginger¬ 
bread,  peanuts,  and  lemonade  expected  to  pocket  a 
fortune  from  the  patrons  of  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

From  the  moment  the  site  of  the  Coliseum  was  fully 
decided  upon,  all  the  vacant  lots  of  land  in  the  vicinity 
were  eagerly  snapped  up,  and  in  some  cases  fabulous 
rents  paid,  by  industrious  “caterers,”  who  wished  to 
“turn  an  honest  penny”  by  supplying  the  Jubilee- 
goers  with  eatables  and  drinkables ;  but  they  unfortu¬ 
nately  discovered  when  too  late  that  they  had  made  a 
little  miscalculation  somewhere,  and  that  instead  of 
their  stock-in-trade  going  off  with  a  rush,  they  were 
completely  “sold”  themselves. 

The  class  of  people  attracted  to  the  National  Musical 
Festival  were  not  of  the  kind  to  patronize  pop-corn 
“  establishments,”  which  follow  in  the  wake  of  country 
fairs,  military  musters,  and  horse-races ;  and  the  enter¬ 
prising  “wenders  o’  wittels,”  who  had,  within  the  short 
space  of  three  or  four  weeks,  built  up  a  “  shingle  city”  in 


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the  vicinity  of  the  “  Temple  of  Peace,”  and  “  squatted  ” 
for  the  season,  were  doomed  to  disappointment. 

There  was  no  lack  of  fancy  paint,  huge  signs,  and 
flashy  ornamentation.  The  stars  and  stripes  floated 
triumphantly  in  the  breeze  from  every  housetop  of  the 
new  settlement ;  “  Peace,  Patriotism,  and  Plenty”  were 
the  prevailing  mottoes ;  and  the  aroma  of  “  hot  coffee  ” 
filled  the  morning  air  with  such  “delicious”  perfume, 
and  preparations  for  the  grand  “feast”  were  upon  such 
a  liberal  scale,  that  both  citizens  and  strangers  could 
even  smell  a  “  Festive-ville  ”  long  before  they  entered 
the  Coliseum. 

A  rehearsal  of  the  full  Orchestra  was  ordered  for 
nine  o’clock,  and  for  Chorus  and  Orchestra  at  ten. 
As  the  appointed  hour  drew  nigh  the  Band  of  over 
a  thousand  musicians  commenced  taking  their  places, 
—  the  location  of  the  various  instruments  being  the 
same  as  in  smaller  concert  orchestras ;  the  great  bass- 
drum  occupied  the  centre  of  all,  and  very  much  aided 
in  impressing  the  observer  with  the  magnitude  of  the 
musical  surroundings.  When  all  were  in  their  places 
the  instrumental  rehearsal  commenced.  While  this 
was  going  on  the  chorus  were  assembling,  —  each  in¬ 
dividual  having  a  ticket  with  the  number  of  his  or  her 
seat  or  slip  upon  it,  the  members  had  little  difficulty 
in  getting  into  place,  and  by  ten  o’clock  all  was  ready 
for  the  first  grand  rehearsal. 

Musical  people  are  generally  of  a  very  nervous 
temperament,  but  the  temptation  to  sing  at  the  great 
Festival  aided  in  sweeping  away  obstacles  of  every 
kind  and  nature ;  still,  in  consequence  of  the  unfavor¬ 
able  impressions  made  upon  the  public  mind  concerning 
the  safety  of  the  building,  many  a  nervous  twitch  and 
anxious  throb  was  observable  among  the  gathering  hosts 
regarding  its  solidity,  while  they  cautiously  moved  here 


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and  there  in  search  of  their  seats.  Some  feared  that, 
if  the  galleries  did  not  break  down  beneath  their 
weight,  the  u  power  of  sound  ”  might  possibly  lift  the 
roof  off  at  the  very  first  outburst !  Jubilee  officials 
were  passing  up  and  down  through  the  aisles  seeing 
that  the  army  of  vocalists  were  being  comfortably 
seated,  and,  like  officers  on  board  a  ship  in  a  storm, 
they  were  frequently  asked  by  the  anxious  “  passen¬ 
gers”  whether  they  thought  there  was  any  danger  of 
“  going  down,”  or  of  the  “  upper  deck  ”  being  carried 
away  by  the  “  blow,”  or  anything  of  that  kind  ? 
“  Danger,  no  !  Sing  out  with  all  your  hearts ! 

‘  God  is  a  castle  and  defence, 

When  troubles  and  distress  invade.’  ” 

And  when  the  word  was  given,  they  did  sing  out 
with  all  their  hearts,  the  air  was  rent  as  never  before 
with  a  storm-song  of  harmony;  every  fear  was  in¬ 
stantly  calmed,  and  from  that  moment  confidence  in 
the  ability  and  stability  of  everybody  and  everything 
connected  with  the  Peace  Jubilee  was  fixed  forever  in 
the  minds  of  all  concerned. 

Strict  discipline  and  attention  to  duty  was  “  the 
order  of  the  day.”  To  insure  this,  the  following  Circu¬ 
lar  was  issued  and  passed  around  during  rehearsal,  for 
the  information  of  the  “  immortal  ten  thousand.” 

CHORUS  RULES. 

Boston,  June  15,  1869. 

The  members  of  the  Chorus  are  expected  to  be  present  and 
take  part  in  the  exercises  during  the  entire  four  days  (June  15, 
16,  17,  and  18),  for  which  their  services  are  required.  Rehear¬ 
sals  will  occur  each  day  at  ten,  a.  m.,  and  it  is  desirable  that  each 
member  should  be  present  promptly.  Singers  are  expected  to  be 
in  their  seats  half  an  hour  before  the  commencement  of  the  after¬ 
noon  concert.  The  doors  will  be  closed  fifteen  minutes  before 


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the  hour ;  and  all  not  then  in  their  seats  will  be  positively  ex¬ 
cluded  for  the  day. 

beats  vacated  at  any  of  the  concerts  will  be  considered  for¬ 
feited. 

Lost  tickets  will  not  be  duplicated. 

Refreshments  may  be  procured  without  leaving  the  building, 
but  must  not  be  taken  into  chorus  seats. 

Loud  talking,  humming,  singing,  while  in  seats,  is  strictly  for¬ 
bidden. 

Choruses  will  be  sung  standing.  The  signal  to  rise  will  be 
given  by  the  organ,  and  the  chorus  to  remain  standing  until  the 
orchestra  has  ceased,  when  the  conductor  will  give  the  signal 
to  sit. 

Orders  will  be  transmitted  from  the  conductor’s  stand  through 
the  prompters  and  ushers,  and  the  utmost  quiet  must  be  preserved 
to  enable  them  to  be  heard. 

Singers  must  give  close  attention  to  the  movements  of  the  conduc¬ 
tor’s  baton,  without  which  the  choruses  cannot  be  effectively  rendered. 

No  member  must  leave  his  seat  at  the  close  of  performances 
until  dismissed  by  the  superintendent,  as  there  may  be  important 
announcements  to  make. 

No  one  must  leave  the  chorus  seats  during  the  concerts  with¬ 
out  special  permission. 

A  strict  compliance  with  the  foregoing  rules  is  expected. 

At  the  last  moment,  and  when  it  is  too  late  to  remedy  the  diffi¬ 
culty,  the  chorus  seats  have  been  found  of  insufficient  capacity, 
and  the  undersigned  has  been  compelled  to  issue  tickets  without 
seat  to  a  limited  number  of  the  gentlemen  who  are  to  take  part. 
The  necessity  is  a  very  mortifying  one,  but  it  is  the  only  alterna¬ 
tive,  and  could  not  be  guarded  against,  under  the  circumstances. 
The  most  entire  impartiality  has  been  preserved  in  the  distribu¬ 
tion  of  seats,  upon  the  basis  announced  in  Circular  No.  4,  and 
if  cases  of  individual  hardship  occur,  it  is  earnestly  hoped  that 
for  the  general  good  a  spirit  of  accommodation  may  prevail,  and 
that  no  unnecessary  complaints  may  be  permitted  to  mar  the  har¬ 
mony  so  essential  to  conduct  our  Peace  Jubilee  to  a  happy  issue. 

E.  TOURJEE, 

Superintendent  of  Chorus. 

A  great  deal  of  information  was  gained  during  the 
morning  rehearsal.  It  was  the  first  time  in  the  history 
of  music  that  ten  thousand  voices  and  a  thousand  in- 


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struments  had  been  brought  together  in  harmony  un¬ 
der  one  baton.  Hector  Berlioz  and  other  eminent  musi¬ 
cians  have  advocated  the  employment  of  several  sub¬ 
conductors  in  large  festivals,  who  should  follow  the 
movements  of  the  principal  conductor,  and  thus  give 
the  tempo  here  and  there  in  several  parts  of  the  choral 
and  instrumental  body  at  the  same  time. 

Such  an  experiment  might  possibly  succeed,  but  the 
chances  are  greatly  against  it. 

If  the  principal  conductor  is  situated  so  that  all  can 
see  him,  no  hand  but  his  should  be  raised.  The  eye  can 
reach  one  point  just  as  easily  as  it  can  another;  there¬ 
fore,  why  not  look  to  the  chief  head  at  once,  and  not 
to  somebody  who  is  watching  him,  and  trying  to  keep 
up  a  simultaneous  movement  ?  for,  no  matter  how  ca¬ 
pable  such  a  “copyist”  or  copyists  may  be,  there  is 
danger  that  slight  variations  may,  nay,  must  occur,  in 
marking  the  time,  where  half  a  dozen  batons  are  flour¬ 
ishing  in  the  air  at  the  same  time,  the  result  of  which 
might  be  confusion,  and  possibly  a  “caving  in”  of  the 
whole  harmonious  structure. 

No  matter  how  large  the  body  to  be  controlled,  there 
should  be  but  one  head.  He  should  be  familiar  with  the 
laws  of  sound,  know  the  distance  from  one  point  to 
the  other  occupied  by  his  forces,  and  govern  his  tempo 
accordingly,  —  for  the  larger  the  force,  and  greater  the 
distance,  the  slower  must  be  the  tempo ,  especially  in 
choruses  or  music  of  the  fugue  character,  where  the 
parts  follow  each  other  in  harmonious  independence. 

The  conductor  must  have  confidence  in  himself; 
should  mark  the  time  with  a  broad,  decided,  and  firm 
hand ;  and  should  aid  this,  that,  and  the  other  body,  by 
look  and  motion,  to  come  in  at  the  right  time  and 
place.  If  there  should  be' any  wavering  here  or  there, 
any  hesitation  to  come  up  to  time  at  any  point,  —  if  at 


424  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

such  a  moment  the  ghost  of  danger  should  appear  upon 
the  scene,  and  fear  seize  all,  then  must  the  leader  show 
his  power,  and  by  the  magic  of  his  baton ,  like  the  sword 
of  Sheridan,  wield  it  with  inspiring  confidence  and  res¬ 
olution  ;  bring  order  out  of  chaos  if  possible,  and  lead 
his  followers  to  victory. 

The  first  rehearsal  for  the  Peace  Jubilee  made  im¬ 
pressions  upon  the  minds  of  the  conductors  which 
experience  alone  could  teach,  and  proved  that  strict 
conformity  to  the  laws  of  sound,  together  with  qualifica¬ 
tions  such  as  have  been  mentioned,  were  demanded  of 
those  who  accepted  and  assumed  the  direction  of  that 
immense  choral  and  instrumental  body. 

The  lion’s  share  of  this  “  pleasure  ”  fell  to  Mr.  Zer- 
rahn,  Mr.  Gilmore  having  promised  him  such  in  the 
early  stages  of  the  undertaking;  but  the  latter  had  a 
full  share,  while  Mr.  Eichberg,  also,  had  both  hands 
full. 

Each  and  all  had  their  “mettle”  tried  during  the 
rehearsal,  and  both  Mr.  Zerrahn  and  Mr.  Eichberg 
proved  that  they  were  equal  to  the  superior  require¬ 
ments  of  the  occasion. 

Rehearsals  of  small  numbers  are  sometimes  attended 
with  annoying  perplexities,  and  it  could  not  be  ex¬ 
pected  that  a  first  coming  together  of  the  “  national 
forces”  would  be  free  from  confusion.  The  rehearsal 
was  gone  through  with,  however,  as  well  as  could  be 
expected ;  and  the  outside  world  immediately  after 
found  a  thousand  dry  and  hungry  musicians,  and  an 
army  corps  of  singers,  hurrying  hither  and  thither  to 
make  music  with  knives  and  forks,  and  lay  in  strength 
for  the  first  grand  concert  which  was  to  commence  at 
Three  o’clock. 

While  the  morning  rehearsal  was  going  on  a  very 
interesting  ceremony  took  place  in  the  Press  room. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


425 


The  Committee  on  Reception  of  the  Press  felt  that  a 
body  of  such  importance  and  influence  as  gentlemen 
representing  most  all  the  leading  papers  of  the  United 
States  and  Canadas  should  receive  a  special  official 
recognition  from  the  city  of  Boston. 

The  suggestion  was  indorsed  by  the  proper  authori¬ 
ties,  and  a  general  invitation  was  extended  to  all  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  press  to  assemble  at  the  Coliseum  at  half 
past  ten  o’clock,  A.  m.,  upon  this,  the  opening  day  of 
the  Jubilee,  to  listen  to  words  of  welcome  and  accept 
the  hospitalities  of  the  city  of  Boston.  At  the  ap¬ 
pointed  time,  and  while  the  swelling  strains  of  deli¬ 
cious  music  were  reverberating  through  the  great 
building,  several  hundred  gentlemen  gathered  in  the 
reception-room,  and,  at  the  call  to  order,  gave  ear  to 
the  following  remarks  from  Alderman  Talbot :  — 

Gentlemen  of  the  Press  :  —  The  Press  Committee,  on  behalf  of 
the  Executive  Committee,  welcome  you  to  this  National  Peace 
Jubilee,  and  extend  to  you  their  warmest  thanks  for  the  generous 
aid  you  have  rendered  them  in  carrying  forward  to  so  triumphant 
a  success  this  great  and  peaceful  ovation. 

The  Press  Committee  ask  your  indulgence,  in  advance,  for  any 
shortcomings  on  their  part  in  the  discharge  of  their  peculiar  and 
almost  untried  duties,  and  they  indulge  the  hope  that  they  may 
so  perform  their  labors  that  when  your  last  report  is  written  we 
may  part  as  we  meet  —  friends. 

I  now  have  the  pleasure  of  introducing  to  you  Alderman  White, 
chairman  of  the  City  Reception  Committee,  who  will  speak  to  you 
words  which  will  convey,  in  a  more  substantial  manner  than  any 
I  am  able  to  utter,  a  welcome  to  you. 

Alderman  White  then  spoke  as  follows  :  — 

Gentlemen  of  the  Press  :  —  Without  your  co-operation  this 
splendid  musical  tribute  to  the  glories  of  national  Peace  would 
have  been  unknown.  The  city  of  Boston  hails  you,  therefore,  as 
its  chief  promoters,  —  your  press  have  written  up  its  renown,  as 
now  they  will  record  its  crowning  success.  I  thank  you,  there¬ 
fore,  in  the  name  of  the  city  of  Boston,  and  invite  you  to  accept 
its  hospitalities  and  honors. 


426 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Alderman  White  then  introduced  Mayor  Shurtleff, 
who  extended  a  hearty  welcome  to  the  influential 
body  before  him  in  the  following  pleasant  speech :  — 

Gentlemen  of  the  Press  :  —  It  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  wel¬ 
come  to  this  city  of  steady  habits  so  many  of  you  from  all  parts 
of  our  glorious  Union,  however  distant  they  may  be.  The  occa¬ 
sion  that  calls  you  to  our  city  is  one  that  should  excite  in  all  of 
us  feelings  of  harmony  and  friendship.  Your  duties  at  this  time 
promise  to  be  arduous  and  engrossing.  In  these  I  can  most  fully 
sympathize  with  you,  for  I  have  frequently  had  a  realizing  sense 
of  this  kind  of  hardships  and  self-sacrifices.  I  welcome  you  with 
more  than  usual  satisfaction  because  you  come  to  a  strange  place, 
which  has  had  a  reputation  with  those  who  know  us  not  that 
would  lead  you  to  suppose  that  we  are  a  cold  people,  given  only 
to  manufactures,  traffic,  and  the  enactment  of  queer  and  oppres¬ 
sive  laws.  Such,  however,  is  not  the  case,  as  you  will  soon  dis¬ 
cover.  For  you  will  certainly  find  us,  like  yourselves,  men  free¬ 
born  and  of  good  repute. 

But,  gentlemen,  let  me  here  say  to  you  that  nothing  shall  be 
left  undone  on  the  part  of  the  city  to  make  your  sojourn  with  us 
pleasant  and  agreeable,  and  to  render  your  duties  light.  As  far 
as  I  am  personally  concerned,  I  can  assure  you  that  you  need  not 
exercise  your  skill  in  taking  notes.  A  reporter  has  been  here  be¬ 
fore  you,  for  I  myself  have  been  allowed  to  exercise  that  capacity 
as  far  as  I  am  individually  interested,  and  I  have  most  freely  per¬ 
formed  my  duty ;  so  that  the  members  of  your  profession  will 
find  no  necessity  for  the  exercise  of  your  stenographic  and  pho¬ 
nographic  accomplishments.  It  is  here  considered  the  duty  of  a 
good  public  servant  to  talk  but  little  with  the  tongue,  but  to  use 
the  gray-goose  quill  as  much  as  he  pleases.  I  believe  most  sin¬ 
cerely  in  this  golden  rule,  and  having  been  brought  up  from  my 
infancy  to  practise  without  preaching,  I  have  adopted  this  con¬ 
venient  and  good  plan  ;  and,  therefore,  as  I  have  said  before,  you 
will  have  no  trouble  from  me. 

But,  gentlemen,  we  have  much  in  Puritan  New  England,  where 
the  Yankees  grow,  to  amuse  you  and  to  excite  your  interest. 
You  will  find  our  institutions  of  science  and  the  arts,  as  well  as 
of  learning  and  literature,  well  worthy  of  your  attention.  These 
will  be  free  to  your  inspection;  look  well  at  them,  and  at  your 
leisure,  on  your  return  home,  tell  us  what  you  think  of  them. 
But  above  all  things  make  yourselves  free  and  comfortable.  Take 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


427 


reasonable  liberty  here  ;  for  in  this  place  arose  the  first  feelings 
of  self-reliance  and  resistance  to  tyranny  that  gave  to  our  coun¬ 
try  its  independence  and  a  free  government,  and  secured  to  you 
and  ourselves  our  present  liberties.  Enjoy  yourselves,  my  friends, 
as  much  as  you  can,  free,  unrestrained,  and  untrammelled.  Our 
laws  will  protect  you  from  harm,  just  as  they  will  defend  our  peo¬ 
ple  from  you,  were  you  accidentally  to  bring  with  you  any  of  the 
bad  qualities  that  you  may  have  found  on  the  road.  I  will  no 
longer  detain  you  from  your  duties  nor  your  pleasures,  but  bid 
you  again  a  most  hearty  welcome  to  Boston. 

Mr.  Curtis  Guild,  editor  of  the  Boston  Commercial 
Bulletin,  was  then  called  upon  to  speak  a  few  words  of 
greeting  to  his  fellow-laborers  in  the  field  of  journalism 
present  from  different  parts  of  the  country.  Mr.  Guild 
spoke  as  follows:  — 

Gentlemen  of  the  Press  :  — The  remarks  you  have  just  listened 
to  from  his  Honor  the  Mayor  and  our  honorable  Aldermen,  so 
well  chosen  and  so  pertinently  expressed,  hardly  seem  to  require 
any  indorsement ;  but  it  is  due  to  Alderman  White  to  say  that 
his  motto  is  deeds,  not  words,  —  and  that  to  his  indefatigable  ex¬ 
ertions,  as  well  as  those  of  Alderman  Newton  Talbot  of  this  com¬ 
mittee,  and  the  hearty  co-operation  of  the  city  government,  do 
we  owe  much  for  the  completeness  in  which  all  have  been  able  to 
carry  out  the  great  enterprise  projected  by  Mr.  Gilmore. 

In  behalf  of  my  brethren  of  the  press  of  Boston,  gentlemen,  I 
give  you,  one  and  all,  a  cordial  welcome  to  this  Puritan  city,  this 
City  of  Notions,  the  Athens  of  America,  the  Hub  of  the  Universe, 
or  by  whatever  title  you  may  please  to  know  the  capital  of  the 
good  old  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  Here  she  stands 
with  her  plains  of  Lexington  and  Concord,  her  Faneuil  Hall  and 
Bunker  Hill,  her  sons  ever  ready  as  their  fathers  have  been,  to  bo 
the  first  to  pour  out  their  blood  for  their  country,  first  to  cultivate 
peace  and  amity,  and  to  use  all  honorable  endeavor  to  be  first 
in  art,  science,  and  education,  that  flourish  under  the  reign  of 
peace. 

I  need  not  enter  upon  any  lengthy  dissertation  upon  the  hor¬ 
rors  of  war  or  the  blessings  of  peace,  — it  would  be  to  a  portion 
of  your  number  but  a  rehearsal  of  what  has  come  under  your  own 
notice  in  your,  practical  experience.  The  duties,  or  I  may  say 
the  indomitable  enterprise,  of  the  American  newspaper  reporter 


428 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


during  our  late  war  has  led  him  to  brave  dangers  and  endure  pri¬ 
vations  in  the  field  that  rival  those  of  the  private  soldier,  while 
the  graphic  pictures  given  of  scenes  in  the  contest  from  the 
reporter’s  pencil,  and  the  facts,  figures,  and  statistics  he  has 
presented,  stamp  him  as  the  real  historian  of  the  war. 

Your  presence  here  to-day  is  very  gratifying  as  an  evidence 
that  the  cities  and  towns  you  represent  cordially  unite  with  us  in 
this  grand  expression  of  joy  at  the  return  of  peace  to  the  nation, 
and,  as  we  strike  palm  to  palm  in  congratulation,  as  we  listen  to 
the  grand  chorus  of  ten  thousand  voices  sending  up  a  glorious 
chant  to  Him  who  is  the  Prince  of  Peace,  let  it  be  an  incentive  to 
us,  in  the  exercise  of  our  duties,  and  the  use  of  that  mighty 
power  that  we  wield,  to  strive  to  knit  still  closer  and  stronger 
the  bonds  of  peace  and  unity  in  thig  our  beloved  country. 

Gentlemen,  we  feel  that  you  honor  old  Boston  in  being  with  us 
on  this  occasion  with  such  a  liberal  representation  ;  and,  in  behalf 
of  the  committee  whom  I  have  the  honor  to  represent,  we  thank 
you  for  it,  and  can  only  wish  that  the  expression  of  my  welcome 
could  have  been  more  elegantly  couched  and  more  ably  presented, 
although  the  task  is  that  from  which  any  one,  however  able, 
might  be  excused  from  shrinking.  Here,  before  the  keenest  in¬ 
tellects  of  our  ever-progressive  nation,  —  an  assemblage  of  accu¬ 
rate  observers,  practical  judges,  experienced  students  of  charac¬ 
ter,  thorough  critics,  men  accustomed  to  separate  the  wheat  from 
the  chaff,  and  merit  from  pretension,  —  before  such  an  audience, 
even  he  who  beheld  undismayed  a  marshalled  host  of  levelled 
spears  might  quail  in  anticipation  of  not  less  terrible  weapons,  — 
your  bristling  pencils.  I  have,  therefore,  ventured  to  prepare  a 
little  specimen  of  literary  pyrotechnics  for  this  occasion,  in  order 
that  I  might  be  able  to  retire  in  good  order  while  it  engaged  your 
attention. 

Come  North  and  South,  and  East  and  West, 

And  meet  with  cordial  greeting  ; 

Once  more  beneath  the  sway  of  Peace 
The  nation’s  heart  is  heating. 

No  more  upon  the  trembling  wires 

The  news  of  war  is  Hying,  > 

No  more  our  pleasant  fields  are  strewn 
With  gory  dead  and  dying. 

Hushed  is  war’s  trumpet,  —  summer  gales 
The  notes  of  peace  are  blowing ; 

And  o’er  our  heads  —  God  grant  it  long  1  — 

The  Union  stars  are  glowing. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


429 


Across  the  prairies’  broad  expanse 
The  iron  bands  that  span  it, 

Bring  California’s  greeting  to 
New  England’s  hills  of  granite. 

Maine’s  forests,  Pennsylvania’s  plains, 

The  shores  the  lakes  are  laving, 

The  garden  lands  ’neath  Southern  skies, 

Where  orange-groves  are  waving, 

Break  forth  in  one  harmonious  chant, 

A  glorious  hosanna  1 
Let  us  have  peace  and  unity 
Beneath  our  country’s  banner. 

Ye  wielders  of  the  mighty  power 
That  sways  both  prince  and  peasant, 

May  all  your  ways  be  those  of  peace, 

And  all  your  paths  be  pleasant ! 

Praise  we  the  pen,  that  trenchant  wand, — 

Our  best,  our  last  endeavor, 

To  wield  with  honor,  that  the  true 
Archimedean  lever. 

And  thus  we  pray,  while  in  rude  rhyme 
This  welcome  warm  is  spoken,  — 

United  hearts,  —  United  States, — 

God  keep  the  chain  unbroken  ! 

At  the  conclusion  of  Mr.  Guild’s  poem,  which  was 
frequently  interrupted  with  loud  applause,  the  “  fra¬ 
ternity  ”  took  up  the  line  of  march  from  the  recep¬ 
tion-room  to  the  Press  Headquarters  at  the  other  side 
of  the  building,  where  they  found  the  tables  “  groan¬ 
ing  ”  with  luxuries.  Without  ceremony  they  were  in¬ 
vited  to  help  themselves,  which  they  did  with  a  gusto 
that  indicated  their  entire  satisfaction  with  the  first- 
fruits  of  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

It  was  almost  one  o’clock ;  and  yet  the  writer,  who 
had  been  not  only  on  the  move,  but  on  the  “  dead 
run”  since  early  morn,  found  himself  literally  swal¬ 
lowed  up  in  the  arrangement  of  details  connected  with 


430 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


the  musical  department,  so  that  all  things  should  be  in 
place  and  go  on  smoothly  when  the  public  perform¬ 
ance  commenced. 

Some  members  of  the  Committee,  whose  friendship 
and  sympathy  had  been  warmly  manifested  towards 
the  projector  from  the  beginning,  had  been  watching 
his  movements  with  interest  and  uneasiness  during  the 
forenoon.  At  length  a  friendly  hand  was  placed  upon 
his  shoulder,  and  he  was  summoned  into  the  presence 
of  half  a  dozen  who  were  as  deeply  interested  in  his 
own  welfare  as  in  the  success  of  the  Festival. 

“We  are  a  little  afraid,”  said  one,  “that  you  are 
inclined  to  overwork  yourself  at  the  beginning,  and 
may  not  be  able  to  stand  the  demands  that  will  be 
made  upon  you  during  the  week ;  you  look  too  anxious 
and  careworn,  and  we  therefore  request  you  to  go  to 
your  home  at  once  ;  a  carriage  awaits  you  at  the  door ; 
in  two  hours  you  must  be  here  again,  ready  to  inau¬ 
gurate  the  musical  part  of  the  exercises.” 

“  Gentlemen,”  said  Mr.  Gilmore,  “  relieve  yourselves 
of  all  anxiety  concerning  me ;  it  is  true  I  have  had  to 
work  from  early  morn  up  to  the  present  moment,  but 
there  were  many  small  matters  of  which  you  knew 
nothing,  but  which,  for  the  harmony  of  the  whole, 
had  to  be  attended  to.  Everything  is  now  complete  ; 
and  though  I  may  look  somewhat  fatigued  just  at  this 
moment,  I  shall  appear  like  a  new  man  after  a  little 
rest ;  and  at  three  o’clock  will  be  ready  for  duty.” 

The  fact  is,  many  were  under  the  impression  that 
the  actual  realization  of  the  “great  idea”  might  pos¬ 
sibly  prove  too  much  for  the  projector,  —  that  even 
its  success  might  overpower  him.  His  labors  were 
Herculean,  it  is  true,  and  the  strain  upon  his  mind 
intense,  yet  his  head  was  clear ;  he  saw  all,  everything, 
and  his  heart  was  tilled  with  confidence ;  to  his  mind’s 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


431 


eye  “Victory”  was  written  all  over  the  sky,  and  as 
he  left  the  building  to  make  ready  for  the  approach¬ 
ing  hour  the  clock  struck  One,  the  great  doors  were 
flung  open  for  the  admission  of  the  public ;  and  from 
every  direction  the  multitude  were  thronging  and 
pouring  into  the  Coliseum  to  hear  and  to  see  and  to 
participate  in  the  inaugural  ceremonies  of  the  Peace 
Jubilee,  about  which  so  much  had  been  written  and 
said  throughout  the  country. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Journal,  June  16. 

The  Gathering  Host.  —  By  half-past  two  o’clock  nearly  all  of 
the  chorus  and  orchestra  were  in  their  seats,  and  the  immense 
throng  of  auditors  were  pouring  in  at  the- various  entrances,  a 
flood-tide  of  humanity.  Spreading  like  a  great  wave,  they  cov¬ 
ered  the  vast  floor,  rose  into  the  balconies,  and  ascended  the  great 
amphitheatre  at  the  northern  end  of  the  Coliseum.  The  sound  of 
their  tramping  feet,  as  they  passed  into  the  building  and  sought 
their  seats,  was  like  the  continuous  “  rote”  of  the  sea  as  it  rolls 
upon  some  far-reaching  strand.  There  was  no  clatter  or  confu¬ 
sion  of  noise,  but  a  steady,  deep,  almost  solemn  undertone,  which 
subdued  and  drowned  every  other  disturbing  sound.  It  was  the 
unconscious  music  of  a  great  march  of  humanity,  and  filled  the 
ear  as  the  emblem  of  a  vast  hidden  power.  What  grand  desti¬ 
nies  might  be  wrought  out  by  the  surging  multitude  were  their 
energies  so  impressive  even  in  the  unthinking  act  of  motion, 
united  in  some  great  endeavor  !  But  was  it  not  the  real  music 
of  this  great  occasion,  this  coming  up  of  the  people  in  their  simple 
majesty  to  celebrate  the  return  of  golden  Peace  after  a  mighty 
struggle  ?  In  every  heart  beat  a  symphony  of  gladness,  in  every 
eye  sparkled  the  joy  that  follows  the  passing  away  of  danger, 
and  their  tread  was  but  the  homely  expression  of  noble  impulses. 
There  was  music  in  that  tread  to  one  who  can  catch  the  subtle 
chords  of  the  great  diapason  of  life. 

While  all  who  entered  were  struck  with  the  interior 
beauty  and  magnitude  of  the  “  Temple  of  Peace,”  the 
programme  of  the  day  was  placed  in  their  hands ;  but 
for  the  information  of  the  reader  the  official  pro¬ 
gramme  of  the  entire  Festival  is  here  introduced. 


“fit  its  jjafcri  fhaa.” 


OFFICIAL  PROGRAMME. 


Great  National  Peace  Jubilee! 

(PROJECTED  BY  MR.  P.  S.  GILMORE,) 

TO  BE  HELD 

1 1ST  THE  CITY  OE  BOSTON, 

June  15,  16,  17,  18,  and  19,  1869, 

TO 

COMMEMORATE  THE  RESTORATION  OF  PEACE 

THROUGHOUT  THE  LAND. 


THIS  GLORIOUS  EVENT  IN  OUR  NATIONAL  HISTORY  WILL  BE  CELEBRATED 

BY  THE 

CrF&ndost  Musical  Festival 

EVER  KNOWN  IN  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  WORLD. 


THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES, 

Members  of  his  Cabinet,  Heads  of  Departments, 

Governors  of  all  the  States, 

And  many  other  distinguished  persons  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  together  with  the 
Representatives  of  Foreign  Governments  at  Washington,  have  been  invited 
by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  Boston  to  become  the 


GUESTS  OF  THE  CITY  DURING  THE  FESTIVAL. 


AN  IMMENSE  COLISEUM, 

The  largest  structure  in  America,  capable  of  accommodating  FIFTY  THOUSAND 
PERSONS,  has  been  erected  especially  for  this  occasion,  the 
interior  of  the  building  being 

MAGNIFICENTLY  DECORATED 
WITH  EMBLEMS  OF  NATIONAL  PEACE  AND  HARMONY. 


The  extraordinary  expense  incurred  in  preparing  for  this  great  Festival  has  been  met, 
with  remarkable  generosity,  by  the  public-spirited,  art-loving  citizens  of  Boston,  and 
the  Executive  Committee  take  great  pleasure  in  announcing  the  following 


Affinal  gh'ogtitmtnc 

FOR  THE  FIVE  DAYS  OF  THE  FESTIVAL. 


FIRST  DAT. 

Tuesday,  June  15,  1869,  commencing  at  3  o’clock,  P.  M. 

INA-UGUItAX,  CEREMONIES. 

PRAYER  BY  REV.  E.  E.  HALE. 

TO  BE  FOLLOWED  BY  AN 

ADDRESS  BY  HIS  HONOR  MAYOR  SHURTLEFF, 

WELCOMING  ALL  GEESTS  AND  VISITORS  TO  BOSTON  AND  TO 
MASSACHESETTS. 

ALSO, 

A  CONGRATULATORY  ADDRESS 

BY  HON.  ALEXANDER  H.  RICE, 

<©tt  tl)e  Jlejstoration  of  fStace  atti)  Stnioit  tljrougfyout  tfye  |Dant>. 


THE  INAEGURAL  CEREMONIES  WILL  BE  FOLLOWED  BY  A 


IN  WHICH 


The  Greatest  Oratorio  Chorus  ever  assembled, 

Comprising  One  Hundred  and  Three  Choral  Societies,  made  up  of  nearly  Eight  Hundred 
Choirs,  Clubs,  and  Vocal  Organizations,  and  numbering  in  the  aggregate,  over 

TEW  THOUSAND  VOICES, 

Who  have  been  in  rehearsal  for  many  months,  will  take  part,  accompanied  hy 

A  GRAND  ORCHESTRA  OF  ONE  THOUSAND  MUSICIANS, 

SELECTED  FROM  THE  BEST  ORCHESTRAS,  BANDS  AND  MESICAL 
ASSOCIATIONS  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES. 


The  scale  upon  which  it  is  proposed  to  carry  out  this  Festival  will  represent,  in  its 
magnitude  and  splendor,  the  greatest  cause  for  National  rejoicing 
that  the  American  people  have  ever  been  called 
upon  to  celebrate, — the 

Restoration:  of  |pea«  arch  stnion:  tjjrougfjout  %  ITanfr. 

It  will  bring  together  in  fraternal  greeting  the  leading  men  of  the  Nation,  and  people 
from  all  parts  of  the  land  ;  and,  aside  from  its  significance  as  the 
FIRST  GRAND  NATIONAL  REUNION 
since  the  close  of  the  War, 

It  will  be  the  Greatest  Feast  of  Sublime  and  Inspiring  Harmony  that 
has  ever  been  heard  in  any  part  of  the  World. 


PROGRAMME  OF  FIRST  DAY, 
Tuesday,  June  15th,  1869. 

I3  .A.  IR,  T  X. 


1-  Grand  Choral.  “  God  is  a  castle  and  defence.”  luther. 


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Et - 

cas  -  tie 

and 

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fence. 

Sung  by  the  Full  Chorus,  Ten  Thousand  Voices, 
with  Orchestra,  and  Military  Band  Accompaniment,  One  Thousand  Instruments, 
and  the  Great  Organ. 

£2-  Overture.  “Tannhauser.”  wagner. 

Performed  by  the  select  Orchestra  increased  to 
Six  Hundred  Instrumentalists. 


S-  Gloria.  “  From  the  Twelfth  Mass.”  mozart. 


Glo  -  rious  is  Thy  name,  A1  -  migh  -  ty  God. 


Sung  by  the  Full  Chorus, 
with  Organ  and  Orchestral  Accompaniment. 


*3=.  Solo.  “  Ave  Maria.”  gounod. 

_  jj,  Moderato. 


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A  -  ve  Ma  ri  a. 


For  Voice,  Violin  Obbligato,  Piano,  Organ,  and  Orchestra. 
Sung  by  Madame  Parepa-Rosa. 

The  Violin  obbligato,  by  Two  Hundred  Violinists. 


S.  National  Air.  <£  The  Star  Spangled  Banner.”  key. 

With  an  additional  verse  written  by  W.  T.  W.  Ball,  Esq. 


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O,  say,  can  you  see  by  the  dawn’s  ear  -  ly  light. 


To  be  sung  as  follows 

First  Verse  Basses  in  Unison  first  16  measures,  Tenors  in  Unison,  second  16  measures,  end¬ 
ing  with  Full  Chorus,  accompanied  by  Organ  and  Orchestra. 

Second  Verse:— Sopranos  and  Altos  in  Duett,  ending  with  Full  Chorus,  accompanied  by 
Organ,  Orchestra,  and  Chiming  of  Bells. 

Third  Verse  Tenors  and  Basses  in  Unison  first  16  measures,  and  in  duett  second  16  measures, 
ending  with  Full  Chorus,  accompanied  by  Organ,  Orchestra,  Military  Band,  Drum  Corps,  Chiming 
of  Bells,  and  booming  of  Cannon. 

(The  Bells  will  be  rung,  and  the  Cannon  fired  by  electricity.) 

INTERMISSION  FIFTEEN  MINUTES. 


PROGRAMME  OF  FIRST  DAY 

Tuesday,  June  15th,  1869. 

I=>  II. 


1-  Hymn  of  Peace,  Written  for  the  occasion,  by  dr.  o.  w.  holmes, 

TO  THE  MUSIC  OF 


“  Keller’s  American  Hymn.” 


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An  -  gel  of  Peace,  thou  hast  wandered  too  long. 
FULL  CHORUS, 

Organ,  Orchestra,  and  Military  Band  Accompaniment. 


2.  Overture.  “  William  Tell.”  rossini. 

Select  Orchestra, 

Six  Hundred  Performers. 


S.  Inflammatus.  From  the  “Stabat  Mater.”  rossini. 


Andante  Maestoso. 


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In  -  flam  -  ma  -tus, 

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Inflam  -  ma  -  tus  et  ac 

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- 

-  cen-sus. 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa, 

With  full  Chorus,  Organ  and  Orchestral  Accompaniment. 


“3:-  Coronation  March.  From  “The  Prophet.”  Meyerbeer. 

Performed  by  the  Full  Band  and  Orchestra  combined. 

One  Thousand  Instrumentalists. 


Scena,  from  II  Trovatore.  “  Anvil  Chorus. 


Proudly  our  ban  -  ner  now  gleams  with  golden  lus  -  tre 


Sung  by  the  Full  Chorus, 
with  Organ,  Orchestra,  Military  Band,  Drum  Corps, 

One  Hundred  Anvils,  all  the  Bells  of  the  City  in  chime, 
and  Cannon  Accompaniment. 

(The  anvil  part  will  be  performed  by  100  members  of  the  Boston  Fire  Department.) 


e. 


National  Air.  Written  hv  rev.  s.  f.  smith,  d.  d. 

“  My  Country,  ’tis  of  Thee.” 

To  the  Music  of 


GOD  SAVE  THE  QUEEH. 


J  -J- 

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T 

a  •  *  - 

9  «  9 

4-^- — - 

My  country, ’tis  of  thee,  Sweet  land  of  liber- ty,  Of  thee  I  sing. 


Sung  by  the  Full  Chorus, 
with  Organ,  Orchestra,  Military  Band,  Drum  Corps, 
Bells  and  Cannon  Accompaniment. 

(The  audience  is  requested  to  join  in  singing  the  last  stanza.) 


PROGRAMME  OF  SECOND  DAY 
Wednesday,  June  16th,  1869. 

3?  _A_  IR,  T  X. 


1_  Festival  Overture,  based  on  “  Luther’s  Choral.”  nicolai. 
“  E in  feste  Burg  ist  unser  Gott." 

Full  Chorus, 

Organ,  and  Orchestra. 


SL  Chorus.  “Glory  to  God,”  from  the  “  Messiah.” 
r\JA  Alleyro. 


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Glo  -  ry  to  God, 


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Glo  -  ry 


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to  God  in  the  high  -  est. 


Full  Chorus, 
Organ  and  Orchestra. 


S-  Chorus.  “  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  re- 


4-  Recitative  and  Aria.  “Non  piu  di  fiori;  ”  from  “La 
Clemenza  di  Tito.”  mozart. 

Sung  by 

Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps. 


5-  Chorus.  “  He,  watching  over  Israel,”  from 

“Elijah.”  MENDELSSOHN. 


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L  L  L  U  r 

1  i  r 

He,  watoliing 

o  -  ver 

Is  -  ra  -  el, 

slumbers  not,  nor 

sleeps. 

Full  Chorus, 
Organ  and  Orchestra. 


G.  Air.  “  Let  the  bright  seraphim.”  handel. 


~  Andante. 

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Let  the  bright  se  -  raphim  in  burn  -  ing  row. 
Sung  by 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa. 

(Trumpet  Obbligato  performed  by  Mr.  M.  Arbuckle.) 


INTERMISSION  OF  FIFTEEN  MINUTES. 


PROGRAMME  OF  SECOND  DAY. 

Wednesday,  June  16th,  1869. 

IF*  .A.  IR,  T  XI. 


1.  Duet  and  Chorus.  “  See  the  Conquering  Hero  Comes.” 


from  “Judas  Maecabffius.”  handed. 


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—  I ; 

See  the  God-like  youth  advance,  Breathe  the  flutes,  and  lead  the  dance. 


CHORUS.  ( Sopranos  and  A  Itos.) 
See  the  conquering  Hero  comes, 
Sound  the  trumpets,  beat  the  drums ; 
Snorts  prepare,  the  laurel  bring, 
Songs  of  triumph  to  him  sing. 


DUET.  ( Sopranos. ) 

See  the  Godlike  youth  advance, 

Breathe  the  flutes,  and  lead  the  dance  ; 
Myrtle  wreathes  and  roses  twine, 

To  deck  the  Hero’s  brow  divine. 


Grand  Chorus.  —See  the  conquering  Hero,  etc. 

Sung  by  the  Choir  of  Artists,  with  Full  Chorus,  Organ  and  Orchestra. 


£3-  Symphony.  (in  C  Major.)  «  Schubert. 

AncUmte, 

Allegro, 

Andante  con  moto, 

Scherzo, 

Finale . 

Performed  by  the  Select  Orchestra,  500  members. 


S-  Solo  and  Chorus.  “The  Marvellous  Work,”  from  “The 

Creation.”  haydn. 


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II  u  .  \J  h  P  7  D 

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The  mar  -  v’lous,  the  marv’lous  work  behold  a-maz’d, 

The  Solo  by 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa, 


"With  Chorus,  Organ  and  Orchestra. 


4.  Chorus  and  Trio.  “The  Heavens  are  Telling,”  from 
“The  Creation.”  haydn. 

Allegro. 


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4- 


The  heavens  are  tell  -  ing  the  glo  - 
(Trio  by  the  Choir  of  Artists.) 
Full  Chorus, 

Organ  and  Orchestra. 


ry 


of  God. 


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PROGRAMME  OF  THIRD  DAY. 

Thursday,  June  17th,  1869. 

ANNIVERSARY  OF  THE  BATTLE  OF  BUNKER  HILL. 

THE  PEOPLE’S  HAT. 

National,  Popular,  and  Patriotic  Selections. 

I3  A IR,  T  X. 


1-  Overture.  “  Fra  Diavolo.”  auber. 

Performed  by  the  full  Grand  Orchestra. 

One  Thousand  Instrumentalists. 

(The  Solo  Trumpet  part  to  be  played  by  Fifty  Trumpeters.) 


-  Choral. 

4J- 


Judgment  Hymn.” 


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I  ■  "I 


-ssi- 


Great  God,  what  do  I  see  and  hear. 
Full  Chorus, 
with  Organ  and  Orchestra. 


3- 


Grand  March. 

Maestoso- 


Peace  Festival,”  first  time. 


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- —  3 — I — Uj — boOi — 1 - L 

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Composed  for  this  occasion,  and  performed  by  the  United  Bands, 
One  Thousand  Musicians. 


4-  Aria. 


Robert  toi  qui  j’aime. 

Sung  by 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa. 


MEYERBEER. 


5-  Scena,  from  “II  Trovatore,”  introducing  the  “Anvil 

Chorus.”  verdi. 

tr  Allegro.  fr  •  *  •»•»"*«’  •  -BhT"  '  a  * — - 

.... 


Performed  by  the  Full  Chorus,  with  Organ,  Orchestra,  Military  Band,  Drum  Corps, 
Bell,  Anvil,  and  Cannon  Accompaniment. 


3-  Overture  Triumphal,  on  the  American  National  Air,  “  Hail 

Columbia.”  c.  c.  converse. 

Composed  for  this  occasion,  and  performed  by  the  Full  Band,  with  Organ  and 
Chorus  in  the  Finale. 


INTERMISSION  FIFTEEN  MINUTES. 


PROGRAMME  OF  THIRD  DAY. 

Thursday,  June  17th,  1869. 

II. 


1.  Marche  Militaire.  “  Prince  Frederick.” 

Performed  by  Band  and  Orchestra, 

One  Thousand  Musicians. 


53-  National  Air.  “  Star  Spangled  Banner.’ 


Last  stanza,  as  sung  by 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa. 


-h — p — >- 


-9 — V- 


O’er  the  land  of  the  free  ;  And  the  home 

Sung  by 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa. 

with  Full  Chorus,  Organ,  Orchestra,  Military  Band,  Drum  Corps, 
Bell  and  Cannon  Accompaniment. 


of  the  brave. 


3-  Solo  for  Cornet.  “Cavatina  from  11  Bravo.”  mercadante. 

Performed  by 
Mr.  M.  Arbuckle, 
with  Orchestral  Accompaniment. 


4-  Chorus.  “  The  Harp  that  once  thro’  Tara’s  Halls.” 

MOORE. 

Andante  Affetuoso. 


The  Harp  that  once  through  Tara’s  halls,  The  soul  of  music  shed. 

For  Full  Chorus,  with  Organ  and  Orchestra 


5-  Overture. 


“  Stradella.” 

Reed  Band, 

Five  Hundred  Performers. 


©.  Choral.  “  Old  Hundredth  Psalm.” 


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Praise  God,  from  whom  all  bless  -  ings  flow, 
Full  Chorus,  Organ,  Orchestra,  Military  Band, 
and  Cannon  Accompaniment. 


The  audience  is  respectfully  invited  to  join  in  singing  the  last  verse. 


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PROGRAMME  OF  FOURTH  DAY. 
Friday,  June  18th,  1869. 

F  -A.  IR,  T  I. 


1_  Overture. 


“  Jubal,” 

Introducing  God  Save  the  Queen. 
Grand  Orchestra. 


C.  VON  WEBER. 


S.  Choral.  “To  God  on  High, ” from  “  St.  Paul.”  mendelssohn. 

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To  God  on  high  be  thanksand praise,  Who  deignsour  bonds  to  sev  -  er. 
Full  Chorus, 

Organ  and  Orchestra. 


3.  Symphony,  No.  5. 

1.  Allegro  molto. 


(in  C  Major.) 


BEETHOVEN. 


2.  Andante  con  moto. 

3.  Scherzo  allegro,  and 

Finale.  Allegro. 

Grand  Orchestra. 


Aria. 


Laseia  ehio  pianga.” 

Sung  by 

Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps. 


5.  Chorus.  “  Achieved  is  the  glorious  work,”  from  the 

“  Creation.”  hadyn. 


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ds 

A  -  chiev  -  ed  is  the 
Full  Chorus, 
Organ  and  Orchestra. 


glo  -  rious  work ; 


€3-  Chorus.  “  Thanks  be  to  God,”  from  “  Elijah.”  mendelssohn, 

fn .  ~|7 ' '  .3—"  jr. - jrn— ^ - f^P—r-a - e>— »— 1>-^— — 

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Thanks  be  to  God,  He  lav  -  eth  the  thirst-y  land. 

Full  Chorus, 

Organ  and  Orchestra. 


INTERMISSION  FIFTEEN  MINUTES. 


PROGRAMME  OF  FOURTH  DAY. 

Friday,  June  18th,  1869. 

PA.RT  IX. 


1.  Chorus.  “Sleepers,  wake !  a  voice  is  calling,”  from 

“  St.  Paul.”  MENDELSSOHN. 


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73  ! 

V"J7 - - J — ~73~' 

Sleep-ers,  wake !  a  voice  is  call  -  ing, 
Full  Chorus, 

Organ  and  Orchestra. 


3-  Prater.  From  “  Moses  in  Egypt.”  rossini. 


Oh !  Thou  whose  pow’r  tremendous,  Upholds  the  star  -  ry  sky.... 
Sung  hy  the  Choir  of  Artists  in  Unison. 

First  verse,  Basses ;  Second  verse,  Tenors ;  Third  verse,  Sopranos ;  with 
Full  Chorus, 

Organ  and  Orchestra. 


3-  Solo  and  Chorus.  “  Inflammatus”  from 

CHORUS. 


Stabat  Mater. 

ROSSINI. 


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ff  On  the  dreadful  judgment  day,  On  the  dreadful  judgment  day. 
The  Solo  by  Fifteen  leading  Soprani  in  Unison, 
with  Full  Chorus,  Organ  and  Orchestra. 


4.  Gloria.  From  “Twelfth  Mass.”  mozart. 


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— J — -J — J — T— 

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Glo  -  -  -  ri  -  a  in  ex  -  cel  -  sis  De  -  -  -  o. 

Full  Chorus, 

Organ  and  Orchestra. 

5.  Hallelujah  Chorus.  From  “The  Messiah.”  handel. 


n  U  „  „  .  .  .  v  _  ..  .  _  - 

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-1 — 1 — — 1 — u'-l — Fr-I — (*-| — 2~  - 

3=^^ - 

Hal-le-lu-jah !  Hal-le-lu-jah !  Halle  •  lujah !  Hallelujah !  Hal  -  le  -  lujah ! 


Grand  Chorus, 

Organ  and  Orchestra. 

The  Audience  is  requested  to  rise  during  the  Singing  of  the 
,  “Hallelujah  Chorus.” 


PROGRAMME  OF  FIFTH  DAY, 


Saturday,  June  19th,  1869. 

GRAND  CHORUS  COMPOSED  OF 

THE  CHILDREN  OF  THE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


IE?  _A_3rLT  I. 


1.  Overture. 


“  William  Tell.” 

Grand  Orchestra. 


S3-  National  Air. 
£  Maestoso. 


“  Hail  Columbia.” 


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Hail  Columbia,  hap  -  py  land.  Hail  ye  he  -  roes,  heav’n  born  band ; 
Sung  by  the  Full  Chorus  in  Unison. 

With  Organ  and  Orchestral  Accompaniment. 

3-  Three-part  Song.  “  Brothers,  to  our  Native  Land.”  abt. 

Andantino. 

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Brothers,  to  our  na  -  tive  land,  Let  us  vow  both  heart  and  hand. 


Chorus, 

Organ  and  Orchestra. 


4-  Chorus.  “Now  the  twilight’s  softly  stealing.”  mercad ante. 

Andante. 


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Now  the  twilight's  softly  steal  -  ing,  You  -  der  Ab-bey  tow’r  reveal  -  ing. 


Full  Chorus, 
Organ  and  Orchestra. 


5.  Aria.  From  “Luerezia  Borgia.”  “II  segreto  peresse 

feliei.”  donizetti. 

Sung  by 

Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps. 


3.  Solo  and  Chorus. 

Con  Spirito. 


So  merrily  over  the  ocean  spray.” 

BItINLEY  RICHARDS. 


So  mer-ri  -  ly  o  -  ver  the  ocean  spray, Dancing  and  singing  the  hours  away. 


First  Verse,  Sopranos  in  Unison  ;  Second  Verse,  Altos  in  Unison. 
With  Full  Chorus,  Organ  and  Orchestra. 


PROGRAMME  OF  FIFTH  DAY. 

Saturday,  June  19th,  1869. 

PART  II. 

PHYSICAL  EXERCISES, 

UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF 

ME.  LEWIS  B.  MOHEOE. 

1.  Coronation  March.  Meyerbeer. 

Grand  Orchestra. 

J2-  Russian  National  Hymn.  lvoff. 

With  words  of  Welcome  to  General  Grant,  by  S.  F.  Smith,  D.  D. 


Maestoso. 


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Wel  -  come  the 

man  of  God, 

Cho  -  sen  to 

lead  us. 

Sung  by  the  Full  Chorus  in  Unison. 
With  Organ  and  Orchestral  Accompaniment. 


S-  Aria.  Prom  “Elijah.”  “Hear  ye  Israel.”  Mendelssohn. 

Sung  by 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa. 


Three-part  Song.  “Wake,  gentle  Zephyr.”  rossini. 


5.  Duo.  From  “  Stabat  Mater.”  “Quis  est  Homo.”  rossini. 

Sung  by 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa  and  Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps. 

©.  Grand  Choral.  Old  Hundredth  Psalm. 


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From  all  that  dwell  be  -  neath  the  skies. 


Pull  Chorus, 
Organ  and  Orchestra. 


RECAPITULATION  OF  THE  PROGRAMMES. 


THE  MUSIC  PERFORMED  AT  THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


VOCAL. 

Choral.  “  God  is  a  castle  and  defence  ” . Luther. 

Gloria.  From  the  “  Twelfth  Mass  ” . Mozart. 

Solo.  “  Are  Maria  ” . Gounod. 

Solo  and  Chorus.  “  Inflammatus,”  from  the  “  Stahat  Mater”  .  .  .  Rossini. 

Chorus.  “  Glory  to  God,”  from  the  “  Messiah  ” . Handel. 

Chorus.  “  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed,”  from  the  “  Messiah  ”,  Handel. 

Chorus.  “  He  watching  over  Israel,”  from  “  Elijah  ” . Mendelssohn. 

Air.  “  Let  the  bright  seraphim  ” . Handel. 

Solo  and  Chorus.  “  The  marvellous  work ,”  from  the  “  Creation  ”  .  .  .  Haydn.- 

Chorus  and  Trio.  “  The  heavens  are  telliDg,”  from  the  “  Creation  ”  .  .  Haydn. 

Choral.  “  Judgment  Hymn  ”  . . Luther. 

Choral.  “  To  God  on  high,”  from  “  St.  Paul  ” . Mendelssohn. 

Chorus.  “  Achieved  is  the  glorious  work,”  from  the  “  Creation  ”  .  .  .  Haydn.  . 

Chorus.  “  Thanks  be  to  God,”  from  “  Elijah  ” . Mendelssohn. 

Chorus.  “  Sleepers,  wake  !  a  voice  is  calling,”  from  “  St.  Paul  ”...  Mendelssohn. 

Prayer,  from  “  Moses  in  Egypt  ”  .  .•  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Rossini. 

Hallelujah  Chorus.  From  the  “  Messiah  ” . Handel. 

Aria.  “  Hear  ye,  Israel,”  from  “  Elijah  ”  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  Mendelssohn. 

Duo,  from  “  Stabat  Mater.”  “  Quis  est  Homo  ?  ”  ......  Rossini. 

Choral.  “  Old  Hundredth  Psalm  ” . 

Recitative  and  Aria.  “  Non  piu  di  fiori,”  from  “  La  Clemenza  di  Tito  ”  .  .  Mozart. 

Aria.  “  Lascia  chio  pianga  ” . .  .  .  .  Handel. 

Aria.  “  II  segreto  peresse  felici.”  from  “  Lucrezia  Borgia  ”  .  .  .  .  Donizetti. 

Aria.  “  Robert,  toi  qui  j’aime  ”  .........  Meyerbeer. 

Chorus.  “  The  harp  that  once  through  Tara’s  halls  ”.....  Moore. 

Chorus.  “  Now  the  twilight ’s  softly  stealing  ” . Mercadante. 

Solo  and  Chorus.  “  So  merrily  over  the  ocean  spray  ”.....  Brinley  Richards. 

Three-part  Song.  “  Wake,  gentle  Zephyr  ” . Rossini. 

Scena,  from  “  H  Trovatore.”  “  Anvil  Chorus  ” . Verdi. 

Three-part  Song  “  Brothers ,  to  our  native  land  ”  .....  AbT. 

Russian  National  Hymn  .  . Lvoff. 

Duet  and  Chorus.  “  See,  the  conquering  hero  comes  ”  ....  Handel. 

Overture  Triumphal,  with  Chorus,  on  “  Hail  Columbia  ”  .....  Converse. 

Festival  Overture,  based  on  Luther’s  Choral,  “  Ein  feste  Burg  ”  .  .  .  Nicolai. 

Hymn  of  Peace,  written  by  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes.  Music  by  .  .  .  M.  Keller. 

National  Song.  “  The  Star-Spangled  Banner  ”  .  .  .  .  .  .  Key. 

National  Song.  “My  country,  't  is  of  thee  ” . S.  F.  Smith,  D.  D. 


INSTRUMENTAL. 

Overture.  “  Tannhauser  ”  .  ...... 

Overture.  “  William  Tell  ” . 

Coronation  March.  From  “  The  Prophet  ” 

Symphony  (in  C  Major)  .  . . 

Overture.  “  Fra  Diavolo  ” . 

Grand  March.  “  Peace  Festival,”  first  time  . 

March  Militaire.  *£  Prince  Frederick  ”... 

Solo  for  Cornet.  “  Cavatina  from  II  Bravo  ”  .  . 

Overture.  “Stradella” . 

Overture.  “  Jubal 

Symphony  No.  5  (in  C  Major) . 


Wagner. 

Rossini- 

Meyerbeer. 

Schubert. 

Auber. 

Janotta. 

Bh.se. 

Mercadante. 

Flotow. 

C.  Von  Weber. 
Beethoven. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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As  has  already  been  stated,  the  doors  of  the  Coli¬ 
seum  were  thrown  open  for  the  admission  of  the  pub¬ 
lic  at  One  o’clock  on  Tuesday,  June  15,  and  from  that 
hour  the  tide  of  humanity  kept  flowing  into  the  great 
building  until  Three,  the  time  announced  for  the  inau¬ 
gural  exercises  of  the  Jubilee  to  commence.  The 
scene  within  the  building  when  all  were  in  place  was 
the  grandest  and  most  impressive  ever  beheld  upon 
the  American  continent ;  nay,  we  might  go  further, 
and  say  ever  witnessed  in  the  world  beneath  one  roof. 
The  band  of  a  thousand  performers  were  in  their  seats, 
each  with  his  instrument  in  hand  ready  to  perform  his 
part.  They  occupied  a  platform  which,  having  a  slight 
descent  from  rear  to  front,  brought  every  member  of 
the  orchestra  into  view  from  the  floor,  and  from  every 
part  of  the  house. 

From  the  right,  left,  and  rear  of  the  band  platform 
the  chorus  seats,  filled  with  ten  thousand  of  the  best 
singers  in  the  land,  ascended  row  above  row,  going  up, 
up,  up,  up,  higher  and  higher  and  higher,  until  they 
reached  the  very  eaves ;  and  the  sight  of  this  great 
choir  alone  was  a  scene  never  to  be  forgotten. 

The  magnificent  organ,  which,  without  other  voice 
or  instrument,  could  fill  the  huge  edifice  with  rich  har¬ 
mony,  was  all  ready  to  pour  out  its  marvellous  tones 
under  the  artistic  fingers  of  that  true  genius  and  gen¬ 
tleman,  Dr.  John  H.  Willcox,  who  was  already  at  his 
post. 

The  big  guns  were  in  position,  and  together  with  all 
the  bells  of  the  city,  were  prepared  to  respond  to  the 
touch  of  the  electrician,  and  lend  their  power  and 
loftiness  to  the  National  Air. 

But  while  the  beautiful  and  picturesque  musical 
scene  within  the  building  filled  the  eyes  of  the  vast 
audience  with  wonder  and  admiration,  the  band  and 


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chorus  looked  in  turn  with  kindred  feelings  of  astonish¬ 
ment  upon  the.  sea  of  faces  turned  towards  them.  In 
fact,  for  the  time  being,  each  and  all  felt  a  new  sensa¬ 
tion,  a  thrill  of  joy,  of  inspiration,  of  exquisite  pleasure, 
which  in  life  they  never  felt  before,  and  which  cannot 
be  explained. 

“  If  the  scene  alone  awakens  such  feelings,  what  will 
be  the  effect  of  the  music  when  the  flood-gates  of  such 
harmony  as  we  shall  soon  hear  are  opened  upon  us  ?  ” 
was  a  question  the  solution  of  which  thousands  awaited 
with  mingled  feelings  of  joy  and  fear. 

“Will  it  be  frightfully  loud,  or  will  it  be  very 
beautiful  ?  ”  “  May  not  the  first  grand  outburst  of 

the  organ,  with  that  immense  body  of  voices  and  in¬ 
struments  combined,  create  such  a  concussion  in  the 
air  as  to  destroy  our  hearing,  and  perhaps  shake  down 
the  building?”  “Is  it  possible  that  such  a  multitude 
of  voices  and  instruments  can  harmonize  and  make 
agreeable  music?” 

These  questions  would  soon  be  solved,  and  solved  to 
the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  within  and  without,  —  ay,  of 
hundreds  of  thousands  throughout  the  country  who 
anxiously  awaited  the  result. 

At  precisely  ten  minutes  past  three  a  delegation  of 
the  Executive  Committee  walked  down  the  broad-aisle 
from  the  reception-room,  escorting  the  minister  and 
orators  of  the  day  to  the  platform,  shortly  after  which 
the  Hon.  A.  H.  Rice  called  the  assemblage  to  order, 
and  Rev.  Edward  Everett  Hale  offered  up  the  follow¬ 
ing  prayer :  — 

Almighty  God,  it  is  in  thy  providence  that  we  are  here  to¬ 
gether,  and  we  thank  thee,  Father  of  our  spirits,  that  we  are  in 
thy  presence,  that  thou  art  in  the  midst  of  us.  We  thank  thee 
that  thou  hast  led  us  through  years  of  war  into  these  years  of 
peace  and  plenty.  We  thank  thee  that  thou  hast  united  these 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


445 


States  in  one  nation  forever,  and  that  thou  hast  given  to  it  thy 
dominion  from  sea  to  sea.  We  thank  thee  that  in  that  nation 
thou  hast  given  welcome  and  homes  to  strangers  who  come  from 
every  land.  We  thank  thee  that  thou  hast  overruled  the  coun¬ 
sels  of  men,  and  that  thou  hast  dwelt  in  their  hearts  with  thy 
Holy  Spirit,  so  that  they  may  live  together  as  brethren.  We 
thank  thee  that  thou  hast  proclaimed  liberty  to  the  captive,  and 
an  opening  of  the  prison  to  those  that  were  bound.  We  thank 
thee  that  our  brothers  and  sisters,  our  kinsmen  and  our  friends, 
can  come  together  here,  from  far  distant  homes,  —  from  the  North 
and  from  the  South,  from  the  East  and  from  the  West,  — to  unite 
together  with  one  heart  and  with  one  voice  to  praise  thee  for  thy 
boundless  gifts  to  us ;  that  mercy  and  truth  have,  met  together, 
that  righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each  other.  And  now, 
merciful  Father,  for  the  days  that  are  before  us  we  ask  a  like 
blessing  for  ourselves  and  for  our  children ;  that  thou  wilt  be 
with  us,  as  thou  hast  been  with  our  fathers  ;  that  in  this,  the  week 
of  our  Jubilee,  of  our  festivities,  thou  wilt  rule  in  our  hearts ; 
that  thou  wilt  draw  near  to  us,  and  bring  us  near  to  thee  ;  that 
these  words  of  our  lips,  this  offering  of  our  hands  may  be  accept¬ 
able  service. 

Father,  we  consecrate  our  lives  to  thee,  and  ask  thee  to  bless 
us,  as  thy  children,  in  the  days  that  are  before  us.  0,  be  pleased 
to  give  peace  to  these  States  and  to  this  nation  in  all  coming 
time.  Father  of  mercies,  so  be  with  us  that  we  may  live  peace¬ 
ably  with  all  men  ;  teach  us  to  forget  the  things  that  are  behind, 
and  teach  us  to  look  forward  to  those  that  are  to  come  after. 
May  he  who  is  the  Prince  of  Peace  ever  reign  in  our  hearts,  that 
we  may  welcome  his  coming,  and  may  prepare  his  way.  Direct 
us,  Father,  as  thine  own  children,  that  in  thee  we  may  live  and 
labor ;  that  we  may  hew  down  mountains  and  lift  up  valleys,, 
that  the  car  of  the  Lord  may  roll  gloriously  on  ;  that  truth  may 
spring  out  of  the  earth,  and  righteousness  may  look  down  from 
heaven.  Hear  us  in  our  praise  as  we  ascribe  to  thee  the  glory 
of  every  gift  that  comes  to  us.  “  Glory  be  to  God  in  the  highest,, 
and  on  earth  Peace,  Good-will  to  men.” 

Our  Father  who  art  in  Heaven,  hallowed  be  thy  name.  Thy 
kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  Earth  as  it  is  in  Heaven. 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  trespasses 
as  we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us.  Lead  us  not  into 
temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil.  For  thine  is  the  kingdom, 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Immediately  after  tlie  prayer  Mayor  Shurtleff  stepped 
forward,  and  delivered  the  following  warm  Address  of 
W elcome :  — 

To  this  National  Festival,  instituted  to  commemorate  the  re¬ 
turn  of  Peace  to  our  country,  the  restoration  of  our  ancient  liber¬ 
ties  unimpaired,  our  national  bonds  of  union  unbroken,  and  our 
honor  and  credit  unsullied,  Boston  welcomes  you  all  most  sin¬ 
cerely  and  cordially. 

Let  this  welcome  extend  as  widely  as  the  beneficial  and  glori¬ 
ous  effects  of  our  happy  Peace  can  reach  and  be  felt,  that  all  na¬ 
tions  and  all  tongues  may  join  in  the'  joyful  strains  :  and  let  the 
gladsome  music  of  this  Jubilee  resound  in  one  acclaim  throughout 
the  world,  and  be  echoed  and  re-echoed  to  the  remotest  regions 
of  the  universe. 

Domestic  strife  has  ended.  Peace  and  harmony  prevail.  The 
sons  of  the  Union  rejoice  in  liberty  and  friendship.  All,  then, 
are  welcome  to  join  with  us  in  singing  the  praises  of  the  Great 
Ruler  of  events,  who  has  vouchsafed  to  us  the  most  estimable  of 
all  blessings.  May  the  harmony  of  this  occasion  strike  deep  into 
the  breasts  of  us  all,  and  awaken  within  our  nature  the  most 
sacred  and  lasting  impressions ;  and  may  Peace  and  good-will 
forever  reign  triumphant ! 

Welcome,  thrice  welcome  are  all  to  this  our  Festival  of  Peace. 

Then  came  the  orator  of  the  day,  the  Hon.  Alexan¬ 
der  H.  Rice,  President  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee 
Association,  and  delivered  the  following  eloquent  Ad¬ 
dress  on  the  Restoration  of  Peace  and  Union :  — 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  — 

No  one,  I  am  sure,  can  be  more  painfully  conscious  than  I  am 
at  this  moment,  how  inadequate  is  any  single  voice  —  much  more 
any  words  of  mine  —  to  give  suitable  expression  to  the  sentiment 
of  this  great  occasion.  The  scene  itself  in  all  its  fixed  and  versa¬ 
tile  magnificence  is  its  best  interpreter  ;  and  no  eloquence,  how¬ 
ever  lofty  or  descriptive,  can  equal  the  glowing  inspiration  of 
this  impressive  spectacle,  even  before  a  sound  is  uttered.  There 
is  scarcely  an  exhibition  of  physical  power  more  imposing  than  a 
multitude  of  living  humanity ;  and  no  display  of  moral  grandeur 
is  more  sublime  than  the  movement  of  that  multitude  when  swayed 
by  a  common  impulse  and  a  kindred  sympathy. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


447 


The  law  of  power  and  the  law  of  harmony  readily  unite  in  one, 
whether  in  the  domain  of  Nature  or  of  Sentiment.  For  do  we 
not  read,  that,  when  the  virgin  worlds  came  forth,  radiant  in  di¬ 
vine  glory  and  rich  in  gifts  from  out  the  everlasting  solitude,  at 
the  bidding  of  Almighty  Power,  the  morning  stars  sang  their 
greetings  together,  and  all  the  sons  of  God  shouted  for  joy  ?  So, 
also,  is  it  ordained  in  the  affairs  of  men  that  the  highest  triumph 
of  victory  is  the  most  perfect  peace,  —  the  loudest  din  of  battle  is 
hushed  in  the  melody  of  song.  In  entire  agreement  with  this 
thought  convenes  this  vast  assembly,  larger  than  was  ever  before 
gathered  in  a  single  audience-room  upon  this  continent ;  gathered 
from  the  East,  from  the  West,  from  the  North,  and  from  the 
South,  to  blend  the  power  of  numbers  and  the  harmony  of  sound, 
—  to  attune  multiplied  voice  and  instrument  of  every  name,  in 
sending  up  to  Heaven  and  forth  to  men  a  paean  of  great  joy  over 
the  restoration  of  domestic  peace,  and  the  renewal  of  prosperity 
to  our  common  country. 

That  country  has  long  been  in  unconscious  preparation  for  such 
a  festival ;  so  that  the  unanimity  with  which  its  announcement  was 
received  was  but  an  animating  echo  of  that  loyal  sentiment  which, 
seven  years  ago,  brought  millions  of  volunteers  to  our  battle¬ 
fields,  when  the  signal-guns  of  Sumter,  reverberating  over  prairie 
and  lake,  and  city  and  hillside,  made  the  first  decisive  announce, 
ment  that  the  great  civil  war  had  begun.  And  the  culmination 
of  popular  interest  in  the  progress  of  the  Jubilee  is  evinced  by 
these  waiting  thousands,  whose  hearts  throb  with  exultant  expec¬ 
tation,  until  it  shall  tell  its  own  story  in  the  grand  outburst  of 
instrument  and  song. 

Music  is  a  nearly  universal  language  ;  but  it  is  the  language  of 
the  emotions  rather  than  of  thought;  — 

“  Warm,  energetic,  chaste,  sublime  !  ”  — 

the  language  understood  alike  by  man  and  seraph ;  of  the  proph¬ 
et’s  harp  and  the  angel’s  lyre  ;  the  language  of  devotion.  It  has 
the  mystic  charm  of  consolation  to  the  weary  soul,  and  fires  with 
courage  amid  the  terrors  of  the  battle-field.  It  sings  in  the  hum 
of  the  insect’s  wing,  and  roars  in  the  trembling  thunders  and  in 
the  ocean’s  surge.  It  is  the  song  of  maternal  love  by  the  infant’s 
cradle,  and  it  alone  can  utter  forth  the  mighty  torrent  of  a  na¬ 
tion’s  joy. 

But  justice  demands  that  we  shall  pause  at  the  outset  for  a  mo¬ 
ment’s  homage  to  the  genius  which  inspired  the  thought  of  this 
great  Jubilee,  and  to  the  burning  zeal  and  steadfast  confidence 


448 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


which  have  vitalized  its  execution.  To  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  belong 
the  crowning  honors  of  this  day,  —  to  whose  professional  fame, 
if  anything  need  be  added,  it  is  sufficient  to  say,  that,  while  this 
festival,  in  grandeur  of  conception,  completeness  of  detail  and  ac¬ 
companiment,  and,  as  I  predict,  in  magnificence  and  pathos  of 
execution,  has  had  no  equal  in  modern  times,  if  indeed  it  has  had 
in  any  age  or  country,  its  only  rival  was  also  the  offspring  of  his 
genius,  and  formed  the  double  tribute  of  devotion  to  his  art  and 
of  loyalty  to  his  country,  on  the  occasion  of  the  inauguration 
of  the  first  free  State  Governor  of  Louisiana,  on  the  4th  of. 
March,  1864. 

I  make  grateful  mention,  also,  of  that  queen  of  song  whose  love 
for  her  chosen  art  illustrates  and  beautifies  her  sex,  and  whose 
heroism  transcends  it  while  she  bravely  encounters  these  acres  of 
space,  that  she  may  add  to  the  marvels  of  this  National  Jubilee 
the  matchless  efforts  of  her  thrilling  and  melodious  voice ;  and, 
also,  of  those  favorite  native  artists,  some  of  whom  linger  upon 
our  shores  before  reaping  new  rewards  and  plaudits  in  foreign 
climes,  that  they  may  enrich  the  airs  and  chorus  with  their  inspir¬ 
ing  tones.  And  if  I  refer  to  but  one  more  individual  among  the 
many  here  who  merit  praise,  it  is  because  all  hearts  compel  the 
tribute  of  our  thanks  to  Ole  Bull,  who,  with  gratuitous  service 
and  irrepressible  enthusiasm,  has  come  into  the  Coliseum,  instru¬ 
ment  in  hand,  and  with  his  bewitching  violin,  in  orchestra  and 
solo,  will  soon  summon  us  all  away  from  the  cares  of  life  to  the 
delectable  realms  of  fascination  and  enchantment. 

Peace  is  the  theme  of  our  song,  —  Peace  the  ideal  goddess  of 
our  Jubilee.  “Let  us  have  peace!  ”  are  the  watchwords  of- the 
great  hero  of  the  war,  to  whose  military  renown  the  country  has 
now  added  the  highest  of  civil  honors.  They  are  both  a  com¬ 
mentary  upon  the  past  and  a  promise  of  the  future ;  they  reflect 
a  state  of  war  or  of  its  consequences,  and  they  plead  for  perma¬ 
nent  tranquillity.  We  have  been  taught  to  believe  and  joyfully 
accept  the  lesson,  that  the  form  of  government  which  has  come 
to  us  by  inheritance  is- the  wisest  and  most  beneficent  which  the 
sagacity  of  man  has  hitherto  discovered  ;  that  its  principles  are 
the  gathered  harvests  of  the  fields  of  social  science  and  the  best 
experience  of  centuries  of  national  failures  and  successes,  em-  * 
bodied  in  a  new  declaration  of  human  rights,  whose  promulgation 
marked  a  new  epoch  in  human  affairs.  But  few  of  the  concep¬ 
tions  of  men  are  perfect,  and  even  newly  discovered  principles, 
true  in  themselves,  are  not  always  susceptible  of  incorporation 
into  active  forms  which  immediately  produce  their  highest  and 


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449 


most  salutary  results.  Whether,  in  framing  the  Federal  Consti¬ 
tution,  the  conditions  of  civilization  in  the  Colonies  admitted  of 
forming  u  a  more  perfect  Union,”  which  should  be  free  from  every 
element  of  future  discord,  is  a  question  which  can  now  be  dis¬ 
cussed  to  no  practically  useful  end.  It  is  well  to  remember 
gratefully  that  the  new  principles,  when  enunciated,  commanded 
the  almost  universal  consent  and  admiration  of  mankind ;  and 
that  whatever  distrust  existed  respecting  them  grew  out  of  the 
infirmities  of  human  nature,  and  not  out  of  the  everlasting  truths 
which  the  “  Declaration”  proclaimed;  and  that  the  elements  of 
discord  which  have  since  appeared  were  not  embodied  in  the 
Declaration  of  Independence,  nor  in  the  Constitution,  but  were 
incidental  to  the  condition  of  society  in  some  sections  of  the  coun¬ 
try,  and  were  then  deemed  so  insignificant  in  importance  that 
their  eradication  might  safely  be  left  to  the  operation  of  natural 
causes.  How  fatal  was  this  mistake,  more  than  three  hundred 
thousand  new-made  graves  —  but  just  now  decorated  with  the 
beautiful  flowers  of  this  vernal  season,  and  wet  with  the  glisten¬ 
ing  tears  of  weeping  kindred  —  are  the  most  solemn  and  elo¬ 
quent  testimony.  Nevertheless,  four  generations  of  men,  through 
a  period  of  more  than  seventy  years  of  almost  uninterrupted 
peace,  witnessed  the  growth  of  a  nation  upon  the  foundation  thus 
laid,  from  a  population  of  three  millions  to  more  than  thirty  mil¬ 
lions  of  people,  embracing  Commonwealths  which  presented  high¬ 
er  forms  of  social  privilege  than  had  ever  before  been  enjoyed  by 
the  masses  among  any  people,  —  a  nation  whose  agriculture  was 
sufficient  to  feed  half  the  civilized  world,  — the  surplus  of  whose 
textiles  was  the  main  source  of  supply  for  the  factories  of  Eng¬ 
land,  and  the  tonnage  of  whose  commerce  was  greater  than  that 
of  any  other  nation  on  the  globe.  In  the  circle  of  its  domestic 
industry  flourished  the  arts  of  every  name.  Invention  seemed  to 
unveil  the  hidden  treasures  of  her  great  arcana  before  it  and  to 
invite  spoliation.  Its  free  schools,  besides  teaching  and  disci¬ 
plining  the  intellects  of  all  conditions  of  society,  blossomed  and 
ripened  into  a  literature  rich  in  every  department  of  human 
thought  and  knowledge.  As  from  its  workshops  and  factories 
came  men  who  have  reformed  the  conditions  of  manual  labor,  by 
compelling  the  elements  of  nature  to  toil  with  engine  and  pulley, 
so  from  its  academic  groves  Fame  has  transferred  to  conspicuous 
niches  in  her  golden  temple  poets  and  orators,  historians  and' 
sculptors,  mathematicians  and  divines,  and  recrowned  their  lau¬ 
relled  brows  with  the  perennial  glories  of  immortality.  Plenty 
filled  the  public  treasury  to  overflowing.  Prosperity  welcomed 
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450 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Poverty  as  she  landed  in  its  seaports,  giving  her  farms  and  em¬ 
ployment  in  exchange  for  rags,  and  meting  out  to  her  children 
salvation  from  an  orphanage  of  wretchedness.  Such,  in  brief, 
was  at  least  one  aspect  of  our  country  before  the  great  war  of 
1861  ;  and  such  it  might  have  been  in  all  its  aspects.  For  the 
causes  of  the  war  are  not  to  be  found  in  the  falsity  of  any  of  the 
principles  of  the  Declaration,  nor  in  the  provisions  of  the  Consti¬ 
tution,  nor  in  any  impracticability  of  the  ideal  conception  of  our 
government.  The  war  was  rendered  possible  only  by  deficien¬ 
cies  in  the  fundamental  law,  which  were  magnified  into  impor¬ 
tance  mainly  by  events  which  originated  after  it  was  adopted. 

It  was,  nevertheless,  not  only  one  of  the  most  stupendous  wars 
of  history,  and  one  of  the  most  lamentable  in  that  it  was  a  domes¬ 
tic  civil  war ;  but  the  value  of  its  historic  teaching  lies  in  the 
fact  that  it  was  not  a  war  ai’ising  from  the  ambition  of  rival  sov¬ 
ereigns,  nor  a  war  for  conquest,  nor  a  war  of  retaliation,  but  a 
war  into  which  were  cast  the  essential  ideas  of  popular  liberty  in 
their  broadest  application . 

The  great  argument  had  been  made  in  Senate  and  forum.  The 
appeal  had  been  carried  to  public  opinion  and  to  public  suffrage. 
In  short,  the  hour  had  struck  in  the  belfry  of  the  ages  when  the 
rights  of  human  nature  inexorably  demanded  that  another  step 
forward  should  be  taken  ;  and  the  way  led  through  an  indivisible 
sea  of  blood.  Into  its  surging  billows  millions  of  men  leaped 
with  agile  ferocity ;  they  grappled  and  dashed  at  each  others’ 
throats  with  sabre  and  bayonet.  Infantry,  cavalry,  artillery, 
fort,  frigate,  and  gunboat,  poured  in  the  terrible  missiles  of  de¬ 
struction.  Death  gloated  over  the  carnage  of  his  new  implements 
of  monitor-ships,  and  mammoth  guns,  and  minie  balls,  and  repeat¬ 
ing  rifles.  Dauntless  bravery,  intrepid  courage,  consummate 
skill,  more  than  Roman  firmness  or  Spartan  courage,  charac¬ 
terized  the  conflict.  The  gory  torrents  overflowed  the  land, 
dashed  through  the  streets  of  our  cities,  spread  over  our  farms 
and  villages,  and  left  their  memorial  stains  upon  almost  every 
home.  Mourning  here,  —  desolation  there,  —  debt  everywhere  ! 
Such  was  the  scene  !  Such  the  contrast  against  seventy  years  of 
peace ! 

With  bated  breath  we  anxiously  ask,  Will  the  new  peace  be 
permanent  ? 

As  the  causes  of  the  war  did  not  lie  in  the  essential  principles 
of  the  government,  nor,  strictly  speaking,  in  errors  of  administra¬ 
tion,  but  in  influences  and  institutions  which  no  longer  have 
power  or  existence  upon  this  continent,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  the 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


451 


same  causes  can  never  lead  to  another  conflict  of  arms.  More¬ 
over,  whatever  differences  of  interpretation  respecting  the  powers 
of  the  separate  States  and  the  legitimate  authority  of  the  National 
Union,  as  a  supreme  government,  were  open  subjects  of  discus¬ 
sion  and  controversy  before  the  war,  have  been  definitely  settled. 
Slavery  and  secession  are  no  longer  questions  within  the  arena  of 
American  politics.  The  country  has  passed  on  to  a  stage  beyond 
them,  —  to  its  higher  life  of  Freedom  and  Union  ;  and  is  preparing 
already  for  that  new  and  glorious  career  which  its  geographical 
position,  its  internal  riches  and  resources,  and  the  opportunities 
of  this  epoch  in  the  affairs  of  men,  have  secured  to  it. 

Moreover,  while  it  is  true  that  a  government  which  depends 
for  its  defence  and  existence,  as  well  as  for  its  authority,  upon  the 
consent  of  the  citizens,  must  necessarily  engender  that  jealousy 
of  its  honor  and  the  self-reliance  and  patriotic  devotion  which  are 
the  essence  and  spirit  of  military  success,  yet  the  people  of  this 
country  cannot  in  any  other  just  sense  be  called  a  military  peo¬ 
ple. 

The  facility  with  which  they  learn  the  science  of  war  and  the 
marvellous  precision  and  energy  with  which  they  conduct  martial 
campaigns,  have  indeed  been  shown  on  a  scale  of  stupendous  and 
tragical  magnificence,  which,  if  it  have  no  other  benefit,  will  be  a 
stronger  element  of  national  security  than  a  whole  coast-line  of 
fortifications.  But  still  the  taste  of  Americans  is  not  for  war  and 
conquest,  but  for  the  pursuits  of  agriculture  and  commerce,  and 
for  the  manifold  forms  of  domestic  employment  and  the  higher 
arts  of  social  and  civil  life. 

Not  all  the  heroes  whom  the  war  has  made  have  sensibly  affect¬ 
ed  the  general  indifference  to  the  profession  of  arms.  Greater  se¬ 
curity  than  ever  is  felt  in  dispensing  with  a  large  standing  army  ; 
and  the  value  of  the  navy  is  already  estimated  more  in  its  rela¬ 
tions  to  its  present  and  future  service  in  the  channels  of  com¬ 
merce,  than  of  its  probable  importance  or  necessity  for  national 
defence.  Americans  have  been  taught  self-reliance  by  the  experi¬ 
ence  of  the  late  war ;  and,  beyond  the  nucleus  of  an  army  and 
navy,  which  may  expand  in  a  ratio  commensurate  with  the 
growth  of  the  country,  they  have  committed  their  security  to  the 
intellectual  and  physical  vigor  and  valor  of  the  people,  and  to  the 
organizing  skill  and  leadership  of  military  commanders,  whenever 
an  exigency  for  martial  service  may  occur. 

For  many  years  previous  to  the  recent  war  there  was  a  certain 
latent  but  painful  apprehension  among  not  a  few  of  our  sagacious 
statesmen  that  the  most  dangerous  element  to  the  Republic,  next 


452 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


to  slavery,  would  be  found  in  the  future  expansion  of  its  territory  ; 
that  the  weight  of  the  general  government  rested  so  lightly  upon 
the  States  that  its  binding  force  was  in  danger  of  being  overcome 
by  local  diversities  of  opinion  and  interest ;  and  that  we  might 
consequently  have,  in  the  not  distant  future,  an  Atlantic  and  a 
Pacific  Republic,  and  a  Northern  and  a  Southern  separation,  if, 
indeed,  there  should  not  be  a  disintegration  of  the  glorious 
Union  into  a  congeries  of  petty  Republics  like  those  of  Central 
America  itself;  and' that  this  separation  was  almost  certain  to  be 
accomplished  by  a  series  of  wars,  at  least  as  numerous  as  the  di¬ 
visions  made.  But  with  the  restoration  of  peace  all  that  appre¬ 
hension  has  fled  ;  because  the  war  has  demonstrated  that  there  is 
no  danger  in  homogeneous  expansion,  and  has  purified  the  Re¬ 
public  as  by  fire,  eradicating  the  real  elements  of  dissolution. 
The  giants  of  the  forest  in  their  infancy  might  have  been  crushed 
beneath  the  tread  of  the  hunter ;  but  in  their  maturer  growth 
they  toss  him  among  the  smallest  of  their  branches  and  wrestle 
playfully  with  the  winds  and  storms. 

Peace  has  not  come  by  a  compromise  which  might  have  left 
within  the  country  the  seeds  of  still  mightier  wars  in  future  years. 
Nor  is  it  a  peace  in  which  the  different  sections  of  the  country 
shall  be  held  at  bay  by  military  power,  as  Prance  restrains  Eng¬ 
land,  and  Prussia  restrains  France,  and  England  reciprocally  re¬ 
strains  both.  But  it  is  a  peace  resting  upon  the  immutable  basis 
of  justice  and  humanity,  upon  a  common  interpretation  of  the  fun¬ 
damental  law,  and  upon  a  more  homogeneous  civilization  in  the 
States.  In  fact,  now  for  the  first  time  in  our  history  is  beginning 
to  be  fulfilled  the  prophetic  vision  of  that  Republic  whose  founda¬ 
tions  were  laid  in  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  and  for  the 
rearing  of  whose  superstructure  the  patriots  of  the  Revolution 
thought  it  glory  and  gain  to  die.  How  thoroughly  public  opinion 
has  changed  respecting  the  dangers  from  an  extension  of  territoi'y 
is  manifest  in  the  fact  that  every  acre  of  the  vast  interior  of  the 
continent,  held  but  recently  as  an  unknown  wilderness,  and  occu¬ 
pied  only  by  wild  beasts  and  savage  men,  has  now  been  organ¬ 
ized  under  the  forms  of  civil  government,  with  its  representatives 
or  delegates  in  the  National  Congress  ;  and  to  these  embryo 
States  the  policy  of  the  Government  invites  unlimited  immigra¬ 
tion  by  inducements  which  it  is  in  the  power  of  no  other  country 
to  present.  Furthermore,  not  content  with  possessing  the  whole 
Pacific  slope,  from  British  Columbia  to  Mexico,  within  a  twelve- 
month  Congress  has  ratified  with  remarkable  unanimity  the  pur¬ 
chase  of  the  entire  Russian  possessions  on  this  continent.  And 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


453 


the  pending  negotiations  with  Denmark  for  the  Island  of  St. 
Thomas  are  the  crowning  testimony  that,  whatever  were  the 
grounds  for  alarm  at  the  expansion  of  the  national  domain,  they 
have  wholly  disappeared. 

If  it  be  the  destiny  of  the  United  States  ultimately  to  absorb 
the  whole  habitable  parts  of  the  continent  of  North  America,  as 
present  indications  signify,  I  believe  this  will  be  done,  whether 
from  necessity  or  the  choice  of  those  concerned,  with  entire  safety 
to  the  National  Union,  and  also  by  those  honorable  and  peaceful 
means  which  accord  with  the  spirit  and  civilization  of  this  age. 
Nor  will  it  be  surprising  if  the  tendency  to  centralization,  which 
some  intelligent  statesmen  now  look  upon  with  a  fear  correspond¬ 
ing  to  that  of  the  opposite  tendency  before  the  war,  should  soon 
be  seen  to  be  but  the  necessary,  as  it  is  the  strongest  possible, 
guaranty  of  cohesive  unity  under  the  expanding  vigor  of  the 
great  Continental  Republic.  The  strongest  elements  of  power 
are  diversity  in  unity  ;  the  rope  of  many  strands  holds  under  the 
greatest  tension  ;  and  the  diversity  of  our  climate,  products,  and 
pursuits,  blending  together,  as  they  do,  in  the  interests  of  com¬ 
merce  and  defence,  will  be  a  great  pacific  bond  coincident  with 
the  longitude  of  the  continent,  not  less  strong  and  enduring  than 
is  that  wonder  of  enterprise  coincident  with  its  lines  of  latitude, 
—  the  rightly  named  Pacific  Railroad. 

The  founders  of  this  Republic  counted  much  upon  its  isolation, 
ocean-wide  from  the  political  complications  of  the  Old  World,  as  a 
means  of  national  and  international  peace.  Such  was  undoubted¬ 
ly  a  necessary  and  providential  condition  in  their  day  ;  but  it 
must  be  confessed  that  security  only  thus  obtained  would  be 
bought  at  the  price  of  national  insignificance ;  and  so  long  as 
that  kind  of  security  was  coveted,  the  monarchies  of  Europe  made 
small  account  of  this  government  in  the  equations  of  political 
power.  The  clipper  ship,  the  steamship,  and  the  telegraph,  in 
their  turn,  have  done  much  in  recent  years  toward  bringing  this 
country  into  greater  prominence  in  this  respect.  But  the  appear¬ 
ance  of  a  new  sun  in  the  heavens  could  not  more  alter  the  phases 
of  nature  than  have  the  results  of  the  great  war,  whose  close  we 
commemorate,  changed  the  political  relations  of  this  country  to 
the  rest  of  mankind.  Not  only  for  ourselves  has  the  inevitable 
test  of  republican  institutions  been  made,  but  for  them ;  and  in 
that  test  the  almost  uniform  history  of  rebellions  and  of  republics 
has  been  reversed ;  so  that  the  great  fact  has  at  last  been  in¬ 
scribed,  as  with  letters  of  fire  in  the  sky,  that  a  government  rest¬ 
ing  upon  the  consent  of  the  governed  has  survived  a  trial  that 


454 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


would  have  shaken  to  its  foundations  the  strongest  monarchy  of 
the  world  ;  and  that  it  has  come  out  of  the  bloody  ordeal  a  thou¬ 
sand  fold  stronger  than  when  it  entered.  Of  such  a  people  there 
can  be  no  insignificant  estimate  in  the  future,  either  by  monarchs 
or  common  men. 

It  would  savor  of  vain  boasting  to  say  that  the  seat  of  political 
power  has  already  changed  from  the  Old  World  to  the  New  ;  but 
it  would  be  untrue  only  in  the  same  sense  that  it  would  be  to  an¬ 
nounce  the  approach  of  sunrise  when  it  is  only  the  dawn  of  day. 
As  well  might  we  attempt  to  stop  the  car  of  Phoebus  at  the  gates 
of  Aurora  as  to  stay  “the  course  of  empire”  on  its  “westward 
way.”  There  is  not  at  this  hour  a  first-class  power  in  Europe 
which  is  not  sensibly  affected,  both  in  its  policy  with  other  nations 
and  in  its  domestic  administration,  by  the  new  and  increasing  im¬ 
portance  of  the  United  States.  And  to  their  honor  and  our  grati¬ 
fication  it  may  be  said  that  this  .great  influence  arises  not  more 
from  a  just  appreciation  of  the  gigantic  military  resources  of  this 
nation  than  from  the  moral  grandeur  of  its  position  and  the  force 
of  its  example.  Within  a  few  days  past  it  has  been  stated  to  me 
by  an  authority  which  I  consider  inferior  to  none  in  this  country, 
that,  notwithstanding  the  known  policy  of  peace  on  the  part  of 
this  government  toward  England  in  the  honorable  settlement  of 
the  Alabama  claims,  the  representative  of  one  of  the  four  great 
powers  of  Europe,  himself  among  the  ablest  of  living  diplomatists, 
had  declared  that,  so  long  as  these  claims  shall  remain  an  open 
question  between  the  United  States  and  Great  Britain,  the  influ¬ 
ence  of  the  latter  must  be  regarded  as  materially  weakened  in  the 
councils  upon  European  affairs.  And  the  same  authority,  also, 
while  commending  the  telegraphic  congratulation  of  the  Prime 
Minister  of  Prussia  to  the  President  of  the  United  States,  on  the 
day  of  his  recent  inauguration,  as  an  act  of  unparalleled  inter¬ 
national  courtesy,  and  as  a  just  tribute  to  his  exalted  character 
and  position,  saw  in  the  despatch,  also,  the  unmistakable  signs 
of  diplomatic  significance. 

I  shall  abate  nothing  from  the  measure  of  our  united  affection 
and  respect  for  the  great  Admiral  of  our  navy,  whose  presence 
here  to-day,  with  that  of  his  brave  compeers  in  march  and  in  bat¬ 
tle,  on  land  and  sea,  adds  dignity  and  grace  to  this  Jubilee,  as 
their  deeds  add  lustre  to  the  fame  of  their  country,  if  I  say  that 
the  imperial  honors  lavished  upon  him  in  his  recent  expedition 
were  the  world’s  admiring  tribute  alike  to  the  man  and  to  the  flag 
which  floated  above  him. 

The  Atlantic  Ocean,  with  its  steamers  in  eight  days  from  Euro- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


455 


pean  to  American  seaports,  and  beneath  whose  freighted  waters 
the  messages  of  intercommunication  outrun  the  speed  of  the  earth 
in  her  revolutions,  is  no  longer  an  appreciable  barrier  to  recipro¬ 
cal  influence.  On  the  other  hand,  all  eyes  are  already  turning  to 
the  Pacific  Ocean  as  the  field  of  an  immense  Oriental  and  American 
commerce  in  the  immediate  future.  The  civilization  of  the  West 
is  crossing  the  Pacific.  Like  an  Angel  of  Resurrection  it  stands 
knocking  at  the  gates  of  China  and  Japan,  and  with  clarion  tones 
proclaims  the  tidings  that  a  new  era  has  dawned  upon  the  world. 
And  from  their  myriad  populations  will  come  countless  thousands 
to  meet  the  hardy  emigration  of  Europe,  and  the  intelligence,  en¬ 
terprise,  and  energy  of  the  American  mind,  in  working  the  mate¬ 
rials  and  in  utilizing  the  facilities  of  this  vast  continent  under 
influences  favorable  to  the  highest  progress  and  achievements 
of  the  race. 

The  imagination  aspires  to  grasp,  but  fails  in  the  effort  to  con¬ 
ceive  of  the  possible  greatness  of  a  free  and  united  people  occu¬ 
pying  a  territory  almost  boundless  in  geographical  extent,  diver¬ 
sified  in  climate  and  productions,  and  rich  in  the  nameless  treas¬ 
ures  of  Nature,  —  a  country  located  between  the  two  great  com¬ 
mercial  oceans  of  the  world ;  drawing  to  itself  the  long-buried 
secrets  and  agencies  of  Oriental  civilization,  and  the  arts  and  dis¬ 
coveries  of  the  most  polished  nations  of  modern  times  ;  in  popula¬ 
tion  practically  numberless  ;  advanced  in  education,  literature, 
science,  refinement,  and  Christianity,  and  stimulated  by  every  in¬ 
centive  that  can  appeal  to  the  interest,  taste,  ambition,  or  sense 
.of  duty  among  men. 

The  opportunity  for  this  great  example  of  human  progress  and 
achievement  but  just  now  hung  suspended  amid  the  crises  of  the 
battle-field.  For  a  while  it  shared  the  vicissitudes  of  loss  and  re¬ 
covery,  of  victory  and  defeat,  with  the  fortunes  of  War.  We 
commemorate  the  end  of  war  and  the  establishment  of  a  national 
peace  which  secures  this  opportunity  to  posterity,  and  to  our¬ 
selves  the  unnumbered  blessings  of  this  land  of  freedom. 

Ladies  and  gentlemen,  fellow  countrymen  and  countrywomen 
from  every  quarter  and  of  every  condition,  we  rejoice  with  you  in 
this  great  and  beneficent  consummation.  We  greet  you  with 
cordial  benedictions.  Let  the  multitudinous  harmonies  of  these 
days  of  jubilee  symbolize  a  real  unity  of  friendship  and  brother¬ 
hood  which  shall  be  universal  and  unending.  We  bid  you  God¬ 
speed  in  a  new  career  of  honors  and  usefulness  ;  and  we  invoke 
for  our  beloved  and  common  country  that  righteousness  which 
exalteth  a  Nation,  and  which  is  able  to  keep  the  foundations  of 


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the  Republic  secure,  until  the  final  triumph  of  Peace  and  Virtue 
on  the  earth  can  be  celebrated  only  in  that  greater  Jubilee  of  the 
“innumerable  company,”  whose  hallelujahs  shall  roll  in  seraphic 
sweetness  with  the  ages  through  the  eternal  years. 

At  the  close  of  Mr.  Rice’s  oration,  —  which  was  lis¬ 
tened  to  with  marked  attention,  and  frequently  inter¬ 
rupted  with  applause,  —  came  the  anxious  moment  to 
which  all  had  been  looking  forward  with  mingled  feel¬ 
ings  of  awe  and  admiration,  —  the  moment  that  the 
great  music  should  fall  upon  the  ear  and  fill  the  hearts 
of  all.  The  honor  of  inaugurating  this  part  of  the  cere¬ 
monies  was  —  through  the  kindness  of  the  committees 
—  conferred  upon  the  projector;  and  although  he  did 
not  share  in  the  doubts  and  fears  so  widely  entertained 
regarding  the  result,  although  his  soul  had  been  aglow 
a  thousand  times  as  in  imagination  he  revelled  in  the 
scenes  and  heard  the  glorious  music  which  was  now 
about  to  be  realized,  yet  he  was  not  the  less  serious¬ 
ly  impressed  with  the  great  importance  and  responsi¬ 
bility  which  attached  to  the  moment,  to  the  occasion, 
to  the  first  move,  the  first  outburst  of  harmony,  the 
first  impressions,  the  first  result  of  the  “  great  experi¬ 
ment.” 

During  the  preliminary  exercises  the  artists  and  con¬ 
ductors  of  the  day  were  awaiting  the  “call”  in  one  of 
the  large  rooms  beneath  the  stage.  While  there,  Mr. 
Gilmore  suggested  to  Carl  Rosa  the  good  effect  of  the 
latter’s  taking  one  of  the  violins,  —  there  were  plenty 
of  spare  ones,  some  of  the  musicians  having  two,  —  and 
going  to  the  front  with  Ole  Bull,  who  honored  the  occa¬ 
sion  by  accepting  an  invitation  to  appear  as  leader  of  the 
orchestra.  Without  ceremony  the  accomplished  Rosa  — 
who  had  just  arrived,  and  escorted  his  distinguished  wife 
to  her  room  —  accepted  the  suggestion ;  an  instrument 
was  procured,  and  at  the  close  of  the  oration,  when  the 


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word  “  All  ready  ”  was  given,  these  two  eminent  artists 
ascended  the  steps  at  the  rear  of  the  orchestra  with 
violins  in  hand,  and  proceeded  through  the  acre  of 
instrumentalists  to  the  front  of  the  stage.  The  first 
sight  of  Ole  Bull  called  forth  loud  and  prolonged  ap¬ 
plause,  and  the  unannounced  and  unexpected  appear¬ 
ance  of  Carl  Rosa  gave  additional  pleasure  to  all,  and 
increased  the  furor  with  which  their  appearance  was 
greeted,  which  continued  until  both  artists  were  in 
their  seats  at  the  front. 

Next  came  the  projector,  and  he  may,  without  ego¬ 
tism  or  vanity,  say  that  it  was  the  proudest  moment  of 
his  life.  Thousands  were  there  who,  months  before,  had 
looked  upon  his  proposition  for  this  grand  ‘Festival  as 
an  illusion,  and  who  had  considered  him  insane ;  thou¬ 
sands  were  there  who  had  doubted  its  feasibility,  and 
would  neither  encourage  nor  subscribe  a  dollar  in  its 
early  struggle  to  its  realization ;  thousands  who  never 
expected  to  see  it  come  to  pass ;  and  hundreds  of  writ¬ 
ers  and  critics  from  afar,  many  of  whom,  up  to  that 
time,  had  spurned  the  idea,  and  impressed  the  public 
with  the  feeling  that  it  could  only  result  in  chaos  and 
musical  failure ;  —  there  they  were  to  hear  and  to  see  ; 
and  whatever  disapproval  or  misgivings  had  filled  their 
minds  before,  whatever  they  might  have  said  against 
the  projector  and  his  “visionary”  scheme,  all,  all  gen¬ 
erously  forgot  at  this  moment,  and  orchestra,  chorus, 
and  audience  united  in  giving  him  a  welcome  of  which 
he  might  well  feel  proud,  —  a  welcome  that  lifted  clouds 
of  sadness  from  his  heart,  let  in  the  sunshine  of  sweet 
sympathy,  and  obliterated  every  unkind  thought,  if 
such  he  ever  entertained  towards  those  who  strove  to 
prevent  and  destroy  the  realization  of  this  the  greatest 
effort  of  his  life. 

After  bowing  his  acknowledgments  to  the  vast  audi- 


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ence  for  the  grateful  and  encouraging  reception  given 
him,  he  could  have  said,  if  lie  had  uttered  the  senti¬ 
ments  of  his  soul :  — 

“  Ladies  and  gentlemen,  my  sold  is  filled  with  grati¬ 
tude  for  the  hearty  and  generous  reception  with  which 
you  have  greeted  me  to-day.  I  accept  it  in  the  fullest 
spirit  as  a  manifestation  of  your  sympathy  for  one 
who,  for  a  time,  labored  alone,  inspired  with  the  belief 
that  this  day,  this  hour,  this  moment,  and  this  mag¬ 
nificent  scene  would  surely  come  to  pass. 

“  But  while  I  thank  you  for  your  spontaneous  and 
friendly  recognition  of  my  humble  efforts,  1  would  be 
unmindful  of  my  duty,  forgetful  of  the  obligations  I 
am  under,  and  unworthy  the  position  in  which  I  am 
now  placed,  did  I  not  call  to  your  notice,  and  impress 
upon  your  minds,  the  fact  that  you  are  chiefly  indebted 
to  the  little  band  who  are  seated  in  your  midst  —  the 
members  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  National 
Peace  Jubilee  Association  —  for  the  realization  of  the 
grand  Festival  you  are  here  to  enjoy  to-day.  Imagina¬ 
tion  may  paint  the  most  gorgeous  and  beautiful  scenes, 
such  as  this ;  but  after  all,  nothing  but  labor  and  sub¬ 
stantial  aid,  nothing  but  strong  hands,  strong  hearts, 
and  strong  pockets,  can  bring  such  scenes  into  exist¬ 
ence.  These  ‘  qualifications  ’  the  gentlemen  whom  I 
have  mentioned  not  only  possess,  but  brought  to  the 
support  and  rescue  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  when  it  was 
trembling  for  succor  and  for  life.  While  to  these  gen¬ 
tlemen  the  highest  honor  is  due,  the  other  committees 
who  have  so  ably  co-operated  with  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee,  and  the  many  who  have  filled  offices  of  respon¬ 
sibility  and  otherwise  aided  in  giving  shape  to  the 
enterprise,  merit  your  warmest  recognition  and  ac¬ 
knowledgment. 

“  But  how  can  I  express  to  you  my  appreciation  of 


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the  noble  services  rendered  in  preparing  for  this  Fes¬ 
tival  by  the  ‘immortal  ten  thousand/  and  the  noble 
artists  who  form  the  magnificent  spectacle  you  now  see 
before  you ! 

“For  weeks  and  months  this  heavenly -looking  choir 
have  given  their  time  and  their  hearts  to  the  study  of 
the  sublime  music  with  which  they  are  now  so  well 
prepared  to  inspire  you ;  and  while  you  gaze  upon  this 
beautiful  scene  with  almost  reverential  awe,  and  ex¬ 
press  your  admiration  and  congratulations  in  the  fullest 
measure  of  heartfelt  applause,  let  us  remember  that 
to  One  alone ,  the  Omnipotent  God ,  all  honor ,  all  glory ,  and 
all  praise  are  due.  The  inspiration  came  from  him,  to 
be  offered  up  as  a  fitting  expression  of  the  national 
heart  to  commemorate  the  joyous  return  of  Peace.  In 
his  name  we  are  here  to-day  to  affix  the  broad  seal  of 
harmony  to  the  Divine  Will,  which  has  secured  to  you 
and  to  your  children,  and  to  your  children’s  children 
for  all  ages  to  come,  a  land  free  from  bondage  and  op¬ 
pression  ;  where,  like  the  trees  and  the  flowers,  the 
herbs  and  the  fruit,  and  everything  that  springeth  into 
existence  under  the  broad  sunlight  of  Heaven,  man¬ 
kind  can  find  room  to  grow  and  generate  without 
crushing,  absorbing,  or  destroying  his  neighbor’s  right 
to  the  privileges  which,  in  the  sight  of  God,  are  for  the 
benefit  and  elevation  of  the  one  as  well  as  the  other,  — 
for  the  benefit  of  all  who  breathe  the  breath  of  life. 
May  it  be  the  will  of  Providence  that  the  nation  which 
has  offered  up  such  sacrifices  for  its  own  existence,  cut¬ 
ting  out  with  the  sword  the  only  sore  upon  its  breast, 
and  casting  into  a  river  of  blood  the  only  cause  for 
dissension  or  disagreement,  —  may  that  nation  now  be¬ 
come  a  garden  of  happiness  from  one  extreme  to  the 
other,  and  every  member  of  its  great  family  unite  in 
forgetting  the  trials  and  persecutions  which  all  have 


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equally  borne  in  tlie  late  upheaving  of  human  na¬ 
ture  to  right  itself. 

“  To  inaugurate  this  new  era  of  brotherly  love  you 
are  here  to-day  from  all  parts  of  the  land  ;  you  have  lis¬ 
tened  to  the  prayer  of  the  minister  of  the  Gospel,  and 
to  the  addresses  of  the  orators  of  the  day,  now  give  ear 
to  an  expression  of  the  universal  language  of  the  soul, 
—  the  language  which  cannot  fail  to  unite  all  hearts  in 
harmony ;  and  since  the  morning  stars  sang  together, 
and  the  angels  proclaimed  the  coming  of  the  new-born 
Prince  of  Peace,  there  has  never  been  heard  upon  earth 
such  a  glorious  song  of  praise  and  rejoicing  as  shall 
transport  your  hearts  with  delight.” 

These  were  the  sentiments  and  the  feelings  which 
filled  the  heart  of  the  projector  to  overflowing  during 
the  few  moments  taken  by  the  great  audience  in  giv¬ 
ing  him  a  more  than  generous  welcome.  He  had 
been  before  some  of  them  as  individuals  frequently, 
pleading  for  the  cause  which  for  a  time  had  so  few 
advocates  ;  now  he  was  before  them,  his  heart  filled 
with  gratitude  towards  all  for  the  favors  he  had  re¬ 
ceived,  and  was  about  to  inaugurate 

The  Musical  Exercises  of  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

The  first  piece  upon  the  programme  was  Luther’s 
grand  choral, 

GOD  IS  A  CASTLE  AND  DEFENCE. 

For  Full  Chorus,  Organ,  Orchestra,  and  Military  Bands. 

The  first  peal  of  the  organ  was  the  signal  to  the 
chorus  and  orchestra  to  prepare ;  the  ten  thousand 
singers  arose,  and  the  thousand  musicians  placed  their 
instruments  in  position.  All  eyes  were  now  directed 
to  the  uplifted  baton ;  chorus,  organ,  and  orchestra  were 
to  come  in  fortissimo  at  its  very  first  move.  For  a 


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461 


moment  all  seemed  hushed  into  breathless  silence. 
Then  —  “  In  the  name  of  God  ”  —  the  wand  came  down, 
and  the  grandest  volume  of  song  that  ever  filled  hu¬ 
man  ear  rolled  like  a  sea  of  sound  through  the  im¬ 
mense  building  ;  grander  and  grander  came  wave  after 
wave,  now  loud  as  the  roar  of  the  ocean,  now  soft  as 
the  murmuring  stream.  0  how  beautiful,  how  pure, 
how  heavenly  !  what  sublime  chords,  what  ravishing 
harmonies  !  Not  a  jarring  note  from  first  to  last, 
but  like  the  mingling  of  many  waters,  organ,  voices, 
instruments,  all  blended  together  in  one  noble  flood  of 
music,  sweeping  away  forever  in  its  mighty  and  majes¬ 
tic  flow  every  vestige  of  doubt  and  fear,  and  carrying 
upon  its  swelling  tide  joy  to  all  hearts,  and  bearing 
the  fact  to  the  world  abroad  of  a  glorious  triumph  for 
art  and  for  the  musical  people  of  America. 

The  instant  the  music  ceased  there  was  an  immense 
outburst  of  applause ;  the  question  of  “  feasibility  ” 
was  decided ;  the  entire  audience  felt  relieved  of  a 
great  weight  of  anxiety;  and,  as  if  to  heighten  the 
glory  of  the  occasion,  the  bright  sun,  which  had  been 
under  a  cloud  all  day,  now  shone  upon  the  scene,  its 
golden  lustre  streaming  in  through  every  aperture  like 
rays  from  heaven,  while  upon  the  wings  of  light¬ 
ning  the  news  sped  to  all  parts  of  the  land  that 
the  “  great  experiment,”  the  great  Musical  Festival, 
the  great  Peace  Jubilee,  had  passed  the  threshold 
of  doubt,  and  was  most  successfully  and  auspiciously 
inaugurated. 

The  second  piece  upon  the  programme  was 
WAGNER’S  OVERTURE  TO  TANNHAUSER. 

This  was  played  by  a  chosen  band  of  Six  Hundred 
performers,  under  the  baton  of  Julius  Eichberg ;  and  his 
appearance  upon  the  conductor’s  stand  gave  the  great- 


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est  pleasure  to  all  who  admire  modest  merit,  true  mu¬ 
sical  genius,  and  genuine  artistic  ability. 

The  beauties  of  Wagner’s  magnificent  overture  were 
never  developed  with  such  fine  effect  before.  The 
fulness  of  the  instruments  in  all  the  parts  enabled 
Mr.  Eichberg  to  bring  out  every  figure  clear  and 
bold ;  and  in  the  finale ,  where  the  brass  (which  was 
largely  increased  for  this  grand  climax)  take  up  the 
principal  theme  fortissimo  in  unison,  and  the  strings 
come  in,  rushing  through  the  stately  choral  like  a 
whirlwind  through  the  forest,  the  effect  was  highly 
inspiring. 

The  performance  was  received  with  a  storm  of  ap¬ 
plause,  and  was  a  grand  triumph  for  the  orchestra,  the 
conductor,  and  for  Wagner. 

The  third  piece  was  the 

GLORIA,  FROM  MOZART’S  TWELFTH  MASS. 

For  Full  Chorus,  Organ,  and  Orchestra. 

The  able  and  experienced  conductor,  Carl  Zerrahn, 
assumed  the  baton  in  this  piece,  and  his  appearance 
created  a  furor  as  great  as  ever  welcomed  musical 
chieftain. 

The  Gloria  was  a  severe  test  for  the  chorus.  Ten 
Thousand  voices  could  not  move  with  the  celerity  of  a 
church  choir,  and  from  an  inclination  on  the  part  of 
some  of  the  singers  to  hasten  while  others  retarded 
the  time,  it  seemed  at  one  moment  as  if  the  chorus 
would  go  to  pieces ;  but  under  the  firm  lead  of  Mr. 
Zerrahn,  who  marked  the  stately  measure  with  force 
and  inspiration,  the  whole  body  soon  came  under  sub¬ 
jection,  and  the  four  parts  moved  along  majestically 
to  the  close.  The  effect  of  this  —  one  of  the  best 
choruses  ever  written  —  was  grand,  and  elicited  the 
warmest  applause  of  the  audience. 


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The  fourth  piece  was 

GOUNOD’S  AVE  MARIA. 

For  Voice,  Violin  Obbligato,  Piano,  Organ,  and  Orchestra. 

At  the  proper  moment  the  Queen  of  Song,  Madame 
Parepa-Rosa,  made  her  appearance ;  and  as  she  came 
down  through  the  orchestra  to  the  front  of  the  plat¬ 
form,  she  received  an  ovation  from  band,  chorus,  and 
audience  of  which  any  queen  might  well  feel  proud. 

When  the  applause  subsided  the  arpeggio  figure  origi¬ 
nally  for  piano,  which  runs  through  the  whole  piece, 
was  taken  up,  pizzicato ,  by  Thirty  cellos  and  Thirty 
violas ;  then  came  the  organ,  leading  into  the  theme, 
usually  played  by  one  instrument,  but  now  by  Two 
Hundred  Violinists.  The  effect  of  this  great  body  of 
strings  in  unison,  playing  the  beautiful  and  plaintive 
melody,  is  indescribable ;  they  reach  the  climax,  the 
orchestra  comes  in  with  a  full  accord,  and  now  the 
voice  takes  up  the  theme  just  played  by  the  Two 
Hundred  violins,  while  they  perform  the  obbligato.  How 
beautifully  the  crystal  voice  of  Madame  Rosa  soars 
over  all !  how  steadily  she  sustains  every  tone  !  hear 
the  violins  follow  and  repeat  the  measures  she  has  just 
sung !  with  what  expression  and  agitation  she  appeals 
to  Maria,  Maria,  adding  the  fervor  of  inspired  song  to 
the  beautiful  prayer,  while  the  violins  are  wailing  be¬ 
neath.  Now  they  go  together,  the  cellos  and  violas 
snap  the  pizzicato  stronger,  the  organ  and  orchestra  in¬ 
crease  their  forte ;  and  with  full  power  the  voice  and 
Two  Hundred  violins  ascend  to  the  upper  B  natural. 
0,  what  a  magnificent  effect !  what  heavenly  music  ! 
what  a  superb  voice !  Now  comes  the  diminuendo ; 
what  sweet  sadness  in  every  tone  !  Amen,  Amen  ;  it 
seems  as  if  the  music  is  weeping,  when  through  the 
thrilling  tremolando  is  heard  the  final  Amen. 


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Never,  never  was  there  anything  more  beautiful  than 
this ;  the  vast  audience  and  the  Ten  Thousand  singers 
made  the  welkin  ring  again  and  again,  while  the  wav¬ 
ing  of  handkerchiefs  from  the  remotest  corner  of  the 
building  testified  that,  according  to  measurement,  the 
incomparable  voice  of  Madame  Parepa-Rosa  was  fully 
proven  to  be  “five  hundred  feet  long,  three  hundred 
feet  wide,  and  a  hundred  feet  high.” 

Next  came  the  National  Air, 

THE  STAR-SPANGLED  BANNER. 

For  Full  Chorus,  with  Organ,  Orchestra,  Military  Band,  Drum-Corps, 
Chiming  of  Bells,  and  Cannon  Accompaniment. 

After  an  introductory  symphony  the  first  stanza  of 
the  first  verse  was  taken  up  by  about  Twenty-five 
Hundred  bass  voices  in  unison,  next  came  all  the 
tenors  in  the  second  stanza,  and  then  the  full  cho¬ 
rus.  In  the  rendering  of  this  verse  the  orchestra  got 
“mixed”  for  a  few  moments,  and  came  near  “smash¬ 
ing  up.”  The  parts  had  never  been  played  from 
before,  and  in  consequence  of  four  measures,  which  by 
accident  were  marked  repeat,  and  should  not  be  so, 
the  chorus  went  on  all  right,  while  the  orchestra  were 
four  measures  behind.  This  was  a  frightful  moment 
for  the  writer,  who  was  conducting  at  the  time.  How¬ 
ever,  it  fortunately  happened  that  the  harmony  was 
about  the  same,  and  with  the  exception  of  a  few,  no¬ 
body  knew  there  was  anything  wrong,  and  the  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  Band  discovering  the  error,  avoided  the 
repetition  after  the  first  verse.  There  was  no  time  to 
run  over  the  orchestra  parts  in  the  morning,  but  this 
was  a  proof  that  even  the  simplest  thing  should  not  be 
produced  in  public  without  a  rehearsal  of  all  the  parts. 
The  second  verse  went  beautifully,  and  was  sung  by 
all  the  sopranos  and  altos  in  duet,  ending  with  the 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


465 


full  chorus.  The  first  stanza  of  the  last  verse  was  suns; 
by  all  the  tenors  and  basses  in  unison,  and  the  second 
stanza  by  the  same  voices  in  duet.  Then  came  the 
full  chorus  with  all  the  power  of  the  organ,  orchestra, 
military  band,  drum-corps,  bells,  and  cannon  accom¬ 
paniment. 

It  would  be  impossible  to  describe  the  effect  which 
the  national  air  produced,  rendered  as  above.  No 
sooner  had  it  closed  than  the  entire  audience  arose, 
giving  vent  to  a  perfect  storm  of  applause.  Such  en¬ 
thusiasm  never  was  known  in  any  assemblage  before. 
The  piece  had  to  be  repeated,  and  its  second  hearing 
created  another  scene  of  wild  delight. 

The  peculiar  effect  of  such  vast  numbers  singing  in 
unison  and  in  duet  was  wonderful,  but  when  in  the 
last  chorus  all  the  elements  of  sound  were  let  loose, 
and  the  cannon  came  booming  in  at  the  touch  of  the 
electrician,  as  prompt  as  the  sound  of  the  bass-drum, 
the  audience  unanimously  proclaimed  that  “  Old 
Glory”  was  a  wonderful  institution  set  to  music. 

This  being  the  end  of  the  first  part,  a  general  stand- 
up  fraternization  and  interchange  of  congratulations 
took  place ;  the  entire  audience,  chorus,  and  band  were 
alike  astonished  and  delighted  with  the  result;  those 
who  had  devoted  all  their  days  to  the  profession  never 
experienced  anything  like  it  before.  Even  the  old 
violinist  who  came  three  thousand  miles  to  attend  the 
Festival,  —  all  the  way  from  Germany,  —  opened  his 
eyes  with  surprise  and  admiration,  and  enthusiastically 
declared  that  the  Old  World  had  never  known  any¬ 
thing  to  equal  this  fest  of  Young  America.  The  tele¬ 
graph  office  at  the  Press  Headquarters  was  immedi¬ 
ately  besieged  by  parties  sending  private  and  public 
despatches  to  all  parts  of  the  country.  One  gentle¬ 
man,  in  sending  a  message  to  his  wife,  said,  “  Come  on; 

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466  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

immediately  by  first  train.  Will  sacrifice  anything  to 
have  you  here.  Nothing  like  it  in  a  lifetime.” 

After  a  short  intermission  a  prelude  on  the  great 
organ  gave  the  signal  that  the  second  part  of  the  pro¬ 
gramme  was  about  to  commence.  It  opened  with  a 

HYMN  OF  PEACE,  BY  DR.  OLIVER  WENDELL  HOLMES. 

Written  especially  for  this  occasion,  and  adapted  to  the  music  of 
Keller’s  American  Hymn. 

For  Full  Chorus,  Organ,  Orchestra,  and  Military  Bands. 

The  first  verse  was  sung  by  the  full  chorus  moder¬ 
ately  loud;  the  second,  soft;  and  the  last  with  full 
power.  The  appropriateness  of  the  words  seemed  to 
inspire  the  entire  chorus ;  and  with  the  organ  and 
a  thousand  instruments  in  the  accompaniments,  the 
hymn  produced  a  sublime  effect.  The  audience  were 
as  much  delighted  with  this  as  with  any  piece  upon 
the  programme. 

The  next  number  was 

ROSSINI’S  OVERTURE  TO  WILLIAM  TELL. 

For  Full  Orchestra,  Six  Hundred  Performers. 

This  was  the  crowning  orchestral  triumph  of  the 
day.  Never  did  this  grand  overture  have  such  a  ren¬ 
dering  before.  The  corps  of  cellos  gave  out  a  beauti¬ 
ful,  rich  tone  in  the  first  three-part  movement ;  then 
came  the  storm  scene,  which  was  worked  up  to  a  per¬ 
fect  musical  hurricane,  and  after  this  the  delightful 
andante  for  oboe  and  fiute.  This  was  played  by  Twelve 
oboes  in  unison,  Sixteen  flutes  playing  the  obbligato . 
The  great  volume  of  tone  produced  by  those  instru¬ 
ments  was  both  rich  and  novel  in  its  effect,  and  de¬ 
li  oh  ted  even  the  members  of  the  orchestra,  to  whom 
©  # 
this  multiplication  of  flutes  and  oboes  in  unison  was 

something  new,  —  an  innovation  upon  the  usual  cus- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


467 


tom.  The  last  movement,  opening  with  Twelve  trum¬ 
pets  and  Sixteen  French  horns,  came  in  with  an  in¬ 
spiring  military  effect,  and  it  was  one  of  the  greatest 
treats  to  hear  the  hundred  and  twenty  first-violinists 
play  the  splendid  figures  in  this  movement.  The 
whole  overture,  from  beginning  to  end,  went  like 
clock-work,  and  roused  the  audience  to  a  high  state 
of  enthusiasm. 

Next  in  the  order  of  the  programme  was  the 
INFLAMMATUS,  FROM  ROSSINI’S  STABAT  MATER. 

Sung  by  Madame  Parepa-Rosa, 

With  Full  Chorus,  Organ,  and  Orchestral  Accompaniment. 

The  rendering  of  this  piece  was  truly  magnificent. 
The  ten  thousand  voices  produced  an  immense  body 
of  sound  in  the  unison  passages,  but  the  effect  was 
marvellous  and  thrilling  where  the  whole  concentrated 
power  of  organ,  orchestra,  and  chorus  comes  on  an 
inverted  chord  of  the  diminished  seventh  at  the  climax 
of  the  long  unison  fortissimos.  In  this  piece  Madame 
Rosa  made  the  greatest  sensation  of  the  day.  From 
first  to  last  her  voice  was  full  of  power  and  inspira¬ 
tion,  but  when  at  the  close  she  sustained  the  upper  C, 
which  was  clearly  heard  soaring  over  all  to  the  very 
end,  the  applause  was  tumultuous.  It  had  to  be 
repeated. 

After  the  Inflammatus  came  the 

CORONATION  MARCH  FROM  THE  PROPHET 

By  Meyerbeer. 

For  One  Thousand  Performers,  Orchestra  and  Military  Bands  combined. 

This  grand  march  lost  some  of  its  majesty  by  the 
tempo  being  taken  altogether  too  slow,  and  near  the 
close  the  drums  and  trumpets  hastened  so  much  that 
it  barely  escaped  an  untimely  end.  Nevertheless,  the 


468 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


full  thousand  instruments  gave  forth  an  immense  body 
of  harmony,  which  would  have  produced  a  better  result 
had  the  original  tempo  been  more  closely  adhered  to. 

Next  came  the  scene  from  11  Trovatore,  introducing 

VERDI’S  ANVIL  CHORUS. 

For  Chorus,  Organ,  Orchestra,  Military  Bands,  Drum-Corps,  Anvil,  Bell, 

and  Cannon  Accompaniment. 

The  anvils  were  arranged  in  two  rows,  running  down 
through  the  orchestra  from  rear  to  front.  Very  soon 
the  military  step  of  the  “  Anvil  Brigade  ”  was  heard, 
and  the  first  sight  of  the  red-shirted  hundred  at  the 
“  shoulder  hammer  ”  marching  down  to  the  front  in 
two  rows,  fifty  feet  apart,  was  the  signal  for  loud  ap¬ 
plause.  Arriving  in  position  they  halted,  faced  in¬ 
wards,  and  down  came  the  hundred  hammers  like  one 
upon  the  anvils.  This  first  “  automatic  ”  move  made  a 
good  “  impression,”  and  people  began  to  think  that  even 
the  hundred  firemen  thoroughly  understood  the  part 
they  had  to  “  play.”  The  moment  the  signal  “  atten¬ 
tion  ”  was  given  to  the  orchestra,  the  “  one  hundred 
pounders,”  with  hammers  resting  upon  the  anvils,  stood 
as  if  they  were  so  many  statues.  The  music  com¬ 
menced  ;  at  the  proper  moment  the  hammers  were 
raised,  and  the  opposite  fifties  alternating  right  and 
left  came  in  on  time,  ding,  dong,  ding,  dong,  with  a 
uniformity  and  precision  that  astonished  everybody. 
The  piece  goes  through  twice  without  stopping,  the 
band  have  commenced  it  for  the  second  time  ;  the 
hammers  did  their  part  so  far  like  clock-work ;  they 
will  soon  be  at  it  again.  The  ten  thousand  singers 
rise,  —  they  did  not  sing  the  first  time,  —  all  the  mil¬ 
itary  bands  are  preparing  to  come  in  on  the  chorus, 
the  hammers  go  up  once  more ;  down  they  come,  right 
and  left  again,  two  measures  before  the  chorus  are 


GEE  AT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


469 


heard ;  now  the  ten  thousand  voices  in  unison  pour 
out  the  familiar  strain,  the  great  organ  gives  its  whole 
strength,  all  the  brass  play  the  melody,  while  nearly 
three  hundred  of  the  violin  family  sweep  across  the 
strings  and  across  the  time  in  full  accords,  great  and 
small  drums  alternate  in  steady  beats,  and  the  cannon 
are  booming  in  exact  time  on  the  first  of  the  measure ; 
the  effect  is  immense,  and  the  whole  thing  is  going  * 
magnificently;  now  comes  the  finale ,  and  just  in  the 
right  place  bang,  bang  go  the  cannon  on  the  last  two 
notes. 

The  audience  arose  en  masse,  and  a  perfect  roar  of 
tumultuous  applause  followed  the  performance  of  the 
Anvil  Chorus.  Those  who  feared  that  the  effect  of  such 
music  would  be  next  to  bedlam  were  about  right ;  but 
it  was  the  delighted  audience,  old  and  young,  grave 
and  gay,  who  were  raising  bedlam ;  up  on  the  seats, 
waving  handkerchiefs,  throwing  up  hats,  —  in  fact,  the 
entire  audience,  high-art  critics  and  all,  joined  in  the 
uproar.  During  the  exciting  scene  the  hundred  anvil- 
beaters  marched  out,  but  the  audience  were  deter¬ 
mined  that  they  should  march  in  and  go  through  with 
it  again;  and  when  they  were  seen  once  more  ap¬ 
proaching  from  the  rear,  shout  upon  shout  went  up 
until  they  reached  their  position.  The  whole  piece 
was  performed  as  before,  with  even  better  effect  than 
at  first ;  and  again  the  audience  renewed  the  evidence 
of  their  pleasure  in  boisterous  demonstrations. 

It  would  make  no  difference  where  this  performance 
had  taken  place,  whether  in  London,  Paris,  Leipsic, 
Berlin,  Vienna,  or  Florence ;  if  brought  out  as  it  was 
on  this  occasion,  and  in  presence  of  such  a  multitude  of 
people,  the  applause  would  have  been  the  same.  It 
was  well  done ;  was  got  up  to  please  the  popular  taste, 
and  it  succeeded  so  well  in  doing  this  that  even  the 


470 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


coldest  critics  admitted  that  it  was  a  wonderful  per¬ 
formance,  a  wonderful  effect,  and  the  manner  in  which 
it  was  presented  fully  justified  its  introduction  in  a 
people’s  musical  festival. 

The  closing  piece  of  the  day  was  that  grandest  and 
most  majestic  of  all  national  airs, 

GOD  SAVE  THE  QUEEN. 

Americanized  by  the  adoption  of  Rev.  J.  F.  Smith’s 
popular  words, 

“  My  country,  ’t  is  of  thee, 

Sweet  land  of  liberty.” 

For  Full  Chorus,  Organ,  Orchestra,  Military  Bands,  Drum-Corps,  Bell, 
and  Cannon  Accompaniment. 

This  grand  choral  never  received  such  a  rendering 
before  ;  the  entire  audience  rose  during  its  perform¬ 
ance,  and  all  joined  in  singing  the  last  verse,  while  the 
cannon  boomed  with  unerring  precision,  adding  majes¬ 
ty  to  the  inspiring  measure. 

At  the  end  of  this,  the  first  grand  concert  of  the 
Peace  Jubilee,  there  was  a  general  hand-shaking,  and 
the  most  hearty  congratulations  were  heaped  upon 
everybody  connected  with  the  Festival  on  the  great 
success  of  the  inaugural  entertainment. 

Audience,  chorus,  and  band  commenced  pouring  into 
the  streets ;  the  good  news  of  the  day  went  from  lip  to 
lip  and  from  ear  to  ear,  and  the  entire  city  were  in  the 
happiest  mood  rejoicing  over  the  fait  accompli. 

On  the  evening  of  the  first  day  the  city  of  Boston 
was  proud  of  its  achievement ;  nothing  was  to  be  heard 
in  private  or  in  public  but  which  in  some  way  was  con¬ 
nected  with  the  doings  at  the  Coliseum.  Nobody  knew 
in  the  morning  what  the  day  might  bring  forth ;  but 
in  the  evening  strangers  and  citizens  were  alike  enthu¬ 
siastic  at  the  grand  result,  and  none  were  more  loud  in 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


471 


their  praises  than  the  musical  critics  and  musical  people 
who  had  previously  doubted  the  success  of  the  experi¬ 
ment. 

The  various  committees,  and  all  who  had  any  charge 
or  interest  in  the  Jubilee,  were  justly  happy  with  the 
glorious  success,  and  it  is  scarcely  necessary  to  add, 
that  the  projector  was  not  the  least  delighted  among 
the  number.  Indeed,  he  may  in  truth  confess  that  for 
many,  many  months  he  had  not  experienced  such  ease 
of  mind  and  quiet  repose  as  upon  this  night ;  and  like 
many  others  who  were  laboring  zealously  in  the  cause, 
and  very  much  fatigued  after  the  excessive  duties  of 
the  day,  he  “  retired  to  private  life  ”  at  an  early  hour. 

The  following  comments  of  the  press  will  give  the 
reader  a  full  and  clear  impression  of  the  scene  at  the 
Coliseum,  and  the  effect  of  the  first  day’s  performances. 

From  the  Boston  Post,  June  16. 

THE  JUBILEE. 

The  National  Peace  Jubilee  began  yesterday.  The  occasion 
was  one  of  equal  success,  splendor,  extent,  and  novelty.  It  was 
beyond  all  comparison  the  grandest  musical  scheme  ever  at¬ 
tempted  on  the  American  continent,  and  its  initiatory  perform¬ 
ance  fully  justified  the  most  sanguine  expectations  of  its  most 
ardent  supporters  and  friends.  So  great  a  success  fitly  commem¬ 
orated  the  restoration  of  Peace  and  Harmony  throughout  the 
land.  A  Jubilee  of  music  in  the  interests  of  Peace, — what  ele¬ 
ment  so  beautiful  and  befitting  ?  What  so  adapted  to  soothe  into 
coveted  oblivion  those  animosities  ‘and  hatreds  which  once  dis¬ 
tracted  and  divided  a  nation,  and  then  reddened  its  soil  with  the 
best  blood  of  its  people  ?  What  more  inspiring  spectacle  than 
that  which  gathered  in  the  Coliseum  yesterday  to  inaugurate  a 
series  of  entertainments  prepared  with  so  much  care  for  the  will¬ 
ing  ears  of  the  nation,  —  gathered  to  forgive  and  forget  the  past, 
and  partake,  as  it  were,  at  a  common  table  of  a  banquet  served 
for  the  nation,  wherever  its  bounds  ?  Nothing  could  have  been 
more  impressive  and  happy.  Music  in  its  most  dulcet  strains 
was  wafted  through  the  outreaching  area  of  the  gigantic  struc¬ 
ture,  and  to  this  was  added  the  voice  of  patriotic  eloquence  and 


472 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


imploring  prayer.  The  choicest  musical  talent  of  the  land  came 
up  to  join  its  divinest  harmony,  and  the  strong  voices  of  thou¬ 
sands  united  to  roll  on  the  vast  tide  of  song.  Nothing  so  grand 
in  extent,  nothing  so  mighty  in  effect,  ever  before  greeted  the  ear 
of  an  American  on  his  own  soil,  nor  probably  has  its  grandeur 
and  stupendousness  ever  before  been  heard  in  any  nation  at  any 
time.  Most  fitly,  we  repeat,  does  it  commemorate  the  union  of 
a  once  dissevered  country,  and  join  in  the  bands  of  a  glorious 
harmony  a  separated  people.  Peace  Jubilee, — rightly  is  it 
named.  All  credit  to  Boston  that  this  splendid  event  is  cele¬ 
brated  within  its  own  borders  ;  and  all  honor  to  Boston  that  the 
enterprise  was  projected  by  a  Bostonian.  And  more  than  the 
rest  combined,  honor  to  P.  S.  Gilmore,  its  now  fame-crowned 
originator. 

Apart  from  the  significance  of  the  event  which  the  Jubilee 
commemorates,  it  has  a  most  interesting  if  not  important  musical 
aspect.  The  assembling  of  one  thousand  musicians  from  the  best 
talent  of  the  nation, — the  union  of  eight  hundred  vocal  organi¬ 
zations  represented  by  some  fifteen  thousand  more  or  less  accom¬ 
plished  singers, — is  not  this  of  itself  an  achievement  over  which 
to  justly  boast,  and  which  will  assume  a  proud  place  in  history? 
Difficulties  and  labors  without  number  have  from  the  first  been 
an  expected  if  not  an  inevitable  part  of  the  great  enterprise  ;  but 
perhaps  nothing  has  involved  more,  and  that  of  so  formidable  a 
character,  as  this  bringing  together  a  nation  of  performers  and  a 
world  of  singers.  But  whatever  the  number  or  character,  — 
however  impossible  it  was  pronounced,  —  the  miracle,  if  such  it 
was,  has  been  accomplished.  It  is  a  great,  grand  historical  fact. 
The  planning,  aching  brain,  the  working  hand,  the  sleepless 
nights,  and  driving  days  have  at  length  culminated  in  a  success 
which  will  challenge  the  admiration  of  the  nation,  if  not  of  the 
world.  Many  a  body  rested  last  night  easily  for  the  first  hour  in 
many  months.  Let  us  all  unite  in  a  Jubilee  of  congratulation 
that  the  toilsome  night  is  passed,  and  the  strong  light  of  day  is 
shining.  Achievements  of  such  magnitude,  and  involving  so 
many  interests,  are  rarely  accomplished  in  the  nature  of  things. 
Any  approach  to  it  will  hardly  be  realized  for  the  next  half-cen¬ 
tury.  There  is  said  to  be  a  time  and  place  for  everything.  Each 
must  be  fitted  to  the  other,  or  neither  can  exist.  The  present  was 
a  befitting  time  to  commemorate  the  restoration  of  Peace  to  the 
nation.  Boston  appears  happily  to  have  been  the  place.  It  has 
brought  forth  the  beautiful  and  inspiriting  olive-branch,  and 
around  it  has  been  placed  the  magnificent  garlands  of  harmony. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


473 


May  the  Peace  which  the  nation  is  this  week  so  gloriously  cele¬ 
brating  know  no  rupture,  and  may  the  sun  of  a  united  prosperity 
and  happiness,  now  shining  so  brightly  across  the  continent, 
know  no  dimness  and  be  obscured  by  no  cloud.  .  .  . 

THE  PROGRAMME  AND  PERFORMANCE. 

The  programme  was  made  up  with  great  care  and  its  selection 
enlisted  some  of  the  best  musical  judgment  in  the  city.  It  in¬ 
cludes  the  compositions  of  the  acknowledged  masters,  among 
whom  are  the  honored  names  of  Mozart,  Rossini,  Meyerbeer, 
Verdi,  Gounod,  Luther,  and  others.  The  first  performance  was 
Luther’s  choral,  "  God  is  a  castle  and  defence,”  Mr.  Gilmore 
conducting.  It  was  accompanied  by  the  organ  and  orchestra, 
numbering  over  one  thousand  instruments,  and  with  a  choral 
force  of  about  ten  thousand.  The  massive  and  swelling  measures 
of  this  grand  composition  were  never  interpreted  in  a  more  effec¬ 
tive  and  thrilling  manner.  The  immense  volume  of  voice  joined 
to  the  great  body  of  accompaniment,  and  as  skilled  as  it  was 
strong,  made  a  musical  utterance  which  was  grand  beyond  de¬ 
scription.  The  choral  has  often  been  heard  in  Music  Hall  under 
the  most  favorable  auspices,  but  never  with  any  approach  in 
effect  to  that  which  marked  its  production  yesterday.  The  per¬ 
formance  at  once  settled  the  discipline,  excellence,  and  unison  of 
the  vast  choral  force.  Wagner’s  overture,  “  Tannhauser,”  was 
then  given  by  an  orchestra  of  six  hundred  performers,  Mr.  Julius 
Eichberg  conducting.  This  was  given  superbly.  The  string  in¬ 
struments  were  especially  excellent,  and  their  great  body  brought 
out  the  beauties  of  the  overture  as  had  probably  never  before 
been  heard  in  America.  The  piccolo  and  flute  parts  were  also 
performed  admirably,  and  on  all  sides  the  favorite  overture  was 
thought  to  have  been  wrought  with  new  beauties.  The  next  upon 
the  programme  was  the  "Gloria”  from  the  Twelfth  Mass,  Mr.. 
Carl  Zerrahn  conducting.  On  taking  the  platform  Mr.  Zerrahn 
was  greeted  with  warm  applause,  the  Chorus  being  especially 
demonstrative.  The  performance  of  the  "  Gloria”  elicited  hearty 
plaudits,  and  was  very  satisfactory  to  the  great  auditory,  many 
of  whom  desired  to  have  it  repeated,  which  was  very  properly 
not  complied  with.  The  fourth  item  on  the  programme  was  the 
“  Ave  Maria”  of  Gounod,  sung  by  Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  Mr. 
Gilmore  conducting.  On  reaching  the  platform,  to  which  she 
was  conducted  by  Mr.  Loring  B.  Barnes,  of  the  Handel  and 
Haydn  Society,  she  was  greeted  with  very  enthusiastic  applause, 
the  waving  of  handkerchiefs  and  other  demonstrations  of  welcome 


474 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


and  delight.  The  violin  obbligato  to  the  solo  was  given  by  two 
hundred  violinists.  The  bewitching  production  was  never  inter¬ 
preted  in  a  more  complete  manner ;  Parepa’s  voice  was  in  the 
best  condition,  which  may  be  inferred  when  we  state  that  its 
notes  were  sent  to  every  nook  and  corner  of  the  spacious  build¬ 
ing  with  the  power  seemingly  of  a  trumpet.  The  occasion  and 
opportunity  were  fitly  and  naturally  improved  by  this  great 
artiste  to  distinguish  herself  in  a  most  happy  effort,  and  the  beau¬ 
tiful  “  Ave  Maria”  will  henceforward  be  embalmed  in  still  pleas¬ 
anter  recollections.  Her  magnificent  voice  not  only  swept  to 
distant  arch  and  wall,  but  rose  with  clear-cut  distinctness  and 
melody  over  the  massive  orchestra.  The  applause  that  followed 
was  long  and  deafening,  and  this  Queen  of  Song  retired  with 
cheers  from  audience,  singers,  and  performers.  “  The  Star- 
Spangled  Banner”  was  next  on  the  programme,  Mr.  Gilmore 
conducting.  It  was  given  with  an  additional  verse,  as  printed 
elsewhere,  by  Mr.  W.  T.  W.  Ball.  Though  not  the  best  per¬ 
formance  on  the  programme,  it  excited  more  applause  than  any 
that  had  previously  been  given.  The  accompaniments  were  the 
orchestra,  organ,  military  band,  and  drum-corps,  to  which  was  to 
be  added  the  chiming  of  bells  and  the  firing  of  artillery.  Besides 
the  grand  effect  which  the  national  air  received  from  the  magnifi¬ 
cent  chorus  and  matchless  instrumentalists,  the  novelty  of  bells 
and  cannon  increased  its  interest,  and  all  the  more  so  that  these 
were  given  in  a  manner  of  unexcelled  promptness.  During  the 
singing  of  the  concluding  stanzas  the  guns  were  fired  and  the 
bells  chimed.  This  was  done  by  gentlemen  stationed  upon  the 
platform,  —  Mr.  Kennard  directing  the  bells  and  Mr.  Mullaly  the 
guns.  Twelve  guns  were  used,  which  were  discharged  twenty- 
six  times  during  the  performance.  Some  forty  bells  were  used, 
and  the  whole  was  manipulated  by  electricity.  The  guns  were 
located  some  forty  rods  west  of  the  Coliseum,  and  their  discharge 
was  instantaneous  with  the  touch  of  the  operator  upon  the  plat¬ 
form.  So  electric  was  the  effect  of  the  performance  that  it  was 
repeated  in  obedience  to  the  vociferous  demand  of  the  audience. 

Part  two  began  with  the  “Hymn  of  Peace,”  written  for  the 
occasion  by  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  to  the  music  of  Keller’s 
American  Hymn.  Air.  Gilmore  directed,  and  the  singers  were 
accompanied  by  organ  and  full  orchestra.  The  performance  was 
very  fine,  the  chorus  particularly  distinguishing  itself  by  its 
strength,  volume,  steadiness,  and  unison.  The  old  tune  and  its 
new  words  seemed  admirably  wedded.  Following  this  was  the 
always  acceptable  overture  of  “  William  Tell,”  Mr.  Gilmore  hold- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


475 


ing  the  baton.  New  beauties  were  evolved  from  tnis  delightful 
composition  by  the  orchestra,  which  was  familiar  with  its  every 
note.  It  called  forth  merited  applause.  The  “  Inflammatus,” 
from  Stabat  Mater  was  next  given,  Madame  Rosa  interpreting 
the  vocal  measure.  Mr.  Zerrahn  conducted  in  this.  The  remark¬ 
able  qualities  of  her  voice  were  never  more  apparent  than  when 
singing  this  grand  and  impressive  solo.  It  was  repeated  in  obe¬ 
dience  to  a  vehement  demand  of  the  audience.  Next  came  the 
“  Coronation  March”  from  the  Prophet,  so  illustrative  of  Meyer¬ 
beer’s  exquisite  genius.  Mr.  Eichberg  occupied  the  stand,  and  a 
full  thousand  instrumentalists  illustrated  the  bewitching  music. 
The  next  piece  upon  the  programme  was  the  “Anvil  Chorus,” 
from  “II  Trovatore,”  Mr.  Gilmore  conducting.  This  combined 
the  chorus,  the  full  band,  the  performance  of  one  hundred  Boston 
firemen  upon  as  many  anvils,  and  an  artillery  accompaniment 
of  fifteen  guns.  The  famous  composition  was  given  with  the  fin¬ 
est  effect ;  in  fact,  with  an  effect  hitherto  immeasurably  unap¬ 
proached.  The  firemen  were  attired  in  red  shirts,  white  caps, 
and  black  pants,  and  presented  a  novel  appearance.  Their  stroke 
upon  the  anvil  was  correct  and  earnest,  and  the  blow,  though 
solid,  was  cheering.  The  performance  was  vociferously  encored, 
and  proved  one  of  the  most  popular  and  taking  on  the  pro¬ 
gramme.  The  closing  performance  was  the  National  Air,  “My 
country,  ’tis  of  thee,”  sung  by  the  chorus,  and  aided  by  the 
combined  instrumental,  artillery,  bell,  and  other  accompani¬ 
ments,  Mr.  Gilmore  directing.  It  was  rendered  grandly.  Never 
heard  without  kindling  the  most  pleasing  emotions  ;  on  the  pres¬ 
ent  occasion  it  was  tenfold  more  so,  producing  in  the  audience  a 
demonstrativeness  of  enthusiasm  that  had  scarcely  been  reached 
during  the  afternoon.  As  it  was  the  last  piece  to  be  presented, 
the  performers  seemed  to  give  it  their  best  effort ;  and  so  thor¬ 
oughly  good  was  it  that  a  repetition  was  demanded,  followed  by 
a  second  ovation.  At  the  very  end  the  entire  audience  joined  in 
the  most  vehement  and  prolonged  cheers  in  honor  of  the  occa¬ 
sion  and  its  commemoration.  The  audience,  it  is  almost  unneces¬ 
sary  to  state  after  what  has  been  written,  left  the  building  not 
only  satisfied,  but  highly  gratified  ;  and  the  universal  and  enthu¬ 
siastic  voice  was,  that  it  was  a  great  success.  .  .  . 

The  orderly  manner  in  which  the  vast  audience  passed  out  of 

the  Coliseum  was  in  itself  remarkable . By  seven  o’clock 

the  building  was  comparatively  emptied,  and  the  musical  and 
financial  success  of  the  Great  Peace  Jubilee  of  1859  was  demon¬ 
strated. 


476 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


From  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser,  June  16. 

The  first  day’s  concert  of  the  Musical  Festival  was  all  its 
friends  hoped  for  and  all  the  public  could  reasonably  desire.  In 
the  execution  of  so  vast  an  undertaking  some  delays  might  have 
been  expected,  and  some  want  of  accord  among  performers  who 
till  yesterday  morning  were  never  under  the  same  roof.  These 
are  defects  with  which  almost  every  great  musical  enterprise  on 
record  has  been  marred  at  the  beginning,  and  no  human  foresight 
can  ever  be  sure  that  it  has  infallibly  guarded  against  them.  But 
the  most  cavilling  spirit  could  not  have  looked  upon  the  impres¬ 
sive  spectacle  presented  at  the  opening  of  the  concert  yesterday, 
without  surprise  at  the  nearly  faultless  precision  with  which  the 
details  of  the  enterprise  had  been  carried  out ;  nor  have  listened 
to  the  music  of  that  vast  multitude  of  voices  and  instruments 
without  astonishment  at  the  regularity  and  harmony  with  which 
the  conductor’s  baton  swayed  and  controlled  them. 

Here  for  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  modern  music  were 
brought  together  a  chorus  of  ten  thousand  voices  and  an  orches¬ 
tra  of  a  thousand  instruments.  The  same  doubts  which  have 
been  discussed  in  connection  with  other  great  musical  gather¬ 
ings,  and  left  unsettled,  were  thrown  in  the  way  of  this  one ;  — 
whether  so  large  a  chorus  could  sing  with  the  brilliancy  and  reso¬ 
nance  of  a  smaller  one,  whether  so  many  differently  trained  voices 
could  under  any  circumstances  be  brought  into  harmony,  whether 
the  difference  in  the  distances  at  which  the  various  performers 
were  placed  with  respect  to  the  auditory  would  not  impair  the 
effect  of  the  music,  even  if  it  were  otherwise  faultless.  But  we 
think  there  were  few  in  that  immense  audience  who  were  troubled 
with  such  misgivings,  or  who  were  not  filled  with  novel  and  de¬ 
lightful  emotions,  when  Luther’s  sublime  hymn,  “God  is  a  castle 
and  defence  ”  began  the  exercises  of  the  day,  filling  the  vast  au¬ 
ditorium  with  its  melody.  The  discordant  sounds  which  inter¬ 
fered  with  the  inaugural  ceremonies,  the  tramp  of  feet  and  the 
rustling  of  dresses,  the  hammering  of  workmen,  the  whistling  of 
engines,  and  the  confused  roar  of  the  multitude  holding  a  vanity 
fair  Outside,  were  overwhelmed  and  hushed  when  the  chorus  took 
up  the  strain. 

It  would  be  hard  to  judge  precisely  the  musical  effects  of  the 
accumulation  of  voices  and  instruments  on  so  large  a  scale  at  a 
single  hearing.  Here,  as  in  similar  gatherings,  the  vast  spaces 
to  be  filled,  the  difference  in  resisting  surfaces,  the  currents  of 
air  sweeping  here  and  there  through  the  building,  and  also  the 
difference,  before  referred  to,  in  the  distances  of  the  various  per- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


477 


formers  from  different  portions  of  the  audience,  varied  the  effect 
so  much  that  scarcely  two  listeners  would  agree  in  details.  But 
the  hearty  and  universal  applause  which  followed  every  -step  in 
the  programme  showed  that  a  perfect  agreement  in  the  audience 
was  not  necessary  to  its  enjoyment.  When  the  Handel  commem¬ 
oration  festival  in  1859  was  over,  the  critics  began  to  compare 
their  judgments  of  its  results,  and  to  raise  a  multitude  of  ques¬ 
tions  interesting  in  the  history  of  criticism  and  of  musical  art. 
They  only  agreed,  with  misgivings  here  and  there,  that,  with  all 
the  grand  and  till  that  time  incomparable  effects,  performances 
on  so  large  a  scale  should  be  reserved  for  rare  and  great  occasions. 
But  the  hundred  thousand  people  who  had  flocked  to  London  to 
hear  the  marvellous  melodies  of  that  commemoration  week,  who 
had  seen  the  spectacle  and  enjoyed  the  music,  had  no  misgiving 
and  gave  an  approving  verdict.  And  such,  we  doubt  not,  will 
be  the  result  of  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

The  following  is  another  article  from  the  Advertiser 
of  the  same  date  :  — 

The  Peace  Jubilee  has  passed  its  first  day,  and  the  critical 
period  of  its  history  as  a  musical  experiment.  The  crowds  which 
it  has  drawn  to  the  city  are  immense,  and  increase  from  hour  to 
hour.  The  success  of  the  enterprise  is  in  every  mouth,  and  is 
chronicled  in  detail  below.  The  initial  day  was  full  of  scenes  of 
splendor,  incidents  of  interest,  and  sounds  of  sublimity,  in  its 
novel  combination  of  music  and  multitudes ;  and  we  invite  the 
attention  of  our  readers  to  the  record  of  its  varying  phases  which 
we  have  been  able  to  present. 

THE  GATHERING. 

People  all  around  in  a  radius  of  a  hundred  miles  from  the  State 
House  dome  gave  their  first  waking  thoughts  yesterday  morning 
to  the  weather.  Few  were  sanguine  enough  to  find  any  promise 
of  sunshine  in  the  murky  skies.  People  grumbled,  and  wondered 
if  Mr.  Lowell  himself  could  find  any  “  perfect  days  ”  in  this  June 
of  disappointments,  of  east-winds,  of  umbrellas  and  great-coats 
and  colds  in  the  head.  More  cheerful  people  pointed  to  the 
weather-cocks  as  indicative  of  short  storms,  rejoiced  that  all  the 
eggs  were  not  in  one  basket,  and  that  in  the  five  days  of  the 
Jubilee  there  must  in  reason  be  two  or  three  of  pleasant  weather, 
and  comforted  themselves  with  the  thought  that  inside  the  Coli¬ 
seum  all  would  be  dry  and  sheltered  from  the  breeze.  The  spec- 


478 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


tators  in  shanty  structures  took  the  clouds  most  to  heart ;  but 
they  had  enshrined  themselves  in  so  much  ugliness  that  they  won 
very  little  sympathy. 

From  every  direction  people  crowded  in.  Steam-cars  and 
steamboats  came  as  full  as  they  could  hold.  In  the  horse-cars, 
early  in  the  morning,  more  than  half  the  passengers  carried  pal¬ 
pable  rolls  of  music,  and  the  conductors  became  infused  with  the 
enthusiasm  of  the  choristers  they  carried,  and  shouted  “  Nearest 
point  to  the  Coli-seum  ”  with  a  nervous  energy  pleasant  to 
listen  to . 


PREPARING  FOR  THE  CONCERT. 

As  the  speech-making  came  to  an  end,  having  occupied  in  the 
aggregate  about  half  an  hour,  there  was  a  rustle  not  altogether 
of  regret  as  the  audience,  orchestra,  and  chorus  settled  themselves 
to  the  business  of  the  day,  the  mighty  feast  of  music.  The  first 
of  the  pleasant  sensations  was  caused  by  the  entrance,  to  take 
his  place  as  first  violin,  of  Ole  Bull.  The  noble  old  musician  was 
greeted  with  a  salvo  of  applause,  from  his  associate  performers 
and  from  the  public  in  front,  which  he  acknowledged  with  a  pecu¬ 
liar  grace  which  seemed  a  combination  of  the  dignity  of  the  old 
school  and  the  warmth  of  the  French  nation.  Ole  Bull  is  one  of 
the  most  remarkable-looking  men  of  his  time  ;  and  as  he  sat  with 
Carl  Rosa  at  the  head  of  the  long  semicircles  of  violins,  the  two 
seemed  to  form  a  cabinet  picture  worthy  of  study  and  admiration, 
even  in  the  grand  gallery  of  the  Festival  scene,  —  the  one  like 
the  pictures  of  Mozart  in  his  younger  days,  a  face  of  pure  devo¬ 
tion  to  music  and  enthusiasm  for  art  ;  the  other  greater  and 
grander  through  the  experiences  of  years  of  such  devotion  and 
such  enthusiasm,  beautiful,  exalted,  sweet,  and  with  a  smile  the 
most  winning  in  the  world. 

Hardly  had  the  applause  which  greeted  these  two  died  away, 
when  another  roar  arose  to  herald  the  coming  of  Mr.  P.  S.  Gil¬ 
more.  This  gentleman  came  forward  amid  the  creation  of  his 
brain  and  of  his  energy,  and  received  modestly  the  tribute  of  the 
audience  to  his  success.  Another  warm  welcome  was  in  store 
for  Mr.  Eichberg,  as  he  took  his  place  to  conduct  the  overture  to 
“  Tannhauser  ”  ;  and  when  Mr.  Zerrahn  appeared,  a  little  later  in 
the  programme,  the  progress  of  his  tall  figure  through  the  orches¬ 
tra  was  the  occasion  of  an  ovation,  in  which  the  chorus  took  the 
lead,  the  ladies  of  the  Boston  classes  in  the  side  seats  waving 
their  handkerchiefs  with  multitudinous  enthusiasm. 

Almost  as  hearty,  and  quite  as  general,  was  the  greeting  of 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


479 


Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  as  she  came  forward  for  her  solo,  “  Ave 
Maria.”  It  was  curious  to  listen  to  the  applause  of  these  wel¬ 
comes,  beginning  as  it  did  afar  off,  with  those  near  the  entrance 
at  the  rear,  and  keeping  pace  in  a  swelling  wave  with  the  favor¬ 
ites  as  they  came  in  through  the  long  avenue  of  instrumentalists, 
till  the  audience  took  up  the  tide  as  the  front  was  reached. 
Madame  Rosa  looked  superbly,  and  all  near  enough  to  see  her 
face  could  see  that  she  was  filled  with  the  spirit  of  the  Jubilee, 
with  honest  pride  in  her  part  in  it,  and  with  a  determination  to 
do  her  best  in  it.  It  will  interest  at  least  half  our  readers  to 
know  that  Madame  Rosa  was  dressed  in  a  white  muslin  skirt 
with  one  flounce,  a  white  silk  overdress  trimmed  with  lace,  high 
m  the  neck  and  with  long  sleeves,  with  buttons  and  ornaments  at 
the  shoulders,  of  the  national  colors,  and  diamonds  at  the  throat 
and  in  the  hair. 

We  return  to  the  entrance  of  Mr.  Gilmore  to  note  the  musical 
character  of  the  Jubilee . 

The  first  performance  of  the  grpat  Jubilee  week  is  to  be  pro¬ 
nounced  on  the  whole  a  decided  success.  As  might  be  supposed 
and  expected,  this  success  was  not  unmixed  with  partial  failures. 
But  when  these  are  weighed  with  the  triumphs  of  the  day,  and 
when  the  disturbing  effects  of  the  novelty  and  excitement  of  the 
occasion  are  taken  into  consideration,  there  can  be  but  one  judg¬ 
ment,  and  that  will  be  enthusiastically  favorable  as  to  the  merit 
of  the  performance  and  full  of  praise  and  admiration  for  the  pa¬ 
tient  toil  and  skill  and  for  the  persevering  courage  which  have 
carried  the  enterprise  through  to  a  successful  inauguration  of  its 
triumphs.  The  sense  of  sublimity,  as  is  well  known  by  the  rhet¬ 
oricians  and  metaphysicians,  is  exceedingly  short-lived  in  its 
nature,  and  it  could  not  be  that  the  souls  of  the  auditors  should 
be  moved  with  a  sense  of  grandeur  during  the  entire  perform¬ 
ance  ;  but  we  think  there  were  very  few  of  the  vast  assemblage 
who  did  not  thrill  for  moments  with  an  ecstasy  of  pleasure  which 
alike  transcended  their  experience  and  their  power  of  expression. 

Nearly  as  many  versions  of  the  special  musical  effects  of  the 
different  pieces  might  be  given  as  there  were  pairs  of  ears  among 
the  audience.  Criticism  finds  the  clearness  of  her  vision  much 
crowded  by  the  extraordinary  circumstances  of  the  occasion  and 
by  the  unprecedented  importance  attached  to  the  location  of  the 
listener’s  seat.  It  would  really  be  worth  while,  we  think,  to 
print  three  separate  reports  of  the  musical  entertainment  written 
respectively  from  the  front  of  the  parquet,  from  the  centre  of  the 
floor,  and  from  the  gallery  opposite  the  stage.  The  best  choral 


480 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


effects  were  unquestionably  lost  by  those  who  were  very  near  the 
conductor’s  stand,  but  on  the  other  hand  the  finest  beauties  of 
the  instrumental  numbers  were  more  keenly  felt  by  those  who 
were  near  the  orchestra,  or  at  only  a  moderate  distance  from  it. 
We  appreciate  the  difficulty  thus  arising,  but  must  trust  our¬ 
selves  to  a  frank  statement  of  impressions  derived  under  circum¬ 
stances  more  favorable,  perhaps,  than  was  the  fortune  of  all ;  — 
knowing  very  well  that  it  will  be  impossible  to  carry  conviction 
of  the  excellence  of  any  particular  performance  to  one  against 
whose  enjoyment  all  the  laws  of  acoustics  conspired  together ; 
and  knowing  also  that  to  all  whose  spectacle-glasses  were  pure 
rose-color  the  merest  suggestion  of  a  fault  will  be  deemed  a  piece 
of  unpardonable  presumption  and  wickedness. 

Luther’s  great  choral,  under  the  leadership  of  Mr.  Gilmore, 
began  the  grand  concert  very  happily.  The  piece  as  rendered 
by  the  chorus  had  been  a  little  docked  of  its  fair  proportions,  but 
enough  was  left  to  fill  up  a  noble  measure  of  magnificent  strength 
and  beauty,  and  as  the  great  volume  of  pure  sound  arose  from 
the  ten  thousand  voices  and  the  thousand  instruments  with  the 
grand  utterance  of  faith,  “God  is  a  castle  and  defence  when 
troubles  and  distress  invade,”  the  noblest  possibilities  of  the 
divine  art  seemed  revealed  in  an  instant  of  time.  The  overture 
to  “Tannhauser”  was  not  entirely  successful  as  a  performance, 
although  many  portions  of  the  work  were  rendered  with  thrilling 
effect.  The  difficulties  were  chiefly  with  the  wind  instruments, 
which  in  several  instances  were  out  of  time  ;  but  the  violins,  as 
usual,  were  adequate  to  their  task. 

The  effect  of  the  stringed  instruments,  indeed,  throughout  the 
concert  was  transcendently  beautiful.  The  violin  is  a  wonderful 
instrument  in  the  hands  of  a  single  master,  potent  to  charm,  to 
excite,  to  move  to  tears  or  to  laughter;  but  there  is  no  witchery 
like  that  which  it  exerts  as  the  controlling  spirit  of  a  great 
orchestra.  In  this  instance  the  violins  were  numbered,  not  by 
dozens  or  scores,  but  by  hundreds,  and  the  entire  body  of  stringed 
instruments  in  the  select  orchestra  made  a  grand  total  of  nearly 
half  a  thousand.  The  best  skill  in  the  land,  too,  was  collected  to 
play  upon  these  instruments,  the  posts  of  special  honor  being- 
filled,  cle  jure,  by  Ole  Bull,  Carl  Rosa,  and  William  Schultze.  In 
the  “Tannhauser”  overture,  the  great  series  of  running  passages 
for  the  violins  by  which  the  principal  air  is  accompanied,  had  an 
effect  like  that  of  rushing  winds,  exciting  and  entrancing  the 
senses  and  filling  the  soul  with  weird  and  peculiar  pleasure.  The 
“Gloria,”  from  Mozart’s  Twelfth  Mass,  which  followed,  was  the 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


481 


least  successful  chorus  of  the  occasion.  It  is  for  many  reasons  an 
exceedingly  trying  composition  for  a  large  body  of  singers  to 
render,  the  long  passages  for  the  orchestra  increasing  the  difficul¬ 
ties  of  the  time,  which  are  otherwise  great.  And  in  the  delivery 
of  several  passages  of  the  “Gloria”  there  was  alack  of  steadi¬ 
ness  and  precision  in  the  chorus  which  marred  to  some  extent  the 
grandeur  and  beauty  of  the  work.  In  Gounod’s  “  Ave  Maria,” 
Madame  Parepa-Rosa  made  her  appearance  as  the  first  soloist  of 
the  Jubilee,  and  accomplished  what  few  other  singers  in  America 
or  even  in  the  world  could  achieve,  in  making  her  voice  distinctly 
audible  throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  great  building. 
Very  near  the  stage  the  effect  of  Madame  Rosa’s  singing  was  not 
entirely  agreeable,  the  tone  being  forced  to  meet  the  emergency 
and  losing  much  of  its  wonted  sweetness,  richness,  and  purity 
thereby.  At  situations  midway  in  the  auditorium,  however,  as 
we  understand,  these  faults  were  not  apparent,  and  the  lady’s  per¬ 
formance  lacked  little  of  its  accustomed  charm  ;  in  the  rear  of 
the  hall,  also,  her  voice  was  easily  and  pleasantly  heard.  “The 
Star-Spangled  Banner,”  given  with  grand  and  almost  overpow¬ 
ering  effect,  concluded  the  first  part  and  produced  the  wildest 
excitement  in  the  audience,  which  had  been  full  of  enthusiasm 
from  the  first.  The  choral  combinations  of  the  parts  used  in  the 
piece  were  very  ingenious,  and,  besides  the  pleasure  which  they 
directly  afforded,  served  to  heighten  the  tremendous  climax  of 
effect  which  was  reached  in  the  final  strophe,  — in  which,  accord¬ 
ing  to  the  promise  of  the  programme,  the  aid  of  a  great  military 
band,  of  an  immense  drum-corps,  and  of  artillery,  was  given  to 
the  chorus,  orchestra,  and  organ.  The  artillery  firing  came  near 
to  being  perfectly  in  time,  although  it  was  not  invariably  so,  as 
must  have  been  anticipated,  gunpowder  being  a  rather  fickle,  as 
well  as  a  slow-motioned  musical  instrument,  even  when  played 
upon  by  lightning.  But  the  magnificent  distances  of  the  build¬ 
ing  could  be  well  inferred  from  the  fact  that  when  the  artillery 
was  in  exact  time  at  and  near  the  conductor’s  stand,  the  crash  of 
the  guns  sounded  in  almost  every  instance  just  before  the  proper 
moment  to  persons  in  the  gallery  facing  the  stage.  The  bells  of 
the  city  were  also  rung  in  unison  from  the  telegraph  stand,  butr 
as  they  were  quite  inaudible  at  St.  James  Park,  can  hardly  be- 
said  to  have  heightened  the  effect. 

Dr.  Holmes’s  “Hymn  of  Peace,”  set  to  the  music  of  Keller’s 
“American  Hymn,”  was  the  first  piece  in  the  second  part,  and 
was  beautifully  and  nobly  rendered,  and  with  a  precision  whichi 
showed  of  what  the  chorus  was  capable.  The  calm  beauty  and 
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482 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


strength  of  the  piece  were  especially  impressive,  coming-  as  they 
did  in  direct  contrast  with  the  fervid,  and  perhaps  feverish  splen¬ 
dors  of  “  The  Star-Spangled  Banner”  and  its  tremendous  accom¬ 
paniment.  And  then  came  the  instrumental  gem  of  the  occasion 
in  the  shape  of  Rossini’s  overture  to  “  William  Tell,”  the  per¬ 
formance  of  which  must  be  characterized  as  the  grandest  orches¬ 
tral  rendering  ever  given  on  this  continent.  From  one  end  to  the 
other,  barring  only  the  performance  of  certain  unruly  cymbals, 
all  was  true,  grand,  and  lovely,  and  the  great  overture  seemed  to 
shine  out  in  a  more  remarkable  and  transcendent  beauty  than  had 
ever  before  been  revealed  to  us  in  its  noble  melodies  and  harmo¬ 
nies  In  particular  the  rendering  of  the  second  principal  air  of 
the  overture  quite  beggared  all  description,  —  though  it  was  easy 
to  read  in  the  hundreds  of  faces  flushed  with  pleasure,  and  in  the 
thousands  of  eyes  dancing  with  excitement,  how  all  hearts  were 
stirred  and  thrilled  with  the  irresistible  movement  of  the  wonder¬ 
ful  melody.  In  the  “  Coronation  March  ”  of  Meyerbeer,  the 
cymbals  were  again  troublesome,  and  the  drums  and  some  of  the 
wind  instruments  were  out  of  time  in  several  passages,  but  taken 
as  a  whole  the  performance  was  good.  The  “Anvil  Chorus” 
from  “  II  Trovatore,”  produced  a  tremendous  sensation  among 
the  audience  and  received  an  uproarious  encore.  The  pictu¬ 
resque  hundred  of  red-shirted  firemen  did  their  duty  very  well  and 
beat  their  anvils  with  a  good  degree  of  precision,  and  the  chorus 
sang  the  little  that  was  assigned  to  them  admirably . 

“My  Country,  ’t  is  of  thee,”  with  the  same  accessories  as 
“The  Star-Spangled  Banner,”  concluded  the  concert  most  wor¬ 
thily,  —  the  audience  very  generally  joining  in  the  last  stanza 
with  good  effect.  And  thus  ended  the  first  of  the  great  Jubilee 
concerts,  for  which  it  is  only  fair  to  claim  that,  although  not 
reaching  perfection  in  all  things,  it  was  remarkable  in  its  suc¬ 
cess  as  well  as  unprecedented  in  its  character.  It  is  reasonable 
to  expect  even  greater  results  from  what  is  yet  to  come,  as  both 
chorus  and  orchestra  will  lack  the  distracting  sense  of  novelty 
incident  to  the  situation  of  yesterday.  The  week  has  been  nobly 
begun,  and  it  will  end  even  more  nobly,  we  predict. 

From  the  Boston  I)aily  Journal,  June  16. 

If  the  Peace  Jubilee  is  a  century  plant,  — as  we  trust  it  is  from 
the  nurture  of  war  necessary  for  its  renewal,  —  it  certainly  flow¬ 
ered  out  most  magnificently  yesterday  afternoon.  Whatever  may 
have  been  the  nature  of  the  anticipations  cherished  by  the  myri¬ 
ads  of  visitors,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  they  were,  on  the  whole, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


483 


more  than  abundantly  realized.  Those  who  were  in  search  of  a 
spectacle  to  delight  the  eye  and  fill  all  the  organs  of  wonder,  be¬ 
held  a  scene  the  like  of  which  was  never  before  witnessed  on  this 
or  any  other  continent.  They  who  would  refresh  themselves 
with  the  inspirations  of  music  on  an  unprecedented  scale,  were 
delighted  to  find  that  volume  only  lent  enchantment  to  harmony, 
and  that  majesty  of  expression  was  intwined  with  all  the  delica¬ 
cies  of  execution.  If  it  was  the  pride  of  any  to  luxuriate  in  the 
great  sensation  of  the  season  and  of  the  age,  they  evidently  had 
their  luxury  and  made  the  most  of  it.  To  those  who  coveted  the 
higher  joy  —  and  who  will  not  acknowledge  it?  —  of  basking  in 
the  patriotic  associations  and  enthusiasm  of  the  Festival,  the 
glorious  gratification  was  given  in  the  grandest  profusion,  “in 
good  measure,  pressed  down  and  running  over.” 

Though  the  inauguration  of  the  Jubilee  had  not  the  benefit  of 
one  of  those  bright  June  days,  “bridal  of  the  earth  and  sky,” 
which  was  doubtless  calculated  upon  at  this  season  of  the  year, 
the  weather  was  not  unfavorable  in  many  respects,  especially  in 
the  absence  of  dust  and  uncomfortable  heat.  Even  the  rain,  com¬ 
ing  down  upon  what  must  have  reminded  many  of  the  water-shed 
of  a  continent,  added  its  chorus  to  the  inside  harmonies ;  and 
when,  in  the  graceful  overture  of  “  Tannhauser,”  a  flood  of  sun¬ 
shine  suddenly  poured  its  radiance  over  the  gorgeous  scene,  the 
spirit  of  Peace  seemed  to  have  descended  indeed.  Of  the  order 
of  exercises  full  accounts  will  be  found  in  our  reported  columns. 
The  opening  prayer  was  solemn  and  appropriate.  The  Mayor’s 
welcome  was  brief  and  in  good  taste,  saying  just  enough  and  say¬ 
ing  it  well.  The  address  of  Hon.  Alexander  H.  Rice,  on  the 
restoration  of  Peace  and  Union,  will  read  as  well  as  it  sounded,  — 
being  just  and  elevated  in  its  sentiments,  judicious  and  yet  boldly 
patriotic  in  its  references  to  the  past,  breathing  the  spirit  of  a 
broad  nationality,  and  charged  with  the  great  hopes  of  our  future. 
The  address  was  admirably  delivered,  and  supplied  the  requisite 
oral  introduction  to  the  musical  glories  of  the  week.  Of  the  lat¬ 
ter,  so  far  as  they  were  developed  yesterday,  it  is  not  our  prov¬ 
ince  here  to  speak  in  detail.  The  programme  was  well  selected 
to  show  all  the  merits  of  the  Festival,  combining,  as  it  did,  selec¬ 
tions  of  sublime,  classical,  and  popular  music,  with  solos,  full 
chorus,  organ,  orchestral,  artillery,  and  even  anvil  accompani¬ 
ment,  to  say  nothing  of  the  thunderous  specimen  of  congrega¬ 
tional  singing  with  which  the  last  national  air  was  commended, 
apparently,  to  the  whole  world. 

It  is  only  a  detailed  report  that  can  do  justice  to  these  things, 


484 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


for  after  all  that  is  said,  it  is  the  amplitude  and  combined  grand¬ 
eur  of  the  Jubilee  that  most  impress  themselves  upon  the  spec¬ 
tator,  and  enchain  his  interest.  To  get  at  the  whole  you  have  to 
study  the  greatness  of  the  parts.  So  well  proportioned  is  the 
enormous  structure  erected  for  the  occasion,  so  harmonious  and 
graceful  are  the  hangings  and  decorations,  that  a  primitive  spec¬ 
tator,  equally  ignorant  of  architecture  and  of  crowds,  would  see 
nothing  more  surprising  than  the  mere  numbers  assembled. 
Given  the  men,  he  would  pronounce  their  surroundings  natural 
enough.  Even  the  cultivated  visitor  has  to  make  an  effort  to 
pass  beyond  this  influence  of  symmetry  into  a  full  comprehension 
of  the  magnitude  of  the  spectacle  around  him.  He  studies  a  sec¬ 
tion  of  the  chorus  or  the  audience,  and  soon  sees  that  it  could 
not  have  been  placed  in  any  room  he  ever  saw  in  his  life  before, 
and  then  he  remarks  that  there  are  fifteen  or  twenty  just  such  as 
are  around  him  ;  and  let  it  be  observed  that  there  is  no  dwarfing 
in  the  process  of  this  vast  survey.  It  is  not,  as  many  had  ex¬ 
pected,  that  a  man  in  the  extreme  distance  looks  like  a  miniature 
bust  in  bronze,  and  the  big  drum  dwindles  to  a  collar-box ;  but 
so  far  as  you  can  see  your  friend  at  all,  he  is  “  as  big  as  life/’  if 
not  “twice  as  natural,”  while  Ole  Bull’s  benign  features  are  as 
impressive  as  ever,  and  Madame  Parepa-Rosa  is  unstintedly  her¬ 
self  ! 

This  element  of  broad  grandeur  springs  doubtless  primarily 
from  the  nature  of  the  Jubilee  building.  The  audience  is  not 
piled  up  in  heights,  —  it  is  held  in  an  immense  tray,  with  gently 
sloping  sides,  and  just  top  enough  to  make  a  symmetrical  cover¬ 
ing.  Whoever  takes  a  favorable  position  in  the  galleries  has  a 
new  revelation  of  the  old  saying,  “a  sea  of  heads”;  only  he 
thinks  besides  of  a  sea-shore,  and  of  an  extensive  reach  of  up¬ 
lands  of  the  same  animated  material.  Every  feature  of  the  occa¬ 
sion  yesterday  was  on  the  same  scale.  When  applause  of  the 
speakers  broke  out,  it  took  so  long  to  run  to  the  extremity  of  the 
audience  that  its  beginners  were  prone  to  hiss  to  hush  it.  The 
very  stillness  of  the  mass  had  the  sound  of  ocean’s  murmur,  for 
the  whisperings  and  the  fannings  of  thousands  were  in  it.  And 
then  to  make  the  “long-drawn  aisle  and  fretted  vault”  of  plau¬ 
dits  through  which  Mr.  Gilmore,  the  hero  of  the  Festival,  ad¬ 
vanced  to  the  front ;  or  the  whole  cotton-field  of  waving  white 
handkerchiefs  which  greeted  Mr.  Zerrahn ;  not  to  speak  of  the 
forest  of  musical  instruments,  in  the  midst  of  which  those  of  the 
brass  bands  shone  like  a  broad  patch  of  pumpkins.  It  was  the 
crowning  glory  of  the  occasion,  however,  that  all  its  separate 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


485 


elements,  whether  prosaic,  grotesque,  or  picturesque,  were  taken 
up  and  harmonized  into  one  grand  whole.  So  it  was  with  the 
audience,  —  so  it  was  with  the  music.  The  latter  was  as  far  re¬ 
moved  from  a  noise  as  the  performance  of  the  most  cultivated 
quartette.  Majestic  as  it  was  in  parts,  it  was  never  anything 
but  refined,  finished,  pleasing,  satisfying.  From  the  beginning 
to  the  end  of  the  performances  yesterday,  we  thought  there  was 
a  steady  growth  in  executive  completeness  and  life  ;  and  we  are 
sure  that  the  enthusiasm  of  the  auditors  rose  in  a  gradual  climax 
to  the  end.  In  short,  the  opening  day  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  was 
in  all  respects  a  brilliant  success,  justifying  even  brighter  antici¬ 
pations  of  its  remaining  attractions,  aside  from  those  afforded  by 
the  presence  of  the  hero  who,  under  Providence,  gave  us  this 
peace  to  celebrate.  We  can  only  urge  all  to  see  to  it  that  this 
opportunity  of  a  lifetime  is  not  passed  by  in  neglect. 

Extract  from  another  article  from  the  Journal  of  the 
same  date  *  — 

....  The  swelling  tide  rolled  in  till  past  three  o’clock,  when 
a  magnificent  spectacle  was  presented  as  the  audience  and  the 
singers  and  the  players  on  instruments  had  settled  quietly  into 
their  seats.  The  Coliseum  is  admirably  adapted  to  the  display  of 
such  a  multitude  of  people  as  may  be  gathered  within  its  walls. 
The  vast  floor,  wide  and  extensive  balconies,  and  the  long,  spread¬ 
ing  parterres  at  either  end  brought  the  thousands  who  filled  it 
into  grand  and  distinctive  prominence.  The  ten  thousand  chorus 
singers  and  the  thousand  instrumental  performers  filled  the  vast 
southern  extremity  to  its  utmost  capacity,  forming  a  magnificent 
mass  of  living  beings. 

“  ’T  were  worth  ten  years  of  peaceful  life, 

One  glance  at  their  array.” 

The  majesty  of  human  nature  was  displayed  there  with  won¬ 
derful  power  and  picturesqueness.  They  occupied  a  grand  am¬ 
phitheatre,  the  singers  on  the  topmost  seats,  the  musicians  the 
spacious  platforfh,  on  which  were  disposed  the  paraphernalia  of 
the  instrumental  performance,  the  conductor’s  stand,  the  great 
drums,  and  other  adjuncts  of  the  occasion,  adding  variety  to  the 
scene.  The  arrangement  of  this  section  of  the  display  was  very 
happy  and  pleasing,  and  was  a  continual  feast  to  the  eye.  Then 
the  great  multitude  of  auditors  who  occupied  the  floor,  the  balco¬ 
nies,  and  the  northern  amphitheatre  added  vastly  to  the  impres- 


486 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


siveness  of  the  scene.  Such  an  immense  audience  was  never 
before  gathered  in  America.  It  filled  the  eye  and  the  mind  with 
delight  and  admiration,  and  almost  inspired  awe.  Happily  min¬ 
gled  in  the  scene  was  the  element  of  picturesque  beauty.  The 
bright  and  graceful  draperies  that  decorate  the  great  pillars,  the 
interlacing  rafters  and  the  ceiling  of  the  structure,  throw  a  bright 
and  airy  beauty  over  everything  which  appeals  to  the  imagina¬ 
tion  and  lends  a  pleasing  charm  to  the  general  exhilaration  of  the 
prospect. 

The  grand  picture,  however,  did  not  long  engage  attention 
after  three  o’clock,  as  the  exercises  that  preceded  the  wonder¬ 
ful  performances  of  the  afternoon  began  soon  after  that  hour. 
The  audience  was  scarcely  hushed  ere  the  Chaplain’s  prayer  was 
half  through,  though  his  sonorous  voice  could  be  heard  distinctly 
almost  to  the  end  of  the  hall.  The  Mayor’s  brief  address  was 
attentively  listened  to,  and  the  ringing  tones  and  sentences  of 
the  orator  of  the  occasion  were  followed  with  manifest  interest 
and  frequent  applause . 

4  At  the  conclusion  of  Mr.  Rice’s  speech,  the  Committee,  with 
his  Honor  the  Mayor  and  the  orator  of  the  day,  retired  from  the 
platform,  and  pending  the  brief  subsequent  preparation  the 
greatest  anxiety  was  manifested  among  the  audience  for  the  ful¬ 
filment  of  the  “  great  expectations  ”  which  it  was  their  privilege 
to  find  had  been  well  founded. 

THE  MUSICAL  PERFORMANCES. 

The  inaugural  ceremonies  over,  the  audience  patiently  awaited 
the  musical  exercises,  nor  had  it  long  to  wait.  The  vast  army 
of  choristers  and  musicians  were  all  in  their  places,  and  every¬ 
thing  was  in  full  readiness.  A  little  bustle  was  noticeable  in  the 
centre  of  the  orchestra  platform,  and  Ole  Bull  was  seen  coming 
down  to  take  his  seat  as  the  leader  of  the  first  violins.  As  soon 
as  he  was  recognized  by  the  audience  he  was  applauded  very 
loudly,  the  musicians  also  joining  in  the  demonstration.  He  was 
followed  by  Carl  Rosa,  who  also  met  with  a  recognition  from  the 
audience.  Mr.  Gilmore  immediately  after  made  his  appearance, 
and  the  Coliseum  was  made  to  echo,  and  echo  again,  with  shouts, 
while  a  sea  of  white  handkerchiefs  fluttered  from  the  chorus  sec¬ 
tions,  and  also  in  all  parts  of  the  auditorium. 

The  first  piece  upon  the  programme  was  immediately  taken  up, 

—  Luther’s  sublime  choral,  Ein  feste  Burg  ist  unser  Gott . 

This  was  given  by  the  full  chorus  with  an  accompaniment  by 
the  grand  orchestra,  military  band,  and  organ,  the  whole  under 


GEEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


487 


Mr.  Gilmore’s  conductorship.  The  arrangement  of  the  piece  was 
Otto  Nicolai’s,  the  same  that  occurs  in  his  Festival  Overture, 
which  opens  the  concert  to-day,  but  the  overture  itself  was 
omitted,  the  choral  alone  being  given.  First  came  a  short  prel¬ 
ude  on  the  organ,  which,  we  should  add,  was  played  by  Dr. 
John  H.  Willcox,  and  then  the  whole  choral  and  instrumental 
force  chimed  in  upon  the  broad,  bold  strain,  “  God  is  a  castle  and 
defence.”  What  majesty  there  was  in  that  great  torrent  of  har¬ 
mony  !  It  was  like  a  mighty  ocean  of  music,  limitless  and  uncon¬ 
trollable,  and  not  precisely  that,  either,  for  it  was  perfectly  con¬ 
trollable,  following  the  graceful  movements  of  Mr.  Gilmore’s 
baton  with  unerring  precision  and  certainty.  It  was  like  the  ut¬ 
terance  of  one  great  voice,  and  what  a  depth  of  meaning  it  gave 
to  the  glorious  opening  words  !  It  was  dignity  and  grandeur  in 
grand  keeping  with  the  massive  character  of  the  composition  and 
its  sublime  words.  The  first  was  sung  forte,  and  the  second 
piano,  and  there  was  a  shading  of  tone  which  told  as  readily  as 
the  precision  in  time  already  noticed,  of  long  and  patient  rehear¬ 
sals.  The  instrumental  adjuncts  were  of  the  most  fitting  char¬ 
acter.  The  strings,  numbered  by  the  hundred,  were  backed  up 
by  the  stronger  voices  of  the  other  instruments,  and  above 
orchestra,  chorus,  and  all,  even  in  the  loudest  passages,  were 
heard  the  grand  and  pervading  tones  of  the  organ.  This  was  the 
first  real  test  the  organ  had  had,  and  it  met  the  trial  gloriously, 
demonstrating  at  once,  beyond  question,  that  its  builders  had 
achieved  the  success  they  sought.  The  instrument  gave  forth  an 
immense  volume  of  tone,  and  of  a  quality  which  proved  a  pleas¬ 
ing  as  well  as  a  massive  background  for  the  thousands  of  voices 
and  other  instruments.  Without  the  organ  there  would  have 
been  a  weakness  in  the  instrumental  support,  notwithstanding 
the  vast  number  of  instruments,  more  especially  in  the  loud  pas¬ 
sages,  where  the  full  power  of  the  chorus  was  shown.  With  it 
every  requirement  seemed  to  be  met.  The  whole  of  the  choral 
was  grandly  and  impressively  rendered,  and  at  its  close  the  ap¬ 
plause  broke  forth  in  thunder  tones. 

The  second  selection  was  the  overture  to  Richard  Wagner’s 
opera  of  “  Tannliauser.”  This  was  performed  by  the  select 
orchestra  of  between  five  and  six  hundred  players,  under  the 
baton  of  Mr.  Julius  Eichberg,  who,  upon  ascending  to  the  conduc¬ 
tor’s  place,  was  enthusiastically  received  by  the  audience.  This 
work  was,  of  course,  better  calculated  to  develop  the  instrumen¬ 
tal  resources  than  the  accompaniment  to  the  choral.  It  is  well 
known,  especially  in  Boston,  where  it  has  been  frequently  per- 


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formed  at  the  Philharmonic  and  other  concerts  ;  but  when  Mr. 
Gilmore  decided  to  give  it  a  place  on  the  programme,  it  was 
found  necessary  to  send  to  Leipsic  for  the  orchestral  scores,  as 
there  were  not  enough  in  the  whole  country  to  supply  the  want. 
The  richness  of  the  stringed  figures  was  exquisitely  brought  out, 
and  the  fine  effect  produced  by  the  groundwork  of  brass  instru¬ 
ments,  over  which  the  strings  weave  a  delicate  network,  through 
a  portion  of  the  overture,  was  also  shown  magnificently.  There 
was  once  a  little  wavering  on  the  part  of  a  portion  of  the  orches¬ 
tra,  but  it  went  extremely  well  as  a  whole. 

The  succeeding  piece  was  the  Gloria,  from  Mozart’s  Twelfth 
Mass,  which  was  performed  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Carl  Zer- 
ralm.  Another  ovation  from  both  chorus  and  audience  awaited 
Mr.  Zerralm  as  he  appeared  upon  the  stage.  The  words  of  the 
Gloria  are  as  follows:  — 

Glorious  is  thy  name,  Almighty  Lord ;  all  the  angels  stand  round  about 
thy  throne;  let  all  nations  bow  before  thee,  and  declare  thy  wondrous 
works.  We  praise  thee,  we  give  thanks  to  thee,  we  adore  thee,  we  glo¬ 
rify  thee,  Lord,  we  adore  thee,  we  bless  thee  ;  Lord,  we  thank  thee  for 
thy  great  glory.  Heaven  is  thy  throne,  and  earth  is  thy  footstool.  Thou 
art  king  over  all  the  world.  Glorious  is  thy  name,  0  Lord.  Blessing  and 
honor  be  to  God  forever  and  evermore. 

The  above  was  sung  by  the  full  chorus,  with  accompaniment 
of  the  select  orchestra  and  organ.  The  rendering  by  both  cho¬ 
rus  and  orchestra  was  most  excellent,  and  here  again  the  power 
and  usefulness  of  the  organ  in  sustaining  the  great  body  of  voices 
and  instruments  was  appreciable.  The  whole  performance  was 
one  of  the  grandest  effect,  and  it  called  forth  loud  tokens  of 
applause  at  its  close. 

No.  4  was  a  solo  for  Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  —  Gounod’s  “  Ave 
Maria,”  —  which  Mr.  Gilmore,  with  characteristic  grandeur  of 
idea,  proposed  to  give  with  two  hundred  violins  upon  the  obbligato 
usually  rendered  by  a  single  instrument.  The  experiment  of  a 
solo  effort  in  so  vast  a  building  was  very  generally  regarded  as  a 
dangerous  one  for  the  artist,  but  let  us  hasten  to  say  that  the 
result  was  very  greatly  in  Madame  Rosa’s  favor.  Certainly  no 
single  voice  in  the  world  could  be  heard  to  advantage  in  the  Coli¬ 
seum  if  hers  could  not.  She  doubtless  put  forth  her  strongest  and 
best  efforts,  and  she  could  not  well  do  else  with  such  magnificent 
surroundings.  Her  voice  was  heard,  and  to  advantage  too,  in 
every  part  of  the  building,  a  fact  which  demonstrated  more  fully 
than  ever  the  great  vocal  powers  of  this  favorite  artist.  It  also 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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afforded  additional  proof  of  the  superior  acoustical  properties  of 
the  building  The  most  tumultuous  applause  rewarded  Madame 
Rosa’s  performance,  as  it  had  also  greeted  her  upon  her  first 
appearance  upon  the  stage. 

The  concluding  piece  of  the  first  part  of  the#  programme  was 
the  national  air,  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner,”  which  was  sung 
by  the  full  chorus,  with  an  additional  verse,  written  by  Mr.  W. 
T.  W.  Ball  of  this  city. 

The  instrumental  adjuncts  in  this  performance  were  of  the 
grandest  character  possible,  comprising  the  grand  orchestra, 
military  band,  drum-corps,  organ,  artillery,  and  the  chiming 
of  bells.  The  artillery  and  bell  accompaniments  were  novel  in 
character,  and  their  introduction  excited  great  interest.  The 
guns,  twelve  in  number,  were  stationed  a  short  distance  west  of 
the  Coliseum,  upon  the  vacant  land  near  the  water,  and  were 
manned  by  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Second  Light  Battery  of 
this  city  and  the  Third  Light  Battery  of  Malden.  The  Second 
Light  Battery  was  under  the  charge  of  Lieutenant  C.  W.  Beal 
and  the  Third  under  Captain  Currier.  The  electric  arrangements 
were  under  the  charge  of  H.  Julius  Smith,  and  the  man  who 
“played  the  cannon”  was  Mr.  J.  C.  Mullaly  of  Gilmore’s  Band. 
The  manner  in  which  the  artillery  is  managed  by  electricity  has 
been  described  in  the  Journal  recently,  but  we  again  give  it  as 
a  matter  of  renewed  interest.  The  guns  are  loaded  as  usual  and 
then  primed  with  a  peculiar  primer.  It  is  substantially  a  small 
copper  tube  inserted  in  the  vent  of  the  gun,  in  communication 
with  the  cartridge,  and  filled  with  a  patent  powder  of  a  fulmi¬ 
nating  or  easily  ignited  character.  Running  into  opposite  sides 
of  these  tubes  are  small  wires,  whose  points  are  imbedded  in  the 
powder  and  near  to  but  not  touching  each  other.  One  of  these 
small  wires  is  connected  with  the  positive  pole  of  the  electric 
battery  by  means  of  a  long  wire  (it  might  be  a  mile  or  ten  miles 
long  if  necessary).  Another  wire  of  the  same  description  also 
extends  to  the  battery,  but  is  held  in  the  hand  of  the  party  doing 
the  firing.  When  he  touches  this  wire  to  the  negative  pole  of  the 
battery,  an  electric  current  is  at  once  set  in  motion  through  both 
the  long  wires,  and  the  circuit  is  complete,  except  where  it  is 
broken  by  the  space  between  the  two  wire  points  in  the  midst  of 
the  powder.  Across  this  space  the  electric  spark  instantly  leaps, 
and  in  its  passage  ignites  the  powder  with  the  desired  effect. 
The  wires  were  attached  to  a  keyboard  similar  to  that  of  a  piano, 
and  this  was  placed  at  the  side  of  the  conductor’s  stand. 

The  bell-ringing  was  performed  through  the  agency  of  the  City 


490 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Fire-Alarm  Telegraph,  and  was  under  the  charge  of  Mr.  John  F. 
Kennard,  Superintendent  of  the  Fire-Alarm  Office,  and  assistants. 
By  preconcerted  arrangements  all  the  bells  attached  to  the  tele¬ 
graph  in  the  city,  thirty-five  in  number,  were  kept  in  good  strik¬ 
ing  order,  and  by  the  operation  of  the  telegraphic  instrument  in 
the  Coliseum,  which  had  a  place  immediately  behind  the  con¬ 
ductor,  the  striking-  apparatus  in  the  central  office  was  released, 
causing  responsive  chimes. 

The  manner  in  which  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner  ”  was  to  be 
sung  was  as  follows :  First  verse,  bassos  in  unison  for  the  first 
sixteen  measures  ;  tenors  then  in  unison  for  the  succeeding  six¬ 
teen  measures,  the  four  parts  joining  in  the  chorus.  Second 
verse,  sopranos  and  altos  in  duet  to  the  full  chorus.  Third 
verse,  bassos  and  tenors  in  duet  to  the  full  chorus. 

The  air  was  sung  with  sublime  effect,  and  in  the  last  verse  the 
artillery  and  bell  accompaniments  were  brought  in.  Between 
twenty  and  thirty  guns  were  fired,  with  capital  effect,  the  time 
being  as  well  marked  as  it  was  on  the  great  Jubilee  Drum,  which 
occupied  a  prominent  place  in  the  rear  part  of  the  orchestra.  In¬ 
deed,  the  effect  produced  was  not  unlike  that  usually  arising 
from  a  bass-drum  performance,  and  it  was  by  no  means  in  excess 
of  the  other  appointments.  The  bell-ringing  could  not  be  heard 
by  those  inside  the  building,  but  to  those  outside  the  pleasant 
chiming  must  have  given  still  greater  effect. 

The  chorus  acquitted  itself  with  immense  credit,  singing  as 
with  one  voice,  so  that  almost  every  word  could  be  heard  as  it 
fell  from  their  ten  thousand  lips.  At  the  close  a  wild  scene  of 
excitement  occurred,  cheers  upon  cheers  being  given  from  chorus 
seats  and  auditorium,  and  almost  the  entire  audience  rising  to 
wave  hats  and  handkerchiefs.  Certainly  a  more  enthusiastic 
demonstration  never  took  place.  In  response  to  this  tremendous 
encore,  Mr.  Gilmore  brought  his  musical  army  and  the  lightning 
into  play  again,  and  the  entire  piece  was  a  second  time  performed 
with  full  as  magnificent  effect  as  before. 

After  an  intermission  of  fifteen  minutes  the  first  piece  of  the 
second  part,  the  “  Hymn  of  Peace,”  written  for  the  occasion  by 
Dr.  0.  W.  Holmes,  to  the  music  of  Keller’s  “American  Hymn,” 
was  taken  up  under  the  conductorship  of  Mr.  Gilmore. 

This  was  sung  by  the  full  chorus  with  accompaniment  of  grand 
orchestra,  military  band,  and  organ.  Mr.  Keller’s  hymn  is  grand 
and  inspiring,  and  on  this  occasion  it  was  given  with  a  ful¬ 
ness  and  emphasis  truly  delightful  to  hear.  The  arrangement  of 
the  harmony  is  very  rich,  and  as  the  parts  were  well  balanced  in 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


491 


the  chorus  the  effect  was  very  fine.  The  applause  at  the  close 
was  very  great. 

Mr.  Gilmore  led  the  select  orchestra  through  a  very  effective 
performance  of  Rossini’s  overture  to  "  William  Tell,”  and  Ma¬ 
dame  Parepa-Rosa  then  appeared  and  sang  the  Injiammatus  from 
Rossini’s  “  Stabat  Mater,”  which  was  given  under  the  conductor- 
ship  of  Mr.  Zerrahn,  with  full  chorus,  grand  orchestra,  and  or¬ 
gan  accompaniment.  Madame  Rosa’s  success  in  this  was  even 
greater  than  in  Gounod’s  "  Ave  Maria,”  and  a  repetition  was 
demanded  and  given. 

The  "Coronation  March,”  from  Meyerbeer’s  Opera  of  "  Le 
Prophete,”  was  performed  by  the  full  band  of  upward  of  one 
thousand  performers,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Eichberg. 

The  next  piece  was  the  Scena  from  Verdi’s  "11  Trovatore,” 
introducing  the  "  Anvil  Chorus,”  in  which  a  corps  of  one  hundred 
firemen  belonging  to  the  Boston  Fire  Department  assisted  at  the 
anvils.  The  firemen  were  in  uniform  dress  of  red  shirts,  black 
pants,  and  white  caps,  and  made  a  very  fine  appearance  as  they 
marched  upon  the  platform  in  four  lines  with  military  precision. 
The  performance  took  place  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Gilmore, 
and  in  addition  to  the  full  chorus  the  firemen  with  the  anvils,  the 
full  orchestra,  organ,  artillery,  and  bells  were  introduced . 

The  anvil  performance  was  splendidly  done,  and  proved  very 
effective,  as  was  also  the  gun-firing.  At  the  close  of  the  piece 
the  applause  was  really  tremendous,  and  it  was  repeated  with  the 
same  grand  effect  as  before,  the  bell-ringing  only  being  omitted. 

At  ten  minutes  past  six  o’clock  the  concert  closed  with  the 
singing  of  "America”  by  the  full  chorus,  the  accompaniments 
including  the  full  band  effects,  drum-corps,  organ,  artillery,  and 
the  bells.  This  was  very  grandly  rendered.  The  entire  audience 
joined  with  the  chorus  in  singing  the  last  verse . 

THE  INVITED  GUESTS. 

In  such  an  immense  throng  of  humanity,  individual  greatness 
sank  into  comparative  insignificance,  unless  the  possessor  was 
placed  in  a  conspicuous  place.  So  it  was  with  the  distinguished 
guests  who  were  present,  for  it  is  probably  true  that  but  a  small 
part,  comparatively,  of  the  great  audience  knew  that  the  promi¬ 
nent  and  distinguished  gentlemen  whose  names  are  given  below 
were  present.  Upon  all  great  occasions  invited  guests  are  a 
"feature,”  and  this  was  by  no  means  an  exception,  for  as  early 
as  two  o’clock  they  began  gathering  in  the  spacious  reception- 
room  in  the  northwestern  corner  of  the  building,  where  his 


492 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Honor  Mayor  Shnrtleff  was  early  on  hand  to  receive  them  in  be¬ 
half  of  the  city.  Before  three  o’clock  there  were  assembled  — 
Hon.  Henry  Wilson,  Commodore  Farragut,  Commodore  Thacher, 
Commodore  Rodgers,  Commodore  Winslow,  Captain  Foxhall  Par¬ 
ker,  Captain  Fairfax,  Captain  Montgomery,  Admiral  Farragut’s 
Private  Secretary ;  Sir  Edward  Thornton,  British  Minister ;  Eva- 
reste  LaRoclie,  Haytien  Minister  ;  Mayor  C.  R.  Chapman  of  Hart¬ 
ford,  Mayor  Ezra  Milliard  of  Omaha,  Mayor  S.  McLellan  of  Wheel¬ 
ing,  Mayor  James  B.  Blake  of  Worcester,  Mayor  Price  of  Mobile, 
Mayor  J.  N.  Buffum  of  Lynn,  Hon.  George  0.  Brastow,  and  Hon. 
S.  D.  Crane  of  the  Legislative  Committee  for  President  Grant’s 
reception,  the  committee  of  the  city  on  the  reception  of  guests, 
and  others.  Admiral  Farragut  was  accompanied  by  his  wife. 
Shortly  before  three  o’clock  the  venerable  Lowell  Mason,  one  of 
the  two  guests  whom  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Jubilee  hon¬ 
ored  with  a  special  invitation,  appeared  in  the  room  and  formed  in 
the  procession  which  was  marshalled  by  Alderman  White,  and 
marched  into  the  auditorium  down  the  western  aisle,  and  took  seats 
in  the  parquet,  which  had  been  provided  by  the  city  government. 
The  appearance  of  the  procession  was  the  signal  for  a  scattering 
fire  of  applause,  which  increased  in  volume  and  varied  in  loca¬ 
tion  as  it  was  known  that  the  gallant  old  hero  of  New  Orleans 
was  in  the  party.  The  Admiral  remained  through  the  greater 
part  of  the  performance,  as  did  the  other  distinguished  guests, 
lie  expressed  his  great  pleasure  at  the  magnificent  spectacle 
which  the  scene  presented  and  the  grand  harmony  which  the 
orchestra  and  chorus  afforded  him.  The  artillery  firing,  espe¬ 
cially  in  the  grand  rendering  of  "  The  Star-Spangled  Banner,”  was 
remarked  upon  by  him  with  much  satisfaction.  The  whole  party 
expressed  themselves  pleased  beyond  expression  at  the  unparal¬ 
leled  entertainment  which  was  afforded  them. 

Prominent  among  the  distinguished  persons  in  the  audience, 
and  occupying  a  seat  with  the  invited  guests,  was  Mrs.  Harrison 
Gray  Otis,  who  was,  with  Mr.  Lowell  Mason,  mentioned  above, 
the  only  guest  specially  invited  by  the  Executive  Committee. 
Her  appearance  directed  the  attention  of  the  great  audience  to 
her  and  excited  much  admiring  comment. 

From  the  Boston  Herald,  June  16. 

The  day  of  Jubilee  has  come  !  The  great  National  Peace  Fes¬ 
tival  and  Jubilee  has  been  auspiciously  inaugurated!  No  more 
of  worriment  and  care,  no  more  sleepless  nights  for  the  great 
projector  and  his  allies,  for  their  hopes  have  been  crowned  with 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


493 


consummation  and  the  day-dreams  of  long  and  weary  months 
have  found  their  realization.  No  more  will  the  incredulous  shake 
their  heads  with  doubt,  no  longer  will  the  great  public  tremble  in 
suspense  lest  the  magnificent  enterprise  which  has  agitated  them 
for  many  weeks  should  miscarry,  to  their  mortification  and  humil¬ 
iation.  No,  these  possibilities  are  past ;  the  Jubilee  is  a  success, 
even  beyond  the  most  enthusiastic  expectations,  not  to  say  hopes, 
of  any.  The  projector  has  made  his  promises,  the  people  have 
believed,  and  in  believing  have  been  able  to  taste  a  pleasure 
which  will  create  an  insatiable  appetite  for  more. 

THE  GRAND  CONCERT. 

The  moment  the  orator  of  the  day  had  retired  from  the  rostrum 
it  was  apparent  from  the  stir  and  bustle  among  the  auditors,  and 
those  who  were  present  to  regale  them,  that  the  long-expected, 
anxiously  awaited  moment  had  almost  arrived.  No  words  better 
than  those  of  the  poet  can  describe  the  combination  of  scenes  and 
sounds  which  affected  the  senses  of  the  multitude  at  that  partic¬ 
ular  moment :  — 

“  See  to  the  desk  Apollo’s  sons  repair : 

Swift  rides  the  resin  o’er  the  horse’s  hair ; 

In  unison  their  various  tones  to  tune, 

Murmurs  the  hautboy ;  growls  the  hoarse  bassoon  ; 

In  soft  vibrations  sighs  the  whispering  lute ; 

Twang  goes  the  harpsichord  ;  too-too  the  flute ; 

Brays  the  loud  trumpet ;  squeaks  the  fiddle  sharp ; 

Winds  the  French  horn,  and  twangs  the  tingling  harp.’ 

WELCOME  TO  MR.  GILMORE. 

In  a  moment  Mr.  Gilmore  came  down  the  aisle  through  the  in¬ 
strumentalists,  and  the  quick  eyes  of  the  audience  recognizing 
his  well-known  figure  welcomed  him  to  the  conductor’s  stand  and 
to  the  honor,  pre-eminently  his  due,  of  opening  the  great  Festi¬ 
val  in  person,  with  a  hearty  outburst  of  applause  and  with  a  gen¬ 
eral  waving  of  handkerchiefs.  This  gentleman,  who  had  now 
reached  one  of  the  proudest  moments  of  his  life,  gracefully  and 
gratefully  bowed  his  acknowledgments  for  the  kind  reception. 

RECEPTION  OF  OLE  BULL. 

Among  the  last  to  take  his  place  among  the  first  violinists  was 
Mr.  Ole  Bull,  the  king  of  violinists.  His  tall  figure  and  graceful 
step  were  recognized  as  he  came  down  the  aisle  and  took  his 
place  in  the  front  line,  and  he  was  the  recipient  also  of  a  most 
hearty  welcome,  which  he  duly  acknowledged. 


494 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


THE  MUSIC. 

After  this  little  episode,  Mr.  Gilmore,  without  delaying  the 
anxious  auditors,  proceeded  quickly  to  inaugurate  the  great  Fes¬ 
tival  of  song.  Speedily  he  elevated  his  baton,  and  quickly 
in  response  to  the  signal  from  the  great  organ,  the  choristers 
arose  as  if  animated  by  a  single  moving  spirit,  and  tuned  their 
voices  to  Luther’s  beautiful  sacred  choral,  "God  is  a  castle  and 
defence.” 

The  voices  of  the  choristers,  directed  by  the  strains  of  the  huge 
orchestra,  and  sustained  and  augmented  by  the  powerful  tones  of 
the  organ,  expanded  gloriously  until  they  filled  completely  the 
vast  auditorium  and  impressed  the  hearers  more  with  the  sacred 
than  with  the  jubilant  character  of  the  occasion.  The  beautiful 
strains  spoke  other  than  sentiments  of  harmony.  There  was 
about  them  a  sentiment  of  grandeur,  of  sublimity,  that  caused  all 
to  be  filled  with  a  realization  of  the  propriety  of  their  selection 
as  the  opening  feature  of  the  grand  occasion.  The  chorus  was 
received  with  every  evidence  of  approval  by  the  assembly. 

Next  came  Wagner’s  overture  to  "  Tannhauser,”  a  composi¬ 
tion  which  is  the  terror  of  most  violinists,  owing  to  the  profuse 
and  intricate  "fingering”  which  its  execution  renders  impera¬ 
tive.  Rarely  is  it  given  to  the  public,  for  its  proper  performance 
is  beset  with  many  difficulties.  Yet  on  this  occasion  it  was  given 
by  the  select  orchestra  of  six  hundred  performers  in  a  smooth  and 
pleasing  manner,  which  excited  the  warmest  applause.  Mr.  Ju¬ 
lius  Eichberg  wielded  the  baton  on  this  occasion,  and  was  cordially 
welcomed  as  he  made  his  appearance. 

The  third  feature  on  the  programme  was  the  "Gloria  in  Excel- 
sis,”  from  Mozart’s  Twelfth  Mass,  music  familiar  to  every  one. 
It  was  given  with  full  chorus,  and  organ  and  orchestral  accompa¬ 
niment.  Mr.  Carl  Zerrahn  occupied  the  conductor’s  stand  this 
time,  and  as  he  appeared  was  welcomed  most  heartily,  especially 
by  the  members  of  the  chorus  with  whom  he  has  been  so  inti¬ 
mately  associated  during  the  past  few  weeks.  The  sublime 
strains  of  the  "Gloria”  were  given  with  a  fulness  and  grandeur 
of  effect  never  before  heard,  we  dare  say,  and  the  result  was  a 
decided  sensation  among  the  auditors,  who  applauded  loudly. 

There  remained  yet  another  scene  of  welcome,  and  Madame 
Parepa-Rosa  was  its  object.  The  next  feature  was  Gounod’s 
"  Ave  Maria,”  and  this  favored  and  favorite  songstress  was  to 
give  the  solo.  Her  welcome  was  of  the  most  hearty  and  sponta¬ 
neous  description,  and  told  her  how  well  she  had  been  remem¬ 
bered.  The  obbligato  was  given  by  two  hundred  violins,  Ole  Bull 


GEEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


495 


leading,  and  the  beautiful  harmonies  of  the  composition  were 
never  produced  with  a  more  charming  effect.  The  volume  of 
tone  was  hardly  sufficient  to  fill  the  auditorium  and  at  the  further 
extremity  the  lower  notes  of  the  soloist  were  inaudible  ;  yet  the 
swell  of  the  organ  introduced  at  the  close  rendered  the  ensemble 
at  that  moment  particularly  delicious  and  provoked  the  heartiest 
applause. 

And  now.  came  a  feature  which  had  been  impatiently  awaited, 
—  the  glorious  national  anthem,  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner.” 
It  was  given  by  the  full  chorus,  full  orchestra,  full  power  of  the 
organ,  military  band,  drum-corps,  and  bell  and  artillery  accompa¬ 
niment.  The  first  three  verses  were  sung  through  by  the  voices, 
with  the  legitimate  instrumental  accompaniment,  and  the  effect 
was  more  grand  than  ever  before  produced,  while  the  audience, 
many  of  them  catching  the  contagion,  joined  their  voices  to  the 
familiar  strains,  unable  otherwise  to  relieve  the  enthusiasm  which 
was  boiling  within.  But  when  the  chorus  was  reached,  after  the 
last  stanza,  and  the  tremendous  bass  of  the  neighboring  artillery 
was  added  to  the  already  stupendous  volume  of  sound,  the  effect 
was  such  as  to  send  a  powerful  and  never-to-be-forgotten  thrill 
through  the  frame  of  every  constituent  part  of  the  vast  assembly, 
and  to  almost  make  one  cry  with  delight.  It  was  a  glorious,  a 
painful,  yet  a  happy  moment ;  a  moment  well  calculated  to  rouse 
any  dormant  sentiment  of  patriotism,  and  bring  fully  to  the  reali¬ 
zation  of  every  man  with  a  particle  of  soul  the  glory  and  the 
grandeur  of  having  for  his  home  a  land  of  liberty  over  which 
“The  Star-Spangled  Banner  in  triumph  yet  waves.”  The  audi¬ 
ence  was  full.  The  dying  cadenzas  of  the  beautiful  hymn  had 
not  been  absorbed  in  air  ere  the  pent-up  enthusiasm  burst  forth  in 
one  prolonged,  tremendous  shout  of  patriotic  rapture,  —  a  shout 
that  made  the  very  Coliseum  tremble,  and  deafened  one  with  its 
intensity,  while  it  gratified  all,  for  all  felt  that  it  was  spontaneous 
and  sincere. 

Again  were  the  instruments  attuned,  again  was  the  rare  and 
delicious  experience  drunk  in,  absorbed,  and  enjoyed,  and  again 
rose  the  hearty  shouts  of  satisfaction.  This  closed  the  first  part 
of  the  programme,  and  immediately  Mr.  Gilmore  was  surrounded 
by  scores  of  friends  who  tendered  him  their  personal  congratula¬ 
tions  on  the  assured  success  of  his  magnificent  enterprise. 

THE  NATION  HEARS  IT. 

Scarcely  had  the  boom  of  the  last  gun  died  away,  and  while 
the  vast  audience  were  yet  giving  expression  to  their  enthusiasm 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


and  delight,  the  representatives  of  the  daily  papers  throughout 
the  country  besieged  the  Press  Headquarters  (which,  since  noon, 
had  undergone  a  transformation  from  its  festive  appearance  to 
one  presenting  the  stern  realities  of  editorial  and  reportorial  life), 
each  with  his  own  idea  of  the  scene  just  enacted  and  witnessed' 
and  the  seats  on  either  side  of  the  long  tables  were  immediately 
occupied  and  pens  and  pencils  at  once  brought  into  requisition. 
Ilasty  despatches  were  written,  and  within  a  few  minutes  over 
the  wires  to  every  section  of  the  country  was  electrified  the  fact 
that  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  was  a  glorious  success.  Groups 
of  correspondents  were  scattered  here  and  there  throughout  the 
apartment,  and  all  were  warm  in  their  praises  of  the  rendering  of 
the  music  by  the  immense  orchestra  and  chorus.  The  telegraphic 
operators  had  their  hands  full  during  the  next  half  or  three-quar¬ 
ters  of  an  hour,  and  the  headquarters  were  vacated  by  correspon¬ 
dents  only  when  the  second  part  of  the  programme  was  being 
commenced. 

THE  SECOND  PART. 

Grand  and  beautiful  as  had  been  the  concert  thus  far,  the  pro¬ 
gramme  displayed  features  yet  to  come,  the  very  name  of  which 
possessed  that  magnetic  influence  which  allowed  not  a  soul  to 
leave  the  building. 

The  first  feature  was  a  “Hymn  of  Peace,”  written  by  Dr.  O. 
W.  Holmes,  to  the  music  of  Keller’s  “American  Hymn.”  It 
was  given  by  the  chorus  with  full  orchestral  and  organ  ac¬ 
companiment,  and  created  a  burst  of  applause  bordering  on 
rapture. 

Next  came  Rossini’s  overture  to  “  William  Tell,”  a  composition 
whose  strains  are  familiar  in  almost  every  household,  and  whose 
melodious  measures  are  never  heard  but  to  excite  the  most  exqui¬ 
site  of  sensations  which  it  is  possible  for  the  human  tympanum 
to  convey  to  the  organ  of  all  sense.  It  was  given  by  the  select 
orchestra  in  a  manner  never  to  be  forgotten. 

The  next  feature  was  the  “  Inflammatus,”  from  Rossini’s  “  Sta- 
bat  Mater.”  The  solo  was  given  by  Madame  Rosa,  Mr.  Zerrahn 
conducting,  and  was  rapturously  encored,  and  even  after  its  sec¬ 
ond  rendering  the  applause  did  not  soon  subside 

The  “Coronation  March,”  from  Meyerbeer’s  “Prophet”  fol¬ 
lowed,  and  was  grandly  given  by  the  full  band  of  one  thou¬ 
sand  instruments.  It  would  have  doubtless  been  better  re¬ 
ceived  had  not  the  power  of  vision  taught  the  audience  that 
the  favorite  Scena  from  Verdi’s  “  Trovatore,”  introducing 
the 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


497 


“  ANVIL  CHORUS  ” 

was  next  in  order.  Nothing  could  have  excited  livelier  anticipa¬ 
tions  in  the  audience,  and  nothing,  as  the  result  proved,  could 
have  pleased  them  better.  The  music  is  familiar  to  every  whis¬ 
tling  school-boy,  was  “  worn  out,”  as  the  saying  is,  upon  street 
hand-organs  years  ago,  yet  it  lives  as  fresh  in  the  memory  and 
admiration  of  all  lovers  of  music  as  though  it  had  been  but  re¬ 
cently  composed.  The  peculiar  dressing  it  was  to  receive  on  this 
occasion,  and  the  announcement  thereof,  had  caused  it  to  be 
looked  forward  to  with  the  most  lively  anticipation.  It  was 
given,  the  first  time  with  chorus,  full  band,  and  chiming  of  bells. 
Just  before  the  first  strains  were  sounded  the  one  hundred  fire¬ 
men,  who  were  to  do  the  anvil  business,  marched  upon  the  stage 
with  military  precision,  dressed  in  black  pants,  red  shirts,  and 
light  caps,  and  ranged  themselves  in  four  rows  of  twenty-five 
each,  extending  backward  from  the  front.  Mr.  Gilmore  directed 
their  every  movement  with  his  baton,  and  their  strokes  were  given 
with  admirable  precision  as  regards  tirhe.  The  effect  was  grand 
and  inspiring  to  the  last  degree.  The  audience  again  allowed 
their  enthusiasm  to  run  away  with  them,  and  their  demand  for  a 
second  edition  was  cheerfully  complied  with.  This  time,  how¬ 
ever,  the  effect  was  heightened  by  the  introduction  of  artillery, 
and  every  gun  responded  with  the  utmost  promptitude.  Cheer 
upon  cheer  rent  the  air,  and  it  seemed  as  though  the  audience 
would  never  cease  their  plaudits. 

The  performance  was  really  a  splendid  one,  not  only  in  its 
effect,  but  musically  considered.  If  this  feature  should  be  intro¬ 
duced  into  every  day’s  programme  we  doubt  not  it  would  suit 
every  one  who  will  attend. 

A  NATIONAL  AIR. 

But  one  feature  remained.  It  was  the  national  air,  “  My  coun¬ 
try,  ’t  is  of  thee,”  with  words  by  Eev.  S.  P.  Smith.  It  was 
given  with  a  grand  combination  of  everything  at  hand  which 
would  make  a  noise  and  could  be  attuned  to  harmony. 

Words  fail  to  describe  the  effect  of  the  grand  combination. 
Intense  was  the  volume  of  tone  or  of  sound  that  rose  from  the- 
Coliseum  when  the  last  verse  was  rendered,  in  which  the  audience- 
joined.  Twenty-five  thousand  voices,  a  thousand  instruments, 
the  big  drum,  the  tremendous  organ,  the  bells  in  the  church- 
towers  of  the  city,  all  united  to  swell  the  torrent  to  that  degree  bf 
intensity  that  the  deep  bass  of  the  artillery,  while  it  of  course 
.32 


498  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

added  to  the  ensemble,  could  not  be  distinguished  by  the  audience 
inside.  Tremendous  was  the  effect,  and  when  the  strains  of  har¬ 
mony  had  died  away  they  were  followed  by  shouts  of  joy  and 
satisfaction  which  made  the  welkin  ring  and  must  have  pro¬ 
claimed  to  every  person  within  a  mile  around  the  unquestioned 
and  undisputed  success  of  the  greatest  musical  enterprise  of 
modern  times. 

DEPARTURE. 

The  audience  then,  at  quarter  past  six  o’clock,  began  to  dis¬ 
perse,  and  the  great  multitude  was  soon  dissolved,  each  of  its 
constituent  parts  to  relate  to  envious  and  impatient  hearers  the 
result  of  one  day’s  delightful  experience.  .... 


From  the  Boston  Traveller,  June  16. 

THE  CONCERT  YESTERDAY. 

“  What  passion  cannot  Music  raise  and  quell? 

When  Jubal  struck  the  chorded  shell, 

His  listening  brethren  stood  around, 

And,  wondering,  on  their  faces  fell 
To  worship  that  celestial  sound. 

Less  than  a  God  they  thought  there  could  not  dwell 
Within  the  hollow  of  that  shell 
That  spoke  so  sweetly  and  so  well. 

What  passion  cannot.Music  raise  and  quell  ? 

At  the  close  of  Mr.  Rice’s  address,  which  terminated  the  inau¬ 
gural  ceremonies,  the  musical  part  of  the  festival  was  commenced. 
The  chorus  and  orchestra  were  all  in  their  places,  up  to  this  time 
the  greatest  celebrity  among  the  musicians  being  Carl  Rosa,  who 
was  seated  among  the  first-violin  players,  beside  whom  there  was 
a  vacant  chair.  Presently  there  is  a  flutter  heard  in  the  back¬ 
ground,  which  bursts  into  a  shout  of  applause,  as  the  tall,  grace¬ 
ful,  and  dignified  form  of  Ole  Bull  is  seen  wending  his  wajr  down 
from  the  back  to  take  his  seat  as  the  leader  of  the  violin  players. 
He  gracefully  acknowledges  the  reception  and  assumes  the  posi¬ 
tion  beside  Rosa.  And  now  there  is  a  perfect  torrent  of  applause, 
which  is  swelled  by  the  greetings  of  multitudinous  voices,  as 
P.  S.  Gilmore,  the  Prospero  of  the  Jubilee,  who  by  his  art  has 
created  this  “  heavenly  music,”  advanced  to  open  the  programme. 
His  greeting  was  most  hearty  and  long  continued,  and  he  ac¬ 
knowledged  it  over  and  over  again.  It  was  a  proud  moment  for 
him,  as  he  stood  there,  to  reflect  that  this,  the  greatest  musical 
Festival  of  the  world,  sprang  up  under  his  magic  wand.  The  open- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


499 


ing  piece  was  then  taken  up,  Luther’s  choral,  “Einfeste  Burg 
ist  unser  Gott ,”  rendered  into  English  as  follows  :  — 

God  is  a  castle  and  defence, 

When  trouble  and  distress  invade  : 

He  ’ll  help  and  free  us  from  offence, 

And  ever  shield  us  with  his  aid. 

Our  ancient  enemy  earnest  is  in  mind, 

His  strength  he  now  prepares 

With  might  and  subtlety ; 

On  earth  is  none  so  strong  as  he. 

The  manner  of  rendering  the  choral  was  by  the  full  chorus, 
accompanied  by  the  grand  orchestra,  military  bands,  and  organ. 
This  choral  is  introduced  in  Nicolai’s  “  Festival  Overture,”  which 
was  given  at  the  opening  of  the  Handel  and  Haydn  triennial ; 
but  in  this  case  the  overture  was  omitted,  and  the  choral  only 
given.  Here  we  had  the  full  effect  of  all  the  singers  and  instru¬ 
mentalists,  and  the  round,  rich  strains  of  the  organ,  bursting  out 
together  and  exactly  on  time.  The  choral  was  first  sung  forte 
and  then  piano ;  both  movements  with  precision  and  the  utmost 
grandeur.  There  was  a  perfect  whirlwind  of  sound  as  all  the  ele¬ 
ments  blended  together,  yet  were  they  in  such  perfect  accord, 
and  held  so  well  in  hand  by  Mr.  Gilmore,  that  the  combined 
sound  of  voices,  instruments,  and  organ  was  as  but  one.  So 
grandly  was  the  choral  rendered,  that  it  instantly  dissipated 
doubts,  if  any  existed,  as  to  the  musical  success  of  the  Jubilee. 
This  was  at  once  assured,  and  Mr.  Gilmore  retired  amid  a  storm 
of  applause.  This  was  followed  by  Richard  Wagner’s  overture 
“  Tannhauser,”  conducted  by  Mr.  Julius  Eichberg.  Nothing 
better  could  possibly  have  been  selected  to  test  the  capacity  of 
the  instrumentalists  forming  the  select  orchestra  of  upwards  of 
six  hundred  players.  There  was  a  trifle  of  uncertainty  at  first  on 
the  part  of  some  of  the .  performers,  and  an  apparent  lack  of 
strength  in  the  bassoons  and  clarionets,  but  Mr.  Eichberg  soon 
had  his  forces  in  hand  and  carried  them  along  swimmingly  to  the 
end.  The  bowing  of  the  violinists  in  this  overture  was  very  no¬ 
ticeable  for  the  perfection  of  the  movements.  Afterwards  we 
had  the  “Gloria”  from  Mozart’s  Twelfth  Mass.  This  was 
conducted  by  Mr.  Carl  Zerrahn,  and  on  his  appearance  he  re¬ 
ceived  a  perfect  ovation,  —  cheer  upon  cheer,  and  the  waving  of 
acres  of  pocket-handkerchiefs.  The  “Gloria”  was  sung  by  the 
full  chorus,  accompanied  by  the  select  orchestra  and  the  organ. 


500 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


It  was  rendered  with  superior  effect,  the  voices,  especially  the 
sopranos  and  altos,  coming  out  stronger  and  rounder  than  in  Lu¬ 
ther’s  choral.  The  applause  at  the  end  was  hearty  and  well  mer¬ 
ited.  The  next  number  was  Gounod’s  “  Ave  Maria,”  sung  by 
Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  with  orchestral  accompaniment,  the  intro¬ 
ductory  violin  obbligato  being  by  two  hundred  violinists.  Madame 
Rosa’s  reception  was  all  that  could  have  been  desired.  She  was 
evidently  nervous,  which  is  not  to  be  wondered  at,  considering 
the  novelty  of  her  position,  for  she  must  have  been  possessed  of 
more  or  less  of  uncertainty  with  regard  to  the  effect  of  her  voice 
in  such  a  vast  structure.  It  struck  us  that  she  did  not  sing  the 
“Ave”  near  so  well  as  we  have  heard  her  on  many  occasions, 
but  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  her  voice  is  able  to  fill  the  Coli¬ 
seum,  for  we  afterwards  heard  the  “  Inflammatus  ”  in  a  remote 
part  of  the  building,  and  every  note  was  perfectly  audible.  In 
this  number  Mr.  Gilmore  conducted,  and  with  Madame  Rosa  was 
loudly  applauded.  The  “  Star-Spangled  Banner,”  sung  by  full 
chorus,  orchestra,  military  band  and  orchestra,  drum-corps,  chim¬ 
ing  of  bells,  and  artillery  accompaniment,  brought  to  a  close  the 
first  part  of  the  programme.  Two  verses,  the  first  and  last,  of 
the  original  composition  were  sung,  with  an  additional  verse, 
making  the  second,  written  expressly  for  the  occasion  by  Mr.  W. 

T.  W.  Ball . The  air  was  sung  in  the  following  manner : 

first  verse,  bassos  in  unison  for  the  first  sixteen  measures ;  ten¬ 
ors  then  in  unison  for  the  succeeding  sixteen  measures,  the  four 
parts  joining  in  the  chorus.  Second  verse,  sopranos  and  altos 
in  duet  to  the  full  chorus.  Third  verse,  bassos  and  tenors  in 
duet  to  the  full  chorus.  The  effect  throughout  was  sublime,  .and 
at  the  conclusion  of  the  third  verse,  culminating  with  the  com¬ 
bined  effect  of  voices,  orchestra,  organ,  drums,  bells,  and  cannon, 
the  enthusiasm  of  the  great  audience  knew  no  bounds.  Every 
one  was  electrified,  and  the  audience  sprang  to  their  feet,  and 
cheers  without  number  resounded  through  the  building.  An 
encore  was  imperative,  and  given  with  even  still  finer  effect.  The 
guns  were  operated  by  Mr.  John  C.  Mullaly,  of  Gilmore’s  Band, 
and  were  twelve  in  number.  They  were  stationed  a  short  dis¬ 
tance  west  of  the  Coliseum,  close  to  the  water,  and  were  manned 
by  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Second  Light  Battery  of  Boston, 
and  the  Third  Light  Battery  of  Malden.  The  chorus  sang  admira¬ 
bly,  every  one  appearing  to  throw  his  or  her  whole  heart  into  the 
song.  After  an  interval  of  fifteen  minutes  the  second  part  of  the 
programme  was  taken  up,  opening  with  the  “Hymn  of  Peace,” 
written  for  the  occasion  by  Dr.  Uliver  Wendell  Holmes,  to  the 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


501 


music  of  Keller’s  "American  Hymn.”  ....  This  was  rendered 
by  the  full  chorus  with  accompaniment  of  orchestra,  military 
bands,  and  organ,  Mr.  Gilmore  conducting.  The  hymn  was  very 
impressively  given,  and  its  arrangement  was  rich  and  effective. 
Rossini’s  overture  to  "William  Tell”  followed  under  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more’s  baton,  and  was  one  of  the  great  successes  of  the  day. 
Most  noticeable  among  the  instruments  were  the  violins  and 
cellos,  which  were  played  with  a  precision  never  before  sur¬ 
passed  in  this  city.  Madame  Rosa  followed  with  the  "  Inflamma- 
tus  ”  from  Rossini’s  "  Stabat  Mater,”  with  full  chorus,  grand 
orchestra,  and  organ  accompaniment,  conducted  by  Mr.  Zerrahn. 
Here  Madame  Rosa’s  voice  sounded  to  much  better  advantage 
than  in  the  "  Ave  Maria,”  and  a  well-merited  encore  was  the  re¬ 
sult.  Meyerbeer’s  "Coronation  March,”  from  "  The  Prophet,” 
came  next,  conducted  by  Mr.  Eichberg,  and  given  by  the  full 
band  of  nearly  eleven  hundred  performers.  It  was  an  unequivo¬ 
cal  success.  And  now  followed  a  scena  from  Verdi’s  “II  Trova- 
tore,”  —  "The  Anvil  Chorus,”  —  by  the  chorus,  full  band,  chim¬ 
ing  of  bells,  etc.,  and  one  hundred  anvils,  beaten  by  members  of 
the  Fire  Department.  This  was  under  the  conductorship  of  Mr. 
Gilmore.  For  the  chorus,  new  words  had  been  written  by  Mr. 
Ball,  as  follows  :  — 

God  of  the  Nations,  in  glory  enthroned, 

Upon  our  loved  country  thy  blessings  pour ; 

Guide  us  and  guard  us  from  strife  in  the  future, 

Let  Peace  dwell  among  us  forevermore ! 

Proudly  our  banner  now  gleams  with  golden  lustre  I 
Brighter  each  star  shines  in  the  glorious  cluster ! 

Liberty  forevermore ; 

And  Peace  and  Union, 

And  Peace  and  Union, 

Throughout  our  happy  land ! 

The  chorus  was  well  given  throughout,  and,  all  things  consid¬ 
ered,  the  firemen  did  remarkably  well.  An  encore  was  demanded 
and  complied  with.  The  programme  was  then  brought  to  a  close 
by  singing  the  national  air,  "My  country,  ’t is  of  thee,”  by  the 
chorus,  with  orchestra,  military  bands,  drum-corps,  chiming  of 
bells,  and  artillery  accompaniments.  The  audience  was  standing 
and  joined  in  the  last  verse,  and  at  its  close,  with  tremendous 
cheers  for  Mr.  Gilmore,  the  first  day  of  the  National  Peace  Jubi¬ 
lee  was  brought  to  a  happy,  to  a  successful,  and  to  a  glorious 
termination. 


502 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


From  the  Boston  Transcript,  June  16. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

The  inauguration  yesterday  afternoon  was  satisfactory  in  itself 
and  of  good  promise.  We  might  use  stronger  expressions  ;  but 
the  Festival  is  already  speaking  too  well  for  itself  to  need 
phrases  of  eulogy  that  might  be  mistaken  for  puffery  or  boast¬ 
ing.  The  facts  tell  the  story.  Of  the  magnitude,  good  propor¬ 
tions,  solidity,  beauty,  imposing  appearance,  and  convenience  of 
the  building  there  was  no  question.  Then  all  the  arrangements 
of  directors,  committees,  ushers,  police,  in  all  the  various  depart¬ 
ments,  were  commendable  for  their  plan  and  their  execution  ;  the 
machinery,  so  to  speak,  of  the  grand  project,  working  smoothly 
from  the  outset,  carrying  forward  the  programme  from  beginning 
to  end  in  an  orderly  and  effective  style,  free  from  all  confusion 
and  discomfort. 

To  the  eye  the  spectacle  was  brilliant  and  impressive,  and  at 
times, — as  when  there  were  outbursts  of  tremendous  applause, 
with  the  waving  of  thousands  of  handkerchiefs,  or  when  the  red- 
shirted  firemen  joined  the  anvil  chorus, — extremely  picturesque. 
The  brevity  of  the  addresses  was  as  commendable  as  their  senti¬ 
ments  were  appropriately  and  eloquently  expressed.  Leaving 
criticism  of  the  musical  performances  and  descriptions  of  the  de¬ 
tails  of  the  several  proceedings  to  other  paragraphs,  we  simply 
speak  here  of  the  first  day  as  a  whole  ;  and  it  is  enough  to  say 
of  it,  that  all  solicitude,  doubts,  and  fears  anybody  may  have  en¬ 
tertained  as  to  the  practicability  of  such  a  Festival  as  was  an¬ 
nounced,  or  the  possibility  of  coming  up  to  the  letter  and  filling 
the  letter  with  the  spirit  of  the  magnificent  entertainment,  as  ad¬ 
vertised  beforehand,  soon  vanished,  to  give  place  to  confidence, 
delight,  admiration,  and  almost  wild  enthusiasm. 

What  was  said,  sung,  played,  and  done,  from  the  warblings  of 
flutes  to  the  harmonious  thundering  of  artillery ;  from  the  joyous 
greetings  of  conductors  and  artists  to  the  rousing  and  hearty 
welcome  to  Admiral  Farragut ;  from  the  beating  of  the  big  drum 
to  the  voluminous  sound  of  the  rich-toned  organ ;  from  the 
charmed  auditors  and  spectators  to  the  array  of  multitudinous 
chorus,  all  went  merry,  solemn,  and  patriotic,  giving  rare  enjoy¬ 
ment  to  everybody,  and  moving  everybody  with  noble  sentiments. 
If  the  initial  hours  are  a  fair  indication  of  what  is  yet  to  come, 
then  all  clouds  and  fogs  and  mists  have  passed  away,  and  this 
festal  occasion  is  to  be  as  serene  and  brig’ht  as  the  favoring 
heavens  that  smile  upon  us  this  perfect  morning. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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THE  MUSICAL  PROGRAMME 

was  carried  out  with  astonishing  faithfulness  and  success,  consid¬ 
ering  the  scale  on  which  everything  was  contemplated,  the  really 
incongruous  gathering  of  all  classes  and  grades  in  the  profession, 
and  the  magnitude  of  the  experiment  in  massing  such  bodies  of 
vocalists  and  instrumentalists  for  a  unit  of  harmonic  effect.  In¬ 
deed,  the  possibilities  of  musical  scope  and  grandeur  under  the 
circumstances  were  triumphantly  asserted,  and  the  achievement, 
not  only  in  presenting  externalities  of  music,  but  in  fulfilling  and 
magnifying  its  comprehensive  spirit  and  intent  under  conditions 
quite  unprecedented,  was  the  greatest  and  most  important  yet  on 
record  upon  this  continent,  or,  it  may  be  said,  upon  any  other. 

The  genuine,  honest  impressions  of  yesterday’s  performance  by 
the  multitude  that  heard  it,  allowing  for  the  varying  judgment 
upon  its  indefinite  detail,  were  that  it  was  stirring  and  intense, 
appealing  and  commanding,  lofty  and  majestic,  grand  and  impos¬ 
ing  in  its  combination,  startling,  almost,  in  its  influence  on  the 
mind  and  imagination,  and  mighty  in  its  concord  and  its  manifes¬ 
tation  of  force  and  power.  Every  one  present  —  even  the  most 
critical  and  skilled,  the  most  doubting  and  carping,  the  most  exi¬ 
gent  and  sensitive  —  must  have  allowed  that  the  choruses  were 
revelations  far  beyond  anything  previously  speculated  on  or  con¬ 
ceived  for  them,  and  have  felt  an  awakening  of  emotion  more 
novel  and  intense  than  ever  experienced  before. 

The  first  wave  of  sound,  as  it  came  from  the  combined  orches¬ 
tra  and  organ  and  the  twelve  thousand  chorus  voices  assembled, 
in  the  choral  “  God  is  a  castle  and  defence,”  struck  the  keynote 
of  the  Festival, — success.  The  broad,  deep,  rich  chords  came 
with  imposing  sublimity,  and  the  concert  might  well  have  closed 
with  its  inaugural  piece  in  the  experience  of  a  lifetime  that  it 
imparted. 

It  was  in  this  and  other  kindred  choral  numbers,  —  Keller’s 
American  Hymn,  and  the  National  Air, — where  sustainment  of 
note  was  obtained,  that  the  full  weight  of  this  great  musical  body 
was  felt  and  its  accumulated  harmonies  made  the  deepest  impres¬ 
sion.  To  continue  on  the  choral  numbers,  the  “  Gloria  ”  from  the 
Twelfth  Mass  of  Mozart  was  another  splendid  achievement, 
though  there  was  an  occasional  disturbance  in  the  time.  Still  it 
was  great  singing,  the  parts  moving  together  with  harmonious 
promptness  and  truth  and  the  tutti  of  voices  and  instruments  be¬ 
ing  at  times  rich  beyond  measure. 

The  "Star-Spangled  Banner,”  with  its  novel  arrangement  and 


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its  telling-  accompaniments,  beyond  the  musical  ones,  of  bells  and 
cannon,  kindled  a  burst  of  enthusiasm.  It  was  rung  out  with 
vigorous  tone,  and  the  external  accessories  certainly  gave  it 
noble  and  thrilling  effect.  The  scena  from  “  II  Trovatore,”  intro¬ 
ducing  the  one  hundred  members  of  the  Fire  Department  at  the 
anvils,  was  another  piece  of  decidedly  novel  and  demonstrative 
power.  It  created  a  furor  of  applause,  and  well  deserved  it  for 
the  uncommon  effects  produced. 

But  the  highest  achievement  was  reserved  for  the  “  Inflamma- 
tus  ”  from  Rossini’s  “  Stabat  Mater,”  in  which  Madame  Parepa- 
Rosa,  —  who  had  previously  finely  and  most  fervently  sung  the 
‘‘Ave  Maria”  of  Gounod,  with  two  hundred  violinists  for  the 
obbligato,  —  essayed  the  soaring  soprano  air.  Madame’s  voice 
searched  the  vast  spaces  with  remarkable  clearness  and  force, 
and  the  chorus  seemed  impelled  to  their  best  efforts,  —  Zerrahn’s 
baton  inspiringly  guiding  his  monster  forces  into  the  fine  dramatic 
swing  of  the  piece,  and  bringing  out  its  splendid  tone,  color,  and 
its  cumulative  properties  in  a  marvellous  manner.  Musically,  this 
was  about  the  consummation  of  the  concert. 

The  orchestral  pieces  were  various  in  their  effect.  In  the 
“Tannhauser”  overture  the  lighter  movements  could  not  always 
be  heard,  and  there  was  some  wavering  in  those  splendid  passa¬ 
ges  of  violinity.  But  the  closing  chorale  rescued  it  finely.  The 
“  William  Tell  ”  overture,  on  the  other  hand,  was  a  supreme  suc¬ 
cess,  and  Rossini’s  wealthy  instrumentation  was  never,  we  doubt, 
so  magnificently  enforced  before.  The  “  Coronation  March,” 
from  “  The  Prophet,”  of  course  was  vastly  sonorous  and  telling. 

The  concert  closed  with  the  national  air,  “  My  country,  ’tis  of 
thee,”  with  the  union  of  all  the  performing  force  and  the  mili¬ 
tary  adjuncts  to  make  it,  especially  the  closing  verse,  in  which 
the  vast  audience  joined,  a  memorable  piece  to  have  heard,  and 
to  stir  every  musical  and  loyal  emotion.  The  conductorship  of 
the  concert  was  distributed  between  Gilmore,  Eichberg,  and  Zer- 
rahn.  Each  was  received  with  signal  tokens  of  enthusiasm,  and 
the  acquittal  of  their  trying  and  comprehensive  duties  was  mas¬ 
terly  in  the  extreme.  Nor  must  we  forget  the  organ,  which  is  an 
instrument  of  marvellous  power  and  breadth,  and  was  handled 
by  Mr.  Willcox  in  splendid  manner  for  the  fundamental  and  bril¬ 
liant  office  it  was  to  and  did  serve. 

The  musical  part  of  the  Festival  yesterday  was  certainly  ful¬ 
filled  in  a  manner  that  could  elicit  naught  but  the  most  unre¬ 
served  wonder  and  praise. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


505 


From  Zion’s  Herald. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Is  a  wonderful  success.  It  is  not  merely  a  victory  ;  it  is  a  con¬ 
quest.  It  has  no  peer,  no  parallel.  The  Crystal  Palace  has  a 
hall  of  far  inferior  capacity,  and  its  orchestra  and  choruses  are  in 
far  smaller  proportions.  The  view  was  as  grand  as  the  song. 
Stretching  back  from  the  stand  of  the  director  two  hundred  feet, 
and  spreading  a  hundred  and  fifty  feet  on  each  side,  was  a  solid 
mass  of  what  Herbert  Spencer  would  call  vocal  and  instrumental 
force.  A  hundred  feet  square  was  a  level  area,  appropriated  to 
the  musicians.  Thence  arose  in  tiers  the  singers,  ten  thousand 
strong.  Such  a  mass  of  people  packed  into  such  a  space  proba¬ 
bly  was  never  seen  before.  It  was  only  equalled  by  the  corre¬ 
sponding  crowds  which  crowded  the  rest  of  the  mighty  audito¬ 
rium . 

The  chorus  began,  —  "A  strong  tower  is  our  God.”  How 
grandly  that  grand  choral  of  Luther’s  rolled  forth !  The  mighty 
soul  of  the  mighty  Reformer  could  almost  have  heard  it  in  the 
high  heavens,  had  the  gates  been  as  ajar  as  some  imagine.  The 
effect  was  overwhelming.  Tears  gushed  from  many  eyes,  and 
one  could  hardly  keep  from  exclaiming,  “Truly  God  is  in  this 
place.” 

This  effect  was  in  tones,  not  words . It  was  the  thunder 

of  melody.  The  waves  of  solemn  sound  rose  and  fell,  soft  and 
loud,  with  unspeakable  majesty.  The  pianissimo  passages  were 
as  remarkable  as  their  opposites.  To  make  this  myriad  of  voices 
soft  as  a  single  whisper,  was  a  triumph  of  training  and  culture 
that  was  as  exciting  almost  as  the  contrary  storm  and  madness. 

“The  Star-Spangled  Banner”  introduced  all  the  effects  prom¬ 
ised . The  organ  thundered,  drums  beat,  trumpets  rang, 

viols  screeched,  and  voices  broke  in,  wave  on  wave  of  astonish¬ 
ing  power,  capped,  yet  not  surpassed  by  the  cannonade.  This 
was  played  by  one  sitting  close  by  the  director,  his  thumb  press¬ 
ing  a  bulb,  and  instantly  firing  a  cannon.  Such  a  volume  of 
music  was  never  dreamed  of  by  any  poet  save  one,  him  of  Pat- 
mos  and  the  Apocalypse.  Milton’s  choruses  and  orchestras, 
Wordsworth’s  “King’s  Chapel”  and  “Ode  to  Sound,”  Lowell’s 
organ  in  the  “  Legend  of  Brittany,”  —  all  are  paltry  prose  by  the 
side  of  this  highest  poetry,  the  actuality  of  to-day.  The  great 
audience  rose,  flung  their  hats,  swung  their  handkerchiefs, 
shouted,  clapped,  in  a  word,  were  almost  beside  themselves  in 
joy  and  admiration. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Solemnly  grand  was  Keller’s  “American  Hymn,”  and 

Holmes’s  words . Yet  more  exciting,  if  possible,  was 

“  Inflammatus,”  the  thrilling  extract  from  Rossini’s  “  Stab  at 
Mater.”  The  wailing  instruments,  the  wailing  voice  of  Parepa- 
Rosa,  the  incoming  of  the  choir,  peal  after  peal,  the  outbursting 
of  the  organ,  truly  this  was  the  most  sublime  representation 
"ever  given  on  earth  of  the  awful  events  the  scene  and  song 

were  announcing,  the  Day  of  Judgment . How  these 

words  rang  and  re-rang,  “in  die  judicii  ”  ;  the  munificent  wail 
of  the  great  singer  overtopped  organ  blast  and  trumpet’s  shrill¬ 
ness  and  the  roar  of  the  thousands  upon  thousands  of  voices  as 
she  led  them  all  in  the  passionate  prayer,  — 

“Fac  me  cruce  custodiri 
Morte  Christi  proemuniri 
Confoveri  gratia.” 

“  Through  the  loved  Redeemer’s  dying 
Let  me,  fondly  still  relying. 

For  sweet  grace  and  mercy  pray.” 

Ah,  thought  we,  as  streaming  eyes  attested  the  sweep  of  this  en¬ 
treaty,  how  many  singers  and  hearers  are  seeking  that  trust 
against  that  day  !  To  how  many  here  would  its  infinite  grandeur 
be  without  significance,  save  of  terror  and  agony  ?  The  thunder 
of  that  day  will  make  this  dumb.  Yet  who  that  hears  this  is 
preparing  for  that  which  it  feebly  prefigures  ?  Ole  Bull  caught 
Parepa  by  the  arm  and  demanded  its  repetition.  The  audi¬ 
ence,  — 

“  Swept  like  mid  ocean, 

When  descends  on  the  Atlantic, 

The  gigantic 

Storm  wind  of  the  equinox,” 

rose  en  masse,  and  with  shout  answered  shout,  deep  answering 
deep. 

The  last  stunning  effect  was  the  “  Anvil  Chorus,”  over  which 
much  ridicule  has  been  expended.  But  if  Verdi  could  put  an 
anvil  chorus  into  his  arrangements,  why  could  not  Gilmore  de¬ 
velop  it  after  its  design  ?  So  the  hundred  red-shirted  men,  with 
their  white  caps  and  hammers,  marched  to  their  places,  fifty  on 
each  side  of  the  director.  When  all  the  forces  were  in  full  play, 
and  the  choir  arose  as  one  man  and  woman,  to  join  the  tumult  of 
the  instruments,  and  the  cannon  added  its  roar,  the  ringing  an¬ 
vils  approved  the  genius  of  Verdi.  They  gave  a  sharpness  that 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


507 


no  voice,  nor  instrument,  nor  other  noise  could  attain.  The  can¬ 
non  was  not  heard,  the  organ  lost  its  distinctness  of  utterance, 
the  hundreds  of  viols  were  seemingly  silent,  yet  the  ringing 
of  those  hundred  anvils,  like  a  shrill  soprano,  overtopped  the 
whole,  and  crowned  at  once  the  genius  that  conceived  and  the 
one  that  here  was  executing  this  daring  feat.  “America,” 
with  like  attendants,  closed  the  scene,  and  the  thousands  upon 
thousands,  an  audience  larger  than  many  an  inland  city,  went 
reeling  from  under  the  deluge.  In  a  few  moments,  with  ease 
and  far  less  crowding  than  the  sidewalks  exhibited  for  half 
a  mile  from  the  building,  the  multitude  left  the  vast  amphi¬ 
theatre. 

Such  was  the  first  day.  The  others  were  like  unto  it,  a  suc¬ 
cess  that  will  be  historic  and  world-renowned.  Said  a  travelled 
gentleman  just  home  from  round  the  world,  “  I  never  heard  the 
like  of  that  in  Europe,  nor  shall  I  till  I  hear  the  multitude  of  the 
heavenly  host  ”  “  You  don’t  know  that,”  was  the  reply,  “you 

have  not  yet  tested  the  measure  of  Mr.  Gilmore’s  capabilities.” 
The  projector  was  happiest  of  the  happy.  He  thrilled  and 
vibrated  with  delight.  He  laughed  and  bowed,  and  bowed  and 
laughed  to  an  audience  equally  excited  and  delighted.  One  man 
ought  to  have  made  his  appearance,  Professor  Tourjee,  through 
whose  remarkable  faculty  for  organization  all  these  thousands  of 
singers  have  been  brought  into  place  as  deftly  as  polished  stones 
in  a  palace 

“As  well  the  singers  as  the  players  on  instruments  shall  be 
there.”  May  all  this  host  be  yet  through  penitence,  faith,  and 
holiness,  of  the  heavenly  host  whom  no  man  can  number,  where 
song  shall  go  up  like  the  sound  of  many  waters,  even  as  the 
mighty  waves  of  the  sea,  inscribing  glory  and  honor  and  domin¬ 
ion  and  power  to  Him  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne  and  to  the 
Lamb  forever. 


From  the  New  York  Herald,  June  16. 

,  THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Boston,  June  15,  1869. 

That  great  Peace  Jubilee  and  Musical  Festival,  of  which  so 
much  has  been  written  and  said,  is  now  a  fact  in  the  history  of 
the  Yankee  nation.  It  got  a  good  start  this  afternoon,  and  ev¬ 
erything  promises  auspicious  for  the  full  realization  of  all  the  bril¬ 
liant  anticipations  which  have  been  indulged  in.  The  weather 
seemed  to  be  a  little  adverse  to  a  very  brilliant  opening  in  the 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


morning;  but  the  old  saying,  that  “if  it  rains  before  seven  it 
will  clear  off  before  eleven,”  proved  happily  true  to-day,  and  the 
thousands  and  thousands  who  have  combined  to  honor  the 
“Hub”  with  their  presence  are  as  much  delighted  as  the  pro¬ 
jector  and  managers  of  the  Jubilee. 

THE  COLISEUM. 

The  spacious  Coliseum  in  which  the  great  Festival  is  progress¬ 
ing  has  already  been  elaborately  described  in  the  Herald,  and  it 
is  only  necessary  now  to  allude  to  it  as  the  most  generous  struc¬ 
ture  in  this  country  in  the  matter  of  room  and  capacity.  If  it 
accommodates  fifty  thousand,  as  is  claimed,  there  was  certainly 
that  number  inside  of  it  at  the  inauguration  ceremonies  and 
opening  concert  this  afternoon.  Early  in  the  morning,  in  spite 
of  a  pelting  rain,  thousands  of  people  assembled  in  the  vicinity 
of  the  mammoth  ediiice,  and  during  the  entire  day,  before  and 
after  the  concert,  and  while  it  was  progressing,  every  avenue  of 
approach  was  thronged  with  coming  and  going  pedestrians,  dash¬ 
ing  and  prancing  steeds,  and  elegant  and  elaborate  carriages, 
phaetons,  and  other  vehicles.  Around  the  Coliseum,  in  its  imme¬ 
diate  neighborhood,  a  junior  city  seemed  to  have  sprung  up  dur¬ 
ing  the  night.  The  chief  features  of  it  of  course  consist  of  eat¬ 
ing-houses,  soda-fountains,  ice-cream  saloons,  and  the  other  cus¬ 
tomary  appendages  suitable  to  a  gala  occasion,  including  one  or 
two  theatres,  an  opera-house  or  two  of  the  burnt-cork  character, 
and  also  half  a  score  of  lager-beer  saloons . 

ENTRANCE  OF  THE  AUDIENCE, - A  GRAND  ARRAY. 

The  doors  of  the  Coliseum  were  opened  for  the  general  multi¬ 
tude  at  two  o’clock,  and  hours  before  this  the  impatient  ticket- 
holders  were  loitering  about  the  different  apertures  of  ingress, 
all  anxious  to  gain  admittance  to  the  interior  at  the  earliest  pos¬ 
sible  moment.  When  at  length  the  critical  hour  arrived,  and 
when  the  doors  were  swung  back,  there  was  a  promiscuous  rush 
for  them,  and  the  services  of  at  least  a  dozen  policemen  were  re¬ 
quired  at  each  door  to  check  the  struggling  masses  of  humanity. 
Immediately  upon  entering  the  audience  were  distributed  in  their 
seats  by  an  army  of  well-trained  ushers,  and  within  an  hour’s 
time  nearly  every  one  of  the  fifty  thousand  seats  in  the  colossal 
structure  was  occupied.  The  array  of  beauty  and  fashion  thus 
assembled  was  probably  without  a  rival  in  this  country,  and  the 
audience,  together  witli  the  elaborate  and  tasty  decorations,  the 


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509 


patriotic  emblems  of  Peace,  and  the  various  national  devices,  all 
combine  to  form  a  spectacle  truly  grand  and  impressive,  and  upon 
which  every  visitor  looked  with  feelings  of  pride  and  emotion, 
and  could  only  turn  from  with  great  reluctance.  The  floor  or 
body  of  the  house  was  generally  occupied  by  invited  guests 
and  other  gentlemen,  while  the  galleries  were  generally  sought 
by  the  ladies  and  gentlemen  accompanying  them,  thus  exhibit¬ 
ing  to  good  advantage  such  a  sea  of  female  beauty  and  love¬ 
liness  as  was  rarely  if  .  ever  before  gathered  in  one  common  con¬ 
course.  .... 


THE  OPENING  CEREMONIES. 

With  commendable  promptness  the  ceremonies  of  inauguration 
were  commenced  at  three  o’clock.  Alexander  H.  Rice,  as  Presi¬ 
dent  of  the  occasion,  called  the  audience  to  order,  and  then 
prayer  was  offered  by  Rev.  Edward  Everett  Hale.  ....  Mayor 
Shurtleff  followed  the  prayer  with  a  brief  address  of  welcome. 
....  After  the  Mayor  had  concluded,  Mr.  Alexander  H.  Rice 
occupied  about  half  an  hour  in  delivering  an  address  on  the 
“Restoration  of  Peace  and  Union.” 

THE  PROGRAMME. 

At  a  quarter  past  three  o’clock  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  mounted  the 
conductor’s  stand.  ....  Many  there  were,  especially  among 
the  myriad  musicians,  who  doubted  —  nay,  sneered  —  at  the  pos¬ 
sibility  of.  success,  musically  speaking,  in  such  a  vast  enterprise, 
which  included  eleven  thousand  singers  and  one  thousand  musi¬ 
cians  in  the  orchestra,  brought  together  without  the  slightest 
possibility  of  adequate  rehearsals  for  such  gigantic  concerts. 
The  programme  was  well  selected  for  one  requisite  to  display  the 
massive  power  of  such  a  combination  of  musicians . 

RECEPTION  OF  CONDUCTOR  GILMORE. 

There  were  evident  signs  of  uneasiness  and  anxiety  on  the  face 
of  the  conductor  as  he  moved  his  baton  for  the  opening  choral. 
The  reception  accorded  to  him,  the  originator,  the  leader,  the 
chief  spirit  and  the  engineer  of  this  enterprise,  was  one  that 
might  well  make  the  proudest  chief  that  ever  history  immortal¬ 
ized  feel  envious  of,  had  he  been  present.  The  entire  audience 
rose  to  their  feet  and  joined  with  the  chorus  in  a  perfect  volcano 
of  applause.  Ladies  waved  handkerchiefs,  and  the  cheers  of 
twenty  thousand  people  rolled  up  towards  the  vast  roof  as  a 


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grateful  libation  to  a  man  who  may  now  be  termed  a  public  bene¬ 
factor. 


,  THE  MUSIC. 

Martin  Luther’s  well-known  hymn  seemed  to  have  been  placed 
first  as  a  test  merely  of  the  elfect  of  the  chorus  and  orchestra ; 
then  came  an  ordeal  for  the  orchestra,  —  the  overture  to  “  Tann- 
hauser.”  Julius  Eichberg  was  the  conductor.  He  "took  the 
tempo  exceedingly  slow,  probably  through  fear  lest  the  hetero¬ 
geneous  elements  beneath  his  baton  should  not  otherwise  follow 
it  with  sufficient  precision.  Then  for  the  first  time  did  the  won¬ 
derful  power  of  the  orchestra  become  known.  The  strings  over¬ 
shadowed  everything,  even  the  formidable  brass  band.  The 
wind  instruments  were  the  weakest.  Among  the  first-violins  sat 
Ole  Bull,  Howard  Glover,  one  or  two  of  the  Mollenhauers,  and 
Carl  Rosa.  Those  magnificent  passages  of  semitone  scales  which 
accompany  and  adorn  the  Pilgrim  chorus  in  this  overture  were 
given  with  a  precision  and  spirit  which  I  have  never  heard  before, 
even  in  small  orchestras  or  at  the  Sydenham  palace  concerts  in 
England.  Even  expression  was  there,  and  as  the  last  notes  of 
the  subject  died  away  the  violins  sounded  like  the  sighing  of  the 

winter  wind  through  a  forest  of  unleaved  pines . After  the 

overture  Carl  Zerrahn  took  the  baton,  and  the  first  part  of  the 
“Gloria”  of  Mozart’s  Twelfth  Mass  and  chorus  was  rendered. 
Orchestra  and  organ  took  up  this  grand  work.  There  was  con¬ 
siderable  lagging  on  the  verses,  and  the  conductor  had  to  drag 
them  through  with  difficulty.  Madame  Parepa-Rosa  then  sang 
Gounod’s  “  Ave  Maria.”  Her  voice  was  not  sufficient  to  fill  the 
immense  building,  though  the  tones  were  pure  and  expressive  as 
usual.  The  two-hundred-violin  obbligato  was  the  best  feature  of 
this  piece,  but  there  was  no  sound  heard  of  the  Bach  prelude  on 
which  this  beautiful  melody  is  built.  It  is  generally  played  on  a 
piano  or  harp,  but  on  this  occasion  was  either  omitted  or  ren¬ 
dered  inaudible.  The  “Star-Spangled  Banner”  brought  the  ar¬ 
tillery  into  play.  The  effect  was  indescribable.  The  guns  spoke 
outside  in  exact  time  with  the  music,  being  discharged  by  means 
of  electricity,  and  the  audience  joined  in  the  last  verse.  All  that 
has  ever  been  written  of  music  falls  short  to  describe  adequately 
the  effect  of  this  piece.  As  well  might  one  attempt  to  portray 
the  grandeur  of  the  ocean  in  a  storm  or  the  resistless  rush  of  the 
hurricane. 

The  “  Tell  ”  overture  in  the  second  part  was  another  triumph 
for  the  orchestra.  It  went  like  clockwork.  The  “  Coronation 


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March  ”  was  taken  so  slow  that  it  became  dreary,  and,  besides, 
the  big  drum  got  a  little  mixed  towards  the  end.  But  the  grand¬ 
est  of  all  the  works  performed  was  the  “Anvil  Chorus,”  from 
the  “Trovatore.”  The  scene  from  the  balcony  was  one  to  re¬ 
member  for  a  lifetime.  As  the  chorus  stood  up,  tier  after  tier, 
and  the  steady  stroke  upon  a  hundred  anvils  mingled  with  the 
avalanche  of  voices  and  instruments,  the  ear  was  deafened  with 
the  noise  and  the  eye  was  dazzled  with  the  sight.  A  dense  sea 
of  heads  surged  above  the  seats  set  aside  for  the  chorus  and  one 
hundred  red  shirts  marked  the  line  of  anvils.  Nothing  like  this 
has  ever  been  heard  in  music  before.  That  the  experiment  of 
massing  voices  and  instruments  together  on  such  an  enormous 
scale  is  a  success,  would  be  little  to  say  for  the  triumph  which 
has  crowned  the  first  concert.  The  organ  is  the  best  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  I  have  ever  heal'd,  not  excepting  the  one  used  at  the  Syden¬ 
ham  Palace  or  the  great  one  at  St.  George’s  Hall,  Liverpool.  Its 
tones  were  heard  and  felt  clear  over  and  through  the  host  of 
voices  and  instruments.  At  times  it  seemed  to  overshadow  all, 

and  its  thunder  tones  shook  the  building . The  streets  are 

crowded  to-night,  and  everybody  is  feeling  gay  and  festive  over 
the  successful  inauguration  of  the  great  aflair. 

From  the  New  York  World,  June  17. 

THE  MORNING  OF  THE  FIRST  DAY. 

Boston  woke  up  transfused  with  national  contrarieties.  There 
was  no  longer  reason  to  doubt  her  congested  and  satisfactory 
condition.  The  uncomfortable  crowds  which  had  been  poured 
into  her  sober  but  crooked  streets  by  every  State  gave  them  a 
fierce  flush  of  vitality.  It  was  a  commingling  without  assimila¬ 
tion.  Every  man  brought  his  meridian  with  him.  His  isothermal 
lines  were  ineradicable.  I  could  “spot”  New  York  jumping  the 
crossings  with  his  habitual  fear  of  horse-cars,  and  talking  loudly 
of  the  Central  Park  on  the  Common.  You  could  put  your  finger 
on  Chicago  und^r  the  portico  of  the  hotel,  carrying  that  nervous 
audacity  of  the  Mushroom  City  in  his  face,  which  so  completely 
outstrips  the  complacent  egotism  of  the  self-conscious  Athens. 
You  remark  the  dead  level  of  the  prairie  in  his  aesthetics,  and  the 
bluster  of  Lake  Michigan  in  his  politics.  No  Alpine  heights  in 
his  patriotism,  no  summit  of  sentiment  sun-tipped  and  song- 
haunted  here.  The  calm  expanse  of  his  unobstructed  mind  grows 
you  corn  and  wheat.  I  have  even  caught  Cincinnati  wearing  a 
label,  and  heard  Philadelphia  advertise  itself  by  inordinate  praise 


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of  Boston,  when  New-Yorkers  were  within  hearing.  But  as  I 
am  giving  you  the  premonitory  part  of  the  Festival  as  it  is  played 
in  the  streets,  I  must  say  that  New  England  colors  all.  Maine 
and  Massachusetts  with  greater  numbers  tone  the  whole  hetero- 
genity  sharply,  and  Vermont  and  Connecticut  flavor  the  national 
Salamagundi  as  with  a  pepper-box.  Every  type  of  Down  East  is 
set  in  this  chorus-book.  The  traditional  yeoman  of  the  country 
comes  upon  you  at  all  times  and  all  places,  and  as  you  eye  him 
with  cosmopolitan  curiosity,  he  drops  upon  you  with  provincial 
familiarity.  Everywhere  doubly  multitudinous  and  altogether 
more  noticeable  is  that  common-school  element,  the  thrifty,  ama¬ 
teurish,  moral  mediocrity  of  the  great  Commonwealth,  the  impu¬ 
dent,  smart,  and  loyal  average  of  Down  East.  Its  clerks,  its 
shopkeepers,  its  nascent  lawyers,  who  will  put  away  their  books 
in  a  year  or  two  and  become  candidates  ;  its  operatives,  who 
read  the  Atlantic  Monthly ;  its  horny-handed  deacons  and  serious 
selectmen  ;  its  singing-masters,  sortie  of  them  wearing  the  mark 
of  Ichabod  Crane,  in  spite  of  the  attempts  of  science  and  society 
to  rub  it  out ;  the  choir-girls,  with  their  faces  sharply  cut  but 
finely  tinted,  coming  from  all  those  whitewashed  homes  on  the 
hills  where  the  syringa  and  gelder-rose  look  in  at  the  windows 
and  the  lilacs  bloom  redolently  in  the  doorways.  Sweet  inno¬ 
cents,  that  you  meet  at  every  turn,  with  meagre  forms  but  vital 
movement,  who  sing  air  and  counter  through  all  the  Sundays  of 
their  placid  year  in  curtained  galleries,  without  once  suspecting 
that  the  gross  outside  world  look  upon  them  as  soprani  and  con- 
iralti ;  who  have  had  lovers  wounded  in  Massachusetts  regiments  ; 
who  write  for  the  Waverley  Magazine  ;  who  run  to  pink  ribbons 
and  sewing-circles  till  they  are  eighteen,  and  then  wake  up  to 
the  broad  responsibilities  of  teaching  school  and  peopling  the 
great  West.  Wiry,  saucy  rustics,  knowing  more  in  a  minute 
than  a  battalion  of  coddled  charmers  could  comprehend  in  a  life¬ 
time,  and  prettier,  withal  the  flicker  of  prudery  is  in  their  man¬ 
ners,  than  any  Watteau  shepherdesses  I  ever  saw;  with  a  good 
deal  of  the  silex  of  their  hard  hills  in  their  slender  bones,  and 
something  of  the  clear,  sharp  atmosphere  in  their  voices.  Beady 
at  a  moment’s  notice,  if  the  deacons,  or  town  council,  or  the 
newspapers,  and  above  all,  if  Boston  call  on  them,  to  pour  out 
sibilant  psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  and  make  melody 
in  their  hearts,  provided  always  that  half-fare  tickets  are  issued 
and  the  exercises  are  opened  with  prayer,  but  knowing  and  caring 
as  much  about  the  “ideal  expanse  of  spiritual  ecstasies”  as  set 
forth  by  the  Festival  Committee,  as  that  lumberman  who  is  sur- 


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veying  the  Coliseum  knows  and  cares  about  the  rhapsodies  of 
Ruskin.  For  which  I  love  them  collectively,  notwithstanding 
they  chew  gum  an!  carry  that  abominable  Waverley  sticking  out 
of  their  reticules.  I  am  particular  in  this  specification  that  you 
may  know 

THE  CHARACTER  OF  THE  CROWD. 

One  wonders,  in  surveying  it,  how  many  Norwoods  have  been 
depopulated  by  this  cataplanx  of  Gilmore’s  ;  or  if  not  depopu¬ 
lated,  had  all  the  sap  of  beauty  and  youth  drawn  off,  and  are  now 
baking  aridly  on  the  bills,  bereft  of  pink  ribbons  and  shrill  doxol- 
ogies.  The  lumberman,  whose  broadcloth  disguise  does  not  hide 
the  red-flannel  shirt-sleeves,  is  Whittier’s  very  man.  He  came 
booming,  at  Gilmore’s  clarion  call,  down  Northern  rivers  from 

“  Where  the  crystal  Ambijijis 
Stretches  broad  and  clear, 

And  Millnoket’s  pine-black  ridges 
Hide  the  browsing  deer.” 

A  lusty  Nantucket  beauty,  lush  with  sea  nursing,  a  very  nereid 
fit  to  raise  nabobs,  and  having  two  cousins  hooked  on  her  arms, 
with  their  months  sweetly  puckered  into  an  organic  “  do,  re,  mi,” 
has  just  asked  me  if  I  did  n’t  want  to  tell  her  where  the  Cape 
Cod  Harmonic  met.  Obviously  I  did,  and  more,  but  one  finds 
how  ridiculously  limited  is  his  stock  of  information  in  such  a 
crisis. 

Notwithstanding  it  has  rained  again  this  morning  there  is  an 
unusual  stir  in  the  streets  (many  of  them  are  choked  by  crowds 
lingering  over  mountebanks  or  listening  to  advertisers),  and  Bos¬ 
ton  wears  a  jubilee  face.  Flags  and  banners  are  floating  in  the 
damp  air.  Trombones  and  violin-cases  are  shooting  round  cor¬ 
ners.  Fresh  choristers  are  emptied  into  the  thoroughfares  by 
every  train.  Washington  Street  is  full  of  the  din  of  thankfulness 
and  the  clack  of  trade.  “Let  us  have  Peace”  is  painted  on  all 
the  big  drums  and  little  flags,  but  the  indefatigable  tradesmen  of 
Boston  are  shouting  on  that  street,  “Let  us  have  hats,”  let  us 
have  “cheap  suits,”  let  us  have  sewing-machines,  pianos,  gar- 
den-seeds,  and  hair-dye.  Platoons  of  boys  poke  Peace  circulars, 
Festival  records,  musical  handbills,  and  Jubilee  flyers  into  your 
face  and  pockets  and  hands.  To  stand  still  is  perilous ;  to  sit 
down  is  to  be  covered  in  five  minutes  with  a  load  of  illuminated 
paper. 

Nothing  can  be  more  curious  than  to  hear  a  city  of  shopkeepers 
using  aesthetics  for  trade  purposes,  and  twisting  thankfulness  and 
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jubilation  into  profit.  Every  municipal  nerve  and  sinew  has  been 
strained  to  make  the  most  out  of  the  visitors ;  and,  singularly 
enough,  the  papers  and  speech-makers  are  continually  talking 
about  the  free  and  bounteous  welcome  and  the  unlimited  hospital¬ 
ity  of  Boston,  just  as  though  the  visitors  did  not  pay  double  for 
their  entertainment. 

About  twelve  o’clock  the  tide  began  to  set  towards  the  Coli¬ 
seum.  As  early  as  half  past  nine  a  smaller  crowd  of  about  five 
hundred  representatives  of  rural  newspapers  had  sat  down  to 

A  PRESS  COLLATION, 

in  obedience  to  invitation.  It  was  the  regular  thing,  —  cham¬ 
pagne,  chicken-salad,  and  ham  sandwiches,  a  speech  of  welcome 
from  the  Mayor,  a  poem  by  somebody,  a  great  deal  of  real  earnest 
effort  on  the  part  of  the  recipients  to  appease  habitual  appetites, 
and  a  great  deal  on  the  part  of  the  speakers  to  impress  the  repre¬ 
sentatives  with  the  magnitude  of  the  Festival  undertaking.  The 
efforts  of  both  parties  met  with  gratifying  success,  and  by  the 
time  the  square  municipal  meal  had  been  eaten,  and  every  dis¬ 
tended  stomach  surmounted  with  a  blue  badge,  the  larger  crowd 
had  extended  down  Boylston  Street,  overcome  the  marl  heaps,  * 
and  begun  to  gather  multitudinously  about  the  great  entrance¬ 
way.  From  this  time 


THE  OUTSIDE  SCENES 

grew  interesting  and  diversified.  Upon  the  muddy  plateau  which 
constitutes  St.  James  Park  and  the  environs  of  the  Coliseum 
there  are  about  five  hundred  lesser  jubilees  going  on,  in  the  shape 
of  circuses,  nigger-shows,  exhibitions  of  fat  women,  double-legged 
cows,  beer-gardens,  and  ventriloquism.  Right  through  this  auda¬ 
cious  community,  whose  broad  coliseums  encroach  upon  the  soft 
gravel  that  they  call  the  “main  approach,”  comes  the  thickening 
crowd  of  jubilators  proper.  Looking  up  Boylston  Street,  the 
black,  moving  mass  dwindles  away  in  the  distance  like  the  dusky 
folds  of  an  interminable  serpent,  and  the  glittering  spots  here  and 
there  you  may  know  are  trumpets  and  trombones.  Upon  the 
steps  of  the  houses  in  St.  James  Street  may  be  seen  the  patient 
sitters  that  in  New  York  take  possession  of  the  same  privileges 
just  before  a  procession  passes,  and  all  about  the  “grand  en¬ 
trance,”  and  the  “  press' entrance,”  and  “  committee  entrance,” 
and  “chorus  entrance,”  are  hundreds  of  impecunious  jubilators, 
fervent  in  spirit  but  short  in  stamps,  resolved  to  hear  and  strain¬ 
ing  to  see  into  the  inner  space.  To  their  credit  be  it  said,  they 


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little  heed  the  allurements  of  the  hurdy-gurdy,  and  are  blind  to 
the  blandishments  of  the  fat  woman.  They  have  a  Spartan  firm¬ 
ness  which  will  keep  their  ears  open  and  their  necks  stretched 
until  the  forty  anvils  are  done  with. 

THE  SCENE  INSIDE. 

Entering  the  Coliseum  at  half  past  two  o’clock,  a  scene  pre¬ 
sented  itself  never  beheld  before  by  mortal  eye.  An  assemblage 
of  thirty  thousand  people  in  a  concert-hall  !  The  transept  of  the 
Crystal  Palace  never  saw  it,  and  never  will.  The  final  glories  of 
the  French  Exposition  fell  far  short  of  it.  A  vast  perspective  of 
human  faces  that  stretches  out  in  the  broad  galleries  to  a  tinted 
indistinctness  in  the  distance  of  the  building.  A  mighty  expanse 
of  chorus  banked  up  away  to  the  east.  Acres  of  singers,  so  far 
off  that  you  can  just  see  that  the  great  mass  is  composed  of  liv¬ 
ing  souls ;  and,  until  you  use  your  opera-glass,  will  not  know 
that  the  peculiar  undulation,  which  seems  like  the  effect  of  flurries 
of  heat,  is  nothing  but  the  motion  of  thousands  of  fans.  Whether 
there  is  any  magnetism  in  this  aggregation  of  human  beings,  we 
cannot  say  ;  but,  looking  over  the  tremendous  concourse  from 
the  gallery,  it  strangely  thrills  you  at  the  first,  and  this  before  you 
have  realized  that  it  is  the  population  of  a  small  city  that  is  gath¬ 
ered  for  the  first  time  within  the  focus  of  your  eye.  You  scan 
the  array  of  performers  much  as  one  would  gaze  upon  a  new  land¬ 
scape.  Sweeping  the  chorus  and  the  orchestra  beneath  without 
being  able  to  tell  where  one  ends  or  the  other  begins,  down  to 
the  raised  platform  in  front,  you  see  the  Rev.  Edward  Everett 
Hale  in  his  robes,  and  with  uplifted  hands,  making  the  opening- 
prayer,  not  a  word  of  which  reaches  you.  When  the  Mayor,  Mr. 
N.  B.  Shurtleff,  follows,  you  know  he  is  welcoming  the  visitors, 
and  that  you  can  read  it  the  next  morning  in  the  papers.  Some 
phrases  of  the  Hon.  Alexander  H.  Rice’s  address  on  the  Restora¬ 
tion  of  Peace  reach  you,  but  you  are  in  good  humor,  for  Boston 
has  set  the  noble  example  of  putting  two  speeches  and  a  prayer 
into  half  an  hour,  and,  considering  all  that  Boston  had  to  say, 
this  was  magnanimous  in  the  extreme. 

Although  not  more  than  two  fifths  of  the  audience  heard  the 
address,  the  five  fifths  applauded  it  promptly,  which  showed  how 
well  they  appreciated  its  main  virtue,  —  brevity.  Some  little 
stir  is  occasioned  by  the  entrance  of  Ole  Bull,  who  comes  tower¬ 
ing  down  between  the  performers,  and  takes  his  seat  nearest  the 
audience,  by  the  side  of  Carl  Rosa,  among  the  first-violins.  Pres¬ 
ently  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  makes  his  appearance.  The  chorus  see 


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him  first.  They  break  out  in  white  handkerchiefs,  —  the  whole 
acre  of  soprano  is  fluttering,  like  a  hillside  of  blossoms  in  a  breeze 
of  its  own.  The  audience  feel  it,  and  then  break  out  in  applause. 
Fifty  thousand  hands  make  a  grand  tribute,  but  they  are  not 
enough ;  voices  join  them  and  roll  into  a  tremendous,  prolonged 
cheer,  which  falls  at  the  feet  of  the  man  as  he  stands  bowing 
upon  the  conductor’s  platform,  holding  his  hand  on  his  heart  as 
though  this  magnificent  coup  d’ceil  or  the  stunning  consummation 
of  his  pet  scheme  was  producing  that  transient  hypertrophy  which 
joy  alone  is  said  to  do.  The  earnest  greeting  volleys  along  the 
aisles  in  heavy  billows  a  moment,  and,  dying  out,  gives  place  to 
a  breathless  silence  ;  for  now  we  are  to  have 

THE  MUSIC. 

Luther’s  stately  choral,  “  God  is  a  castle  and  defence,”  is  the 
opening  piece.  The  organ  sounds  the  key-note  ;  there  is  a  move¬ 
ment  of  the  human  sea  ;  the  conductor  extends  his  baton,  —  they 
have  risen  in  a  curiously  ponderous  manner.  He  is  standing  on 
his  toes ;  his  baton  sweeps  the  circle  of  singers  and  performers. 
And  now  rises  such  a  volume  of  sound  as  never  before  greeted 
human  ears.  It  has  a  mystic  puissance  that  cannot  be  analyzed. 
Its  extended  source  destroys  the  sense  of  locality.  It  fills  the 
air  with  its  new  vibrations,  that  bring  to  us  a  novel  emotion  of 
universality.  It  mounts  with  a  grandeur  that  gives  us  a  new 
sensation.  There  are  no  favored  registers  heard,  no  individual 
voices  ;  everything  personal,  trivial,  local,  is  drowned  out  in  the 
majestic  flow  of  this  grand  chorus.  Having  felt  the  first  effects 
of  the  combination,  having  remarked  that  they  have  touched  the 
auditory  with  the  new  potency,  as  the  ear  becomes  accustomed 
to  the  surging  and  swelling  of  the  tide,  we  become,  too,  calm 
enough  to  perceive  that  it  is  not  the  bulk  of  the  sound  that  is  effec¬ 
tive  ;  indeed,  a  very  general  disappointment  was  felt  that  the 
united  forces  produced  no  louder  music.  People  had  expected  a 
concussion  of  the  air ;  they  were  surprised  that  the  building  did 
not  tremble  and  that  the  music  could  not  be  heard  four  or  five 
squares  off.  They  found  that  in  the  ratio  of  size  there  was  new 
smoothness,  a  new  solemnity  ;  instead  of  being  volcanic,  it  was 
aerial.  They  were  disappointed  in  the  loudness,  but  moved  by 
the  majesty.  The  critical  portion  of  the  audience  felt  at  once 
what  Berlioz  meant  by  a  “prodigious  sensitiveness  for  grada¬ 
tions  of  aggregate  ”  and  that  orchestral  crescendo  which  “  spread 
roaringly  like  a  conflagration.”  In  less  than  ten  minutes  a  great 
question  had  been  settled  forever  by  Mr.  Gilmore.  He  had 


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shown  the  practicability  of  conducting  an  orchestra  and  choral 
force  of  ten  thousand  as  smoothly  as  Carl  Bergmann  conducts 
the  Philharmonic,  and  obtaining  all  the  effects  which  the  increased 
number  promised,  with  perhaps  the  single  one  of  loudness.  The 
choral  was  sung  and-  played  with  quite  as  much  accuracy  of  time 
and  tone  as  is  enjoyed  at  the  concerts  of  one  of  our  first-class 
musical  organizations.  The  distinction  was  similar  to  that  which 
may  be  felt  in  the  performance  of  the  same  piece  of  music  by  an 
excellent  pianist  and  a  masterly  organist  upon  their  respective 
instruments. 

The  overture  to  the  “  Tannhauser  ”  ....  was  hardly  a  suc¬ 
cess.  It  is  not  the  piece  for  an  experiment  of  this  kind.  The 
brass  was  singularly  weak  for  some  reason,  and  the  march,  though 
given  with  a  promptitude  which  was  remarkable  in  itself,  lacked 
the  force  of  the  choral.  The  "Gloria”  from  the  Twelfth  Mass 
(which  the  programme  contributes  conclusively  to  Mozart,  though 
we  believe  his  authorship  has  been  strongly  questioned)  was  a 
return  to  the  eloquence  and  majesty  of  the  choral.  Mr.  Julius 
Eichberg,  who  had  conducted  the  performance  of  the  "Tannhau¬ 
ser,”  gave  way  to  Carl  Zerrahn  in  the  "Gloria.”  Neither  of  these 
able  and  popular  Boston  maestri  exhibited  the  energy,  decision, 
and  happy  adaptation  of  themselves  to  the  exigencies  of  such  a 
situation  which  distinguished  Mr.  Gilmore.  He  seemed  to  have 
imparted  much  of  his  own  enthusiasm  to  the  singers,  and  made 
himself  felt  by  all  of  them  in  his  unmistakable  and  forcible  man¬ 
ner.  This  was  particularly  observable  in  the  performance  of  the 
two  show-pieces  of  the  occasion,  —  "The  Star-Spangled  Ban¬ 
ner”  and  the  "Anvil  Chorus.”  The  first  was  accompanied  with 
orchestra,  military  band,  drum-corps,  and  a  park  of  artillery. 
These  numerous  orchestral  agencies  were  skilfully  managed,  and 
it  is  only  just  to  say  that  the  cannonade  gave  an  emphasis  to  the 
song  which  it  would  not  have  had  without  it,  and  was  not  un¬ 
pleasant  to  the  ears,  although  the  guns  were  stationed  in  the 
immediate  vicinity  of  the  building.  The  boom  of  each  cannon 
was  as  prbmpt  as  the  thud  of  the  great  drum,  and  it  must  be 
remembered  that  the  performer  played  upon  the  electric  battery 
which  discharged  these  pieces  under  the  baton  of  the  conductor. 
The  success  of  the  explosive  episode  seemed  to  please  the  audi¬ 
ence  immoderately.  They  actually  forgot  the  limits  of  Boston 
propriety  and  yelled  for  more,  until  Mr.  Gilmore,  with  his  hand 
on  his  heart,  bowed  acquiescence,  and  the  thing  was  repeated. 
Specifically,  it  was  in  both  instances  a  triumph  of  skill  and  in¬ 
genious  appliances.  The  "  Anvil  Chorus  ”  was  a  pure  piece  of 


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stage  effect.  The  anvils  were  placed  in  two  long  rows  running 
back  across  the  deep  orchestral  platform,  and  in  the  depths  of 
the  musicians  could  be  seen  the  two  lines  of  red-shirted,  brawny 
firemen,  armed  with  hammers.  The  appearance  of  these  musi¬ 
cians  was  a  success  in  itself.  Their  performance  was  hardly 
equal  to  the  expectations  they  had  raised.  Still  it  was  a  big 
thing,  and  the  twenty  thousand  broke  out  in  a  fresh  yell  of  exac¬ 
tion,  and  it  was  repeated.  Perilous  as  was  the  venture  of  Ma¬ 
dame  Parepa-Rosa  to  sing  the  “  Ave  Maria  ”  and  “  Inflammatus  ” 
in  space  after  such  ad  captandum  prodigies,  she  came  out  tri¬ 
umphantly.  The  solo  of  Gounod’s  filled  the  vast  building,  and 
the  obbligato  of  two  hundred  violins  was  as  soft  and  sweet  as  any 
harpsichord  accompaniment.  The  splendid  portion  of  the  “  Sta- 
bat  Mater”  was  even  a  more  pronounced  success,  in  that  it  was 
wholly  unfit  for  the  place.  The  admirable  ease  with  which  this 
vocalist  poured  her  affluent  notes  into  the  most  distant  ears  in 
the  place  was  the  most  remarkable  feature  of  the  vocal  part  of 
the  concert.  The  “  Inflammatus  ”  was  encored,  and  after  its  repe¬ 
tition  the  population  of  the  Coliseum,  chorus  and  all,  went  off 
into  a  prolonged  fit  of  gratulation.  The  other  instrumental  selec¬ 
tions  were  Rossini’s  overture  to  “  William  Tell  ”  and  Meyerbeer’s 
“  Coronation  March,”  from  “  The  Prophet.”  ....  What  would 
have  been  Charley’s  sensations  on  hearing  it  performed  by  one 
thousand  musicians  we  can  imagine  ;  on  hearing  it  on  the  night 
of  the  first  production  of  “The  Prophet”  in  Paris  he  exclaimed, 
“  This  is  a  march  to  which  myriads  might  sweep  to  victory  !  ” 

The  first  day’s  concert  concluded  with  the  national  air,  “My 
country,  ’t  is  of  thee,”  with  the  use  of  the  tremendous  appliances 
at  hand  and  the  assistance  of  the  audience  in  the  last  verse. 

From  Watson’s  Art  Journal. 

THE  GREAT  PEACE  JUBILEE  AND  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 

Boston,  St.  James  Hotel, 
Tuesday,  June  15,  1869. 

The  first  day  of  this  mucli-talked-of  Festival  fully  justified  our 
prediction  in  advance, — it  was  a  success  in  every  one  of  its 
features.  We  attended  the  two  great  Musical  Festivals  given 
by  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society,  and  had  learned  by  experience 
to  appreciate  the  earnest  but  quiet  enthusiasm  of  the  Boston 
people,  —  an  enthusiasm  which  exhibited  itself  in  acts  and  not  in 
words  ;  we  were  fully  prepared  for  the  magnificent  result  of  an 
enterprise  in  which  every  citizen  of  Boston  was  interested,  both 


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in  a  local  and  a  national  point  of  view.  The  idea  was  sufficiently 
broad  to  be  grasped  by  the  most  passionless  intellect,  and  its  ele¬ 
ments  were  sufficiently  brilliant  to  dazzle  even  the  most  cautious 
and  unsympathetic. 

The  great  Peace  which  fell  upon  our  land,  after  a  long  and  ter¬ 
rible  period  of  bloodshed  and  devastation,  had  had  no  fitting 
utterance  in  thanksgiving,  —  the  voice  of  the  people  was  dumb 
before  the  Lord,  —  and  they  rejoiced  in  small  communities,  ac¬ 
cording  as  their  selfish  ends  were  benefited  by  the  close  of  the 
war.  No  city  had  come  out  fearlessly  and  called  upon  the  people 
to  join  together  in  a  Jubilee,  and  with  a  hundred  thousand 
voices  give  praises  unto  God  for  his  exceeding  goodness,  and  for 
that  great  mercy  which  has  bound  us  together  onee  more  as  a 
united  people.  The  suggestion  emanating  from  the  brain  of  one 
man,  struck  the  heart  of  the  people,  for  it  offered  a  remedy  for  a 
duty  neglected,  and  opened  up  the  inner  sentiment  of  the  neces¬ 
sity  for  a  public  thanksgiving,  which  every  one  felt,  while  no 
one  dared  to  take  the  initiative.  How  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  stepped 
forward,  propounded  his  plans,  gained  hearers,  and  finally  sup¬ 
porters,  our  readers  are  already  acquainted  with,  through  the 
articles  already  published  in  these  columns. 

We  have  given  Mr.  Gilmore  credit  for  the  conception  of  the 
idea,  for  his  indomitable  determination  in  carrying  it  out,  and  we 
have  now  to  congratulate  him  upon  the  success  of  his  patriotic 
and  noble  undertaking,  —  a  success  which  has  no  parallel,  we 
believe,  in  the  history  of  the  world. 

We  arrived  in  Boston  at  six  o’clock  on  Tuesday  morning,  and 
merely  waited  to  remove  the  signs  of  travel  from  our  exterior, 
and  eat  our  matutinal  meal,  before  sallying  forth  to  see  how  Bos¬ 
ton  looked  under  the  pressure  of  an  extraordinary  excitement. 

Before  nine  a.  m.  the  streets  began  to  be  thronged  by  idlers, 
intent  upon  seeing  something,  and  evidently  belonging  not  to 
Boston  proper.  They  were  strangers,  and  many  of  them  had 
come  a  thousand  miles  to  join  either  as  singers  or  as  spectators, 
but  all  equally  determined  to  take  one  part  or  the  other  in  the 
Great  National  Peace  Jubilee  and  Musical  Festival.  It  was  a 
most  animated  sight,  the  more  so  as  three  fifths  of  the  whole  of 
them  carried  music-books  in  their  hands,  and  wore  that  look  of 
pleased  excitement  as  though  anticipating  a  keen  pleasure  to 
come ;  and  we  knew  that  it  was  no  common,  sight-seeing  pleas¬ 
ure  that  was  anticipated,  but  a  genuine  satisfaction  at  being  priv¬ 
ileged  to  take  part  in  the  grandest  musical  jubilee  that  this  or 
any  other  nation  ever  saw.  But  besides  the  singers  and  visitors. 


520 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


another  all-pervading  element  jostled  us  at  every  step.  All  Bos¬ 
ton  seemed  to  be  one  vast  musical  warehouse  ;  every  now  and 
then  a  cloud  of  Germans  would  sweep  by  us,  loaded  down  with 
fiddle-cases  or  ponderous  brass  things  done  up  in  green-baize  ; 
then  would  come  a  detachment  of  double-basses  and  violoncellos, 
not  to  mention  such  small  game  as  flutes,  oboes,  or  clarionets. 
Music  was  literally  on  legs  all  over  Boston  on  that  morning. 

We  visited  the  huge  Coliseum,  —  huge  in  proportion,  but  not 
unseemly,  although  its  parallelogrammatic  form  seems  somewhat 
opposed  to  the  idea  of  beauty,  —  and  found  it  a  perfect  hive  of 
busy  mortals.  Each  department  of  the  complicated  business  eler 
ments  of  the  Jubilee  was  crowded  by  anxious  applicants  for  one 
thing  or  the  other,  and  matters  were  not  facilitated  by  the  curi¬ 
ous  mob  which  blocked  up  the  road  to  each  entry.  Still,  good 
order  prevailed.  The  busiest  bureau  was  certainly  that  of  the 
Press  Committee.  It  was  literally  besieged.  .... 

When  we  entex-ed  the  Coliseum  at  half  past  two  p.  m.,  the 
building  was  but  sparsely  peopled,  but  from  that  time  up  to  three 
o’clock,  the  crowd  that  was  flowing  increased  in  numbers  minute 
by  minute.  Few  present,  however,  noted  the  steady  increase  of 
the  audience,  for  every  eye  was  fixed  upon  the  orchestra.  As, 
file  by  file,  the  chorus  advanced  to  their  seats,  filling  row  after 
row,  the  number  seemed  endless,  and  as  the  hundreds  mounted 
to  thousands,  and  still  they  poured  in,  we  were  literally  over¬ 
whelmed  with  astonishment.  Ten  thousand  singers  sat  before 
us,  and  we  actually  trembled  with  excitement  for  fear  they  should 
burst  into  song,  and  startle  us  unprepared  with  the  thunder  of 
their  harmony.  Hardly  less  surprising  was  it  to  watch  the  hun¬ 
dreds  of  violin-players  take  their  places,  then  the  forest  of  huge 
brass  instruments,  and  lastly  the  heads  of  the  cellos  and  basses 
striking  up  like  a  crowded  bed  of  asparagus.  Crowning  the  back 
of  all  was  something  composed  of  pipes.  We  believed  it  to  be 
an  organ,  but  everybody  laughed  at  the  idea  that  such  a  little 
thing  as  that  could  make  itself  heard  above  the  combined  strength 
of  ten  thousand  voices  and  eleven  hundred  instruments.  We 
had,  however,  profound  faith  in  the  Hooks,  and  told  our  friends 
to  suspend  their  judgments  and  wait  for  further  developments. 

The  order  of  the  programme  for  the  first  day  was  as  fol¬ 
lows . 

The  prayer  by  the  Rev.  Edward  Everett  Hale  was  brief,  but 
earnest  and  impressive.  His  Honor  Mayor  Shurtleff’s  speech 
was  genial,  to  the  purpose,  and  brief,  —  points  not  often  attained 
by  public  speakers.  The  address  of  the  orator  of  the  day,  Hon. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


521 


Alexander  H.  Rice,  was  admirable  in  all  its  points.  It  reviewed 
the  history  of  the  past  war,  touched  on  the  lessons  which  it 
taught,  and  paid  just  homage  to  the  enterprise  of  Boston,  and  to 
the  noble  charities,  and  to  the  splendid  systems  of  learning  which 
she  has  encouraged  and  fostered,  and  which  is  by  far  the  bright¬ 
est  jewel  in  her  civic  crown.  Mr.  Rice’s  address  was  applauded 
to  the  echo,  and  it  well  deserved  that  applause. 

Then  came  a  brief  pause  and  a  silence,  which  was  broken  by 
the  appearance  of  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  on  the  stage.  He  was  re¬ 
ceived  with  tumultuous  applause,  orchestra  and  chorus  joining 
with  the  audience,  and  such  vehement  applause,  accompanied  by 
shouts  and  the  waving  of  hats  and  handkerchiefs  as  has  rarely 
been  our  fate  to  witness,  either  here  or  in  Europe.  It  was  an 
ovation  justly  due  to  Mr.  Gilmore,  and  it  must  have  been  a  proud 
moment  to  him  to  find  his  efforts  so  grandly  appreciated.  After 
this  greeting  a  deathless  silence  ensued,  Gilmore’s  baton  waved, 
the  chorus  rose,  and  the  first  notes  of  that  marvellous  combina¬ 
tion  rolled  through  the  vast  area  of  the  Coliseum. 

We  confess  that  for  the  first  few  bars  our  feeling  was  one  of 
disappointment,  for  the  tone  did  not  seem  at  all  adequate  to  the 
vast  numbers  employed.  Notwithstanding  what  we  have  written 
upon  the  subject  —  that  the  sound  did  not  increase  in  proportion 
to  the  means  employed,  save  in  massive  richness  of  quality  —  we 
did  expect  a  grander  result ;  but  the  fact  is  that  the  sight  of  such 
vast  numbers  raised  expectation  too  high,  and  the  reaction  was 
disappointing.  But  as  the  solemn  strains  of  the  noble  hymn, 
“God  is  a  castle  and  defence,”  progressed,  the  actual  grandeur 
of  the  performance  made  itself  felt,  and.  we  were  compelled  to 
acknowledge  that  we  had  never  before  heard  anything  so  sublime 
as  that  solid  mass  of  sound  which  issued  from  the  combined  force 
of  thousands  of  voices  and  instruments  bound  together  and  sus¬ 
tained  by  the  most  powerful  organ  ever  erected  in  a  music-hall. 
Positive  promptitude  of  attack  could  hardly  be  expected  from  so 
vast  a  body  of  singers,  and  at  distances  so  remote  from  each 
other,  but  we  could  find  no  fault  with  the  precision  of  this  cho¬ 
rus.  Mr.  Gilmore’s  beat  was  so  positive  that  every  one  could 
see  it  and  feel  it,  and  it  seemed  to  gather  in  the  parts  so  that 
there  were  no  loiterers  by  the  way. 

The  grand  power  of  the  combined  forces  was  better  exemplified 
in  this  fine  old  choral  than  in  any  other  piece  of  the  programme, 
for  Mr.  Gilmore  secured  a  perfect  pianissimo  from  both  chorus 
and  orchestra.  The  effect  was  positively  magical.  The  contrast 
was  immense,  and  that  breathed-out  whisper  from  that  vast  body 


522 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


of  singers  and  players  was  more  sublime  than  the  grandest  for¬ 
tissimo.  The  applause  which  greeted  this  first  essay  of  the  mon¬ 
ster  organization  was  an  earnest  of  the  success  which  was  doubted 
but  hoped  for,  —  and  the  hope  was  fulfilled  even  beyond  the  most 
sanguine  expectations. 

The  Taunhauser  Overture  was  conducted  by  Mr.  Eichberg,  an 
accomplished  musician,  who  will  be  remembered  in  New  York 
by  his  pleasant  operetta,  “The  Doctor  of  Alcantara.”  The  work 
was  faithfully  rendered,  but  was  by  no  means  as  effective  as  we 
expected  it  would  be.  The  various  figures  did  not  come  out  in 
relief, — more  especially,  that  wonderful  down-streaming  figure 
for  the  violins.  It  is  clear  that,  to  a  certain  extent,  the  stringed 
instrument  tones  absorb  each  other  ;  and  that  the  numbers  can 
be  increased  until  the  individual  characteristics  of  the  instruments 
are  lost.  Mr.  Eichberg  conducted  with  a  firm,  clear  beat ;  and 
although  he  could  not  move  the  mass  up  to  the  needed  vivacity, 
he  kept  them  well  in  hand  and  under  control. 

The  “Gloria,”  from  Mozart’s  Twelfth  Mass,  conducted  by  Mr. 
Carl  Zerrahn,  was  a  very  unsatisfactory  performance.  No  one 
will  question  Mr.  Zerrahn’s  ability, — that  has  been  too  well 
proved  through  many  a  musical  campaign  ;  but  on  this  occasion 
it  was  almost  impossible  to  recognize  his  beat,  it  was  so  wild 
and  eccentric.  The  result  was,  that  the  chorus,  to  a  great  ex¬ 
tent,  was  a  seesaw,  and  was  only  redeemed  by  the  steadiness  of 
the  orchestra  and  the  organ. 

The  “  Ave  Maria”  of  Gounod,  sung  by  Madame  Parepa-Eosa, 
delighted  all  present.  The  accompaniment  for  two  hundred  vio¬ 
lins  sounded  well,  but  would  have  been  heard  to  better  advantage 
had  the  stringed  orchestral  accompaniment  been  more  audible ; 
as  it  was,  we  could  hear  nothing  but  the  glorious  voice  of  Parepa 
and  the  violin  solo  accompaniment.  Parepa,  however,  carried 
her  audience  with  her,  —  her  reception  was  an  ovation,  and  at 
the  close  of  the  Ave  the  applause  was  scarcely  less  enthusiastic. 

Then  came  the  national  air,  “  The  Star-Spangled  Banner,” 
ari’anged  with  certain  effects  by  P.  S.  Gilmore.  This  was  one  of 
the  enormous  successes  of  the  day,  owing  to  the  fact  that  it  was 
grandly  performed,  and  that  its  sentiment  roused  up  all  the 
American  feeling  among  the  auditors.  The  verses  were  ar¬ 
ranged,  first  for  basses  and  tenors,  and  next  for  sopranos  and 
altos,  and  after  each  the  full  chorus,  orchestra,  and  organ.  The 
last  verse  was  sung  with  all  the  grandeur  of  the  whole  combina¬ 
tion,  with  the  addition  of  firing  cannon  to  mark  the  beat.  It 
would  be  impossible  to  describe  the  effect  this  piece  produced 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


523 


upon  the  audience ;  it  set  them  half  wild,  and  the  whole  house 
rose  as  one  man  or  woman,  we  do  not  know  which,  and  amid 
thunders  of  applause,  waving  of  handkerchiefs,  and  shouts  of 
“Bravo!”  the  spirit-stirring  chorus  was  repeated.  Taking  all 
the  specialties  into  consideration,  this  chorus  was  admirably  per¬ 
formed.  There  was  perfect  unity  between  the  orchestra,  organ, 
and  chorus,  and  even  the  cannons  exploded  to  a  very  semi-second 
of  time. 

The  second  part  opened  with  the  “Hymn  of  Peace,”  written 
by  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  to  Keller’s  “American  Hymn.” 
This  was  sung  in  a  solid  and  effective  manner,  and  was  warmly 
applauded. 

The  overture  to  “William  Tell,”  directed  by  Mr.  Gilmore,  was 
played  in  a  very  spirited  manner,  although  the  violins  hardly 
maintained  their  necessary  supremacy.  Still,  the  performance 
was  a  strong  feature  of  the  programme. 

The  “  Inflammatus,”  from  the  “  Stabat  Mater”  of  Rossini,  light¬ 
ened  up  the  programme  wonderfully.  Of  the  composition  it  is 
needless  to  speak,  save  upon  one  point,  —  that  of  the  grand 
closing  climax.  We  have  all  heard  it  with  the  ordinary  re¬ 
sources  ;  but  from  a  previous  experience  but  little  idea  can  be 
formed  of  the  glorious  and  thrilling  effect  upon  this  occasion, 
when  ten  thousand  voices,  a  thousand  instruments,  and  an  organ 
of  a  thousand-horse  power,  came  in  to  pile  power  upon  power 
upon  the  grand  colscendo.  Madame  Parepa-Rosa  sang  this  su¬ 
perbly.  There  was  no  faltering  from  the  beginning  to  the  end ; 
she  attacked  all  her  notes  squarely,  and  above  all  mass  of  sound 
her  beautiful  voice  rang  out  like  a  clarion.  It  was  one  of  the 
great  triumphs  of  the  day,  and  was  repeated  upon  a  demand 
whose  enthusiasm  could  not  be  resisted. 

The  “  Coronation  March,”  from  “  Le  Prophete  ”  of  Meyerbeer, 
conducted  by  Mr.  Eichberg,  was  a  fine  performance,  with  the 
exception  that  the  shading  was  deficient ;  but  in  promptness  and 
decision  it  far  exceeded  our  expectations. 

We  come  now  to  the  most  discussed  number  on  the  programme, 
namely,  the  “  Anvil  Chorus.”  The  selection  of  this  piece,  with 
its  accompaniment  of  one  hundred  anvils,  has  been  a  fruitful 
source  of  ridi6ule  with  all  those  who,  upon  some  sort  of  principle, 
derided  the  whole  idea  of  the  Festival.  The  composition  is  uni¬ 
versally  popular,  and  in  the  opera  it  has  no  possible  bearing  upon 
the  plot.  It  is  a  cunningly  devised  effect  between  the  poet  and 
the  musician,  and  its  introduction  or  omission  would  not  affect 
the  action  of  the  piece  in  the  slightest  degree.  It  is  simply  a 


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piece  of  music  which  delights  the  public  ear,  and  when  it  is  per¬ 
formed  with  fifty  or  sixty  voices  it  is  accompanied  by  two  anvils, 
played  upon  by  two  hammers  and  two  gypsies.  On  this  occa¬ 
sion,  to  please  the  public,  it  is  sung  by  ten  thousand  voices, 
played  by  one  thousand  instruments,  accompanied  by  one  hun¬ 
dred  anvils,  touched  up  by  one  hundred  hammers  in  the  hands 
of  one  hundred  Boston  firemen,  with  a  slight  sprinkling  of  cannon 
in  the  hands  of  the  Boston  artillery.  It  is  just  as  legitimate  in 
one  place  as  in  the  other.  It  was  played  and  sung  as  well  as  it 
could  be  under  any  circumstances,  and  the  percussion  and  deto¬ 
nating  accompaniments  were  prompt  upon  time.  We  shall  not 
attempt  to  describe  the  effect !  A  roar  of  applause  ran  through 
the  hall  ;  it  was  echoed  and  re-echoed  amid  a  frantic  waving  of 
handkerchiefs,  and  the  excited  thousands  jumped  on  the  benches 
and  shouted  for  its  repetition.  Of  course  it  was  repeated,  and 
received  almost  equal  demonstrations  of  delight  at  its  close. 

After  such  an  intense  excitement,  it  may  well  be  imagined  that 
the  grand  but  simple  air  “America”  (God  save  the  Queen)  should 
fall  somewhat  flatly.  It  coiild  hardly  be  otherwise ;  and  yet  it 
was  sung  with  a  simple  and  massive  grandeur  that  would  have 
created  a  perfect  furor  at  an  earlier  stage  of  the  programme. 
As  it  was  the  audience  remained  to  the  last,  and  joining  in  the 
last  verse  sent  up  a  body  of  sound  that  far  surpassed  all  previous 
conception. 

This  closed  the  first  day  of  the  Great  National  Peace  Jubilee 
and  Musical  Festival,  and  it  is  but  doing  simple  justice  to  record 
that,  with  a  few  deficiencies,  it  must  be  classed  as  one  of  the 
greatest  successes  ever  achieved  in  this  country.  It  was  an 
overwhelming  effect  with  the  public  ;  the  press  pronounced  it  a 
success,  and  the  musicians  themselves  accord  it  the  same.  So 
Boston  has  come  out  with  its  “big  thing,”  and  carried  every¬ 
thing  before  it,  and  can  afford  to  turn  round,  and,  with  a  benig¬ 
nant  smile,  laugh  in  the  face  of  New  York,  the  false  prophet,  and 
the  ungenerous  detractor. 

Ole  Bull  played  the  first  of  the  first-violins  to-day,  and  Carl 
Rosa  played  the  second.  Ole  Bull  met  with  a  hearty  reception, 
which  he  received  with  his  well-known  humility,  and  Mr.  Carl 
Rosa  simply  bowed  his  thanks. 

Carl  Zerrahn  received  a  most  brilliant  reception,  and  Julius 
Eicliberg  also  came  in  for  a  full  share  of  friendly  recognition. 

We  shall  conclude  our  account  of  this  Titanic  festival  next 
week. 

W. 


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THE  SECOND  DAY  OF  THE  PEACE  JUBILEE, 

WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  16,  1869, 

opened  bright  and  beautiful.  Not  a  cloud  hung  over 
the  city ;  Peace  sat  in  its  gates,  and  all  its  paths  were 
paths  of  pleasantness  to  the  thousands  of  strangers  who 
crowded  every  avenue  of  approach  to  the  Coliseum. 
It  was  one  of  those  “  perfect  days  ”  in  June  of  which 
Lowell  has  written :  — 

“  And  what  is  so  rare  as  a  day  in  June  ? 

Then,  if  ever,  come  perfect  days ; 

Then  Heaven  tries  the  earth  if  it  be  in  tune, 

And  over  it  softly  her  warm  ear  lays.” 

Truly  no  spot  upon  earth  was  in  more  perfect  tune, 
or  in  more  harmonious  accord  with  all  that  is  pure  and 
beautiful  under  heaven,  than  was  the  historic  soil  of 
Boston  upon  this  day :  the  golden  sunshine  rested  like 
a  benediction  on  the  city,  and  flooded  all  hearts  with 
happiness. 

The  morning  papers  devoted  not  only  columns  but 
pages  to  a  description  of  the  first  day’s  success,  and  the 
whole  nation  had  the  Jubilee  for  breakfast,  the  wires 
upon  the  several  telegraph  lines  being  kept  in  full 
operation  all  night,  the  busy  Ariels  of  the  Press  flitting 
on  wings  of  lightning  to  all  parts  of  the  land,  till  the 
grand  result  was  known  hundreds  and  thousands  of 
miles  away  almost  as  soon  as  Boston  was  awake  to  the 
fame  she  had  achieved. 

As  a  general  thing  the  representatives  of  the  press 
from  abroad  were  as  enthusiastic  and  eulogistic  in  their 
praises  as  their  brethren  of  Boston ;  so  that  wherever 
the  “  flaming  heralds  run  ”  excitement  was  on  tip-toe 
concerning  the  Festival.  Thousands  regretted  they 
were  not  in  Boston,  and  thousands  who  had  the  least 
prospect  of  reaching  the  city  in  time  now  disregarded 
every  call  of  business  and  made  all  haste  to  witness 
some  part  of  the  week’s  festivities. 


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While  the  wonderful  music  seemed  to  fill  all  hearts 
with  harmony  and  furnish  all  the  novelty  and  interest 
that  could  be  desired,  still  its  attractions  and  the  at¬ 
tractions  of  the  entire  Festival  were  greatly  increased 
upon  the  second  day  by  the  presence  of  His  Excel¬ 
lency  U.  S.  Grant,  President  of  the  United  States,  who 
with  several  distinguished  personages  arrived  in  Bos¬ 
ton  by  an  early  train,  and  was  at  once  taken  to  his 
apartments  at  the  St.  James  Hotel. 

During  the  morning  the  St.  James  was  thronged 
with  visitors  anxious  to  pay  their  respects  to  the  great 
Captain  who  had  rescued  the  nation  from  the  thrall 
of  War,  and  restored  Peace  to  her  rightful  possession. 

The  “  Conquering  Hero  ”  would  receive  such  an  ova¬ 
tion  to-day,  such  an  harmonious  ovation,  as  was  never 
paid  to  the  head  of  a  nation  before.  In  anticipation 
of  the  President’s  arrival  the  following  order  was  issued 
by  authority  of  the  Governor  of  the  State. 

tfj  of  lltassadrastffs. 

HEADQUARTERS 

Boston,  June  14,  1869. 

fr. 

Major-General  B.  F.  Butler,  commanding  Division  M.  Y.  M., 
will  report  with  his  command  on  Boston  Common  at  eleven 
o’clock,  a.  m.,  on  Wednesday  the  16th  inst.,  for  the  purpose  of 
being  reviewed  by  the  President  of  the  United  States  at  twelve 
o’clock  meridian. 

Immediately  after  the  review  the  President  will  he  escorted 
to  the  Coliseum,  arriving  there  at  one  and  a  half  o’clock,  p.  m. 

By  order  of  His  Excellency  William  Claflin,  Governor,  and 
Commander-in-Chief. 

JAMES  A.  CUNNINGHAM, 

A  <! jutant-  General. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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The  following  extracts  from  the  papers  give  the 
movements  of  the  President  during  the  day. 

From  the  Boston  Herald,  June  16. 

TREMENDOUS  OUTPOURING  OF  VISITORS. 

The  second  day  of  the  Grand  Peace  Jubilee  has  opened  most 
auspiciously.  The  sun  rose  clear,  bright,  and  unobscured  by  a 
single  cloud,  and  the  early  trains  brought  to  the  city  a  tremen¬ 
dous  crowd  of  visitors,  who  lined  the  leading  thoroughfares  and 
rendered  speedy  locomotion  therein  exceedingly  dangerous  to 
one’s  ribs,  not  to  say  impossible  to  human  strength.  The  attrac¬ 
tions  are  of  a  manifold  nature  ;  one,  and  a  leading  feature,  being 
the  Presidential  party,  to  see  which  will  to  many  be  the  event  of 
a  lifetime. 

The  country  folk  were  seen  running  crazily  about,  evidently 
wanting  to  go  somewhere  to  see  Grant,  yet,  not  having  read  the 
papers,  or  not  being  familiar  with  metropolitan  geography,  not 
knowing  what  direction  to  turn. 

THE  COMMON. 

A  walk  across  this  garden  spot  during  the  forenoon  hours  re-j 
minded  one  of  the  most  enthusiastic  celebration  of  National  Inde¬ 
pendence  that  ever  occurred  in  the  city.  Every  mall  and  cross¬ 
path  was  an  avenue  trodden  by  an  army  of  non-residents,  all 
come  to  the  “  day  of  Jubilo,”  and  spending  the  early  day  in  see¬ 
ing  such  sights  as  the  oasis  afforded . 

ARRIVAL  OF  PRESIDENT  GRANT. 

The  announcement  that  President  Grant  was  expected  to  arrive 
in  this  city  to-day  for  the  purpose  of  participating  in  the  Festival 
of  Peace  attracted  a  very  large  concourse  of  spectators  to  the 
passenger  station  of  the  Old  Colony  and  Newport  Eailroad,  on 
Beach  Street,  this  morning,  and  the  crowd  commenced  to  assem¬ 
ble  as  early  as  half  past  five  o’clock,  although  the  train  was  not 
expected  to  arrive  until  nearly  an  hour  later. 

Gradually  did  the  numbers  augment,  until  the  streets  outside 
and  the  interior  of  the  building  were  uncomfortably  thronged, 
necessitating  the  employment  of  a  force  of  twenty  or  thirty 
police  officers  to  keep  open  a  passage  from  the  passenger  plat¬ 
form  to  the  street,  where  barouches  provided  by  the  city  officials 
were  in  waiting  to  convey  the  distinguished  visitor  to  the  St. 
James  Hotel.  The  members  of  the  City  Committee  on  the  recep¬ 
tion  of  distinguished  guests  assembled  at  an  early  hour  in  the 


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depot  to  receive  the  President,  and  soon  after  six  o’clock  a  de¬ 
spatch  was  received  from  Fall  River  announcing  the  fact  that  the 
boat  containing  the  President  was  between  one  and  two  hours 
behind  time,  and  that  the  President  at  that  hour  (five  minutes 
past  six  o’clock)  had  started  by  train  for  this  city. 

The  crowd  continued  to  await  the  arrival  of  the  Chief  Magis¬ 
trate  with  great  patience,  and  shortly  before  eight  o’clock  the 
whistle  of  the  approaching  train  was  heard  in  the  distance,  and 
as  the  cries  of  “  Here  he  is  I  ”  were  heard  from  all  quarters,  the 
multitude  surged  forward  to  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  Chief  Execu¬ 
tive.  At  eight  o’clock  exactly  the  President,  and  Generals  Un¬ 
derwood  and  Bates,  of  the  Governor’s  Staff,  who  accompanied 
him  from  New  York,  disembarked  from  one  of  the  compartment 
cars  of  the  line  and  were  received  by  Mayor  Shurtleff,  by  whom 
the  President  was  introduced  to  each  member  of  the  Reception 
Committee,  which  consisted  of  Aldermen  White,  James,  and 
Fairbanks,  and  President  Harris,  and  Messrs.  Pickering,  Jacobs, 
Nelson,  and  Batchelder  of  the  Common  Council.  No  speeches 
were  made,  no  formalities  were  had,  and  the  party  immediately 
proceeded  to  the  barouches  outside.  As  the  President  made  his 
appearance  he  was  greeted  with  thunders  of  cheers  and  ap¬ 
plauded  by  the  spectators,  for  which  he  frequently  bowed  his 
acknowledgments.  Immediately  after  being  seated  in  the  car¬ 
riages  the  party  was  driven  to  the  St.  James  Hotel,  where  quite  a 
large  crowd  had  assembled  in  anticipation  of  the  arrival  of  the 
President ;  and  here  another  ovation  was  tendered  him.  Upon 
reaching  the  reception-room  of  the  hotel  the  President  was  intro¬ 
duced  by  Mayor  Shurtleff  to  the  members  of  the  Committee  of 
the  Legislature,  consisting  of  Senators  Crane,  Griswold,  and  Bras- 
tow,  and  Messrs.  Crosby,  Baker,  Plunkett,  Ames,  and  Hovey, 
of  the  House  of  Representatives.  A  few  minutes  were  spent  in 
social  conversation,  and  the  President  then  retired  to  the  privacy 
of  his  apartments.  It  was  originally  intended  to  breakfast  the 
President  with  the  representatives  of  the  city,  but  in  consequence 
of  a  misunderstanding  this  feature  of  the  reception  was  omitted, 
and  he  was  granted  the  privilege  of  partaking  of  breakfast  with¬ 
out  even  that  formality,  while  a  collation  was  provided  for  the 
members  of  the  city  government,  the  gentlemen  representing  the 
Legislature,  and  also  the  members  of  the  Governor’s  staff. 

A  SEASON  OF  REST, 

even  for  one  or  two  hours,  would  undoubtedly  have  been  much 
enjoyed  by  the  President,  but  the  applications  for  admission  to 


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his  apartments  were  very  numerous,  and  finally  the  prominent 
gentlemen  who  desired  to  converse  with  the  President  were  intro¬ 
duced,  and  interviewed  him.  Mayor  James  Blake  of  Worcester, 
while  welcoming  the  Pi’esident,  extended  the  hospitalities  of  that 
city  to  the  President,  and  they  were  accepted,  and  two  o’clock 
to-morrow  was  the  time  assigned  as  the  hour  of  reception. 

A  REVIEW. 

Among  other  features  of  the  reception,,  while  the  President  was 
yet  in  charge  of  the  city  officials,  was  a  review  of  the  High  and 
Latin  School  Battalion  by  the  General.  This  was  assigned  for 
ten  o’clock,  and  the  battalion  was  very  prompt  in  reporting  to 
his  Honor  the  Mayor.  Exactly  at  the  appointed  hour  the  com¬ 
mands,  which  consisted  of  twelve  companies,  and  numbered 
about  six  hundred  muskets,  were  formed  in  line  on  Newton  Street, 
fronting  the  St.  James,  and  directly  afterward  the  President, 
accompanied  by  the  Mayor  and  Alderman  White,  passed  along 
the  lines  and  reviewed  the  corps.  Subsequently  the  evolutions 
in  the  manual  of  arms  were  exhibited  and  the  review  was  then 
dismissed.  The  battalion  was  in  charge  of  Colonel  Daland  and 
LieutenankColonel  Miller,  and  was  accompanied  by  a  full  band 
of  music. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

THE  PRESIDENT  VISITS  THE  STATE  HOUSE. 

At  ten  o’clock  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  accompanied  by 
General  J.  Cushing  Edmands,  and  Colonel  Charles  H.  Taylor  of 
his  staff,  made  an  official  call  upon  the  President.  Several  prom¬ 
inent  citizens  were  present  and  were  introduced,  including  Mr,  E. 
D.  Jordan  of  the  firm  of  Jordan,  Marsh,  &  Co.,  and  Mr.  Oliver 
Ditson . 

Shortly  after  ten  o’clock  the  Roxbury  Horse-Guard,  Captain 
George  Curtis,  drew  up  in  front  of  the  St.  James,  for  the  purpose 
of  escorting  the  President  to  the  State  House.  The  Horse- 
Guards  did  honor  to  those  portions  of  the  city  they  represent 
The  corps  received  General  Grant,  Secretary  Boutwell,  the  com¬ 
mittee  of  the  State  having  them  in  charge,  and  the  City  Commit¬ 
tee  into  its  column  and  then  took  up  its  line  of  march  for  the 
Capitol  The  sidewalks  along  the  route  contained  thousands  of 
people,  and  at  various  points  the  crowds  were  very  dense. 
General  Grant’s  reception  by  the  masses,  from  the  St.  James  to 
the  structure  where  the  assembled  wisdom  in  folly  meet,  was 
cordial  and  enthusiastic. 

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AT  THE  STATE  HOUSE. 

At  the  State  House  the  Executive  Department  was  first  vis¬ 
ited.  Among  those  present  were  Admiral  Farragut,  the  English 
Minister,  Hon  Edward  Thornton,  Hon.  Henry  Wilson,  all  of  the 
members  of  Governor  Claflin’s  staff,  General  Benham,  Commo¬ 
dore  Rodgers  of  the  Charlestown  Navy  Yard,  Madame  Parepa- 
Rosa,  Major  Montgomery,  Judge  Russell,  General  Walter  Har- 
riman,  Hon.  Onslow  Stearns,  Hon.  George  B.  Loring,  Colonels 
Rice  and  Walker  of  the  regular  army,  General  Foster,  Judges 
of  the  Supreme  Court,  Hon.  W.  H.-  P.  Eaton,  Sheriff  Kimball, 
and  others. 


From  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser. 

At  the  State  House  excellent  preparations  had  been  made,  the 
Independent  Cadets  and  a  detachment  of  the  State  Constabulary 
preserving  order,  and  a  sufficient  space  for  the  President’s  party 
to  move  in  comfortably. 

The  President  was  met  at  the  entrance  by  his  Excellency  Gov¬ 
ernor  Claflin,  who  addressed  him  as  follows  :  — 

Mr.  President,  —  In  behalf  of  the  Commonwealth  I  welcome  you  to  her 
Capital.  I  thank  you  for  the  marked  recognition  which  you  have  been 
pleased  to  give  to  her  by  calling  to  your  counsel  one  of  her  most  distin¬ 
guished  citizens.  We  concur  in  your  policy,  and  have  implicit  confidence 
that  your  administration  in  the  civil  department  will  be  as  successful  as  it 
was  in  war  during  the  rebellion.  Trusting  that  your  visit  may  be  as  agree¬ 
able  to  you  as  it  is  gratifying  to  us,  I  again  bid  you  a  cordial  welcome. 

The  President  replied  :  — 

Mr.  Governor,  — It  affords  me  great  pleasure  to  visit  the  capital  of  the 
State  which  has  done  so  much  for  my  support  and  for  the  'support  of  the 
Union  in  the  time  of  the  great  rebellion,  —  a  State  whose  principles  did  so 
much  to  give  me  whatever  political  position  I  have  attained,  and  a  State 
where  I  have  received  such  a  hearty  welcome  in  other  days. 

The  members  of  the  Executive  Council,  and  other  distinguished 
gentlemen  present  were  introduced  to  the  President  in  the  Coun¬ 
cil  Chamber.  After  this  the  party  visited  the  Senate  Chamber. 
Here  the  ladies  of  the  members  had  gathered  in  force,  and  all 
available  space  was  occupied  both  on  the  floor  as  well  as  in  the 
gallery.  The  Senate  rising,  President  Pitman  addressed  General 
Grant  as  follows  :  — 

Mr.  President, — Massachusetts  has  for  the  seventh  time  in  her  his¬ 
tory  the  privilege  of  welcoming  to  her  Capital  the  Chief  Magistrate  of  the 
Nation.  Never  was  that  welcome  extended  more  cordially  than  now.  As 
ours  is  a  government  of  the  people,  by  the  people,  and  for  the  people,  the 


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citizens  of  this  Commonwealth  would,  under  any  circumstances,  feel  it  to  he 
their  duty  to  honor  him  who,  by  the  nation’s  choice,  became  our  President. 
But  duty  turns  to  pleasure,  when,  as  now,  we  recognize  in  you,  sir,  not  only 
our  elected  Chief,  but  the  great  soldier  who  out  of  war  brought  us  Peace, 
and  the  republican  statesman  who  by  the  frankest  recognition  of  that  great 
truth  of  the  sacred  rights  of  all  men,  has  shown  us  again  that  “  Peace  hath 
her  victories  no  less  renowned  than  war.”  But,  Mr.  President,  I  remember 
I  stand  in  the  presence  of  one  whose  record  has  been  one  of  deeds  rather 
than  of  words,  and  in  such  a  presence  simplicity  and  brevity  of  speech  be¬ 
comes  me. 

Allow  me,  sir,  the  honor  of  presenting  you  to  the  Senate  of  Massachusetts. 

President  Grant  bowed  in  acknowledgment,  and  then  shook 
hands  with  the  members  of  the  Senate  and  their  ladies. 

Passing  from  the  Senate  Chamber  the  President  entered  the 
Representatives’  Hall  at  ten  minutes  before  twelve  o’clock,  arm- 
in-arm  with  Mr.  Crosby  of  Williamsburg,  the  chairman  of  the 
House  Committee  of  Reception.  Admiral  Farragut  followed,  in 
company  with  Senator  Crane,  and,  two  by  two,  Secretary  Bout- 
well,  Senator  Wilson,  Mayor  ShurtlefF,  the  Hon.  A.  H.  Rice,  and 
the  remainder  of  the  party  filed  in,  and  the  House  saluted  their 
visitors  by  rising.  Mr.  Crosby  presented  the  President  to  the 
Speaker,  when  Mr.  Jewell  spoke  as  follows  :  — 

Mr.  President,  — It  gives  me  sincere  pleasure  to  present  to  you  the 
members  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massa¬ 
chusetts.  In  so  doing  I  beg  to  assure  you  of  their  warm  attachment  to  your 
person,  their  profound  gratitude  for  your  past  public  services,  their  cordial 
support  of  the  great  principles  to  which  your  administration  is  devoted,  and 
their  ardent  desire  that  you  may  be  as  successful  in  your  civil  career  as  you 
have  been  in  the  conduct  of  a  great  war.  And  I  assure  you,  sir,  that  the 
sentiments  I  express  on  their  behalf  are  shared  by  the  entire  people  of  this 
Commonwealth. 

In  accordance  with  the  expressed  desire  of  the  members  of  the 
House,  the  President  then  shook  hands  with  all,  standing  at  the 
light  of  the  Speaker’s  desk.  Admiral  Farragut  received  much 
attention,  and  was  also  subjected  to  the  American  process.  The 
crowd  of  ladies  in  the  galleries  looked  down  with  envy,  as  the 
limited  time  would  not  allow  the  President  to  accord  to  them  the 
privilege  enjoyed  by  the  ladies  in  the  Senate  Chamber.  The 
party  then  left  the  State  House  for  the  review  of  the  troops. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

THE  GRAND  REVIEW. 

The  grand  review  of  the  State  Militia  by  the  President  took 
place  on  Tremont  Street  at  noon.  About  five  thousand  five 


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hundred  men,  exclusive  of  bands,  were  in  the  line,  which  ex¬ 
tended  from  the  Metropolitan  Railroad  office  at  the  head  of 
Tremont  Street,  Highlands,  down  to  and  for  some  distance  into 
Berkeley  Street,  a  distance  of  at  least  a  mile  and  a  half.  The 
street  was  profusely  decorated  by  the  citizens  who  reside  north 
of  Camden  Street,  and  presented  a  fine  appearance,  the  national 
colors  predominating,  with  occasionally  an  inscription  of  compli¬ 
ment  or  welcome. 

The  First  Brigade  formed  at  half  past  ten  o’clock,  on  Shawmut 
Avenue,  and  the  Second  on  the  Common.  Soon  after  eleven 
o’clock  the  march  for  the  review  rendezvous  was  taken  up.  The 
First  Brigade  entered  Tremont  Street  through  Dover,  and  marched 
southerly  to  the  right  of  the  line,  and  was  followed  closely  by  the 
Second,  which  entered  Tremont  Street  from  Berkeley.  Their  ap¬ 
pearance  as  they  marched  through  the  broad  avenue  was  grand 
indeed,  and  the  compliments  of  the  thousands  of  people  collected 
on  the  sidewalks  were  profusely  given  to  the  several  organiza¬ 
tions  with  which  they  were  most  familiar  as  they  passed.  The 
Third  Brigade,  which  arrived  by  the  Boston  and  Albany  Railroad 
late  in  the  forenoon,  did  not  get  into  position  until  the  review  had 
begun,  but  was  in  ample  season  to  form  on  the  left  before  the 
President  passed  down  the  line.  The  two  regiments  composing 
the  Brigade  made  up  in  appearance  for  their  disappointment  in 
arriving  late  after  their  long  journey  from  the  western  part  of  the 
State. 

Never  before  has  a  military  pageant  of  this  extent  been  wit¬ 
nessed  in  the  city,  and  the  crowds  that  came  from  the  countiy  to 
pay  their  respects  to  the  head  of  the  nation  never  were  exceeded 
in  number  on  any  previous  occasion.  "W  bile  Tremont  Street  was 
literally  packed  with  people,  tens  of  thousands  filled  the  Common 
through  a  mistaken  idea  that  the  review  was  to  take  place  there. 

Major-General  Butler  and  his  staff  were  early  upon  the  ground, 
and  promptly  made  disposition^  of  their  forces  for  inspection  by 
the  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  Army  and  Navy  of  the  Union. 

On  the  arrival  of  the  President,  at  half  past  one  o’clock,  a 
national  salute  was  fired  from  Parker’s  Hill,  Highlands,  by  a  sec¬ 
tion  of  Captain  Baxter’s  Second  Light  Battery. 

The  President  dismounted  from  his  carriage  and  was  warmly 
greeted  by  General  Butler.  He  was  followed  by  the  Governor  of 
the  Commonwealth,  and  both  of  them  mounted  the  steeds  which 
had  been  waiting  for  them.  The  immense  multitude  now  got  a 
good  view  of  the  hero  of  the  day,  and  broke  into  loud  cheers,  the 
band  playing  “Hail  to  the  Chief.” 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


533 


The  President  acknowledged  the  greeting  by  taking  off  his  hat, 
and  bowing  to  the  assemblage.  The  Chief  Magistrate  then 
moved  down  the  long  line  of  militia  (the  Governor  by  his  side), 
the  soldiers  presenting  arms  as  he  passed. 

The  whole  route  was  lined  with  spectators,  every  open  space 
being  lined  with  carriages,  and  every  available  window  on  the 
line  being  crowded.  The  utmost  enthusiasm  prevailed,  the  men 
shouting,  and  the  women  waving  their  handkerchiefs  in  honor 
of  the  distinguished  guest.  There  was  quite  a  display  of  bunt¬ 
ing  along  the  whole  route,  many  residences  being  quite  prettily 
decorated. 

After  the  President  passed  the  head  of  the  column,  the  differ¬ 
ent  organizations  wheeled  into  line  and  followed  the  party,  each 
regiment  joining  in  order . 

TROOPS  IN  REVIEW. 

There  was  represented  in  line  three  Brigades,  the 
First  being  under  command  of  Brigadier-General  Isaac 
S.  Burrell  of  Boston,  and  composed  of  the  First,  Third, 
Seventh,  and  Ninth  Regiments  of  Infantry,  Second  Bat¬ 
talion  of  Infantry  (colored),  First  Battalion  of  Cavalry 
(four  companies),  and  the  First  and  Second  Light  Bat¬ 
teries.  The  Second  Brigade  under  command  of  Briga¬ 
dier-General  George  H.  Peirson  of  Salem,  and  composed 
of  the  Fifth,  Sixth,  and  Eighth  Regiments  of  Infantry, 
Company  F,  Unattached  Cavalry,  and  the  Third  and 
Fourth  Light  Batteries.  The  Third  Brigade  under 
Brigadier-General  Robert  H.  Chamberlain  of  Worces¬ 
ter,  and  composed  of  the  Second  and  Tenth  Regiments 
of  Infantry.  The  Second  Company  of  Cadets,  Major 
A.  Parker  Browne  of  Salem,  were  assigned  the  right 
of  the  line  at  review,  and  the  First  Company  of  Cadets, 
Lieutenant  Colon  el  John  Jeffries,  Jr.,  of  Boston,  were 
assigned  for  duty  at  the  State  House.  The  number  of 
officers  and  men  in  line  was  divided  as  follows :  — 

Major-General  and  Staff,  ......  *1 

First  Brigade  Staff,  .......  t 

First  Regiment,  Field  and  Staff,  Companies  and  Band,  466 

Third  “  “  u  “  “  568 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Seventh  Regiment,  Field  and  Staff,  Companies  and  Band,  296 

ct  /  / 


Ninth 

Second  Battalion  Infantry, 

First  Battalion  Cavalry, 

First  and  Second  Light  Batteries, 

Second  Brigade  Staff’,  .... 

I  if th  Regiment,  Field  and  Staff,  Companies  and  Band, 

Sixth  “  “  “  <<  u 

Eighth  “  “  “  n  u 

Company  F,  Unattached  Cavalry, 
third  and  Fourth  Light  Batteries,  .... 

Third  Brigade  Staff,  ........ 

Second  Regiment,  Field  and  Staff,  Companies  and  Band,  469 
Tenth  “  “  “  “  <<  481 

Second  Company  of  Cadets  and  Band,  .  .  .  .116 


320 

121 

364 

223 

1 

512 
563 
636 
82 
149 
T 


The  First  Company  of  Cadets  performed  service  at 
the  State  House  on  the  arrival  there  of  the  President 
in  the  morning,  and  numbered  with  their  Band  fifty- 
nine  men,  making  a  grand  total  of  five  thousand  four 
hundred  and  fifty-nine  men. 

The  Governor’s  Staff  present  on  this  occasion  con¬ 
sisted  of  Brevet  Major-General  Adin  B.  Underwood, 
Brevet  Brigadier-General  Edward  N.  Hallowell,  Brevet 
Brigadier-General  J.  Cushing  Edmands,  Colonel  James 
L.  Bates,  Aides-de-Camp  ;  Major-General  James  A.  Cun¬ 
ningham,  Adjutant-General ;  Brigadier-General  William 
J.  Dale,  Surgeon-General ;  Brigadier-General  Samuel  E. 
Chamberlain,  Deputy  Quartermaster-General ;  Colonel 
Neliemiah  Brown,  Assistant  Adjutant-General ;  Colonel 
Anson  P.  Hooker,  Assistant  Surgeon-General ;  Lieuten¬ 
ant-Colonel  Charles  H.  Taylor,  Military  Secretary  to 
Governor ;  Major  William  C.  Capelle  of  Surgeon-Gen¬ 
eral’s  Department,  and  Captain  William  E.  Wilson,  As¬ 
sistant  Inspector-General. 

After  the  review  the  President  proceeded  through 
Berkeley  Street  to  Boylston  Street,  thence  to  the  Coli¬ 
seum,  escorted  by  the  whole  body  of  military.  It  was 
half  past  two  o’clock  when  he  arrived  at  the  Coliseum. 


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535 


Berkeley  Street  was  lined  with  people,  and  so  were 
those  portions  of  Boylston  Street  through  which  the 
President  passed.  He  received  a  constant  ovation  until 
he  reached  the  Coliseum. 

From  the  Boston  Herald. 

THE  PRESIDENT  AT  THE  COLISEUM. 

Precisely  at  twenty-five  minutes  to  three  o’clock,  the  President 
and  his  escort  reached  the  main  north  entrance  of  the  Coliseum, 
and  for  the  first  time  Grant,  the  Conqueror,  stepped  beneath  the 
roof  of  the  great  edifice  erected  for  a  nation  to  meet  and  celebrate 
with  anthem,  song,  and  martial  strain  the  Peace  that  his  good 
sword  had  won.  In  company  with  the  distinguished  guests  who 
had  accompanied  him  in  carriages  during  his  passage  through 
the  principal  streets  of  our  city,  he  was  at  once  conducted  to  the 
large  reception-room,  where  a  number  of  ladies  and  gentlemen 
had  already  assembled  to  meet  him.  The  President  looked  a  lit¬ 
tle  tired  and  was  certainly  very  dusty.  After  entering  the  room 
he  took  a  position  only  a  few  steps  from  the  door,  where  he  re¬ 
mained  for  about  twenty  minutes,  enjoying  himself,  not  over  a 
fresh  cigar,  but  in  that  exceedingly  delightful  and  popular  Ameri¬ 
can  amusement  of  “  hand-shaking.”  Happily  this  ceremony  soon 
came  to  an  end,  when  Alderman  White,  in  behalf  of  the  city,  in¬ 
vited  the  company  present  to  pass  over  to  the  large  room  directly 
opposite  and  partake  of  a  collation.  The  President  seemed  some¬ 
what  relieved  at  this  announcement,  and  in  a  few  minutes  the 
company  was  presented  to  a  most  inviting  repast.  As  cool  as 
ever  the  General  seated  himself  in  a  chair  beside  Governor  Claflin 
and  called  for  a  plate  of  boiled  salmon,  which  he  ate  with  a  relish, 
after  which  he  finished  his  lunch  with  a  plate  of  grapes  and 
peaches.  The  company,  numbering  in  all  about  one  hundred 
gentlemen  and  perhaps  twenty  ladies,  remained  here  for  a  full 
half-hour,  chatting  and  feasting  in  a  most  pleasant  and  agreeable 
manner. 

From  the  Boston  Post. 

ASSEMBLING  OF  THE  AUDIENCE. 

Thirty-five  thousand  human  beings  under  one  roof!  All  these 
were  sitting  or  standing  in  the  Coliseum  yesterday  afternoon. 
During  the  war  an  army  of  thirty-five  thousand  men  was  deemed 
insignificant,  so  used  were  we  to  the  hundreds  of  thousands  un¬ 
der  Grant  and  Sherman  ;  but  we  think  that  very  few  of  those  who 


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read  in  the  papers  six  years  ago  that  Early,  or  Hood,  or  Dick 
Taylor,  or  some  other  ubiquitous  general  was  going  to  make  a 
raid  somewhere  at  the  head  of  thirty  or  forty  thousand  men,  ever 
had  any  conception  of  the  magnitude  of  such  a  body  of  men,  or 
the  space  of  ground  they  would  cover.  To-day  let  us  see  what 
the  phrase  means.  Taking  our  stand  on  the  north  balcony,  un¬ 
der  the  “  Angel  of  Peace,”  we  watch  the  influx  of  the  crowd.  It 
is  half  past  one  o’clock  when  the  doors  are  opened,  and  the  vast 
edifice  is  bare  and  empty  ;  but  even  now  its  symmetrical  propor¬ 
tions.  and  tasteful  decorations  convey  the  impression  of  elegance 
and  grandeur,  and  the  bright  sunshine  through  the  windows  dis¬ 
pels  the  feeling  of  gloom  which  the  emptiness  might  otherwise 
create.  One  by  one,  two  by  two,  in  groups  and  companies,  the 
audience  assemble  and  all  take  the  seats  designated  by  their 
checks.  Before  half  past  two  they  are  pouring  in,  and  at  the 
doors  are  jams  which  threaten  to  carry  doorkeepers,  barriers,  and 
all  before  them.  Yet  so  admirable  are  the  arrangements,  so  nu¬ 
merous  the  ushers,  that  inside  there  is  no  confusion  ;  all  is  as 
serene  as  at  the  assembling  of  an  ordinary  audience  in  a  theatre. 
The  choristers  soon  begin  to  drop  in,  and  the  tuning  of  violins 
give  notice  that  the  one  thousand  musicians  are  taking  their 
places.  There  is  a  noticeable  improvement  in  the  dress  of  the 
ladies  of  the  chorus  since  Tuesday  afternoon,  there  being  a 
greater  uniformity  of  color,  and  a  predominance  of  white  This 
pleases  the  eye,  and  the  bright  sunshine  throws  them  out  in  bold 
relief  from  the  walls.  At  three  o’clock,  not  only  is  every  seat 
filled  in  both  chorus  and  auditorium,  but  at  least  five  thousand 
are  standing  in  the  broad  spaces  at  the  sides  of  the  row  of  seats. 
Now  we  can  appreciate  the  significance  of  the  phrase  thirty-five 
thousand  persons.  Rising  in  the  form  of  a  semi-circle  from  the 
conductor’s  stand  at  the  front  of  the  stage,  rank  above  rank,  is  a 
solid  mass  of  ten  thousand  singers,  in  grandeur  of  effect  surpass¬ 
ing  anything  the  imagination  can  conceive  The  organ  looms  up 
well,  and  the  great  organ-pipes  above  the  choristers  maka  a  good 
background.  The  big  drum,  too,  standing  up  in  the  middle  of 
the  stage,  shows  fairly. 

But,  of  the  audience,  twenty-five  thousand  strong,  what  shall 
we  say  ?  Perhaps  the  best  view-point  will  be  the  centre  of  the 
parquet,  where  the  seats  for  the  distinguished  guests,  now  mo¬ 
mentarily  expected,  are  railed  off,  and  then  we  can  scrutinize 
General  Grant  and  the  rest,  when  they  come.  From  here,  on 
every  side  is  a  dense  multitude  of  human  beings.  All  the  ladies 
are  fanning,  except  when  they  at  intervals  dispense  with  this  lux- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


537 


ury  for  the  absorbing  pleasure  of  scanning  their  friends  with  their 
opera-glasses.  The  gentlemen  also  are  not  backward  in  this 
amusement.  So  good  is  the  light  in  the  building,  that  with  a 
glass  one  can  recognize  an  acquaintance  from  one  gallery  to 
another,  and  yesterday  we  think  few  that  had  acquaintances 
went  unrecognized . 

THE  PRESIDENT’S  ENTRANCE. 

The  cheers  at  the  President’s  entrance  were  deafening,  and 
were  repeated  again  and  again.  He  acknowledged  them  by 
rising  and  bowing.  But  at  the  intermission  the  popular  enthusi¬ 
asm,  which  had  obtained  vent  in  applauding  the  music  during 
the  performance  of  the  first  part,  broke  out  again  towards  Grant, 
and  he  was  soon  surrounded  by  a  dense  crowd.  Lots  of  ladies, 
young  and  old,  attempted  to  kiss  him  or  at  least  to  grasp  one  of 
his  hands.  When  they  succeeded  in  doing  either  (not  very  often) 
their  delight  was  extravagant,  and  one  gushing  being  of  some 
fifty  years  informed  the  crowd  that  he  was  “real  handsome.” 
The  President  smiled,  and  the  crowd  laughed  and  then  hur¬ 
rahed . 

THE  PERFORMANCE. 

The  musical  performances  were  a  great  success.  The  immense 
chorus  was  better  than  on  the  first  day,  and  the  grand  orchestra 
demonstrated  the  advantage  of  fellowship  and  practice.  In  each 
there  was  more  power,  confidence,  promptness,  and  unity.  The 
orchestra  grappled  with  the  intricacies  and  niceties  of  the  classi¬ 
cal  symphony,  no  less  than  with  measures  that  fall  so  electrically 
upon  the  popular  ear.  The  subtile  beauties  of  Schubert  were  no 
less  appreciated,  enjoyed,  and  applauded  than  were  the  vigorous 
and  thrilling  notes  of  Verdi ;  while  the  grand  and  solemn  strains 
of  Handel  found  the  most  ardent  admirers,  no  less  than  did  the 
lovers  of  the  exquisite  genius  of  Mendelssohn  and  Mozart.  In 
nothing  was  the  character  and  diversity  of  the  audience  yester¬ 
day  more  admirably  illustrated  than  in  its  thorough  comprehen¬ 
sion  of  these  various  masters.  Prom  Handel,  Mozart,  and  Men¬ 
delssohn  to  the  boisterous  but  musical  Verdi,  is  a  wide  reach,  and 
the  wisdom  and  judgment  of  the  management  was  apparent  in 
presenting  their  varied  works.  The  public  is  many-sided  in  its 
taste  and  demands,  and  the  grave  and  lively,  the  stately  and  fes¬ 
tive  should  in  turn  be  provided,  as  was  the  commendable  case 
both  on  the  first  and  second  days  of  the  Jubilee.  In  fact,  nothing 
seems  to  have  been  left  undone  in  respect  to  every  programme  of 


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the  week.  The  entire  range  of  music  has  been  made  the  field 
from  which  to  select  such  gems  as  might  please  alike  the  culti¬ 
vated  head  and  popular  heart . 

From  tlie  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

The  Coliseum  contained  humanity  by  the  acres.  We  will  not 
pretend  to  estimate  the  numbers  present.  As  the  President 
passed  down  the  centre  aisle  of  the  building  to  his  seat,  arm  in 
arm  with  Governor  Claflin,  followed  by  Admirals  Farragut,  Hud¬ 
son,  Commodore  Winslow,  Secretary  Boutwell,  Mayor  Shurtleff, 
and  others,  the  welcoming  cheers  welled  up  from  all  sides  of  the 
immense  building  like  the  mighty  roar  of  old  ocean.  Then  fol¬ 
lowed  such  a  waving  of  white  handkerchiefs  from  thousands  of 
ladies  in  the  chorus,  and  other  thousands  in  the  audience,  as  to 
create  a  scene  of  unparalleled  enthusiasm.  While  these  proceed¬ 
ings  were  occurring,  the  powerful  organ  thundered  forth,  "See, 
the  conquering  hero  comes.” 

THE  MUSIC. 

The  programme  was  almost  wholly  of  a  classical  character, 
with  the  exception  of  two  pieces  interpolated  in  honor  of  General 
Grant.  Its  performance  proved  highly  successful.  Parepa-Rosa 
and  Adelaide  Phillipps  —  the  two  chief  soloists  of  the  occasion 
—  were  greeted  in  the  most  hearty  manner,  and  astonished  their 
friends  by  the  manner  in  which  they  acquitted  themselves  in  the 
exacting  ordeal  to  which  they  were  put . 

Messrs.  Gilmore  and  Zerrahn  —  the  two  conductors  of  the 
concert  —  received  the  heartiest  welcome.  During  the  singing 
of  "The  Star-Spangled  Banner”  and  the  "Anvil  Chorus,”  the 
artillery  was  discharged  by  electricity,  and  all  the  fire-alarm  bells 
in  the  city  rung  by  electrical  apparatus  under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  J.  F.  Kennard,  Superintendent  of  Fire-Alarms. 

The  impression  made  by  the  second  performance  was  even 
grander  than  the  day  before.  The  feast  was  in  general  richer 
and  nobler  ;  the  aspiration  of  the  whole  performing  force  seemed 
to  be  in  a  truer  direction,  the  army  of  singers  and  instrumental¬ 
ists  was  under  better  command  ;  it  had  felt  its  prowess  and  was 
surer  of  its  attack  and  accomplishment,  —  the  mass  of  tone 
showed  more  decision  and  aplomb ,  the  parts  interblended  better, 
and  the  sound  came  witli  a  firmer  emphasis,  a  completer  fulness 
and  overwhelming  volume  to  satisfy  all  the  ear  or  imagination 
craved  and  claimed  for  it. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


539 


The  main  choral  pieces  —  more  difficult  than  those  the  day  be¬ 
fore —  were  splendidly  achieved  by  the  chorus.  Such  choruses 
as  “  And  the  Glory  of  the  Lord,”  and  “He  watching  over  Israel,” 
that  even  our  reduced  choirs  are  not  always  true  and  happy  in, 
were  almost  new  creations  under  their  great  interpretation  of  this 
occasion.  They  were  not  only  expressed  largely,  but  with  even 
a  delicacy  of  treatment,  a  real  light  and  shade,  —  a  really  superb 
crescendo  in  one  instance,  —  that  made  them  wonderfully  impres¬ 
sive . 

The  programme  started  Wednesday  with  the  Choral  once 
more,  and  with  the  same  sublimity  of  effect  as  on  the  first  occa¬ 
sion.  How  solid  and  weighty  seemed  the  tone,  and  how  uplift¬ 
ing  the  full  harmony,  as  it  came  with  splendid  breadth  and  com¬ 
manding  utterance  !  The  Handel  choruses  that  followed,  “  Glory 
to  God,”  and  “  Now  the  Glory  of  the  Lord,”  were  successful  far 
beyond  anticipation. 

Here,  if  anywhere,  if  the  chorus  was  not  capable  and  not  true 
to  its  grand  province,  would  the  effect  be  shown,  and  only  a  facti¬ 
tious  reputation  among  the  lovers  of  the  oratorio  school  be 
gained  for  it.  But  its  mettle  was  better  than  thought  for  it,  its 
power  for  classical  interpretation  an  assured  one,  its  mastery  of 
the  exacting  Handelian  phrases  triumphant,  and  apart  from  some 
little  uncertainty  in  taking  up  the  parts  at  times,  the  mighty  mu¬ 
sic  rolled  out  with  a  clearness  and  force  that  made  one  exultant 
to  hear. 

In  the  Mendelssohn  chorus,  “He  watching  over  Israel,”  of 
which  we  have  already  spoken,  the  accomplishment  of  the  chorus 
was  the  finest  of  the  day  ;  considering  the  character  of  the  music, 
and  the  breadth  and  shades  of  expression  to  be  gained  to  make  its 
melodic  beauty  and  its  serene  and  graceful  flow  felt  as  it  should 
be.  It  was  a  masterpiece  of  performance,  and  showed  illustri¬ 
ously  the  temper  of  the  vocal  material  which  Mr.  Zerrahn  was  so 
watchfully  moulding  to  the  highest  province  and  purpose. 

The  duet  and  chorus,  “See,  the  conquering  hero  comes,” 
most  timely  and  appropriately  introduced  for  the  distinguished 
presence  of  the  occasion,  was  naturally,  from  the  heroic  and  mar¬ 
tial  music  that  it  is,  sung  con  amove  by  the  chorus,  and  the  clos¬ 
ing  combination  of  voices  and  instruments  in  vigorous  and  bril¬ 
liant  accord  was  thoroughly  inspiring  and  electrifying.  The  true 
splendor  of  Handel’s  writing  was  shown  in  this,  and  also  in  the 
air,  “  Let  the  bright  seraphim,”  in  which  Madame  Parepa-Rosa’s 
clear,  ringing  voice,  and  Mr.  Arbuckle’s  silvery-toned  trumpet 
had  eloquent  rivalry.  This  was  exceedingly  effective.  The 


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tones  of  instrument  and  voice  were  superb,  and  reached  and  rang 
throughout  the  vast  spaces  of  the  building  with  lustrous  quality 
and  with  grateful  tunefulness  for  every  ear  of  the  might}*"  throng. 
This  performance  was  the  most  successful  for  the  audience’s 
appreciation  and  had  an  uncompromising  encore. 

Miss  Phillipps  was  another  solo  artiste  for  the  day,  and  had  a 
greeting  of  outspoken  warmth  and  significance  on  her  appear¬ 
ance.  She  sang,  rather  unfortunately  we  thought,  the  Recitative 
and  Aria  “Non  piu  di  fiori ”  of  Mozart,  and  its  lovely  move¬ 
ment,  its  warmly  colored  melody,  was  almost  lost  in  the  great 
audience-room.  Miss  Phillipps,  however,  was  admirably  faithful 
to  it,  and  her  charming  delivery  of  the  air  was  recognized  by  all 
true  and  cultivated  tastes. 

There  were  not  a  few  artistic  souls  distributed  about  among 
this  unparalleled  crowd  of  listeners,  waiting  with  special  ear  and 
thought  for  the  great  Schubert  Symphony  in  C,  which,  after  a 
renewal  of  the  musical  fireworks  and  cannon  in  “  The  Star- 
Spangled  Banner”  and  the  “Anvil  Chorus,”  which  had  so  car¬ 
ried  everybody  by  storm  the  day  before,  —  and  which,  on  repeti¬ 
tion,  brought  as  before  a  tempestuous  ovation, — had  a  primal 
place  on  the  programme. 

But  there  was  some  disappointment  for  these  loyal  ones.  In 
the  first  place,  the  symphony  was  only  partially  given,  thus 
breaking  the  unity  of  the  composition ;  and  then  the  audience 
was  too  feverish  with  Grant  and  the  anvils  to  give  the  necessary 
close  attention.  The  art  atmosphere  was  not  there  for  such  a 
work.  Still,  enough  was  heard  to  make  one  crave  to  hear  that 
magnificent  body  of  strings  in  those  incomparable  passages  of 
melody  in  that  fertile,  graceful,  and  varying  cantabile  with  which 
Schubert  has  so  warmly  endowed  this  work,  under  more  favoring 
auspices.  There  was  a  great  deal  to  enjoy  in  it  as  it  was,  and 
the  band  played  it  as  if  their  best  prowess  was  here  most  legiti¬ 
mately  bestowed. 

The  concert  closed  with  two  Ilaydn  choruses,  “  The  Marvel¬ 
lous  Work”  and  “The  Ileavens  are  telling,”  from  the  “Crea¬ 
tion,”  from  the  latter  of  which  —  the  trio  being  sung  by  a  corps 
of  choice  soloists  whose  names  are  given  elsewhere  —  much  was 
expected.  The  lofty  aspiration  was  splendidly  but  not  entirely 
met.  The  chorus  was  put  too  late  upon  the  programme,  for  the 
singers  were  tired  with  their  previous  great  exertions  and  the 
audience  had  begun  to  disperse  before  the  piece  was  actually  in 
hand . Thus  the  second  day  again  asserted  the  Jubilee’s 


success. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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From  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser. 

In  accordance  with  the  promise  of  the  management  the  trium¬ 
phal  chorus  from  “Judas  Maccabasus,”  “See,  the  conquering 
hero  comes/’  was  placed  upon  the  programme  of  the  first  con¬ 
cert  at  which  General  Grant  was  present . 

Of  portions  of  the  concert  it  is  difficult  to  speak  without  using 
the  most  extravagant  language  of  laudation,  and  of  the  whole 
performance  it  is  simple  justice  to  say  that  it  was  very  success¬ 
ful,  and  that  a  great  advance  was  made  upon  the  achievements 
of  Tuesday  afternoon.  Portions  of  the  Handel  chorus  “And  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed,”  were  wavering  and  un¬ 
steady,  and  there  was  a  great  deal  of  confusion  and  jumbling  of 
parts  in  “The  Heavens  are  telling,”  but  the  vast  company  of 
singers  had  gained  greatly  in  confidence  and  coolness,  and,  as  we 
predicted,  the  choruses  as  a  whole  showed  no  little  improvement 
in  precision  and  cleanness  of  execution.  Nicolai’s  “Festival 
Overture,”  based  on  “  Mnfeste  Burg ,”  had  the  first  place  on  the 
programme  of  yesterday  as  also  on  that  of  Tuesday,  but  on  this 
occasion  the  piece  was  given  without  the  mutilation  of  the  earlier 
rendering,  and  with  the  grandest  effect.  This  performance,  in¬ 
deed,  might  fairly  be  pronounced  a  faultless  and  almost  an  ideal 
rendering  of  this  most  massive  and  sublime  of  chorals  ;  and  the 
solid  roll  and  sweep  and  swell  of  the  strain  could  only  be  com¬ 
pared  with  the  regular  surging  of  waves  upon  the  shore  after  the 
fury  of  the  winds  has  abated.  We  regret,  however,  that  the 
“Amen”  at  the  close  should  have  proved  an  anticlimax  in 
excellence. 

The  rendering  of  the  chorus  from  the  Messiah,  “  Glory  to  God 
in  the  highest,”  was  good  in  the  main,  but  calls  for  no  special 
comment.  The  great  choral  triumph  of  the  occasion,  however, 
was  Mendelssohn’s  exquisite  composition  from  the  “Elijah,” 
“He  watching  over  Israel,”  which  was  given  with  a  delicacy, 
grace,  and  precision  which  would  have  done  credit  to  a  picked 
chorus  of  a  hundred  singers.  This  triumph  must  be  accounted 
very  great,  artistically,  when  the  difficulties  of  the  piece  are  taken 
into  consideration,  but  such  a  tribute  of  praise  does  not  even 
suggest  the  lofty  and  soul-stirring  influences  which  the  perform¬ 
ance  was  calculated  to  have  upon  the  minds  of  sensitive  listen¬ 
ers.  Indeed,  his  must  have  been  a  very  callous  or  unimpressible 
nature  which  did  not  yield  in  some  measure  to  the  combined 
sweetness,  sublimity,  and  purity  with  which  the  whole  work  was 
instinct,  and  which  did  not  thrill  with  some  emotions  of  rever¬ 
ence  and  love,  as  the  words  of  the  great  refrain,  “He  slumbers 


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not,  nor  sleeps,”  repeated  themselves  in  their  quiet  yet  awful 
beauty. 

The  duet  and  chorus  from  “Judas  Maccabmus  ”  were  credi¬ 
tably  performed,  the  duet  taken  by  the  sopranos,  and  the  opening 
chorus  of  sopranos  and  altos,  being  given  quite  faultlessly.  And 
the  grand  burst  of  the  finale  led  the  way  most  naturally  to  the 
shouts,  cheers,  and  general  enthusiasm  with  which  the  presence 
of  the  chief  magistrate  was  once  more  acknowledged  by  the  quar¬ 
ter  of  a  hundred  thousand  in  the  audience.  Of  the  rendering  of 
the  chorus,  “And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed,”  we 
have  already  expressed  our  opinion  at  sufficient  length . 

The  solo  performances  of  the  concert  were  given  by  Miss  Phil- 
lipps  and  Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  and  one  of  the  pleasantest  fea¬ 
tures  of  the  concei’t  was  the  hearty  enthusiasm  called  out  in  the 
audience  by  Miss  Phillipps’s  first  public  appearance  in  Jubilee 
week.  Miss  Phillipps’s  selection  was  the  “  Non  piu  di  fiori” 
from  Mozart’s  “La  Clemenza  di  Tito,”  and  it  was  rendered  with 
all  her  accustomed  purity  and  artistic  finish  of  style . 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa’s  rendering  of  “  Let  the  bright  sera¬ 
phim,”  from  “  Samson,”  was  grandly  and  triumphantly  success¬ 
ful.  It  was  the  piece  of  pieces  for  sucli  a  place  and  such  a  time, 
and  the  audience  might  well  be  pardoned  their  uproarious  ap¬ 
plause  and  imperious  demand  for  an  encore.  The  character  of 
Madame  Rosa’s  performance  of  “Let  the  bright  seraphim”  is 
well  known  to  most  of  our  readers  and  needs  no  special  descrip¬ 
tion.  It  was,  as  ever,  wonderfully  brilliant,  precise,  and  power¬ 
ful.  The  tones  of  her  voice  had  a  resonance  and  purity  in  their 
quality  which  made  the  trumpet,  even  under  the  skilful  playing 
of  Mr.  Arbuckle,  seem  a  very  ordinary  instrument.  Every  nook 
and  cranny  of  the  building  was  penetrated  with  the  thrilling  mel¬ 
ody  ;  and,  most  wondrous  to  relate  as  a  proof  of  the  distinctness 
of  the  great  singer’s  enunciation,  nearly  every  word  was  easily 
distinguished  at  the  farthest  point  of  the  north  gallery. 

Only  the  second  and  fourth  movements  of  the  great  Schubert 
Symphony  in  C  major  were  given,  on  account  of  the  unexpected 

length  of  the  programme . The  two  movements  were  well 

given,  on  the  whole,  and  the  exquisite  air  of  the  andante  con  molto 
with  its  wonderful  variations  and  convolutions,  and  the  superb 
strength  and  fire  of  the  finale,  did  not  fail  to  make  their  accus¬ 
tomed  impression.  The  experience  of  the  day,  however,  might 
prove,  if  any  proof  were  needed,  that  on  the  whole  nothing  will 
be  gained  by  such  a  massing  of  performers  for  the  production  of 
classical  symphonies.  The  mere  distances  of  the  stage  and  the 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


543 


auditorium  are  fatal  to  that  precise  cleanness  of  execution  which 
is  essential  for  the  full  effect  of  such  compositions.  And  this  fact 
has  already  been  learned  and  acted  on  in  European  cities. 

Two  of  the  most  superb  choruses  from  Haydn’s  “  Creation  ” 
closed  the  second  day’s  concert:  “The  Marvellous  Work”  and 
“The  Heavens  are  telling.”  The  solo  part  in  the  former,  which 
was  assigned  to  Madame  Parepa-Rosa  on  the  programme,  was 
taken  by  a  select  choir  of  sopranos,  and  its  delivery,  as  well  as 
that  of  the  trio  in  the  latter  chorus,  was  very  beautiful  and 
effective . 


From  the  Boston  Daily  Journal. 

It  needed  only  the  presence  of  the  Chief  Magistrate  of  the 
country  to  make  the  grandest  event  of  the  year  complete,  and 
there  is  doubt  that,  aside  from  other  reasons,  the  desire  to  see 
the  leader  of  our  armies  in  war,  and  of  our  country  in  peace,  was 
the  prompting  motive  for  the  presence  of  so  many  of  the  great 
gathering  that  filled  the  vast  building . With  the  excep¬ 

tion  of  the  review  of  his  armies,  probably  there  was  never  as 
grand  a  spectacle  presented  to  the  President  as  when,  arm  in 
arm  with  Governor  Claflin,  he  passed  down  the  broad  centre 
aisle  of  the  building  and  took  his  seat  in  the  centre  of  the  par¬ 
quet,  where  a  place  was  reserved  especially  for  him.  With  him 
also  was  Admiral  Farragut,  Admiral  Thatcher,  Commodore  Wins¬ 
low,  Mayor  Shurtleff,  and  other  dignitaries  of  naval,  military, 
and  civil  life.  The  organ  and  orchestra  rang  out,  “  See,  the  con¬ 
quering  hero  comes,”  and  the  grand  chorus  swelled  the  sound 
into  a  triumphal  welcome.  As  soon  as  a  glimpse  was  caught  of 
the  President  the  applause  rolled  along  the  balconies  like  a  storm 
at  sea  and  was  caught  up  by  the  crowded  parquet.  The  ladies 
in  the  chorus  waved  their  handkerchiefs,  and  a  little  imagination 
would  make  them  seem  like  the  white-capped  waves  of  the  sea 
under  a  breeze.  The  ladies  seemed  to  outvie  their  masculine 
friends  in  their  desire  to  do  honor  to  the  President,  and  as  cheers 
rang  from  thousands  of  masculine  throats,  faster  and  faster  and 
more  profuse  did  they  move  their  white  handkerchiefs.  Probably 
few  persons  who  were  present  will  ever  again  see  such  a  sight. 
The  President  appeared  almost  overcome  by  the  grandeur  of  the 
scene  and  the  warmth  of  his  reception.  Long  after  the  President 
took  his  seat  ripples  of  applause  rolled  along  through  the  great 
audience,  who  ceased  their  welcome  only  when  the  grand  music 
of  the  orchestra  and  chorus  drowned  it.  Thousands  of  opera- 
glasses  were  aimed  at  him,  and  of  course  his  position  was  the 


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centre  of  attraction  during  the  afternoon’s  performance,  through 
which  he  remained.  Secretary  Boutwell,  Admiral  Farragut,  and 
the  other  celebrities  with  the  President  shared  his  honors.  Dur¬ 
ing  the  intermission  in  the  programme,  about  half  past  four 
o’clock,  the  artillery  pealed  forth  a  grand  salute  to  the  distin¬ 
guished  guest,  and  the  audience  united  with  it  as  hearty  cheers 
as  they  could  raise.  At  the  close  of  the  performance  the  Presi¬ 
dent  and  party  were  taken  in  charge  by  the  Committee  of  the 
City  Government,  and  driven  to  the  Revere  House,  where  a  ban¬ 
quet  was  given  him  by  the  City  Government.  On  his  way  there 
he  was  greeted  with  most  enthusiastic  applause  along  the  whole 
route . 

BANQUET  TO  THE  PRESIDENT. 

The  President  arrived  at  the  Revere  House  about  six  o’clock, 
accompanied  by  Secretary  Boutwell  and  others  of  the  distin¬ 
guished  guests  of  the  city,  to  partake  of  the  banquet  provided 
in  their  honor.  It  proved  one  of  the  most  brilliant  affairs  of  the 
kind  which  has  ever  taken  place  in  Boston.  It  was  necessarily 
limited  in  the  matter  of  invitations,  which  were  extended  to 
members  of  the  city  government,  the  legislature,  committee  on 
the  reception  of  the  President,  the  Executive  Committee  of  the 
Coliseum,  members  of  the  press,  and  various  distinguished  gen¬ 
tlemen.  The  company  assembled  in  the  hotel  about  six  o’clock, 
and  at  half  past  six  entered  the  elegant  dining-hall  and  took  their 
seats  at  the  tables  to  the  number  of  about  one  hundred  and  fifty. 
Nothing  had  been  omitted  by  the  proprietors  of  the  hotel  to  make 
the  affair  worthy  of  the  occasion.  The  tables  presented  a  beau¬ 
tiful  appearance,  the  elegant  and  recherche  ornaments  upon  them 
being  nearly  hid  by  the  bouquets  of  flowers  which  profusely 
adorned  them.  The  whole  scene  was  almost  a  fairy  spectacle, 
and  seldom,  if  ever,  in  this  city,  has  the  material  part  of  a  ban¬ 
quet  been  surpassed  in  beauty  or  excellence.  At  each  plate  was 
a  fine  bouquet . 

THE  HEALTH  OF  PRESIDENT  GRANT. 

The  Mayor  said  :  — 

This  banquet  is  in  compliment  of  the  President  of  the  United  States.  He 
is  at  this  moment  to  leave  us,  and  I  know  you  will  not  allow  him  to  leave 
the  room  without  expressing  to  him  your  great  respect.  I  therefore  propose 
the  health  and  happiness  of  the  President  of  the  United  States. 

The  sentiment  was  greeted  with  the  greatest  enthusiasm,  and 
the  whole  assembly  rose  to  their  feet  and  drank  the  toast  with 
cheers  and  applause. 


GEEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


545 


The  President  was  requested  by  the  Mayor  to  respond  to  the 
sentiment,  but  declined  to  make  any  speech,  and  left  the  hall,  ac¬ 
companied  by  Secretary  Boutwell  and  others,  shaking  hands  with 
various  distinguished  gentlemen  as  he  passed  out  of  the  hall. 
Before  he  had  passed  out  a  round  of  cheers  was  given  him,  and 
the  company  remained  standing  until  he  had  departed. 

A  few  minutes  afterward  Mayor  Shurtleff  again  arose,  and 
after  silence  had  been  obtained,  said :  — 

Gentlemen.  I  wish  to  propose  the  health  of  our  distinguished  stranger 
guests,  and  I  will  ask  your  attention  to  the  representative  of  her  Majesty, 
Queen  Victoria. 

The  sentiment  was  received  with  loud  and  prolonged  applause, 
the  company  rising  and  cheering  the  British  Minister,  Sir  Ed¬ 
ward  Thornton,  as  he  arose  to  respond.  When  silence  was  fin¬ 
ally  restored,  Mr.  Thornton  responded  as  follows  :  — 

Mr.  Mayor  and  Gentlemen, — I  hardly  feel  called  upon  to  say  much 
more  than  to  respond  to  the  sentiment  which  has  been  offered.  In  the  first 
place  I  ought  not  to  respond  because  his  Honor  the  Mayor  promised  me 
that  this  would  be  a  banquet  without  any  speeches  at  all.  (Laughter.) 
However,  it  affords  me  very  much  pleasure  to  answer  the  toast  which  has 
been  given.  I  am  not  in  the  habit  of  speaking,  but  I  thank  you  very  much 
for  the  honor  you  have  done  the  guests  who  have  been  invited  here  to  wit¬ 
ness  this  wonderful  performance  (applause) ;  for  it  is  indeed  a  wonderful 
performance.  I  thank  Mayor  Shurtleff  especially  for  the  mention  which  he 
has  made  of  my  beloved  Sovereign.  She  appreciates,  I  am  sure,  the  objects 
of  the  meeting.  (Applause.)  I  am  sure  that  she  more  than  appreciates  the 
celebration  of  the  return  of  peace  to  this  country.  There  may  be  some  peo¬ 
ple  in  England,  and  I  will  not  deny  that  there  are,  who  think  that  the  sepa¬ 
ration  or  disunion  of  this  country  would  be  an  advantage  to  England,  but  I 
am  proud  to  say  of  the  men  of  England  —  of  the  honorable  portion  of  the 
people  of  England  —  that  they  do  not  think  so  at  all.  (Loud  applause  and 
cheers.)  They  are  not  in  sympathy  with  any  such  idea.  It  would  be  a 
strange  thing,  indeed,  if  a  good  mother  should  wish  to  see  quarrels  among 
her  children.  (Applause.)  She  would  rather  .be  inclined  to  have  them  all 
friends  with  her- — brothers  and  sisters  —  in  order  that  they  might  add  to 
the  common  stock.  Some  people  think  there  cannot  he  a  sentimental  friend¬ 
ship  between  England  and  the  United  States.  I  am  quite  of  a  different 
opinion.  (Applause.)  I  believe  there  can  be  even  a  sentimental  friendship. 
I  believe  that  there  should  be  such  a  friendship  in  order  that  all  the  world 
might  see  the  advantages  of  liberal  institutions,  which  I  think  we  can  claim 
to  have  established  in  this  country.  They  have  already  grown  beyond  the 
mothei'’s  expectations;  but  nevertheless,  she  established  them.  (Applause.) 
Surely  the  interest  of  both  countries  should  be  sufficient  of  itself  to  make  a 
friendship  between  them.  England  must  profit  by  trade  with  this  country, 
and  the  common  stock  is  increased  and  improved  by  it.  England  must 
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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


profit  by  the  union  and  influence  and  prosperity  of  this  country.  (Ap¬ 
plause.)  Therefore,  I  am  happy  to  have  the  opportunity  to  drink  to  the 
stability  of  the  union  of  this  country.  (Loud  and  prolonged  applause.) 

Minister  Thornton  resumed  his  seat  amid  applause,  after  which 
the  banquet  was  resumed. 

A  few  minutes  later  the  Mayor  proposed  a  toast  to  Mr.  Eben  D. 
Jordan,  Chairman  of  the  Coliseum  Committee,  which  was  greeted 
with  the  heartiest  applause,  ending  in  three  cheers  as  Mr.  Jordan 
arose.  He  declined  to  make  a  speech,  and  desired  that  the  Presi¬ 
dent,  Hon.  A.  II.  Rice,  should  respond  for  him,  but  Mr.  Rice  did 
not  “  see  it.” 

About  this  time  Admiral  Farragut  made  preparations  to  leave 
the  hall,  and  when  his  departure  was  observed,  Hon.  Josiah 
Quincy  arose  and  called  for  three  cheers  for  the  gallant  old  Ad¬ 
miral,  which  were  given  with  a  will.  He  acknowledged  them  in 
a  few  words,  which  were  heard  only  by  those  very  near  him,  in 
substance  expressing  his  thanks  for  his  reception,  and  that  it  was 
more  than  he  could  have  expected.  He  left  the  hall  amid  re¬ 
newed  enthusiasm. 

General  Banks  was  quietly  making  his  way  out  of  the  hall, 
when  he  was  discovered,  and  there  were  loud  calls  of  “  Banks,” 
“speech,”  but  the  General  hastily  made  his  exit. 

Alderman  White  was  then  called  for,  and  mounted  a  chair  and 
expressed  his  thanks,  and  called  upon  Hon.  Charles  W.  Slack, 
who  responded  for  him. 

Shortly  afterward  the  banquet  closed,  and  the  company  left 
the  hall. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

PRESIDENT  GRANT  AT  GROTON. 

President  Grant  arrived  at  Groton  at  half  past  nine  Wednesday 
evening.  The  train  consisted  of  a  baggage-car  and  two  passen¬ 
ger-cars.  Superintendent  Heywood  had  charge  of  the  train. 
Accompanying  the  President  were  Secretary  Boutwell,  whose 
guest  he  is,  Governor  Claflin,  General  A.  B.  Underwood  of  the 
Governor’s  staff,  Colonel  Daniel  Needham  of  the  State  Senate, 
Hon.  J.  M.  S.  Williams  of  Cambridge,  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson, 
Dr.  Samuel  A.  Green  of  Boston,  the  President’s  son,  Ulysses  S. 
Grant,  Jr.,  of  Phillips  Academy,  Exeter,  N.  IT.,  Mrs.  Colonel 
Needham,  Mrs.  McAfee,  and  Mrs.  Wellington. 

P,  S.  Gilmore  accompanied  the  President  to  the  train,  and  in 
taking  leave  of  him  General  Grant  complimented  him  very  highly 
upon  the  success  of  the  Jubilee.  The  President  smoked  a  couple 


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of  cigars  and  chatted  pleasantly  with  Mr.  Emerson,  the  ladies 
and  other  members  of  the  party  during  the  trip.  He  expressed 
himself  very  much  pleased  with  the  events  of  the  day . 

At  Groton  Junction  there  were  a  thousand  or  more  people  as¬ 
sembled,  including  quite  a  delegation  from  Fitchburg,  waiting 
the  arrival  of  the  train. 

The  train  was  detained  a  few  moments,  and  Colonel  Needham 
introduced  the  President  to  the  multitude.  The  President  stood 
upon  the  platform  of  the  car  and  bowed  to  the  people,  who  re¬ 
ceived  him  with  rousing  cheers.  Here  cannon  were  fired  and 
bells  rung,  and  the  people  added  their  enthusiastic  cheers  to  the 
welcome  given  to  the  Chief  Magistrate.  The  President  was  at 
once  driven  to  Secretary  Boutwell’s  residence,  which  is  quite 
near  the  station. 

Thursday  there  was  a  public  reception  at  Mr.  Boutwell’s  from 
ten 'to  eleven,  and  at  half  past  twelve  the  President  left  for  Wor¬ 
cester,  where  he  stopped  a  short  time  on  his  way  to  New  York. 

THE  PRESIDENT’S  RETURN  JOURNEY. 

Worcester,  17th. 

President  Grant  arrived  at  two  p.  m.  to-day  from  Groton  in 
charge  of  a  committee  of  the  City  Council,  accompanied  by  Sec¬ 
retary  Boutwell,  Governor  Claflin,  General  Underwood  of  his 
staff,  and  others.  He  was  received  by  Mayor  Blake  in  a  brief 
speech  and  conducted  with  the  City  Government  through  the 
principal  streets  in  an  open  barouche  with  the  Highland  Cadets 
as  a  body-guard,  and  escorted  by  the  military  and  Post  10  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  the  firemen  joining  in  the  proces¬ 
sion.  Six  thousand  school  children  lined  the  streets  and  loaded 
the  President  with  flowers.  A  large  crowd  was  in  attendance. 
A  collation  was  served  at  the  Bay  State  House,  and  the  President 
took  a  train  at  half  past  four  for  New  York.  The  citizens  had 
only  a  day’s  notice,  but  made  quite  an  imposing  demonstration. 

Springfield,  17th. 

President  Grant,  accompanied  by  a  delegation  of  the  City  Gov¬ 
ernment,  arrived  in  this  city  from  Worcester  this  evening  and 
was  received  with  salutes,  and  was  introduced  to  the  citizens  by 
Mayor  Winchester  from  the  balcony  of  the  Massasoit  House. 
The  President  responded  briefly,  and  went  on  in  the  train  to  New 
York. 

New  York,  17th. 

President  Grant  arrived  here  to-night,  and  proceeded  quietly  to 
the  residence  of  his  brother-in-law,  Mr.  Corbin. 


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From  the  Philadelphia  Press. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Boston,  June  16,  1869. 

General  Grant  arrived  here  at  an  early  hour  this  morning,  and 
was  received  by  the  city  government.  During  the  forenoon  he 
reviewed  the  militia.  Boston  has  given  him  the  most  magnifi¬ 
cent  welcome  ever  tendered  to  a  President.  The  city  is  overflow¬ 
ing  with  visitors.  Every  street,  all  day  long,  has  worn  the  ap¬ 
pearance  of  a  little  Broadway.  Everywhere  there  has  been  a 
crowd,  and  everywhere  the  appearance  of  Grant  evoked  the  most 
tumultuous  cheers.  His  entrance  into  the  Coliseum  called  forth 
a  tempest  of  applause,  and,  after  the  first  part,  he  was  called  to 
the  conductor’s  stand  to  receive  the  most  enthusiastic  reception 
that  it  has  ever  been  possible  to  accord  any  human  being  in  a 
public  building. 

The  concert  to-day  far  excelled  the  opening  one.  The  huge 
edifice  was  crowded,  and  the  chorus  was  present  in  full  force. 
The  music  was  magnificent.  The  orchestra  and  chorus  blended 
in  the  most  perfect  harmony,  and  the  few  imperfections  noticed 
by  critical  auditors  yesterday  were  entirely  overcome  to-day. 
Miss  P’nillipps  and  Madame  Rosa  both  sang  solos.  The  success 
of  Rosa  was  astonishing,  both  with  respect  to  her  singing  and 
the  enthusiasm  of  the  countless  multitude.  Not  only  spectators, 
but  the  ten  thousand  choristers  and  one  thousand  performers  rose 
and  cheered  or  waved  their  handkerchiefs.  Until  she  consented 
to  an  encore,  the  enthusiasm  continued  to  increase . 

The  President’s  reception  on  entering  the  main  building  was 
most  enthusiastic.  The  vast  mass  rose,  and  cheer  upon  cheer, 
with  the  waving  of  handkerchiefs,  hats,  and  other  demonstrations 
greeted  him.  The  President  respectfully  bowed  his  thanks . 

After  the  close  of  the  musical  performances  the  President  was 
escorted  to  the  Revere  House,  where  a  municipal  banquet  was 
provided,  at  which  about  two  hundred  guests  were  present.  No 
set  speeches  were  allowed. 

Mr.  Thornton,  in  response  to  “the  Queen,”  spoke  of  the  musi¬ 
cal  event  of  the  day  as  a  wonderful  performance,  and  said  his 
Sovereign  appreciated  its  object,  and  that  he  more  than  appreci¬ 
ated  the  return  of  Peace  to  this  country.  Some  people  in  Eng¬ 
land,  lie  did  not  deny,  thought  a  disunion  of  the  States  of  this 
country  would  be  advantageous  to  England ;  but  he  was  proud 
to  say  that  men  of  his  native  country  imbued  with  principles  of 
honor  did  not  think  so  at  all,  nor  were  they  in  sympathy  with  any 
such  idea . 


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As  I  telegraphed  the  "sum  total  of  the  whole”  performance 
to-day,  to  wit,  that  the  magnificent  chorus,  the  magnificent 
orchestra,  the  magnificent  scheme,  in  the  magnificent  building, 
was  a  magnificent  success,  I  shall  not  attempt  to  rival  or  even 
imitate  on  a  smaller  scale  the  feats  of  the  Boston  press  as  histo¬ 
rians  of  the  splendid  conception  and  its  splendid  triumph.  They 
axe  sparing  neither  time  nor  money  in  trying  to  excel  each  other  ; 
and  not  one  of  them  but  has  shown  a  greater  degree  of  enter¬ 
prise  than  was  ever  exhibited  by  Boston  journalists,  as  a  body, 
on  any  previous  occasion. 

Let  me  rather  pick  up  the  crumbs  here  and  there  that  they  have 
tossed  aside  or  overlooked. 

Gilmore,  the  projector  of  the  Jubilee,  is  an  Irishman  by  birth. 
He  was  born  near  Dublin  on  Christmas,  in  1829.  He  showed  a 
talent  for  music  at  a  very  early  age,  and  during  his  apprentice¬ 
ship  devoted  all  his  leisure  hours  to  the  study  of  it.  Meeting  a 
celebrated  band-master  in  his  youth,  he  followed  the  advice  of  the 
musician,  who  recognized  his  genius,  and  recommended  him  to 
devote  his  life  to  the  profession.  He  emigrated  at  the  age  of 
nineteen,  and  settled  in  Boston,  and  since  then,  step  by  step,  has 
risen  in  his  profession,  until  to-day  he  opened  the  greatest  con¬ 
cert  ever  given  on  earth,  which  he  alone  projected,  and  by  his 
enthusiasm  and  ability  accomplished.  During  the  rebellion  he 
served  a  year  with  his  band  in  the  Massachusetts  regiments  in 
North  Carolina,  and  subsequently,  as  chief  musician  of  the  State, 
went  to  New  Orleans  during  Banks’s  administration,  with  a 
number  of  bands  that  he  had  recruited  for  service  in  the  Depart¬ 
ment  of  the  Gulf.  General  Banks  offered  him  the  position  of 
director  of  the  various  musical  organizations  attached  to  the 
department.  He  accepted  it,  and  at  once  inaugurated  a  series 
of  mammoth  concerts  in  New  Orleans.  At  the  inauguration  of 
Governor  Hahn  he  organized  a  chorus  of  ten  thousand  voices 
from  the  school  children  of  the  city,  and  gave  a  successful  con¬ 
cert  of  national  music  in  Lafayette  Square.  On  his  return  to 
Boston  he  immediately  organized  a  new  series  of  concerts  on  a 
scale  of  greater  splendor  than  he  had  ever  before  attempted  in 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  distinguished  for  the  boldness  of 
his  conceptions  and  his  ability  in  carrying  them  out.  He  intro¬ 
duced  to  our  musical  world  a  host  of  stars  of  the  first  magnitude  ; 
among  them  La  Grange,  Gazzaniga,  Johannsen,  Frederichi,  Guer- 
rabella,  Mrs.  Howard  Paul,  Patti,  Adelaide  Phillipps,  Camilla 
Urso,  Teresa  Carino,  Brignoli,  Brookhouse  Bowler,  Stigelli,  and 
Carl  Formes.  Last  year  he  was  invited  to  superintend  the  series 


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of  concerts  and  great  ball  in  the  Crosby  Opera  House,  and  suc- 
cessfnlly  carried  out  this  work.  During  the  last  two  years  he 
has  been  developing  the  Peace  Jubilee  ;  and  to-day,  a  healthy 
and  prosperous  man,  he  stands  a  living  example  of  the  mental 
water-cure  treatment,  —  for  he  has  had  more  cold  water  thrown 
on  his  ideas  than  any  musician  now  living.  He  has  overcome  all 
indifference,  however,  and  all  active  opposition,  and  justly  wears 
the  civic  crown,  — intangible,  but  seen  by  every  one,  —  the  high¬ 
est  honors  in  his  noble  profession . 

From  the  New  York  Times. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Boston,  Wednesday,  June  16,  1869. 

The  first  day  was  a  great  success ;  the  second  has  been  a 
greater.  The  comparative  apathy  which  prevailed  on  Tuesday 
disappeared  entirely  this  morning,  and  a  pleasant,  healthy  anima¬ 
tion  enlivened  every  thoroughfare,  and  apparently  every  dwell¬ 
ing’.  The  crowd  was  enormous.  Fourth  of  July  never  provoked 
a  larger.  By  noon  the  sidewalks  in  all  directions  were  almost 
impassable,  and  tbe  windows  of  all  houses  in  the  neighborhood 
of  the  Coliseum  were  transformed  into  so  many  frames  for  the 
setting  of  lively  family  groups.  So  much  good-nature,  and  such 
perfect  willingness  to  accept  the  little  necessary  inconveniences 
of  the  situation,  are  seldom  seen  in  over-thronged  gatherings  of 
this  sort.  Undoubtedly  the  presence  of  General  Grant  added 
considerably  to  the  exhilaration  of  the  multitude,  but  inasmuch 
as  the  streets  traversed  by  him  on  his  way  to  the  State  House 
were  less  encumbered  than  those  leading  to  the  great  musical 
centre,  it  is  fair  to  presume  that  the  festival  was  the  chief  object 
of  interest.  One  thing  is  certain,  that,  long  before  the  hour  fixed 
for  the  opening  of  the  concert,  the  building  was  filled  with  an  au¬ 
dience  which  overflowed  every  particle  of  space  in  which  seats 
had  been  provided,  and  almost  entirely  occupied  the  extensive 
promenade  floors  under'the  galleries.  It  is  not  easy  to  estimate 
numbers  under  such  conditions,  but  I  think  it  would  be  safely 
within  the  mark  to  say  that  forty  thousand  listeners  and  specta¬ 
tors  were  congregated  within  the  walls  of  the  Coliseum.  And 
the  aspect  of  this  immense  lawn  and  the  four  vast  hillsides  of  hu¬ 
manity,  fluttering  with  excitement,  sometimes  rising  and  swelling 
with  the  agitation  of  uncontrollable  enthusiasm,  and  again  quietly 
and  composedly  expectant,  was  so  impressive  as  to  perpetually 
tempt  the  eye  and  mind  of  the  observer  away  from  the  real  point 
of  universal  attention,  the  concert  itself. 


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A  programme  almost  strictly  “classical,”  as  the  word  is  gen¬ 
erally  understood,  was  provided  for  this  second  day’s  perform¬ 
ance,  and  would  have  been  adhered  to  but  for.the  disposition  of 
the  committee  to  diversify  the  entertainment  for  the  better  amuse¬ 
ment  of  General  Grant . Neither  the  voice  to  fill  so  huge  a 

space,  nor  the  faculty  of  so  controlling  it  as  to  make  forty  thou¬ 
sand  hearers  thoroughly  sensible  of  its  purity  and  power,  are 
given  to  many  artists.  Of  the  very  few  who  may  possess  them, 
Madame  Parepa-Rosa  is  probably  the  most  extraordinary  living- 
example.  It  is  certain  that  nobody  concerned  in  the  recent  great 
English  musical  festivals  at  the  Crystal  Palace  has  displayed  such 
remarkable  gifts,  and  such  skill  in  exercising  them.  She  sang, 
this  afternoon,  the  air  from  Handel’s  “  Samson,”  “Let  the  bright 
seraphim,”  with  an  ease,  a  brilliancy,  and  an  emphatic  intensity 
which  filled  every  listener,  capable  of  understanding  the  difficulty 
of  the  task,  with  astonishment  and  admiration.  From  the  open¬ 
ing  note  to  the  close  she  gave  every  tone  its  full  strength  and 
value,  and  every  florid  phrase  its  perfect  meaning,  with  as  little 
sign  of  effort  as  she  is  accustomed  to  show  in  halls  where  it  is 
her  habit  to  sing.  It  was  an  unexampled  triumph,  and  the  de¬ 
lighted  audience  demanded  a  repetition  with  irresistible  eager¬ 
ness.  The  second  performance  was  as  magnificent  as  the  first, 
and  Madame  Parepa-Rosa  retired  with  the  satisfaction  of  having- 
accomplished  a  feat  not  only  never  before  attempted,  but  one 
which  it  is  scarcely  too  much  to  say  no  other  vocalist  could  un¬ 
dertake  with  any  hope  of  success . 

An  interesting  circumstance  connected  with  the  performance 
of  Handel’s  “  See,  the  conquering  hero  comes,”  which  closed 
the  first  part  of  the  programme,  was  the  partial  opportunity  it 
afforded  of  comparing  the  relative  sonority  of  a  small  chorus,  and 
of  the  entire  body.  A  stanza  was  first  sung  by  some  thirty  or 
forty  chosen  sopranos  and  altos,  and  subsequently  repeated  by 
all  the  ladies,  — probably  three  or  four  thousand.  Singular  as  it 
may  appear  to  those  not  aware  of  the  impossibility  of  multiply¬ 
ing  the  power  of  musical  sound  to  an  indefinite  extent,  only  a 
slight  difference  in  the  loudness  of  the  two  could  be  detected. 
The  additional  effect  conveyed  by  the  superaddition  of  the  vast 
number  of  voices  was  not  that  of  greatly  superior  strength,  but 
of  a  peculiar  quality  of  richness  and  mellowness  which,  I  have 
observed  elsewhere  as  well  as  here,  can  be  produced  in  no  other 
manner.  That,  and  that  only,  I  am  disposed  to  believe,  is  the 
advantage  arising  from  the  employment  of  overwhelming  combi¬ 
nations  of  singers,  —  an  advantage  which  will  not  compensate 


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for  the  attendant  deficiencies.  The  instrumental  feature  of  this 
afternoon  was  to  have  been  Schubert’s  Symphony  in  C,  but  the 
interpolation  of  the  light  pieces  for  the  President’s  benefit  com¬ 
pelled  Mr.  Zerrahn  to  omit  a  great  part  of  it.  It  was  as  well 
that  this  was  so,  the  symphony  being  the  longest  extant,  and  not 
at  all  suited  to  the  purposes  of  any  concert  except  one  of  a  more 
rigidly  serious  character  than  this.  '  What  was  given  of  it  was 
fairly  done,  —  not  remarkably. 

The  "Anvil  Chorus’'  and  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner,”  intro¬ 
duced  between  the  first  and  second  parts,  were  played  and  sung 
and  hammered  and  cannonaded  with  much  the  same  boisterous¬ 
ness  as  on  Tuesday,  and  were  received  with  equally  tumultuous 
approbation.  After  the  last  gun  had  responded  to  the  electric 
touch  of  Air.  Gilmore’s  assistant,  General  Grant  and  his  party 
withdrew.  The  concert  ended  at  about  six  o’clock,  with  Haydn’s 
finest  chorus,  “  The  Heavens  are  telling,”  from  “  The  Crea¬ 
tion,”  in  which  all  the  splendid  merits  and  the  few  conspicuous 
defects  with  which  the  ten  thousand  have  made  us  familiar  were 
once  more  brought  into  full  relief. 

From  the  New  York  Tribune. 

Boston,  June  16. 

James  Russell  Lowell  has  recently  been  the  recipient  of  an  un¬ 
limited  amount  of  abuse  for  having  dared  to  write  a  poem  eulo¬ 
gizing  June  days,  June  days  this  year  having  been  a  delusion 
and  a  snare.  But  to-day  having  been  such  a  June  day  as  Lowell 
dreamed  of,  hope  lies  in  the  future.  Weather,  as  well  as  fortune, 
favors  the  brave,  and  Grant  brought  with  him  the  sunshine  that 
is  as  welcome  as  Peace.  The  morning  had  no  sooner  opened  its 
eyes  than  all  Boston  and  vicinity  were  in  motion.  Every  tram 
groaned  beneath  the  burden  of  humanity,  the  music  of  the  engine 
being  drowned  in  the  music  of  suburban  choristers,  who  are  so 
wound  up  with  song  as  to  have  serious  thoughts  of  reducing  life 
to  one  eternal  hallelujah.  Everybody  not  in  the  Jubilee  chorus 
felt  that  existence  would  be  a  mockery  if  he,  she,  or  it  did  not 
see  Grant,  and  hear  the  chorus.  So  everybody  came  to  Boston, 
with  a  portmanteau  in  one  hand  and  a  waterproof  in  the  other. 
It  is  astonishing  what  good  memories  such  people  possess.  Cit¬ 
izens  of  Boston,  living  in  comfortable  houses,  find  bosom-friends 
heretofore  unknown,  —  bosom-friends  who  come  to  see  them  well 
through  the  Jubilee, — who  occupy  all  the  spare-rooms,  and  ex¬ 
pect  meat  three  times  a  day  People  with  city  homes  are  to  be 
commiserated  on  such  occasions,  for  if  they  do  not  call  in  the 


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lame,  the  halt,  and  the  blind,  and  meekly  retire  to  an  attic,  or 
camp  out  in  the  back  yard,  they  obtain  the  enviable  reputation 
of  being  brutally  inhospitable . 

Grant  was  to  be  officially  received  at  the  State  House  at  eleven 
o’clock  ;  Grant  was  to  review  the  State  militia.  For  a  few  hours 
the  Coliseum  had  a  formidable  rival.  The  bloated  aristocrats  of 
Beacon  and  Park  Streets  were  helpless  before  the  human  barri¬ 
cades  that  rendered  front  doors  useless.  Sidewalks  were  as 
tightly  packed  as  sardine-boxes;  and  for  what?  Just  for  the 
bare  possibility  of  catching  a  glimpse  of  him  who  is  first  in  war 
and  first  in  “  Let  us  have  peace  !  ”  Blessed  be  Enthusiasm,  for  of 
such  is  the  kingdom  of  Gilmores  !  Whenever  Boston  has  a  new 
enthusiasm,  it  gives  the  State  House  a  new  coat  of  paint.  How 
it  can  resist  the  present  opportunity  is  marvellous. 

While  the  crowd  without  stood  patiently  in  the  sun,  the  in¬ 
terior  of  the  State  House  behaved  itself  with  equal  propriety. 
Invited  guests  occupied  the  good  Governor’s  apartments,  and 
lay  in  wait  for  the  big  lion  that  was  to  roar  as  gently  as  any 
sucking  dove.  There  were  all  the  Judges  of  Massachusetts,  as 
fine  a  looking  body  of  men  as  can  be  found  in  any  part  of  the 
world, — from  short  Chief  Justice  Chapman  to  tall  Judge  Gray, 
the  only  man  to  whom  Charles  Sumner  is  obliged  to  look  up. 
There  was  ex-Judge  Bussell,  Collector  of  the  Port;  who  is  as 
good  at  telling  stories  as  at  taking  care  of  school-ships,  and  of 
whom  many  a  good  story  is  told.  “Do  you  call  the  Judge  a 
saint?”  asked  an  orthodox  man  of  Father  Taylor.  “No,  not 
exactly  a  saint,”  replied  the  sailors’  parson,  “but  he  is  the 
sweetest  of  sinners.”  There  were  Senator  Wilson  and  General 
Benham,  who  looks  as  strong  as  some  of  his  engineering,  and 
General  Chamberlain,  whose  face  is  full  of  energy,  and  General 
Underwood,  who  lost  a  leg  to  save  the  country,  and  Lieutenant- 
Governor  Tucker,  who  did  the  same  thing.  There  was  Admi¬ 
ral  Farragut,  who  in  profile  looks  like  an  eagle,  and  whose 
head  is  as  compact  as  a  cannon-ball.  There  was  Commodore 
John  Kodgers,  the  hero  of  the  Weehawken,  a  man  of  fine  appear¬ 
ance  and  agreeable.  There  were  ladies,  many  and  gay,  —  among 
them  was  Mrs.  Julia  Ward  Howe.  Then  the  Governor  appeared, 
and  if  he  had  known  what  a  clever  man  said  of  him,  his  ears 
would  have  tingled.  “How  well  the  Governor  looks,”  said  a 
lady,  “  and  how  neat  he  is  in  his  attire  !  ”  “Yes,”  answered  the 
clever  man,  “he  is  a  clean  man.  His  soul  is  as  white  as  his 
linen,  and  he  is  not  so  great  a  Radical  as  to  have  forgotten  the 
meaning  of  reason.”  When  Massachusetts  sends  William  Claflin 


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to  Congress,  there  will  be  one  more  honest  politician  in  Wash¬ 
ington . 

The  nearer  the  approach  to  the  Coliseum  the  denser  grew  the 
throng.  Streets  were  blockaded  by  rows  of  cars  detained  by 
General  Grant’s  military  escort.  Drivers  yelled,  horses  bolted 
at  sound  of  brass-bands,  people  stuck  their  elbows  into  your 
back,  trod  on  your  toes,  walked  upon  your  dress  if  you  were  a 
woman,  and  endeavored  to  deprive  you  of  your  coat-tails  if  you 
were  a  man.  Getting  into  the  Coliseum  was  about  as  difficult  as 
getting  into  heaven  ;  but  once  in  what  a  magnificent  pageant ! 
Every  seat  filled,  and  thousands  standing  on  the  floor  and  in  the 
galleries.  Forty  thousand  people  assembled  under  one  roof  to 
pay  tribute  to  Music  and  Grant !  There  are'  subjects  too  big  for 
expression.  No  one  of  common  sense  dares  to  compliment  Niag¬ 
ara,  and  it  is  almost  as  useless  to  attempt  to  describe  this  mighty 
gathering  together  of  the  people. 

“  What  an  event !  ”  “  What  an  era  !  ”  “  What  a  moment !  ” 

This  is  the  bathos  of  the  hour.  When  anybody  opens  his  mouth 
he  utters  one  of  these  three  platitudes.  The  wise  hold  their 
tongues,  and  look  unutterable  things.  If  I  could  only  send  an 
unutterable  illustration,  my  task  would  be  fulfilled. 

Imagine  a  square  amphitheatre  half  the  size  of  the  Coliseum  at 
Rome.  Imagine  the  rafters  hung  with  the  national  colors,  and 
every  square  inch  of  wood-work  covered  with  the  flags  of  all  na¬ 
tions.  Imagine  the  galleries  decorated  with  frescos  and  the 
arms  of  every  State  in  the  Union  ;  thirty  thousand  human  beings 
seated,  and  the  thousands  more  standing  up  ;  the  crash  of  a  great 
organ,  the  harmonious  shout  of  thousands  of  voices  proclaiming' 
“  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest  ”  ;  sunlight  bursting  upon  the 
scene  in  one  broad  shaft ;  the  President  of  the  United  States, 
and  many  of  our  best  and  greatest,  receiving  the  halo  of  this 
light.  Imagine  that  all  this  is  to  thank  God  for  Peace,  and  you 
imagine  the  poem  of  the  Jubilee.  Who  will  write  what  you  have 
imagined  ? 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

RECEPTION  OF  THE  WASHINGTON  GRAY  CAVALRY. 

The  commissioned  officers  and  color-guard  of  this  famous  or¬ 
ganization  arrived  from  New  York  Wednesday  morning,  and 
stopped  at  the  Hancock  House.  They  brought  with  them  the 
original  pine-tree  flag  which  was  carried  in  the  battle  of  Bunker 
Hill.  The  guard  also  brought  their  State,  county,  and  battalion 
flags,  which  are  the  finest  and  most  costly  owned  by  any  military 


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organization  in  New  York.  The  detachment  arrived  at  the  Old 
Colony  depot  at  half  past  nine,  having  waited  at  Fall  River  a  few 
hours  after  the  arrival  of  the  boat  from  New  York.  Colonel 
Finan  of  the  Ninth  Regiment  was  in  waiting  with  companies  B, 
G,  and  I  of  his  command  to  receive  them  ;  and  as  soon  as  the  line 
could  be  formed  they  were  escorted  to  their  hotel,  passing 
through  Lincoln,  Summer,  Devonshire  and  State  Streets,  to  Court 
Square.  Music  was  furnished  by  O’Connor’s  Band. 

The  detachment  was  commanded  by  Major  E.  H.  Kent,  and 
among  the  other  officers  were  Adjutant  Wylie,  Commissary  Gor¬ 
don,  Captain  Steiner,  Lieutenant  Van  Buren,  and  Lieutenant 
"  Gus  Phillips”  of  the  New  York  press.  Generals  Morris, 
Tweed,  and  Seebach,  of  Governor  Hoffman’s  staff,  accompanied 
the  officers  of  the  Grays. 

From  the  Philadelphia  Morning  Post. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Boston,  June  16. 

Another  great  day  at  the  Coliseum,  notable  for  the  presence  of 
the  President  of  the  United  States  and  other  distinguished  men. 
The  enthusiasm  of  the  people  was  undiminished,  and  the  pro¬ 
gramme  and  performance  deserved  an  audience  of  forty  thousand 
persons.  Grant  was  received  by  “See,  the  conquering  hero 
comes,”  given  with  tremendous  effect  by  the  chorus,  orchestra, 
and  organ.  Of  all  this  you  have  heard. 

The  regular  programme  began  with  the  "Festival  Overture” 
of  Nicolai.  The  composer  in  this  work  let  the  vocal  part  remain 
melodic  and  severe,  and  devoted  his  efforts  to  the  working  up  of 
the  orchestra,  which  twists  the  air  in  all  possible  ways.  I  certainly 
could  not  find  anything  genial  in  it.  The  work  is  dry  and  drags 
along.  Nicolai  evidently  had  to  work  up  hill,  the  back-like  fig¬ 
ure  style  not  being  natural  to  him.  The  performance  was  very 
fine,  particularly  the  chorus.  We  had,  besides,  two  choruses 
from  Handel’s  Messiah,  "  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,”  followed 
by  "  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed  ”  ;  also  “  He  is 
watching  over  Israel,”  from  Elijah  ;  "See,  the  conquering  hero 
comes,”  from  Handel’s  J udas  Maccabseus  ;  and  two  choruses  from 
the  Creation,  "The  Marvellous  Work ”  and  "The  Heavens  are 
telling.”  For  one  and  all  I  can  only  speak  in  the  highest  terms ; 
a  splendid  volume  of  sound,  uttered  with  the  utmost  precision  and 
good-will  and  any  amount  of  ardor,  reached  the  ear  of  the  audi¬ 
ence.  There  seemed  to  be  no  end  to  the  depth  of  tone,  and  when 


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the  orchestra  and  the  marvellous  organ  struck  in  it  was  really 
soul-inspiring,  and  only  a  being  without  heart  for  music  could 
remain  cold  and  critical.  It  was  a  revelation  to  me,  and  many 
times  during  the  performance  I  blessed  my  good  fortune  to  be 
present.  It  is  impossible  to  judge  these  performances,  for  they 
are  unlike  anything  else  we  have  ever  been  called  upon  to  criti¬ 
cise.  Can  you  realize  eleven  thousand  singers,  and  nearly  eleven 
hundred  in  the  orchestra?  Why,  it  is  like  an  army  going  to  bat¬ 
tle,  and  if  here  and  there  one  fails  in  this  or  that,  it  is  only  a 
marauder  dropped  on  the  road,  the  army  going  on  unconcerned 
to  its  destination  to  fulfil  its  task.  The  audience  felt  it  too,  and 
unbounded  was  their  applause.  My  head  is  full  of  ever  so  many 
ideas  brought  up  by  these  performances,  but  I  have  to  wait  for  a 
time  when  I  am  more  at  leisure,  and  then  I  shall  avail  myself  of 
the  columns  of  your  paper  to  fully  express  myself.  .... 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Transcript. 

“THE  HEAVENS  ARE  TELLING.” 

....  Now  I  propose  to  skip  everything  till  we  come  to  the  final 
chorus  at  the  end  of  the  concert.  To  tell  the  truth,  I  am  a  little 
frightened.  There  has  been  a  good  deal  of  excitement  this  after¬ 
noon,  and-  I  am  sure  the  choir  are  not  quite  up  to  the  proper 
point.  A  good  many  tenors  and  basses  are  displaying  their 
worst  of  politeness  by  trying  to  go  out,  and  there  is  some  confu¬ 
sion  in  the  choir.  The  organ  has  given  the  pitch,  and  away  we 
go  —  “The  Heavens  are  telling  the  Glory  of  God.”  Goodness, 
we’re  all  wrong.  Zerrahn  is  looking  anxious.  “The  Wonders 
of  His  Work  displays  the  Firmament,”  worse  and  worse.  It  will 
be  a  failure,  I  know  it  will.  Now  the  solo  voices  come  in.  How 
well  they  sing !  They  are  not  excited  in  the  least,  but  manage 
their  part  splendidly.  Let  us  imitate  them.  Now  the  time 
changes.  Here  we  go,  —  Good  !  it ’s  all  right.  The  vast  choir 
feels  the  hand  of  the  conductor  upon  it.  It  must  sing.  Failure 
is  impossible.  Hear  that  gigantic  bass  supported  by  the  pedal 
organ  pealing  forth  the  theme.  The  tenors  have  it.  Now  we 
altos  and  sopranos  take  it  from  them.  All  together,  now  —  “  The 
Wonders  of  His  Work  displays  the  Firmament.”  Do  see  Zer¬ 
rahn,  he  has  seized  the  bass,  and  they  must  go  right.  0,  .hear 
that  crash,  —  Good  tenors,  that  A  was  magnificent.  Nor  for  that 
wonderful  passage  at  the  close.  “The  Heavens  are  telling  the 
Glory  of  God.  The  Wonders  of  His  hand  displays  the  Firma¬ 
ment.”  There,  —  that  is  chorus  singing.  That  is  great  music. 

The  Festival  chorus  has  accomplished  the  work . 

Jane  Kingsford. 


GBEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


From  the  Boston  Post. 

THE  JUBILEE. 

The  second  day  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  was  a  complete  and  bril¬ 
liant  success.  The  attendance  was  immense,  filling  the  entire 
Coliseum.  The  occasion  was  not  only  graced  by  the  presence  of 
the  people,  —  the  stupendous  mass,  —  but  by  the  distinguished 
Head  of  the  nation,  President  Grant,  together  with  many  others 
in  high  official  position.  The  day  was  one  of  note  in  Boston,  and 
its  record  will  be  one  of  triumph  alike  for  art,  as  represented  by 
music,  and  by  the  assemblage  of  the  most  remarkable  and  gigantic 
audience  ever  witnessed  in  the  country.  Not  less  than  thirty-five 
thousand,  including  chorus  and  performers,  were  gathered  within 
the  walls  of  the  Coliseum  ;  and  the  spectacle  was  at  once  the 
most  thrilling  and  beautiful  that  can  be  imagined.  The  Jubilee 
is  now  an  unquestioned  success.  Whatever  doubt  there  may 
have  been  hitherto,  whatever  even  there  might  have  been  on 
Tuesday,  the  opening  day,  is  now  dispelled.  The  Jubilee  stands 
out  a  certain,  grand,  demonstrated  fact.  The  experiment  is  a 
reality,  —  the  theory  is  a  thorough  principle.  The  people,  headed 
by  the  President  of  the  nation,  have  assembled  under  its  lofty 
roof,  listened  to  the  divinest  strains  of  the  great  masters  of  har¬ 
mony,  uttered  its  soul-felt  plaudits,  and  pronounced  the  great 
enterprise  a  glorious  success.  Thus  much  of  congratulation  ; 
thus  much  in  honor  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser. 

The  second  day  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  presented  a 
record  of  success  covering  the  few  features  lacking  in  the  triumph 
of  the  first.  The  visit  of  the  illustrious  gentleman  to  be  honored 
at  once  as  President  of  the  United  States  and  as  the  Conqueror 
of  the  Peace  we  celebrate,  was  the  leading  incident  of  the  day. 
In  combination  with  the  attraction  of  the  Jubilee  itself,  and  the 
temptation  of  the  pleasant  weather,  it  drew  a  crowd  of  people 
into  Boston  mighty,  innumerable,  seeming  as  if  the  population 
of  New  England  had  been  poured  into  our  streets.  The  great 
majority  of  this  host  wandered  about  the  streets,  enjoying  the 
sense  of  numbers,  and  the  glimpses  to  be  caught  here  and  there 
of  the  features  of  Grant  and  the  pageants  attending  him.  But  a 
sufficient  fraction  sought  entrance  to  the  Coliseum  to  fill  the  edi¬ 
fice  to  its  immense  capacity  ;  and  the  enthusiasm  of  the  auditory 
thus  assembled,  with  the  advantages  which  practice  and  familiar¬ 
ity  with  the  place  gave  to  the  singers,  made  the  concert  of  the 
afternoon  doubly  and  superbly  successful . 


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“£jt  tftc  nntfst  fff  life  toe  hit  m  Tmetft,” 

During  the  concert  upon  the  afternoon  of  the  second 
day,  when  heaven-born  music  was  filling  the  hearts 
of  the  multitude  with  its  divine  influence,  one  soul  in 
the  vast  assemblage  took  its  upward  flight. 

No  one  more  pure  or  gentle,  more  tender  or  affec¬ 
tionate,  more  loving  or  beloved,  could  have  been  chosen 
to  bear  to  the  angelic  choir  above  tidings  of  the  glori¬ 
ous  scene  on  earth,  —  of  hearts  uplifted  to  God  in 
praise  of  his  wonderful  works  and  exceeding  goodness 
to  the  children  of  men,  —  of  the  thousands  listening 
in  rapt  reverence  to  the  sacred  songs  that  inspired  the 
souls  of  the  great  masters,  —  songs  that  will  become 
from  age  to  age  more  sacred  from  their  association 
with  our  holiest  and  happiest  thoughts  and  feelings. 

It  wras  the  privilege  of  the  writer  to  have  met  this 
estimable  lady,  —  the  wife  of  the  noble-hearted  George 
L.  Dunlap  of  Chicago,  beneath  whose  hospitable  roof 
many  citizens  of  Boston  have  felt  the  warmth  of  a  gen¬ 
uine  Western  welcome.  It  was  fitting  that  a  soul  so  in 
harmony  with  all  that  is  pure  and  good  on  earth  should 
wing  its  way  to  heaven  from  such  a  scene  of  joy,  and 
it  must  ever  be  a  source  of  consolation  to  those  who 
miss  her  accustomed  presence  that  her  transition  from 
a  state  of  earthly  to  heavenly  bliss  was  so  painless. 

“  Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart,  for  they  shall  see  God.” 

The  following  from  the  pen  of  Mr.  George  B.  Upton 
of  the  Chicago  Tribune  feelingly  and  eloquently  al¬ 
ludes  to  the  sudden  death  of  Mrs.  Dunlap:  — 

Coliseum,  Boston,  June  17. 

The  sudden  death  of  Mrs.  George  L.  Dunlap,  ol  Chicago,  dur¬ 
ing  the  concert  yesterday,  has  caused  a  widespread  feeling  of 
sadness  here,  even  among  those  who  were  not  acquainted  with 


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her ;  while  those  who  did  know  her,  and  were  acquainted  with 
her  many  lovely  traits  of  character,  deeply  feel  this  sudden  be¬ 
reavement.  The  details  of  her  death  I  have  already  forwarded 
you  by  telegraph,  and  little  remains  to  be  added  to  them.  She 
passed  away  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  literally  without  warn¬ 
ing,  and  expired  in  the  arms  of  one  of  her  dearest  friends,  Mrs. 
Ellis,  of  Chicago.  It  was  a  startling  fact  in  the  midst  of  so  much 
life  !  Fifty  thousand  hearts  pulsating  to  the  sublime  music  from 
the  great  chorus,  and  one  is  suddenly  stilled  forever!  No  one 
among  the  many  thousands  who  were  present  yesterday  entered 
with  lighter  heart,  more  buoyant  spirits  or  apparently  better 
health  ;  and  if  you  had  been  asked  to  select  the  one  in  that  great 
throng  whom  Death  would  strike  first,  she  would  have  been  the 
last  you  would  have  selected.  I  saw  her  on  Tuesday  as  she  sat 
in  her  place,  her  face  beaming  with  delight  as  she  listened  to  the 
music,  and  I  saw  her  again  on  yesterday,  as  she  suddenly  fell 
into  the  arms  of  her  brother  like  a  rose  snapped  from  its  stem ; 
and  I  can  scarcely  yet  comprehend  that  she  is  dead.  She  breathed 
her  last  breath  as  Parepa  was  singing  the  angelic  song,  “Let 
the  bright  seraphim,”  and  she  passed  from  among  us  and  joined 
those  seraphim  and  continued  the  song.  And  it  seems  to  me,  if  I 
had  been  permitted  to  look  into  that  far  country,  that  I  should 
have  seen  her  sitting  by  the  side  of  the  angelic  old  master,  Han¬ 
del,  telling  him  of  the  celestial  song  which  so  suddenly  died  upon 
her  ears  in  the  presence  of  the  vast  multitude,  whose  song  was 
as  the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  that  I  should  have  seen  him 
bending  forward  with  a  thoughtful  look,  and  listening  to  her  as 
she  told  him  of  the  “  Messiah,”  which  she  had  heard  on  the  day 
before  she  died.  I  know  that  she  and  the  master  will  be  friends 
through  all  eternity,  and  thus  the  majesty  of  genius  and  the  beau¬ 
ty  of  loveliness  will  be  joined  together  forever.  The  remains  of 
the  lamented  deceased  will  be  interred  in  the  beautiful  city  of  the 
dead  at  Mount  Auburn,  Cambridge,  where  will  repose  all  that  is 
mortal  of  her  who  left  us  in  the  music  to  seek  a  music  more  glori¬ 
ous  from  the  celestial  harps. 

And  to  him  who  sits  in  bereavement  to-day  may  there  come 
consolation  and  the  gift  of  the  tender  pity  of  the  Great  Father, 
and  may  the  darkened  homes  in  Boston  and  Chicago  be  made  holy 
for  all  his  and  their  coming  days  with  the  recollections  of  her 
loveliness  and  true  womanly  character. 


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From  the  New  York  Herald. 

“LET  US  HAVE  PEACE.” 

Boston,  June  16,  1869. 

This  has  been  most  emphatically  the  greatest  carnival  and 
gala  day  ever  known  in  the  history  of  the  “  Hub.”  It  has  been 
Jubilee,  Jubilee  everywhere,  and  everything  has  gone  along 
smoothly  and  pleasantly  on  the  placid  waters  of  prosperity.  The 
weather  has  been  unexceptionably  fine,  —  clear,  cool,  and  balmy, 
—  and  thousands  and  thousands  of  visitors  have  come  together 
from  all  parts  of  the  United  States  to  unite  in  the  festivities  of 
that  great  musical  event  of  this  and  all  former  generations.  The 
presence  of  General  Grant  has,  of  course,  added  largely  to  the 
interest  and  splendor  of  the  occasion,  and  previous  to  his  appear¬ 
ance  at  the  Coliseum  he  was  “received”  by  the  city  and  State 
authorities,  and  made  a  hero  of  generally.  lie  arrived  in  the 
city  at  about  eight  o’clock,  via  the  Fall  River  steamboat  line, 
accompanied  only  by  Generals  Bates  and  Underwood,  of  Governor 
Claflin’s  staff.  At  the  Old  Colony  depot,  upon  the  arrival  of  the 
train,  the  President  was  met  by  Mayor  Shurtleff,  who  accompa¬ 
nied  him  to  his  quarters  at  the  St.  James  Hotel.  About  an  hour 
later  the  President  breakfasted  in  one  of  the  private  parlors,  and 
soon  after  the  Boston  School  regiment,  Colonel  Tucker  Deland 
and  Lieutenant-Colonel  W.  II.  Miller  in  command,  preceded  by 
a  full  band,  marched  up  to  the  front  of  the  hotel,  deployed  into 
line,  and  awaited  a  review  from  General  Grant.  The  windows  of 
the  St.  James  presented  a  splendid  appearance,  crowded  with 
ladies,  who  waved  their  handkerchiefs,  and  the  sidewalks  with 
people.  The  line  opened  ranks,  and  General  Grant  appeared, 
was  received  at  present  arms,  and  marched  down  the  front  of  the 
line  arm  in  arm  with  the  Mayor,  followed  by  Alderman  White 
and  Colonel  Emory,  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Military  Drill. 
The  regiment  is  composed  of  the  three  battalions  of  the  Latin 
School,  the  High  School,  and  the  Roxbury  Latin  School,  and 
turned  out  about  six  hundred  strong.  They  made  a  fine  appear¬ 
ance,  marched  with  the  precision  of  veterans,  and  were  warmly 
cheered  by  their  friends.  At  the  close  of  the  ceremony  they 
marched  in  review,  and  disappeared  up  Washington  Street. 

Shortly  after  ten  o’clock  a  military  escort,  consisting  of  the 
Roxbury  Horse  Guards,  escorted  the  President,  Admiral  Farragut, 
and  Secretary  Boutwell  from  the  St.  James  to  the  State  House, 
on  Beacon  Hill,  where  the  ordeal  of  three  distinct  “receptions  ” 
was  gone  through  with.  The  President’s  carriage  was  drawn  by 


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six  prancing  steeds  and  the  others  by  four.  All  along  the  route 
from  the  hotel  to  the  State  House  there  was  one  continued  ova¬ 
tion,  and  on  arriving  at  the  Beacon  Street  entrance  of  the  Capi¬ 
tol  there  was  a  round  of  cheering  from  at  least  fifty  thousand 
voices.  Upon  alighting  from  their  carriages  the  Presidential 
party  proceeded  immediately  to  the  Executive  Department,  where 
a  welcome  was  extended  by  Governor  Claflin.  Among  those 
present  were  Senator  Wilson  and  most  of  the  Massachusetts 
Congressional  delegation. 

'The  next  move  was  from  the  Capitol  to  the  Boston  Highlands, 
where  some  four  thousand  troops,  in  command  of  General  Butler, 
were  reviewed  by  the  President  and  Admiral  Farragut.  There 
was  a  cavalry  and  infantry  escort  to  and  from  the  Highlands,  and 
all  along  the  route  there  was  an  enthusiastic  and  cheering  crowd. 
Many  public  and  private  buildings  were  gayly  decorated,  and 
there  were  also  numerous  mottoes  of  welcome  to  the  President 
displayed  in  the  southern  section  of  the  city,  nearly  all  of  them 
so  ingeniously  worded  as  to  ring  in  his  memorable  and  now  ap¬ 
propriate  motto  of  “  Let  us  have  Peace.”  The  President  viewed 
the  military  pageant  with  evident  interest,  and  from  appearances 
on  the  surface  it  is  safe  to  presume  that  the  hatchet  of  discord 
which  has  been  generally  supposed  to  exist  between  General  Butler 
and  President  Grant  is  now  buried  in  oblivion  for  ever  and  ever. 

After  the  troops  had  passed  in  review  the  distinguished  guests 
came  directly  to  the  Coliseum  to  attend  the  musical  festival  of 
the  Jubilee.  The  approaches  to  the  vast  structure,  for  a  circuit 
of  a  mile  or  more,  were  literally  packed  with  human  beings,  and 
as  the  Presidential  party  was  driven  through  the  cheers  and 
plaudits  of  welcome  which  went  up  from  the  multitude  were  al¬ 
most  deafening.  Upon  arriving  at  the  Coliseum  there  was  an 
electric  salute  fired  from  the  chorus  guns,  and  with  this  thunder¬ 
ing  was  combined  that  same  incessant  round  of  cheering  and 
howling  of  the  great  and  enthusiastic  crowds.  After  alighting 
from  their  carriages  the  party  were  escorted  to  the  reception- 
room,  where  a  few  moments  were  spent  in  social  intercourse-,, 
after  which  they  repaired  to  an  adjoining  room  and  did  ample- 
justice  to  a  collation.  When  this  was  finished  the  eventful  hour 
of  three  had  arrived,  and  the  great  musical  festivities  were  to- 
commence. 

The  general  audience  had  already  assembled  ;  all  the  seats  but 
those  reserved  for  the  invited  guests  were  filled.  The  promenades 
were  crowded,  and  the  fifty  or  sixty  thousand  persons  were  all  on 
the  qui  vive  for  the  advent  of  President  Grant.  But  a  moment 
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elapsed,  and  then  the  door  of  the  partition  separating  him  from 
the  great  throng  was  opened,  and  a  squad  of  policemen  cleared 
the  way  for  the  triumphant  entree  of  the  Presidential  hero.  He 
entered  arm  in  arm  with  the  chairman  of  the  Reception  Commit¬ 
tee,  and  was  followed  in  succession  by  Admiral  Farragut,  Com¬ 
modores  Rodgers  and  Winslow,  of  the  navy  ;  Secretary  Boutwell, 
Speaker  Blaine,  Governor  Claflin,  and  a  host  of  other  naval,  army, 
and  civil  officials  of  less  renown.  As  soon  as  the  President 
reached  the  broad  aisle  he  was  within  the  view  of  nearly  the 
whole  audience,  and  his  appearance  was  the  signal  for  a  demon¬ 
stration  of  welcome.  Such  cheers  — -  so  many  of  them  and  so 
loud  —  were  never,  positively  never  heard  before.  Every  indi¬ 
vidual  seemed  to  exert  his  voice  and  lungs  to  their  utmost 
capacity,  and  even  the  ladies  were  not  satisfied  with  the  simple 
waving  of  handkerchiefs,  for  they,  too,  mingled  their  delicate 
strains  with  the  shouts  of  the  sterner  sex. 

For  full  five  minutes  this  incessant  din  of  applause  was  con¬ 
tinued,  and  when  it  began  to  grow  faint  the  organ  and  orchestra 
struck  in  with  the  strains  of  “  See,  the  conquering  hero  comes,” 
and  the  chorus  of  twelve  thousand  voices  united  in  singing.  The 
scene  was  truly  one  of  sublimity  and  grandeur,  and  it  is  certain 
that  these  words,  so  loudly  and  so  sweetly  sung  by  such  a  colos¬ 
sal  chorus,  were  never  heard  on  an  occasion  more  fitting  and 
appropriate :  — 

“  See,  the  conquering  hero  comes, 

Sound  the  trumpets,  beat  the  drums ; 

Sports  prepare,  the  laurel  bring, 

Songs  of  triumph  to  him  sing. 

“  See  the  godlike  youth  advance, 

Breathe  the  flutes  and  lead  the  dance ; 

Myrtle  wreaths  and  roses  twine, 

To  deck  the  hero’s  brow  divine.” 

When  the  singing  of  this  welcoming  anthem  was  finished  the 
audience  stood  up  almost  involuntarily,  and  in  response  to  a  sug¬ 
gestion  from  some  enthusiastic  member  of  the  Reception  Com¬ 
mittee  there  was  another  round  of  cheering,  and  when  it  was  fin¬ 
ished  the  musical  programme  of  the  Jubilee  was  begun. 

The  fine  old  choral,  Eine  feste  Burg,  interwoven  with  those 
grand  and  impressive  violin  harmonies  of  Nicolai,  commenced 
the  programme.  Here  the  immense  power  of  the  strings  was 
again  felt.  The  voices  came  in  at  intervals  with  the  utmost  pre¬ 
cision,  and  there  was  not  the  slightest  break  in  the  performance. 


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Two  choruses  from  the  Messiah,  “Glory  to  God”  and  “The 
Glory  of  the  Lord,”  followed.  The  former  was  rendered  partly 
ineffective  by  being  taken  in  andante  time  instead  of  allegro. 
The  second  was  faultless  in  every  sense  of  the  word.  The  altos 
in  particular  were  grand  ;  every  note  uttered  by  them  came 
through  the  mass  of  instruments  and  voices  with  such  distinct¬ 
ness  and  precision  that  even  the  oldest  musicians  were  astonished. 
The  altos  in  the  New  York  societies  are  generally  the  weakest 
of  the  chorus,  but  here  they  formed  the  best  feature  in  the  Jubi¬ 
lee.  Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps  then  sang  a  recitative  and  aria 
from  Mozart,  Mr.  Weber  playing  the  clarionet  obbligato  with  rare 
skill  and  spirit . The  chorus  next  sang  the  exquisite  cho¬ 

rus,  “He  watching  over  Israel,”  from  “Elijah.”  It  would  ap¬ 
pear  incredible  to  any  musician  how  this  chorus  could  be  ren¬ 
dered  by  such  an  army  of  singers  with  all  the  expression  and 
tenderness  it  demands,  but  such  was  the  case.  The  altos  were 
again  a  feature  in  this  work.  “  See,  the  conquering  hero  comes  ” 
was  again  repeated,  the  duet  being  sung  by  a  select  corps  of 
soloists. 

During  the  intermission  President  Grant  was  escorted  to  the 
platform  amid  such  a  whirlwind  of  applause  as  seldom  greets  any 
public  man.  He  seemed  manifestly  afraid  of  being  called  upon 
for  a  speech ;  for,  after  mounting  the  conductor’s  stand,  he  gave 
a  timid  look  around  and  quickly  descended  again  to  the  floor. 
After  the  performance  of  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner”  and  the 
“  Anvil  Chorus  ”  the  President  sought  refuge  in  the  reception- 
room,  where  he  waited  for  some  time  closeted  with  the  inev¬ 
itable  cigar. 

The  “  Anvil  Chorus  ”  was  much  grander  in  effect  than  yester¬ 
day.  At  each  wave  of  the  conductor’s  wand  came  the  voices  of 
one  hundred  anvils,  the  big  drum,  the  artillery  and  bells  and 
organ  chorus  and  the  orchestra.  Still  the  sensation  was  not  that 
of  mere  noise.  The  complete  clockwork  precision  with  which 
every  note  was  given  and  the  instantaneous  stoppage  of  all  at  a 
signal  give  an  impression  of  sublimity  more  than  of  noise. 
Through  all  this  avalanche  of  sound  pealed  the  notes  of  the  or¬ 
gan,  forming  a  colossal  background  to  the  harmonious  structure. 
The  first  and  last  movements  of  Schubert’s  Symphony  in  C  major 
was  on  the  second  part  of  the  programme.  Every  one  know^s 
what  a  singularly  beautiful  march  commences  this  symphony. 
To  hear  the  theme  given  out  by  fifteen  oboes,  all  in  perfect  uni¬ 
son,  while  the  notes  of  the  violins  sounded  like  the  pattering  of 
rain  on  a  zinc  roof,  was  a  treat  such  as  has  never  before  been 
offered  to  an  American  or  European  audience. 


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The  sixty-five  celli  also  surged  up  repeatedly  in  billows  of 
sound,  and  in  that  part  where  the  brasses  give  out  the  chord  of 
the  diminished  seventh,  at  regular  intervals,  and  the  rest  of  the 
orchestra  dash  against  them  in  scale  passages  running  through 
nearly  every  key,  the  effect  was  immeasurably  grand.  In  the 
impetuous  finale  there  was  not  a  jar.  Even  the  syncopated 
measures  were  rendered  with  spirit  and  precision.  “The  Heav¬ 
ens  are  telling  ”  closed  the  concert,  and  was  a  fitting  finale  to 
such  a  royal  feast  of  music.  Mme.  Parepa-Rosa  created  &  furor 
by  her  singing  of  the  matchless  air  “Let  the  bright  seraphim, ” 
from  the  oratorio  of  “  Samson.”  Her  voice  appeared  to  better 
advantage  than  it  did  yesterday,  and  filled  the  entire  building. 
The  trumpet  obbligato  of  Mr.  Arbuckle  was  a  fitting  accompa¬ 
niment  to  this  glorious  solo. 

Thus  the  second  concert  has  turned  out  an  entire  success,  and 
it  is  likely  that  this  gigantic  enterprise,  which  no  one  but  an 
Irishman  would  ever  dream  of,  as  any  sane  man  would  have  been 
scared  at  the  thought  of  it,  will  be  one  of  the  greatest  musical 
triumphs  of  the  age. 

From  tlie  New  York  World. 

Coliseum,  Boston,  June  16. 

The  second  day  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  has  been  one  of  intense 
excitement.  The  crowds  of  visitors  have  largely  increased,  owing 
to  the  expected  visit  of  the  President,  and  the  city,  during  the 
entire  morning  up  to  the  commencement  of  the  concert  at  the 
Coliseum,  has  presented  a  scene  of  picturesque  discomfort  seldom 
paralleled.  At  three  o’clock  it  was  almost  impossible  to  get 
through  Boylston  Street.  The  several  approaches  to  the  Coli¬ 
seum  were  jammed  with  vehicles  and  a  struggling  mass  of  people. 
The  scene  at  the  Coliseum  beggars  description  Over  forty  thou¬ 
sand  people  were  assembled  inside  before  the  concert  commenced, 
and,  without  doubt,  ten  thousand  went  away  because  they  could 
not  secui’e  good  seats. 

THE  ARRIVAL  OF  GENERAL  GRANT 

threw  the  audience  into  a  wild  state  of  excitement  for  a  few  mo¬ 
ments.  He  was  accompanied  only  by  about  fifty  military  and 
civic  notables  to  the  reserved  seats,  where  they  were  lost  in  the 
sea  of  humanity. 

The  music  of  the  second  day  consisted  of  classical  selections, 
with  the  “Anvil  Chorus”  and  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner”  in¬ 
terpolated  in  honor  of  the  distinguished  visitor,  and  accompanied 
as  before  by  artillery.  The  artistic  successes  of  the  day  were 


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unquestionably  Madame  Parepa’s  singing  of  the  aria  “  Let  the 
bright  seraphim,”  from  “Samson,”  and  the  chorus  “See,  the 
conquering  hero  comes,”  from  “  Judas  Maccabseus.”  The  for¬ 
mer  was  probably  one  of  the  most  remarkable  vocal  feats  ever 


performed . She  executed  the  aria  with  the  utmost  accu¬ 

racy,  and  an  easy  fulness  of  tone,  that  reached  every  soul  in  the 

vast  concourse . “See,  the  conquering  hero  comes,”  was 

the  choral  success  of  the  day.  The  majesty  and  power  of  the  full 


chorus  was  acknowledged  by  all  to  be  a  new  achievement  in 
music.  If  it  did  not  call  forth  the  plaudits  of  the  unmusical  as 
did  the  smithery  of  the  “Anvil  Chorus”  and  the  bombarding 
“Star-Spangled  Banner,”  it  nevertheless  did  more  than  all  else 
to  establish  in  the  minds  of  the  sceptical  critics  from  other  cities 
the  possibility  of  extending  both  chorus  and  orchestra  to  almost 
any  extent . 

The  second  part  of  the  programme  consisted  of  Schubert’s 
Symphony  in  C  major  and  a  portion  of  the  “Creation.”  A 
greater  portion  of  the  audience  remained  to  the  last.  The 
preparations  for  the  morrow  indicate  that  it  will  be  the  culmi¬ 
nating  point  of  the  Jubilee.  Aside  from  the  patriotic  and  military 
programme  to  be  given  at  the  Coliseum,  the  celebration  of  the 
Bunker  Hill  anniversary,  with  a  review  of  the  State  troops  there, 
will  increase  the  number  of  strangers  in  the  city. 

From  the  Providence  Press. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

It  is  not  strange  that  the  success  of  the  Jubilee  Festival  was 
greater  yesterday  than  on  the  opening  day.  Those  who  were 
present  on  Tuesday  were  so  lavish  in  their  praise  that  thousands 
of  others  became  anxious  to  attend.  Then,  again,  hundreds  of 
gentlemen  who  listened  to  the  inspiring  music  on  the  first  day 
were  so  much  enraptured  with  it  that  they  felt  solemnly  obli¬ 
gated —  like  good  and  faithful  husbands  —  to  make  another  visit 
on  Wednesday  accompanied  by  their  wives.  The  result  of  all 
this  was  the  crowding  of  the  immense  Coliseum  building,  par¬ 
quet,  balconies,  promenades,  and  in  short  every  spot  that  could 
afford  either  sight  or  sound.  Tickets  were  sold  at  a  large  pre¬ 
mium,  too,  so  great  was  the  anxiety  to  be  present,  and  it  is  esti¬ 
mated  that  there  were  nearly,  if  not  quite,  fifty  thousand  persons 
inside  the  building,  and  quite  as  many  more  outside,  within  hear¬ 
ing  of  the  music.  The  presence  of  General  Grant,  Admiral  Far- 
ragut,  Commodore  Winslow,  Secretary  Boutwell,  and  other  civil 
and  military  dignities  was  a  great  feature.  Upon  the  entrance 


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of  the  President  the  audience  arose  en  masse,  and  applauded  him 
vociferously.  The  waving  of  so  many  thousands  of  white  hand¬ 
kerchiefs  was  a  sight  well  worth  witnessing,  and  few  of  those 
present  will  soon  forget  the  enthusiastic  scene.  It  was  repeated 
a  little  later  in  the  afternoon,  when  the  President  was  led  to  the 
stage  after  the  singing  of  the  grand  chorus,  — 

“  See,  the  conquering  hero  comes.” 

The  programme  yesterday  was  almost  strictly  classical,  con¬ 
sisting  of  symphony  and  oratorio,  selections  from  the  “  Creation, ” 
“  Elijah,”  “  Judus  Maccabaeus,”  and  the  “  Messiah.”  The  grand 
chorus  and  orchestra  were  equal  to  the  occasion,  and  the  effect  with 
which  these  grand  old  pieces  were  given  accomplished  one  great 
object  the  projector  of  this  great  Festival  had  in  view,  namely,  the 
cultivation  of  a  taste  for  the  higher  order  of  music.  If  any  carp¬ 
ing  critic  was  present,  he  must  have  felt  disappointed  at  the  per¬ 
fection  so  manifest  to  all.  Under  the  baton  of  Messrs.  Gilmore 
and  Zerrahn,  almost  complete  harmony  was  obtained  at  all  times. 
At  the  request  of  a  large  number  of  those  who  attended  on  the 
opening  day,  the  programme  yesterday  included  “The  Star- 
Spangled  Banner”  and  the  “  Anvil  Chorus,”  both  of  which  were 
received  with  such  immense  applause  that  there  was  a  repetition 
of  each. 

Madame  Parepa  and  Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps  were  both  highly 
successful, — the  latter  in  the  recitative  and  aria  from  “La  Gle- 
menza  cli  Tito,”  and  the  former  in  the  solo  of  Handel’s  “Let  the 
bright  seraphim.”  The  applause  was  so  very  hearty  that  Ma¬ 
dame  Parepa  felt  bound  to  repeat  it,  and  the  audience  could  not 
resist  a  repetition  of  the  applause.  There  is  no  doubt  that  it  was 
the  heartiest  ovation  ever  tendered  a  songstress  in  this  country, 
and  all  felt  that  she  deserved  it.  She  was  accompanied  by  the 
celebrated  cornet-player,  Mr.  M.  Arbuckle,  whose  execution  was 
most  admirable  and  skilful. 

We  expect  to  hear  before  our  last  edition  goes  to  press  to¬ 
night  of  thousands  being  turned  away  from  the  doors,  as  the 
most  popular  programme  of  the  Festival  is  announced  for  to-day. 
The  programmes  on  Friday  and  Saturday  are,  however,  excellent, 
and  will  be  worth  hearing. 


From  the  Providence  Journal,  June  17. 

MORE  ABOUT  THE  JUBILEE. 

Boston  was  yesterday,  as  Mount  Vesuvius  sometimes  is,  in  a 
high  state  of  eruption.  It  was  a  combined  musical,  presiden- 


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567 


tial-reception,  and  general  spread-eagle  eruption.  Figuratively 
speaking,  the  city  fairly  shook,  and  roared,  and  smoked,  and 
flamed . 

No  one  who  has  not  visited  the  Coliseum  can  have  any  proper 
conception  of  the  vast  size  of  the  structure,  or  of  the  magnifi¬ 
cent  aspect  of  the  interior  when  compactly  filled,  as  it  was  yes¬ 
terday.  Six  or  seven  audiences,  as  large  as  any  ever  seen  within 
any  hall  of  our  city,  could  be  very  comfortably  seated  in  the  cho¬ 
rus  section  alone  of  the  Coliseum.  Another  audience,  as  large 
as  the  Academy  here  can  seat  —  say  twelve  hundred  —  could  be 
easily  accommodated  in  the  orchestra-box  or  portion  of  the  great 
building ;  and  yet  the  chorus  and  orchestra  only  occupy  about 
two  fifths  of  the  grand  hall.  Imagine,  then,  the  appearance  of 
the  place  wheQ  completely  full,  if  you  can. 

The  glory  of  the  scene  and  the  sublimity  of  the  music  upon  the 
entrance  and  during  the  stay  of  President  Grant  beggars  de¬ 
scription.  The  thunders  of  the  mighty  chorus,  colossal  orches¬ 
tra,  wonderful  organ,  and  outside  artillery,  with  the  protracted 
plaudits  of  the  great  host  of  spectators,  and  the  waving  of  thou¬ 
sands  upon  thousands  of  white  handkerchiefs,  as  the  President 
stood  up  to  acknowledge  his  reception,  constituted  together  such 
a  spectacle  as  we  believe  has.  never  had,  in  all  respects,  a  parallel 
in  America  or  Europe.  In  addition  to  the  regular  programme  of 
music  for  the  afternoon,  the  directors  very  properly  added  “The 
Star-Spangled  Banner”  and  the  “Anvil  Chorus,”  with  all  the 
indescribable  grandeur  of  effect  with  which  these  two  pieces  are 
performed  at  the  Coliseum.  Subsequently,  the  President  was 
conducted,  in  compliance  with  persistent  requests,  to  th&  ele¬ 
vated  platform  of  the  conductor,  upon  which,  as  he  stood,  he  re¬ 
ceived  another  most  jubilant  ovation.  At  the  conclusion  of  the 
first  part  of  the  musical  performances  he  retired  amid  deafening 
cheers.  During  the  time  he  was  seated  in  the  house,  he  and  the 
distinguished  officers  and  gentlemen  accompanying  him  occupied 
elegant  arm-chairs  in  the  central  part  of  the  auditorium. 

Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps  sung  her  first  solo  at  the  Festival  yes¬ 
terday,  in  presence  of  the  President,  and  acquitted  herself  ex¬ 
ceedingly  well,  receiving  m-ost  hearty  plaudits. 

Parepa,  the  magnificent,  won  new  honors,  also,  on  this  occa¬ 
sion,  and  sang  before  the  President  more  gloriously,  we  thought, 
than  ever,  rendering  the  famous  Handelian  solo,  “Let  the  bright 
seraphim,”  in  a  style  of  unequalled  beauty  and  power.  Mr.  Ar- 
buckle,  the  great  cornet-player,  stood  upon  the  platform  by  her 
side,  and  executed  the  obbligato  accompaniment  with  most  admi- 


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rable  skill  anti  taste,  and  received  a  full  measure  of  applause. 
This  entire  performance  was  unquestionably  one  of  the  finest  ever 
heard  in  this  country. 

The  great  Handelian  choruses  set  down  for  this  occasion  were 
given  with  surprising  precision  and  with  an  effect  inexpressibly 
thrilling ;  and  the  selection  from  Mendelssohn’s  “  Elijah  ”  was  also 
performed  with  great  skill,  affording  rare  enjoyment.  The  choral 
overture  made  an  opening  piece,  sublime  and  impressive  in  the 
highest  degree,  and  the  performances,  as  a  whole,  on  this  occa¬ 
sion  fully  sustained  the  magnificent  reputation  won  by  the  Jubi¬ 
lee  choral  and  orchestral  force  on  Tuesday.  To-day  the  music 
will  unquestionably  be  some  of  the  most  brilliant  and  imposing 
of  the  whole  Festival. 

From  tlie  Springfield  Republican,  June  17. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Boston,  Wednesday  night,  June  16. 

To-day  and  to-morrow  the  atmosphere  of  gala  will  pervade  this 
generally  staid  and  tranquil  town.  As  1  walked  along  the  prom¬ 
enades  and  in  the  anterooms  of  the  Coliseum  this  morning,  I 
began  for  the  first  time  to  realize  the  immensity  of  the  enterprise, 
and  how  it  was  steadily  becoming  a  remarkable  success.  The 
train  from  the  West  brought  in  nine  hundred  and  fifty  people  this 
morning  nearly  all  bound  to  the  Jubilee.  I  never  saw  such  a 
procession  go  across  the  Common  as  the  one  which,  early  this 
morning,  came  from  the  eastern  trains.  The  back  country  is 
represented  in  full  force,  from  the  man  who  said,  when  the  “  Glo¬ 
ria,”  Twelfth  Mass,  was  produced  yesterday,  that  he  didn’t  see 
where  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  came  in,  to  the  hosts  of  refined 
and  music-hungry  people  who  live  in  small  towns  where  but  little 
music  comes.  Think  of  a  thousand  altos  !  each  one  doubtless 
priding  herself  that  she  is  the  particular  one  at  the  Jubilee  as  at 
home. 

THE  ANTEROOMS. 

A  stroll  through  the  anterooms  which  open  out  of  labyrinthine 
passages,  in  all  directions,  is  one  of  the  most  curious  pleasures 
of  the  Coliseum.  One  room  is  devoted  to  singers’  picnics,  where 
the  parties  who  live  in  the  suburbs,  and  bring  their  dinners,  may 
be  found  between  rehearsals  and  concerts,  picnicking,  romping, 
singing,  giving  imitations  of  the  various  prominent  singers,  etc. 
There  is  room  enough  for  all  of  them.  Every  withdrawing  room 
is  contrived  in  the  most  perfect  manner.  I  have  not  heard  ol  a 


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single  instance  of  inconvenience  in  entrance  or  exit.  The  Presi¬ 
dent’s  room  shines  resplendent  to-day,  and  fair  hands  have  evi¬ 
dently  changed  the  bouquets  here  and  there  for  fresh  ones. 
There  is  only  one  thing  which  to  him  can  make  the  room  uncom¬ 
fortable,  —  the  Coliseum  rules  positively  forbid  smoking.  The 
long  promenades  are  now  quite  brilliant  with  rows  of  shops,  lit 
by  be'autiful  faces,  and  pictui’esque  with  piled  confectionery.  An 
ex-mayor  of  Boston  has  an  elegant  stand  near  the  Press  Head¬ 
quarters,  where  he  coins  money  by  selling  opera-glasses.  The 
faintest  echo  of  the  violin  will  strike  your  ear,  no  matter  in  what 
part  of  the  building  you  may  be  ;  but  one  cannot  distinguish  faces 
half-way  across  the  hall . 

JUBILEE  PEN  PICTURES. 

I  suppose  Gilmore  is  the  central  figure  in  the  public  mind  as 
in  the  orchestra,  and  everybody  wishes  to  know  how  he  looks. 
His  refined  and  nervous  face,  with  thin  and  compressed  lips,  is  a 
clear  index  to  his  nature.  He  has  run  a  great  risk,  and  was  in¬ 
tensely  excited  under  the  fear  of  not  being  successful,  but  bears 
his  honors  very  meekly.  He  throws  his  whole  soul  into  the 
music,  and  is  admirably  adapted  for  managing  so  large  a  body, 
because  his  soul  speaks  through  his  gestures.  Both  he  and  Zcr- 
rahn  carry  not  only  the  chorus  but  the  audience  with  them  by 
their  gesticulations.  It  was  said  of  Hainl,  of  the  Paris  Conser¬ 
vatoire,  that  he  could  bring  a  ydiole  audience  to  tears  by  a 
quiver  of  his  own  eyelid  nerve,  and  make  them  tremble  when  he 
shook  his  baton  toward  his  bassos,  so  perfectly  were  his  orchestra 
controlled  by  his  looks  and  motions.  This  seems,  in  some  re¬ 
spects,  to  be  one  of  Gilmore’s  characteristics,  although  probably 
not  in  so  great  degree.  Zerrahn’s  tall,  lithe  form,  fresh,  manly 
face,  with  sparkling  eyes,  exuberance  of  hair  and  whiskers,  mag¬ 
netic  and  resounding  voice,  impose  upon  the  orchestra.  They 
sway  to  his  will,  like  branches  before  a  mighty  wind . 

Set  the  orchestra,  just  as  it  is,  down  in  the  middle  of  any  Eu¬ 
ropean  capital,  and  nothing  distinctively  American  would  be  rec¬ 
ognized  about  it.  It  is  German,  it  is  Italian,  but  not  Ameri¬ 
can.  There  are  dozens  of  poet-faces  in  the  front  rank.  When 
the  magnificent  Festival  Overture,  based  on  Luther’s  choral,  was 
rehearsed,  this  morning,  there  were  expressions  on  the  players’ 
faces  which  cannot  be  put  in  poems  or  carved  in  stones.  They 
are  gleams  from  the  Muse’s  eye,  reflected  only  for  the  moment, 
inspired  by  the  occasion.  The  musicians,  when  not  long  engaged 
at  rehearsal  or  in  the  concerts,  are  a  study  in  their  habits  of 


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570  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

work.  They  may  often  be  seen,  dozens  at  one  table,  copying 
the  parts  assigned  them  in  the  coming  ball.  Many  of  them  copy, 
witli  greater  speed  than  one  can  ordinarily  write  long-hand,  the 
most  difficult  passages  in  the  oratorios. 

grant’s  arrival  at  the  coliseum. 

If,  as  everybody  conjectured,  there  were  fifty  thousand  people 
in  the  Coliseum,  there  certainly  were  as  many  outside  that  did  n’t 
come  in,  for  long  before  Grant  arrived  there  was  not  room  to  stir 
on  any  of  the  outer  promenades.  The  National  Lancers  managed 
to  get  the  little  Western  man  into  the  reception-room,  and  there, 
after  a  few  introductions  and  a  brief  collation,  at  which  Governor 
Claflin,  Commodores  Rodgers  and  Thatcher,  Admiral  Farragut, 
Secretary  Boutwell,  Speaker  Blaine,  Adjutant-General  Cunning¬ 
ham,  and  Governor  Stearns  of  New  Hampshire  were  present,  the 
party  proceeded  to  the  hall. 

ENTRANCE  INTO  THE  HALL. 

4 

At  last,  when  the  auditorium  was  crowded  almost  to  bursting 
with  the  excited  people,  there  arose  a  tiny  murmur  at  the  hall’s 
farther  end,  which  slowly  lengthened  into  the  dimensions  of  a 
mammoth  yell.  It  was  a  vast  outcry  of  affection, — the  uttered 
love  of  thousands  for  a  chief  who  has  nobly  deserved  and  won 
his  laurels.  Every  eye  was  strained  toward  the  central  box, 
where  green  sofas  were  placed  for  the  repose  of  the  President 
and  his  party.  Away  among  the  orchestra  there  quivered  the 
first  hint  of  a  melody, —lightly,  sweetly  as  the  bubbling  of  a 
newly  released  stream  in  spring-time.  Then  it  bubbled  up  to 
stronger  current,  swirled,  foamed,  sparkled  into  the  resonant 
glory  of  a  magnificent  torrent,  —  an  irresistible,  overwhelming 
spray  of  notes,  a  spasmodic  overflow  of  joy.  At  last  Alexander 
II.  Rice  stepped  forward  to  the  platform,  and  proposed  nine 
cheers  for  the  President.  Cheering,  to  my  mind,  is  always  full 
of  “resplendent  ugliness,”  as  Mirabeau  used  to  say;  but  there 
was  a  grandeur  in  these  thousand-throated  yells  that  seemed  to 
outdo  the  sublimity  of  all  music.  There  was  so  much  behind  it, 
so  many  crowding  memories  to  make  it  glorious,  that  I  don  t 
wonder  many  of  the  women  had  tears  in  their  eyes. 

SOME  FAMOUS  EXCITEMENTS. 

....  When  the  great  strains  of  “See,  the  conquering  hero 
comes”  were  drifting  through  the  hall,  all  the  soloists  mentioned 
in  a  former  paragraph  participating,  the  calls  for  the  President 


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were  so  loud  that  Zerrahn  turned  in  anger.  But  Ulysses  stirred 
not,  and  only  manifested  excitement  by  a  slight  wrinkling  of  his 
eyebrows.  The  great  swaying  grandeur  of  "America”  impressed 
him  deeply,  however ;  and  when  the  final  crash  came  the  flutter  of 
white  handkerchiefs  that  gleamed  from  the  presidential  box  was 
aided  by  those  of  Grant,  Boutwell,  Farragut,  and  Blaine.  The 
"Anvil  Chorus  ”  was  repeated  to-day,  also,  for  the  express  delight 
of  the  President,  and  with  it  he  expressed  the  greatest  satisfac¬ 
tion.  In  some  respects  this  seems  to  demonstrate  the  combined 
power  of  chorus  and  orchestra  best.  First  is  the  soft  murmur  of 
all  the  instruments,  then  the  ci’ash  of  the  hundred  hammers  just 
as  the  music  swells  into  that  grand  chorus,  which  is  like  the  rush¬ 
ing  of  the  wind  through  a  pine  forest  on  a  bleak  night.  At  last 
the  chorus  rises  and  joins  its  immense  volume,  and  then  once 
more  the  musically  sonorous  clink  of  the  hammers  comes  in,  cut¬ 
ting  sharply  against  the  chord  of  harmony  with  a  new  harmony 
of  its  own.  After  the  Anvil  Chorus  had  been  encored  and  per¬ 
formed  repeatedly,  General  Grant  left  the  hall.  As  he  left  the 
building  salvos  of  artillery  broke  upon  the  air,  fired  in  unison  with 
the  last  chords  of  the  strains  of  music  and  the  rounds  of  cheers. 

Schubert’s  Symphony  in  C  major  was  to  the  more  intellectual 
of  the  audience  this  afternoon  both  a  surprise  and  a  very  rare 
pleasure.  The  great  orchestra  rang  its  changes  from  andante  to 
scherzo  with  astonishing  effect,  and  in  some  cases  so  perfectly 
that  whole  crowds  arose,  breathless,  leaning  forward  and  listen¬ 
ing.  There  is  no  music  like  Schubert’s  to  express  mingled  pas¬ 
sion  and  grief.  It  is  essentially  the  thing  for  revery.  So  the 
musicians  took  the  great  audience  this  afternoon,  and  after 
wakening  them  into  intense  excitement  by  the  grandiose  charac¬ 
ter  of  the  "Anvil  Chorus”  and  "America,”  plunged  them  into 
revery  from  which  only  Parepa,  with  her  solo  from  "  The  Marvel¬ 
ous  Work”  extricated  them. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Journal. 

What  one  Persistent  Man  can  accomplish.  —  The  Great  Peace 
Festival  shows  what  one  persistent  man  can  accomplish.  It  is 
nearly  a  year  since  Mr.  Gilmore  first  unfolded  his  plans  to  us. 
He  had  perfected  his  arrangements.  He  described  the  building 
as  it  stands  to-day.  He  announced  the  presence  of  the  President 
of  the  United  States,  and  the  effect  of  the  grand  chorus,  with  as 
much  confidence  that  the  future  would  realize  his  predictions  as 
though  he  had  the  control  of  events  in  his  hands.  He  has  been 
modest  but  enthusiastic  from  the  start,  and  he  merits  the  praise 
which  is  so  lavishly  bestowed. 


572 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Never,  never  before  bad  there  been  such  a  gather¬ 
ing  in  Boston,  —  never  had  such  hosts  come  up  to 
the  capital  of  the  old  Bay  State  to  participate  in  any 
former  festival  of  joy,  —  never  had  there  been  such  a 
happy  conjunction  of  circumstances,  such  a  concentra¬ 
tion  of  interest,  such  an  irrepressible,  overwhelming 
desire  of  the  people  to  see  and  hear  as  on  this  great 
occasion.  It  seemed  as  if  the  flood-gates  of  all  the 
country  round  had  been  opened,  and  a  human  deluge 
poured  in  upon  the  city.  Hundreds  of  thousands  of 
people  were  crowding  hither  and  thither  all  the  day 
long.  From  early  morning  until  nightfall  the  streets 
were  literally  crammed  with  a  moving  mass  of  human¬ 
ity.  The  presence  of  Grant,  the  Conqueror  of  Peace 
and  President  of  the  United  States ;  the  joyous  multi¬ 
tude  who  came  from  all  parts  of  the  land  to  do  him 
honor,  and  join  in  commemorating  the  result  of  his 
triumphs,  —  Peace  ;  the  meetings  and  greetings  of 
thousands  of  relatives  and  friends ;  the  military  pag¬ 
eant  ;  the  scene  within  and  around  the  Coliseum ;  the 
sublimity  of  the  music  by  the  “  immortal  ten  thou¬ 
sand  ”  and  the  thousand  instrumentalists ;  the  magnifi¬ 
cent  banquet ;  altogether,  the  wonderful  sights  and 
sounds  fully  represented  and  realized  the  grand  vision 
which  two  years  before  foreshadowed  the  coming  of 
this  auspicious  day.  Those  who  were  present  will 
ever  remember  this  as  one  of  their  red-letter  days,  one 
of  the  joyous  occasions  of  their  lives.  In  the  admirable 
system,  care,  order,  and  discipline  that  governed  every 
movement  and  inspired  every  action  of  each  and  all 
who  had  a  duty  to  perform  directly  or  indirectly  con¬ 
nected  with  the  Festival,  Boston  had  every  reason  to  be 
proud,  and  could  close  its  eyes  on  the  result  of  this  great 
day  in  its  history  with  the  thought  that  all  had  been 
done  for  the  comfort  of  its  guests  and  the  enjoyment  of 
the  people  that  the  wisest  forethought  could  suggest. 


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573 


THIRD  DAY  OF  THE  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE, 

THURSDAY,  JUNE  17,  1869. 

This  was  another  day  never  to  be  forgotten  by  those 
who  participated  in  the  Festival.  The  crowd  of  the 
previous  day  upon  the  streets  was  repeated,  and  the 
pressure  to  gain  admission  to  the  Coliseum  was  beyond 
all  precedent.  It  being  the  anniversary  of  the  Battle 
of  Bunker  Hill,  the  day  was  observed  as  a  general  holi¬ 
day  ;  in  the  early  announcements  of  the  Festival  it  was 
styled  the  people’s  day,  —  the  popular  day,  the  musical 
programme  being  of  a  popular,  patriotic,  and  military 
character.  Full  fifty  thousand  people,  including  the 
chorus  and  orchestra,  were  beneath  the  roof  of  the 
Coliseum  during  the  concert.  The  committee  were 
compelled  to  close  the  doors  before  the  hour  for  the 
concert  to  commence,  and  much  disappointment  and 
indignation  were  justly  manifested  by  hundreds  who 
had  procured  tickets  days  before,  but  were  unable  to 
gain  admittance.  Speculators  realized  fabulous  prices 
for  tickets.  Ten,  fifteen,  twenty,  and  even  as  high  as 
fifty  dollars  were  paid  for  single  admission,  and  the 
pressure  from  without  to  obtain  entrance  was  so  over¬ 
whelming  that  at  one  time  it  seemed  as  if  the  doors 
would  be  “  stormed”  by  the  eager  throng. 

In  addition  to  the  musical  entertainment  of  the  day, 
and  at  the  solicitation  of  a  large  number  of  influential 
citizens,  who  were  desirous  of  providing  for  the  social 
entertainment  of  the  city’s  guests  and  visitors,  a  Grand 
Ball  was  given  in  the  Coliseum  on  the  evening  of  this 
the  third  day.  The  scene  by  gas-light  was  truly  magnifi¬ 
cent,  —  thousands  whirling  in  the  mazy  dance,  or  listen¬ 
ing  to  the  bewitching  strains  of  music.  It  was  a  perfect 
panorama  of  living  beauty.  This  part  of  the  Jubilee 
“  exercises  ”  was  given  under  the  auspices  and  general 
management  of  the  following  gentlemen,  who  acted  as  a 


574 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


GENERAL  COMMITTEE 

AND  COMMITTEE  OF  ARRANGEMENTS. 


Geo.  Wheatland,  Jr., 
John  F.  Anderson, 
Henry  G.  Parker, 
Winslow  Nickerson, 
W.  W.  Clapp, 

W.  Stackpole, 

Charles  T.  Tilton, 

H.  C.  Valentine, 
Francis  Braggiotti, 
Charles  W.  Slack, 
Theron  J.  Dale, 
Waldo  Adams, 

Daniel  N.  Haskell, 

J.  Lewis  Stackpole, 

S.  R.  Niles, 

Arthur  Cheney, 

N.  G.  Greene, 

W.  V.  Hutchings, 
Henry  C.  Valentine, 
John  P.  Old  way, 

J.  Dixwell  Thompson, 
John  R.  Hall, 

Henry  A.  Greene, 

J.  Willard  Rice, 
Robert  H.  Stevenson, 
Roland  Worthington, 
Chas.  L.  Pierson, 
Edward  A.  White, 
Wm,  C.  Otis, 

Geo.  P.  Baldwin, 
Edwin  F.  Waters, 

T.  E.  Chickering, 

F.  W.  Bradlee, 

Geo.  B.  Blake,  Jr., 
Henry  E.  Raymond, 
Henry  H.  Brown, 


Geo.  Wheatland,  Jr., 
John  F.  Anderson, 
Henry  G.  Parker, 
Francis  Braggiotti, 
Henry  A.  Green, 
Winslow  Nickerson, 
W.  V.  Hutchings, 
Waldo  Adams, 

R.  H.  Stephenson, 


Newell  A.  Thompson, 
James  Dillon,  Jr., 

G.  M.  Barnard,  Jr., 

C.  W.  Amory, 

James  H.  Freeland, 
Geo.  0.  Carpenter, 
Francis  Dane, 
Theodore  Lyman, 

F.  W.  Palfrefy, 

F.  A.  Osborne, 

Joseph  F.  Hovey, 
Charles  Marsh, 

S.  M.  Weld, 

Henry  W.  Taylor, 
Dexter  H.  Follett, 
Henry  S.  Hovey, 
Harrison  Gardner, 
Henry  Mason, 

B.  R.  Weld, 

Geo.  H.  Gay, 

James  Black, 

Charles  T.  Randall, 

A.  N.  Burton, 

Geo.  E.  Batcheller, 
Charles  B.  Perkins, 
Julius  Bacon, 

C.  H.  Frothingham, 
Wm.  H.  Brown, 

F.  W.  Loring, 

G.  S.  Dabney, 

T.  Motley,  Jr., 

James  Cunningham, 

P.  B.  Goodsell, 

John  A.  Selwyn, 

R.  Montgomery  Field, 
R.  M.  Pulsifer, 

FLOOR  MANAGERS. 

Wm.  C.  Otis, 

C.  M.  Clapp, 

J.  Willard  Rice, 

Wm.  Stackpole, 

Frank  C.  Fiske, 

T.  Motley,  Jr., 

F.  W.  Bradley, 

John  R.  Hall, 

T.  E.  Chickering, 


Frank  C.  Fiske, 

John  A.  Lowell, 
Barney  Cory, 

Geo.  D.  Clark, 

Murray  M.  Ballou, 
Henry  Winsor,  Jr., 
Charles  F.  Adams,  Jr., 
J.  R.  Osgood, 

Frank  Burgess, 

Lyman  S.  Dupee, 

John  E.  Atkins, 
Warren  S.  Davis, 
Frank  Burgess, 

D.  A.  Dwight, 

C.  M.  Clapp, 

E.  Bowditch, 

Warren  B.  Potter, 

Geo.  E.  Fowle, 

W.  S.  Craibe, 

Theodore  Chase, 
Patrick  Donahoe, 

B.  F.  Guild, 

Winslow  Herrick, 
David  Nevins,  Jr., 

H.  H.  Sturgis, 

Oscar  A.  Willard, 

E.  F.  Cutter, 

Fred.  M.  Dexter, 

Frank  Sargent, 

H.  C.  Brooks, 

Geo.  I.  Robinson, 

Tlios.  E.  Moseley, 

J.  D.  W.  Lovett, 

B.  T.  Stephenson, 

Wm.  H.  O’Brien, 
Alanson  Tucker,  2d, 
Ellerton  Dorr. 

W.  W.  Clapp, 

D.  A.  Dwight, 

Wm.  H.  Brown, 

Lyman  S.  Dupee, 
Warren  S.  Davis, 

J.  R.  Osgood, 

Charles  B.  Perkins, 

W.  S.  Craibe. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


575 


The  following  extracts  from  the  papers  will  give  the 
reader  some  idea  of  the  results  of  the  third  day. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Traveller. 

THE  CONCERT  OF  THE  THIRD  DAY. 

was,  without  doubt,  the  crowning  effort  of  the  week,  and  at¬ 
tracted  an  audience  so  large,  that,  should  we  mention  numbers, 
we  fear  that  we  would  scarcely  be  believed.  No  such  a  gather¬ 
ing  was  ever  seen  on  this  continent  before,  and  certainly  during 
the  lifetime  of  the  present  generation  never  will  be  seen  again. 
The  programme  for  yesterday  was  made  up  entirely  of  popular 
and  patriotic  music,  —  of  music  which  is  known,  felt,  and  enjoyed 
by  the  masses,  —  and  it  is  mainly  to  this  we  must  attribute  the 
very  large  mass  of  humanity  present.  Mr.  Gilmore  conducted 
throughout  the  entire  programme,  and  developed,  to  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  all,  his  marvellous  capabilities  as  a  musical  con¬ 
ductor.  The  opening  number  of  the  programme  was  Auber’s 
overture  to  “Fra  Diavolo,”  by  the  full  orchestra  and  military 
bands,  in  number  amounting  to  over  a  thousand  musicians.  The 
trumpet  solo  was  played  by  fifty  trumpeters.  The  whole  over¬ 
ture  was  given  with  good  understanding,  though  the  military 
bands  are  by  no  means  entitled  to  that  credit  in  the  performance 
due  to  the  stringed  instruments,  which  were  almost  perfection. 
Martin  Luther’s  “  Judgment  Hymn  ”  —  “  Great  God,  what  do  I 
see  and  hear  !  ”  — followed,  given  by  the  chorus,  full  orchestra,  and 
organ,  with  a  grand  effect,  which  was  greatly  heightened  by  the 
introduction  of  some  trumpet  movements,  which  occurred  fre¬ 
quently  throughout  the  choral.  Third  on  the  programme  was 
Signor  A.  Jannotta’s  “Peace  Festival  March,”  the  first  original 
composition  which  Mr.  Gilmore  had  as  yet  introduced  to  the  pub¬ 
lic  during  the  Jubilee.  Signor  Jannotta  is  now  at  the  head  of 
the  Cincinnati  Conservatory  of  Music.  He  was,  for  a  time,  a 
resident  of  this  city,  and  attached  to  the  New  England  Conserva¬ 
tory  of  Music.  If  we  mistake  not,  Mr.  Gilmore  was  the  first  to 
introduce  him  to  a  Boston  public  at  one  of  his  popular  concerts 
upwards  of  a  twelvemonth  ago,  at  which  time  he  was  announced 
on  the  bills  for  a  solo  on  the  French-horn.  He  studied  music  un¬ 
der  the  great  composer,  Mercadante.  Signor  Jannotta’s  compo¬ 
sition  was  given  by  the  select  orchestra  and  military  bands,  and 
was  received  with  marked  favor.  The  introduction  opens  in  the 
key  of  C,  with  a  movement  for  full  orchestra,  and  the  second  fig¬ 
ure  is  a  continuation  of  the  other  by  the  strings,  who  give  out  a 


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pleasing  melody.  A  change  to  E  flat  brings  forth  new  melody 
of  a  marked  character  for  brass  instruments,  with  an  arpeggio 
accompaniment  of  strings,  and  at  its  close  a  modulation  into'  A 
introduces  the  air  for  the  strings  with  effective  treatment.  A 
modulation  to  C,  the  original  key,  introduces  a  march  by  the  mil¬ 
itary  band,  and  the  whole  is  worked  up  crescendo  to  a  fitting 
close. 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  who  of  course  was  warmly  welcomed, 
next  introduced  Meyerbeer’s  aria  from  “Robert  the  Devil,” 
“  Robert ,  toi  qui  faime,”  which  she  gave  in  a  superb  manner, 
with  full,  round  tones,  that  echoed  through  the  building.  It  was 
certainly  Madame  Parepa-Rosa’s  best  achievement  yet,  during 
the  Jubilee.  Then  followed  the  “  Anvil  Chorus,”  with  all  its 
combined  effects,  creating  a  furor  beyond  anything  before ;  and 
compelling  an  encore,  in  which  the  firemen  did  not  do  so  well  as 
on  former  occasions.  The  first  part  of  the  programme  was 
brought  to  a  close  by  another  original  composition,  an  “  Over¬ 
ture  Triomphale  ”  on  the  national  air  “  Ilail  “Columbia,”  and 
which  introduced  the  full  chorus,  accompanied  by  the  grand  or¬ 
chestra,  military  bands,  organ,  etc.  As  we  remarked  in  Wednes¬ 
day’s  Traveller,  the  freshness,  beauty,  musician-like  treatment, 
and  magnificent  effects  of  this  “Overture  Triomphale”  have 
given  Mr.  Converse’s  friends  a  decided  surprise  as  to  his  abilities 
for  the  use  of  the  most  difficult  forms  of  the  art.  It  is  a  compo¬ 
sition  in  D  minor,  and  opens  with  a  low  movement  for  the  reed 
instruments,  graced  with  a  quaint  figure  for  the  cellos.  This 
merges  into  a  spirited  six-eight  movement  for  the  full  orchestra, 
which  is  followed  by  a  fugal  passage,  leading  into  an  agitato 
movement,  in  which  the  brilliant  figure  which  forms  the  basis  of 
the  succeeding  allegro  is  introduced.  Then  follows  the  leading 
theme  of  the  work,  with  its  pure  symphonic  treatment,  after 
which  the  first  phase  of  the  second  strain  of  the  national  air, 
which  inspires  the  whole  work,  serves  as  a  counter  theme.  The 
blending  of  the  vine-like  allegro  theme  with  the  marziale  move¬ 
ment  is  very  ingenious  and  effective,  and  the  interest  of  the 
listener  is  led  on  from  step  to  step  till  the  grand  air  of  “Hail 
Columbia”  rings  out  its  noble  tone  in  D  major,  the  change  from 
the  minor  to  the  major  key  serving  greatly  to  heighten  its  own 
brilliancy.  The  chorus  bore  its  part  of  the  work  nobly,  while  the 
chiming  of  the  bells  and  the  booming  of  the  artillery  gave  great 
effectiveness  to  the  whole.  The  second  part  was  opened  with 
the  military  march  “Prince  Frederick,”  well  played  by  all  the 
musicians ;  and  this  was  followed  by  “The  Star-Spangled  Ban- 


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ner,”  sung  by  Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  with  all  the  accompanying 
effects.  Into  the  air  Madame  Rosa  threw  her  whole  soul,  and 
her  singing  was  most  inspiring.  The  applause  was  most  enthu¬ 
siastic,  and  a  repetition  was  accorded.  Mr.  Arbuckle  now  gave 
a  trumpet  solo  in  very  telling  style,  an  aria  from  Mercadante’s 
“II  Bravo,”  and  which  was  well  received.  Then  came  Flotow’s 
overture  to  “Alessandra  Stradella,”  performed  by  the  reed  and 
stringed  bands,  and  the  great  concert  was  brought  to  a  close 
by  the  singing  of  the  “  One  Hundredth  Psalm,”  in  which  the 
audience  joined.  Prom  beginning-  to  end  the  concert  was  one 
grand  triumph,  and  was  productive  of  increased  fame  for  Mr. 
Gilmore. 


From  the  Philadelphia  Morning  Post. 

Boston,  June  17,  1S69. 

The  great  National  Peace  Jubilee  reached  its  culminating  point 
of  glory  to-day.  Not  even  the  presence  yesterday  of  President 
Grant  and  other  distinguished  guests  brought  together  so  im¬ 
mense  an  audience  as  congregated  at  the  Coliseum  this  afternoon. 
Every  seat  in  the  great  building  was  occupied.  The  day  was  the 
ninety-fourth  anniversary  of  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Boston  and  myriads  gathered  here  from  all  parts 
of  the  vast  republic  seemed  to  feel  the  inspiration  alike  of  the 
day,  and  of  that  of  this  great  national  Festival  of  Peace. 

The  streets  were  alive  with  human  beings..  Business  was 
almost  entirely  suspended,  and  no  one  thought  of  anything  but 
the  anniversary  and  the  great  Peace  Jubilee,  which  forms  so 
grand  a  celebration  of  it.  During  the  whole  day  crowds  of  peo¬ 
ple  flocked  to  the  Coliseum,  but  as  the  hour  of  three  approached 
the  crowds  increased  into  vast  multitudes,  who  poured  along 
every  street  and  avenue  leading  to  the  building.  Around  the 
Coliseum  at  this  time  there  were  not  less  than  fifty  thousand  peo¬ 
ple,  while  within  the  spectacle  presented,  as  the  eye  wandered 
over  the  immense  assemblage,  was  truly  magnificent. 

The  musical  programme  to-day  was  of  a  peculiarly  attractive 
character,  as  it  comprised  several  national  airs  suited  to  the  day. 
The  proceedings  opened  with  the  overture  from  “Fra  Diavolo.” 
Fifty  trumpeters  performed  the  solo  part,  and  the  effect  was  very 
fine.  The  choral,  “Judgment  Hymn,”  displayed  the  effec¬ 
tiveness  of  the  powerful  chorus  to  great  advantage  ;  but  in  the' 
national  air,  “Hail  Columbia,”  their  efficiency  was  still  bet¬ 
ter  displayed.  Madame  Parepa-Rosa  was  again  enthusiastically 
received.  She  gave  first  the  aria,  “Robert,  toi  qui  faime,”  and 
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afterwards  the  national  air,  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner.”  The 
latter  she  sang  magnificently,  and  was  encored  three  times,  the 
audience  displaying  the  most  unbounded  enthusiasm. 

“The  harp  that  once  through  Tara’s  hall”  was  given  very 
finely  by  the  full  chorus  and  orchestra,  military  band  and  organ, 
and  the  musical  programme  was  concluded  with  the  choral,  “  One 
Hundredth  Psalm,”  in  which  a  large  part  of  the  audience  joined, 
producing  a  grand  effect.  The  performances  over,  the  numerous 
and  delighted  audience  slowly  passed  out  of  the  building,  and 
the  third  day  of  the  great  National  Peace  Jubilee  was  stamped 
as  a  triumphant  success. 

THE  GRAND  BALL  IN  THE  COLISEUM. 

The  ball  at  the  Coliseum  to-night  is  a  very  fine  affair,  not  so 
much  for  elaborate  toilets  or  distinguished  names  as  for  large 
attendance  and  the  evident  sense  of  enjoyment  felt  by  those 
present.  The  whole  centre  of  the  building  was  appropriated  to 
dancing,  the  galleries  forming  a  vast  amphitheatre  occupied  by 
thousands  of  spectators.  The  attendance  at  the  ball  was  very 
large,  but  in  a  building  of  the  dimensions  of  the  Coliseum  there 
was  no  crowding.  Dancing  began  about  nine  o’clock  to  the 
music  of  an  orchestra  and  military  band  of  five  hundred  perform¬ 
ers,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Gilmore,  of  Boston,  and  Harvey 
B.  Dodworth,  of  New  York.  The  visitors  continued  to  arrive  up 
to  midnight,  at  which  time  the  spectacle  presented  by  the  vast, 
brilliantly  lighted  hall,  with  its  waving  banners  and  thousands 
of  joyous  dancers  and  pleased  spectators,  was  very  fine  and  in 
every  way  worthy  of  the  success  which  has  attended  the  Peace 
Jubilee  from  the  commencement. 

From  the  New  York  Times. 

Coliseum,  Boston,  June  17. 

The  city  has  been  densely  crowded  to-day  with  holiday  visitors, 
and  the  audience  which  thronged  the  Coliseum  in  the  afternoon 
was  correspondingly  increased.  The  most  trustworthy  estimate 
the  number  at  not  less  than  fifty  thousand.  The  excitement  and 
the  enthusiasm  were  greater  than  ever,  especially  as  the  concert 
programme  was  mainly  composed  of  popular  music,  and  therefore 
more  nimbly  and  sweetly  recommended  itself  than  before  to  the 
pleasant  rustic  senses.  The  attendance  of  citizens  was  not  larger  ' 
than  usual.  The  “Anvil  Chorus”  and  “The  Star-Spangled  Ban¬ 
ner  ”  were  once  more  introduced,  and  were  overpoweringly  en¬ 
cored. ,  Madame  Parepa  sang  with  her  customary  success,  and 


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Mr.  Gilmore,  who  was  the  only  conductor  on  this  occasion,  re¬ 
newed  his  personal  triumphs  of  Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  Among 
the  instrumental  pieces  performed  were  two  new  compositions,  — 
“Triumphal  Overture,”  introducing  “Hail  Columbia,”  by  C.  C. 
Converse,  and  a  march  entitled  “Peace  Festival,”  by  Jannotta. 
....  To-morrow,  it  is  expected,  will  really  be  devoted  to  clas¬ 
sical  music,  and  the  attendance  will  probably  be  smaller. 

THE  BALL  IN  THE  COLISEUM. 

The  ball  to-night  in  the  Coliseum  was  a  successful  and  brilliant 
affair.  The  company  present  was  of  the  best,  and  the  great 
building  was  crowded  on  the  floor  and  in  the  balconies.  The 
great  feature  of  the  occasion  was  the  music.  Five  hundred  in¬ 
strumentalists,  selected  from  the  leading  orchestras  and  bands  of 
the  country,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Gilmore,  gave  the  music 
for  the  dancing ;  and  between  the  dances  a  combination  of  four 
celebrated  military  bands,  largely  augmented,  under  the  direc¬ 
tion  of  Mr.  Harvey  B.  Dodworth,  performed,  brilliant  selections. 

From  the  New  York  Evening  Post. 

THE  GREATEST  CROWD  OF  THE  CENTURY. 

Boston,  Thursday,  June  1 7,  7  p.  m. 

The  culminating  day  of  the  Jubilee  has  been  reached,  and  the 
greatest  assemblage  ever  gathered  on  any  musical  occasion  has 
met  and  separated  in  perfect  safety  and  harmony.  The  Coliseum 
to-day  has  contained  at  least  fifty  thousand  people.  No  grander 
sight  of  the  kind  has  ever  been  offered  than  the  view  of  the  inte¬ 
rior  of  this  prodigious  building  filled  with  its  crowds  of  singers 
and  listeners.  It  seemed  that  yesterday,  when  General  Grant 
was  present,  no  crowd  could  be  greater  ;  but  to-day’s  multitude 
exceeds  it.  Not  only  were  all  the  seats  filled,  but  the  window¬ 
sills  were  crowded,  and  under  the  galleries  seething  crowds  of 
human  beings,  thirty  deep  at  least,  panted  and  struggled  and 
stood  up  for  four  mortal  hours  trying  to  listen  to  the  music  of  the 
orchestra  and  singers.  The  tickets  were  all  disposed  of  early  in 
the  day,  and  large  premiums  were  paid  to  lucky  holders  who 
wished  to  sell  out. 

Even  if  the  Festival  had  been  a  musical  failure,  the  mere  fact 
that  it  could  attract  such  an  unprecedented  audience  would 
stamp  it,  in  that  line  at  least,  as  a  success  beyond  parallel.  For¬ 
eigners  who  are  here  confess  that  nothing  in  modern  Europe  ever 
equalled  it.  The  Cathedral  and  Crystal  Palace  Festivals  in  Eng¬ 
land,  the  Orpheon  gatherings  in  Paris,  are  but  trifling  to  this  Bos- 


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ton  Jubilee.  Possibly  the  crowds  who  filled  the  Coliseum  at 
Rome  may  have  been  as  great,  but  then  who  knows  whether  the 
managers  of  the  classical  arenas  ever  drew  “  full  houses  ”  ? 

The  mere  view  of  this  great  Boston  audience  was  a  thing  to 
remember  for  a  lifetime.  The  stage  and  its  flanking  balconies 
alone,  —  including  the  players  and  singers,  without  one  solitary 
auditor  —  accommodated  a  greater  number  of  persons  than  Stein- 
way’s  and  Irving  ITall  and  the  Academy  of  Music  in  New  York 
could  accommodate  altogether  The  platform  where  the  orches¬ 
tra  was  seated  was  larger  than  the  entire  parquet  of  the  Acad¬ 
emy  of  Music  ;  yet  the  part  allotted  to  the  chorus  and  orchestra 
was  but  one  quarter  of  the  entire  building. 

Of  course  this  is  the  culminating  day.  Being  the  anniversary 
of  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  this  is  a  holiday  in  Boston.  ,  Then 
the  weather  is  simply  perfection,  and  everybody  in  turn  seems  to 
have  decided  that  this,  of  all  others,  is  the  day  on  which  to  go  to 
the  Jubilee.  The  stores  have  been  closed,  the  military  have  been 
parading  in  Charlestown  during  the  morning,  and  this  afternoon 
the  Coliseum  has  been  the  one  great  centre  of  attraction. 

This  huge  building,  besides  being  notable  for  its  great  size,  is 
also  notable  for  the  ease  with  which  it  can  be  emptied.  The 
exits  are  wide  and  numerous,  and  it  takes  but  a  short  time  for 
the  great  audience  to  find  its  way  into  the  street.  The  structure 
is  also  very  substantial,  and  has  in  every  point  successfully  stood 
the  great  test  to  which  it  has  been  exposed. 

Auber’s  brilliant  overture  which  opened  the  day’s  music  was 
given  with  magnificent  effect.  The  tnimpet  passage,  multiplied 
on  some  fifty  brass  instruments,  rang  through  the  house  with 
thrilling  effect,  and  the  tutti  parts  were  splendid  crashes  of  sound. 

Perhaps  the  most  sublime  choral  piece  of  the  whole  festival,  so 
far  (though,  it  must  be  confessed,  it  did  not  seem  to  strike  the 
audience  generally),  was  Luther’s  “  Judgment  Hymn,”  sung-  first 
by  the  sopranos  and  then  by  full  chorus  with  trumpet  pas¬ 
sages  separating  the  different  lines.  The  majestic  grandeur  of 
the  stately  melody  was  well  interpreted  by  the  united  mass  of 
voices,  and  grandly  supported  by  the  full  orchestra  and  organ. 
The  effect  of  this  was  indescribable  ;  it  forms  one  of  the  grandest 
recollections  of  the  Jubilee. 

Jannotta,  an  Italian  composer,  resident  in  Boston  it  is  said,  con¬ 
tributed  a  rather  melodious,  but  not  very  striking  original  march. 

The  only  original  composition  by  an  American  on  the  pro¬ 
gramme  of  the  Jubilee  was  Mr.  C.  C.  Converse’s  Triumphal  Over¬ 
ture  (why  should  it  be  Frenchified  into  “Overture  Triomphale  ” 


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on  the  programme,  seeing  that  that  phrase  is  neither  good  French 
nor  good  English?)  on  “Hail  Columbia.”  It  is  an  elaborate 
and  really  scientific  work,  descriptive  in  character,  containing 
some  careful  orchestral  writing,  and  closing  with  the  melody  in¬ 
troduced  in  choral  form.  As  it  is  my  intention  to  give  in  a  future 
letter  a  careful  analysis  of  the  score,  it  is  only  necessary  to  record 
here  that  the  overture  was  well  received,  and  found  especial  favor 
among  musicians . 

The  concert  concluded  with  two  verses  from  “  Old  Hundred,” 
in  which  the  line,  — 

“  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord,” 

enjoyed  the  unusual  accompaniment  of  a  salvo  of  artillery.  With 
this  hymn  the  concert  for  the  day  closed.  As  soon  as  the  audi¬ 
ence  had  left,  the  floor  of  the  Coliseum  was  cleared  in  prepara¬ 
tion  for  the  ball  to  take  place  in  the  evening. 

From  the  New  York  Herald. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Boston,  June  17. 

The  excitement  to-day  increased  to  such  a  surprising  degree 
that  thousands  were  actually  refused  admission  at  the  doors. 
Twenty-five  dollars  was  actually  offered  to  speculators  in  tickets, 
and  orders  were  sent  to  all  the  ticket-offices  to  stop  the  sale  of 
tickets  for  the  rest  of  the  Jubilee.  The  doors  were  closed  at  the 
commencement  of  the  concert,  and  even  some  members  of  the 
press  could  not  gain  admittance.  There  was  no  other  alterna¬ 
tive,  as  over  fifty  thousand  persons  were  in  the  building.  Prob¬ 
ably  the  same  number  of  people  crowded  the  adjoining  grounds. 
Can  any  stronger  proof  be  given  of  the  entire  success  of  the  Ju¬ 
bilee  ?  A  very  large  proportion  of  the  audience  were  ladies. 

Another  grand  concert  takes  place  to-morrow  afternoon,  and 
on  Saturday  the  Jubilee  will  be  closed  by  a  finale  as  brilliant  as 
any  of  the  previous  day’s  performances. 

THE  GRAND  BALL. 

A  grand  ball  was  given  in  the  Coliseum  to-night.  The  build¬ 
ing  lights  up  superbly,  and  both  inside  and  outside  the  scene  was 
very  brilliant  and  picturesque.  Over  three  thousand  gas-jets 
flung  lances  of  light  on  ten  thousand  devotees  of  Terpsichore, 
and  the  watchword  of  the  Jubilee,  “  Peace,”  shone  in  huge  let¬ 
ters  of  fire  at  one  end  of  the  platform.  Harvey  Dodworth  con¬ 
ducted  the  promenade  band  of  one  hundred  performers  with  his 


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usual  skill,  and  two  hundred  instruments  responded  to  the  baton 
of  Gilmore  in  rendering  the  dancing  programme.  The  exquisite 
waltzes  of  Strauss  were  given  in  an  admirable  manner,  while  hun¬ 
dreds  of  tiny  (and  otherwise)  feet  pattered  on  the  huge  floor  re¬ 
sponsive  to  each  measure.  As  might  be  expected,  the  ball  was 
democratic  in  character,  and  there  was  a  complete  freedom  in  re¬ 
gard  to  costume.  Still,  some  of  the  ladies  appeared  in  elegant 
ball  toilet,  and  amid  the  throng  were  foreign  ministers,  State  offi¬ 
cials,  and  army  and  navy  officers.  At  present  writing  the  ball  is 
at  its  height,  and  the  scene  is  one  of  gayety  and  enjoyment. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Journal. 

THE  GRAND  GATHERING. 

Happy  was  the  ticket-holder  who  came  early  yesterday  after¬ 
noon  and  was  comfortably  settled  in  his  or  her  proper  place  be¬ 
fore  the  opening  note.  Unhappy  indeed  was  the  holder  of  tickets 
of  seats  or  of  admission  tickets  who  lingered  and  was  late.  Be¬ 
fore  two  o’clock  the  vast  edifice  was  nearly  filled,  and  thirty 
thousand  people  were  under  its  roof,  and  still  the  crowd  kept 
coming.  Doorkeepers  looked  wilted,  and  jammed  policemen  at 
the  door  were  covered  with  dust  and  their  faces  profusely  orna¬ 
mented  with  streams  of  sweat,  which  beautifully  mixed  with  the 
sand  which  the  wind  blew  about  in  utter  recklessness.  Jammed 
and  heated,  perspiring  and  impatient,  the  great  crowd  steadily 
poured  into  every  entrance  of  the  building.  By  half  past  two 
o’clock  the  seats  were  filled  and  the  crowd  began  thickening 
along  the  broad  aisles  at  the  outskirts  of  the  parquet  and  sur¬ 
rounding  the  balconies.  Before  three  o’clock  enterprising  young¬ 
sters  were  sticking  to  the  timbei's  of  the  walls  of  the  building, 
where  they  climbed  for  an  outlooking  position.  Still  the  crowd 
streamed  in.  Never  in  the  history  of  this  or  any  other  city,  un¬ 
der  a  single  roof,  has  there  been  seen  such  a  spectacle. 

THE  CROWD. 

Seldom  if  ever  has  the  full  significance  of  the  word  "crowd” 
been  brought  out  as  it  was  in  and  about  the  Coliseum.  Locomo¬ 
tion  within  was  as  slow  as  it  was  difficult,  and  had  it  not  been  for 
the  ever-varying  novelties  of  the  occasion,  a  visit  there  during' 
the  performance  would  have  been  positively  a  disagreeable  thing. 
How  long  it  took  to  circumambulate  the  interior  is  somewhat  in 
doubt,  and  we  dare  not  state.  It  is  enough  to  say  that  the  corri¬ 
dors  were  crowded  so  that  locomotion  was  slow,  and  to  a  man  of 
business  at  all  in  a  hurry  was  extremely  annoying.  Crowds  are 


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proverbially  good-humored,  however,  and  the  thicker  they  are 
packed  the  more  social,  it  almost  always  seems,  its  individual 
members  become . 

THE  MUSICAL  PERFORMANCE. 

Mr.  Gilmore  termed  his  third  day’s  programme  “popular  and 
patriotic,”  and  with  a  good  show  of  reason.  The  “  popular  ” 
character  of  the  entertainment  was  abundantly  demonstrated  by 
the  immense  attendance,  and  the  “  patriotic  ”  element  was  suffi¬ 
ciently  strong  to  render  the  lightning  artillerist  exceedingly  busy, 
and  to  keep  the  vast  crowd  in  a  continual  furor  of  pleasurable 
excitement.  There  were  several  marked  and  distinct  features  in 
the  performances  which  seemed  to  call  forth  unlimited  enthusi¬ 
asm  and  applause.  First  and  foremost,  of  course,  was  the  grand¬ 
eur  and  sublimity  of  all  the  musical  appointments,  —  choral  and 
instrumental.  Then  came  the  splendid  Festival  music  of  Mr. 
Converse  and  Signor  Jannotta ;  and  the  others  were  the  magnifi¬ 
cent  singing  of  Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  which  almost  threw  into 
the  shade  her  pi’evious  efforts,  as  glorious  as  they  were,  the  em¬ 
phatic  manner  in  which  our  national  airs  were  given,  and  finally, 
though  by  no  means  least,  the  “  Anvil  Chorus.”  Our  readers 
know  well  enough  how  Mr.  Gilmore’s  announcement  of  the 
“  Anvil  Chorus  ”  was  received  when  the  prospectus  of  the  great 
Festival  was  first  published.  The  rigid  adherents  to  the  classi¬ 
cal  in  musical  art  held  up  their  hands  in  perfect  horror  at  the 
prospect  of  being  asked  to  listen  to  the  beating  of  one  hundred 
anvils,  and  all  manner  of  fun  was  poked  at  the  whole  affair. 
When  the  sale  of  tickets  was  opened  it  was  very  soon  made  ap¬ 
parent  that  at  least  two  thirds  of  the  buyers  desired  to  hear  the 
novel  performance  Mr.  Gilmore  promised.  The  piece  was  origi¬ 
nally  announced  for  the  third  day  only,  but  in  response  to  numer¬ 
ous  requests  from  persons  unable  to  obtain  good  places  for  that 
occasion  it  was  inserted  in  the  first  day’s  programme  also.  Its 
second  performance  at  Wednesday’s  concert  was  in  compliment 
to  the  distinguished  visitor  of  the  day,  President  Grant.  On  each 
occasion  it  was  received  with  every  possible  demonstration  of 
approbation,  even  those  who  had  looked  askance  at  the  thing  in 
ad.vance  being  compelled- to  admit  that  it  was  one  of  the  most 
thoroughly  effective  things  given.  That  the  enthusiasm  was  yes¬ 
terday  as  great  as  before  over  this  piece  we  have  already 
recorded. 

Mr.  Gilmore  conducted  through  the  whole  of  yesterday  after¬ 
noon,  and  with  masterly  skill.  It  requires  the  nerve  and  the 


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decision  of  a  general  to  handle  such  a  great  force  as  the  con¬ 
ductor  at  the  Coliseum  has  before  him,  and  Gilmore  lias  just  those 
qualities.  He  is  exceedingly  graceful  in  his  movements,  and  he 
seems  to  communicate  a  magnetic  influence  to  all  under  him. 
Perfect  control  of  such  an  immense  body  of  performers  is  not  i 
always  to  be  had,  but  in  every  instance  yet  noticed  where  there 
was  a  wavering  or  an  unsteadiness  in  any  direction,  his  baton  has 
soon  brought  about  a  restoration  of  order  and  precision.  Both 
musicians  and  chorus  singers  are  very  enthusiastic  in  their 
praises  of  Mr.  Gilmore  as  a  conductor. 

The  first  piece,  the  overture  to  Auber’s  “  Fra  Diavolo,”  was 
splendidly  played  by  the  full  orchestra  of  upward  of  one  thou¬ 
sand,  and  a  novel  and  very  pleasing  effect  was  produced  by 
placing  fifty  trumpets,  or  cornets,  on  the  solo  trumpet  part,  the 
matchless  Arbuckle  being  at  the  head  of  the  list.  As  there  was 
not  the  full  number  of  trumpeters  in  the  select  orchestra,  the  B  b 
cornets  of  the  military  bands  were  brought  down  a  half-tone  by 
the  insertion  of  the  a  crook  or  set-piece,  and  the  E  b  cornets  were 
reduced  to  the  proper  pitch  by  a  similar  process.  The  trumpet- 
call  came  out  bold  and  strong,  in  good  keeping  with  the  grand 
proportions  of  the  other  instruments,  and  kept  remarkably  well 
together . 

Luther’s  grand  old  choral,  the  “Judgment  Hymn,”  or  “Mon¬ 
mouth,”  as  it  is  also  known,  —  “Great  God,  what  do  I  see  and 
hear  !  ”  —  was  given  by  the  full  chorus  with  full  orchestral  and 
organ  accompaniment,  and  here  Mr.  Gilmore  again  brought  out 
some  excellent  trumpet  effects.  At  the  end  of  the  opening  line, 
when  the  full  chorus  takes  up  the  air  which  has  first  been  sung 
by  the  sopranos,  and  a  second  time  by  the  sopranos  and  tenors,  a 
swell  of  the  trumpet  is  introduced,  and  this  occurs  at  intervals 
during  the  remainder  of  the  choral.  By  a  gradual  increase  of  the 
number  of  trumpets  at  each  recurring  blast,  and  a  corresponding 
diminution  until  the  sounds  seemed  to  die  away  in  the  distance, 
the  effect  was  very  much  heightened.  The  number  of  trumpets 
introduced,  however,  was  considerably  less  than  in  the  overture. 
The  chorus  did  its  part  nobly,  and  the  organ,  as  usual,  was  heard 
to  fine  advantage.  In  all  the  grand  choruses  the  organ  is  a  most 
magnificent  feature,  and  both  the  instrument  itself  and  its  skilful 
manipulator,  Dr.  John  H.  Willcox,  deserve  great  praise. 

The  third  selection  was  the  “  Peace  Festival  March,”  written 
by  Signor  Jannotta  for  the  Jubilee.  This  was  the  first  original 
composition  yet  produced  by  Mr.  Gilmore,  and  it  naturally 
attracted  great  attention.  It  was  performed  by  the  grand  orches- 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


585 


tra  and  military  band  combined,  and  was  a  magnificent  success. 
The  instrumentation  throughout  the  work  is  very  rich  and  elabo¬ 
rate,  and  all  its  nice  points  were  evidently  brought  out  with  the 

grandest  possible  effect . The  piece  was  received  with 

great  favor  by  the  audience,  and  the  applause  was  very  flatter¬ 
ing  at  the  close.  The  composer,  Siguor  Alfredo  Jannotta,  has 
resided  in  Boston,  and  has  been  connected  with  the  New  England 
Conservatory  of  Music  as  a  teacher,  but  not  long  since  removed 
to  Cincinnati  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  an  institution  for 
musical  instruction  in  that  city.  He  studied  music  under  Merca- 
dante,  and  has  already  made  himself  quite  widely  known  as  a 
composer. 

Madame  Parepa-Rosa  achieved  a  complete  triumph  in  the  aria 
from  “  Robert  le  Diable,”  —  “  Robert,  toi  qui  j’aime.”  Whether 
it  was  because  of  any  better  effect  produced  with  a  crowded 
house,  or  on  account  of  any  increased  effort  of  voice,  we  cannot 
say,  but  certain  it  is  that  this  distinguished  artiste  has  not  been 
heard  to  better  advantage  in  the  Coliseum,  and  this  is  saying 
much,  as  those  who  were  present  in  attendance  at  Tuesday’s  or 
Wednesday’s  concerts  can  bear  witness.  Her  pure,  full  tones 
rang  through  the  vast  building  with  the  finest  effect. 

The  appearance  of  the  firemen  on  the  stage  was  the  signal  for 
applause.  The  “Anvil  Chorus”  was  given  in  the  most  striking 
style,  and  the  “big  licks”  were  put  in  by  Mr.  Mullaly  on  the 
guns  in  perfect  time.  The  fire-alarm  bells  were  also  chimed,  as 
on  previous  occasions.  On  the  encore,  which  was  inevitable,  the 
firemen  failed  to  do  quite  so  well  as  when  the  chorus  was  given 
the  first  time,  but  the  performance  went  off  to  the  satisfaction  of 
the  audience,  and  that  was  enough. 

The  next  piece  was  the  “  Overture  Triomphale,”  on  the  Ameri¬ 
can  National  Air,  “Hail  Columbia,”  composed  for  the  Festival 
by  Mr.  C.  C.  Converse.  This  is  the  only  strictly  American  com¬ 
position  honored  with  a  Jubilee  performance.  Its  composer  is  a 
native  of  Massachusetts,  although  at  present  a  resident  of  Brook¬ 
lyn,  New  York.  He  has  spent  several  years  in  the  study  of  mu¬ 
sic  abroad.  After  pursuing  the  usual  course  of  study  at  the  Leip- 
sic  Conservatorium  he  enjoyed  the  private  guidance  of  Richter 
in  the  higher  forms  of  composition,  and  also  the  friendship  and 
counsel  of  Spohr,  who  said  of  him  more  than  ten  years  ago  that 
he  would  take  rank  with  the  leading  German  composers.  Liszt 
has  also  spoken  in  high  terms  of  Mr.  Converse’s  orchestral  com¬ 
positions . In  the  closing  strains  of  the  overture  Mr.  Converse 

employs  all  the  resources  of  the  orchestra,  and  brings  out  in  clear 


586 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


and  vivid  contrast  the  leading  themes  with  which  he  began  the 
work.  The  chorus  rendered  the  national  air  with  very  grand 
effect,  and  the  accompaniment  of  artillery  was  added  to  the  mag¬ 
nificent  orchestra.  The  bells  were  also  chimed,  but  they  could 
only  serve  to  tell  those  without  the  building  that  something  ex¬ 
traordinarily  fine  was  going  on  inside.  The  applause  at  the  close 
was  very  great,  and  Mr.  Converse’s  work  certainly  produced  a 
splendid  impression.  It  is  a  production  of  the  most  decided 
merit  and  will  greatly  advance  the  claims  of  native  art . 

THE  MANAGEMENT  OF  THE  CHORUS. 

The  auditor  who  sits  in  the  Coliseum  and  listens  with  delight 
to  the  glorious  performances  by  the  mammoth  chorus,  and  sees 
with  what  readiness  and  precision  the  vast  concourse  of  singers 
respond  to  the  movements  of  the  conductor’s  baton,  cannot  fail  to 
be  impressed  with  the  remarkable  degree  of  order  and  discipline 
everywhere  shown.  The  excellent  arrangements  for  the  control 
and  management  of  the  chorus  are  attributable  to  the  forethought 
and  good  judgment  of  Mr.  E.  Tourjee,  the  energetic  Superintend¬ 
ent  of  the  choral  forces,  who  has  been  unremitting  in  his  efforts 
in  this  direction.  Mr.  Tourjee  has  also  done  everything  in  his 
power  to  secure  the  comfort  and  convenience  of  singers.  Where 
there  is  so  large  an  assemblage  it  is  possible  and  extremely  prob¬ 
able  that  individuals  have  been  overlooked,  but  the  general 
arrangements  are  seemingly  of  the  most  complete  character. 

To  facilitate  communications  between  the  conductor  and  the 
different  divisions  of  the  chorus,  and  also  between  the  conductor 
and  the  organist,  there  are  speaking-tubes,  with  prompters  at 
either  end.  The  five  tubes  rise  up  in  front  of  the  conductor. 
The  one  furthest  at  his  right  hand  communicates  with  the  Alto 
department,  the  next  one  with  the  Basses,  the  middle  one  with 
the  organ,  the  fourth  one  with  the  Tenors,  and  the  fifth,  the  far¬ 
thest  at  the  left,  with  the  Sopranos.  The  prompter,  who  sits  in 
front  of  the  conductor  and  at  his  desire  transmits  any  order 
through  the  tubes  to  the  chorus  or  the  organist,  is  Mr.  David  II. 
Elliot  of  Chicago.  In  a  convenient  position  to  receive  the  order 
at  the  other  ends  of  the  tubes  are  the  following  gentlemen :  In 
the  Soprano  department,  E.  C.  Daniell ;  in  the  Alto  department, 
George  W.  Palmer ;  in  the  Tenor  department,  George  Fisher ;  in 
the  Bass  department,  John  Sawyer ;  at  the  organ,  L.  F;  Snow. 
All  the  above  gentlemen  are  connected  with  the  Handel  and 
Haydn  Society  of  this  city,  except  Mr.  Snow,  who  is  the  Secre¬ 
tary  of  the  New  England  Conservatory  of  Music.  Every  choral 


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587 


society,  upward  of  one  hundred  in  number,  has  its  own  head-mar¬ 
shal  and  four  assistant  or  sub-marshals,  one  for  each  part,  and 
these  spread  the  intelligence  desired  to  be  transmitted  among 
their  respective  charges.  Thus  the  conductor’s  order  for  a  repe¬ 
tition  of  any  piece,  in  response  to  an  encore,  is  made  known 
almost  instantaneously,  and  the  entire  ten  thousand  and  five  hun¬ 
dred  singers  are  put  in  immediate  readiness  for  duty.  There  are 
also  in  this  part  of  the  house  twenty-four  policemen  and  the  same 
number  of  ushers. 

The  office  of  the  Superintendent  of  the  Chorus  is  just  at  the 
right  of  chorus  entrance  No.  5,  which  is  on  the  east  side  of  the 
Coliseum,  the  farthest  south.  At  this  place  there  is  a  constant 
stream  of  applicants  for  all  sorts  of  favors  and  upon  all  varieties 
of  errands,  but  the  same  system  and  order  prevails  here  as  else¬ 
where,  and  everything  goes  on  like  clock-work.  In  fact,  the  en¬ 
tire  arrangement  of  the  chorus  management  is  seemingly  as  ner- 
feet  as  possible. 

From  the  New  York  Sun. 

Boston,  June  17. 

The  great  Jubilee  reached  its  climax  of  interest  to-day.  It 
was  the  anniversary  of  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  —  a  day  held  in 
the  utmost  veneration  by  all  those  who  live  under  the  shadow  of 
that  illustrious  mound.  The  closing  of  the  stores  let  out  all  the 
storekeepers  and  their  customers  into  the  street,  and,  having 
nothing  else  to  do,  they  all  betook  themselves  to  the  Coliseum. 
Such  a  crowd  never  was  seen  in  Boston.  It  was  almost  impos¬ 
sible  to  get  near  the  building  on  either  of  its  immense  sides,  and 
when  once  in,  there  are  no  words  to  describe  the  throng . 

THE  CULMINATING  OUTBURST. 

The  programme  comprised  mainly  patriotic  and  popular  selec¬ 
tions.  Parepa-Rosa  sang  an  aria  from  “Robert,”  receiving  an 
encore.  The  “Anvil  Chorus”  was  given  and  the  original  “Tri¬ 
umphal  Overture”  on  American  national  airs,  introducing  “Hail 
Columbia,”  composed  by  Converse,  of  Brooklyn,  was  performed, 
the  latter  receiving  most  enthusiastic  plaudits.  The  grand  mili¬ 
tary  march,  performed  by  one  thousand  instruments,  was  finely 
given.  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner,”  sung  by  Parepa  with  a 
full  chorus,  was  repeated  in  response  to  enthusiastic  encores. 
M.  Arbuckle’s  solo  on  the  trumpet  was  applauded,  as  were  the 
other  pieces.  The  performance  closed  with  singing  “  Old  Hun¬ 
dred  ”  by  the  whole  chorus,  accompanied  by  all  the  instruments 
and  the  artillery,  the  audience  joining. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


It  is  estimated  that  fifty  thousand  people  were  in  close  proxim¬ 
ity  outside  the  building  unable  to  gain  admittance. 

The  ball  to-night  was  a  successful  and  brilliant  event. 

* 

From  the  Boston  Post. 

THE  FESTIVAL. 

The  universal  satisfaction  felt  with  the  grand  musical  effects 
of  the  Festival  is  so  profound  that  it  is  equivalent  to  a  general 
surprise.  The  second  day  of  the  Jubilee  fully  confirmed  the 
judgments  on  the  first,  and  established  the  whole  as  a  prodigy 
of  musical  success.  Criticism  becomes  dumb  before  the  uplifted 
voices  of  more  than  ten  thousand  singers  and  a  thousand  instru¬ 
mentalists.  The  thought  of  analysis  is  swept  away  by  the  inde¬ 
scribable  enjoyment  of  the  stupendous  effect.  Such  tumults  as 
toss  the  heart,  as  the  great  waves  of  the  choruses  surge  and 
sweep  through  the  vast  space  of  the  edifice,  few  persons  ever 
live  to  experience.  The  popular  verdict,  as  well  as  that  of  the 
foremost  musical  judgments,  is  that  the  Jubilee  surpasses  even 
the  highest  expectations  which  were  raised.  With  every  per¬ 
formance  the  enthusiasm  of  the  multitude  gathers  intensity  and 
force,  and  breaks  forth  in  such  vigorous,  jubilant  expressions  as 
it  is  impossible  to  repress.  We  may  write  of  the  voices  of  the 
ocean  waves,  of  the  breaking  up  of  the  great  deeps  of  sound,  of 
the  outpouring  of  the  floods  of  music  from  the  opened  windows 
of  heaven,  but  it  is  a  faltering,  lisping  speech  that  presumes 
to  confine  these  unutterable  effects  within  the  limits  of  descrip¬ 
tion. 

It  would  be  impossible  to  suggest  a  more  perfect  day  than  yes¬ 
terday,  the  immortal  Seventeenth.  The  people  and  the  occasion 
came  together.  If  the  visit  of  the  President  to  the  Coliseum  lent 
a  larger  interest  to  the  exercises,  the  anniversary  which  the  peo¬ 
ple  joined  in  celebrating  yesterday  made  a  culmination  not  before 
reached.  With  each  day  the  inspiration  of  the  event  grows  still 
more  powerful.  The  idea  that  it  is  for  the  consecration  of  Peace 
has  taken  full  possession  of  the  popular  mind.  The  joy  is  uni¬ 
versal,  and  it  is  deep  and  serious.  It  is  remarkable  to  note  the 
visible  effect  of  these  grand  Festival  exercises  upon  the  hearts 
of  the  listening  multitudes.  No  sermons  ever  preached  like 
these  human  voices  in  their  strong  concert.  No  lessons  were 
ever  taught  with  the  impressiveness  for  which  these  subduing 
harmonies  are  responsible.  The  city  was  crowded  again  yester¬ 
day,  as  the  day  before,  and  the  scene  was  one  of  universal  hap¬ 
piness.  The  perfect  carrying  out  of  a  programme,  which  bore  in 


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every  part  such  a  burden  of  responsibilities,  is  a  triumph  in  which 
the  best  minds  and  energies  should  be  proud  to  have  borne  a 
part.  Never  was  plan  so  faithfully  followed  by  execution.  A 
week  like  the  present  is  without  a  parallel  in  the  history  of  any 
city.  To-day  the  people  are  welcomed  to  a  varied  continuance 
of  the  great  feast. 

Boston  sunk  all  local  feelings  in  the  production  of  the  Musical 
Festival,  and  sent  her  invitations  to  the  whole  country  to  come 
and  join  in  the  grand  Jubilee.  At  such  a  time,  all  for  so  inspir¬ 
ing  a  cause,  there  ought  to  have  been  no  doubts  manifested  or 
criticism  volunteered.  The  purpose  itself  should  have  silenced 
anything  of  the  kind.  And  though  a  few  journals  in  other  cities 
have  seen  fit  to  steadily  disparage  this  noble  scheme  up  to  the 
very  hour  of  its  triumphant  success,  it  is  worthy  of  remark  that 
their  influence  on  the  popular  mind  has  been  actually  less  than 
nothing  in  this  matter,  and  the  great  triumph  stands  forth  for 
universal  admiration.  This  has  been  the  People’s  Festival. 
There  has  been  no  political  feeling  introduced  into  it.  All  local 
sentiments  have  been  banished.  It  is  a  grand  reunion  of  the 
hearts  of  all  sections,  and  will  always  be  remembered  as  the  hom¬ 
age  of  a  whole  people,  embracing  all  sentiments  and  opinions, 
paid  to  the  supremacy  of  Peace. 

From  the  New  York  Tribune. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Boston,  June  17. 

The  third  day  of  the  Jubilee  has  eclipsed  the  previous  two,  and 

the  craziness  of  Boston  has  infected  all  New  England . 

The  box-office  at  the  Coliseum  was  closed  at  an  early  hour,  and 
at  three  and  a  half  o’clock  the  builder  caused  the  doors  to  be 
closed,  as  the  edifice  could  not  safely  hold  any  more.  Many  hun¬ 
dreds  who  had  bought  tickets  were  thus  excluded.  The  audience 
probably  numbered  thirty-five  thousand,  and  about  forty  thousand 
remained  near  the  entrances,  blocking  up  the  streets  and  occupy¬ 
ing  the  steps  of  all  the  houses  for  one  or  two  squares.  The  mu¬ 
sical  performances  increase  in  merit  every  day.  To-day  we  had 
two  excellent  chorals,  several  overtures,  and  two  new  pieces  by 
American  composers.  The  first  was  a  “Peace  Festival  March,” 
by  Jannotta,  a  Boston  composer,  and  was  fairly  received.  The 
second  a  “Triumphal  Overture,”  introducing  “Hail  Columbia,” 
was  by  C.  C.  Converse,  a  Brooklyn  lawyer,  formerly  of  Boston. 
It  is  an  effective  and  well-written  composition,  though  strongly 
suggestive  of  some  of  the  best  passages  of  Wagner.  Madame 


590 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Parepa-Rosa  created  an  extraordinary  impression  by  her  singing 
of  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner,”  in  which  her  voice  rang  like  a 
trumpet  above  the  noise  of  a  thousand  instruments,  ten  thousand 
voices,  the  roaring  organ,  the  big  drum,  and  twelve  pieces  of 
artillery.  The  evening  wound  up  with  a  ball  in  the  Coliseum 
building,  the  seats  being  removed  from  the  floor  for  the  occa¬ 
sion . 

From  the  Cincinnati  Daily  Gazette. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

The  17th  of  June  has  been  for  almost  a  hundred  years  a  day 
of  jubilee  and  celebration  in  Boston,  men’s  memories  running 
back  to  1775,  when  at  Breed’s  Hill,  within  sight  of  this  fair  city, 
the  first  great  battle  of  the  Revolution  was  fought.  But  such  a 
Jubilee,  such  a  celebration  as  this  of  to-day,  no  man  has  ever 
known.  Hereafter  this  day  of  this  blessed  year  of  grace  will  be 
connected  inseparably  with  the  great  event  which  it  celebrates, 
and  will  share  with  that  in  the  memories  of  men.  Years  before, 
we  have  had  bonfires  and  illuminations,  we  have  had  music  which 
we  thought  grand  music,  we  have  had  addresses  and  have  gazed 
upward  at  night  to  watch  the  fiery  tracks  of  whizzing  rockets 
and  bursting  shells.  But  the  magnificent  celebration  to-day  sur¬ 
passes  and  overshadows  all  that  we  had  hitherto  dreamed  of  or 
conceived.  Such  throngs,  such  packed  crowds,  as  fill  our  streets 
and  public  places  to-day  I  can  neither  describe  nor  properly  char¬ 
acterize.  They  are  simply  immense.  Even  the  Common  appears 
one  great,  vast,  dense  mass  of  human  beings,  and  as  for  the 
streets  that  approach  the  Coliseum,  why,  they  are  filled  so  full 
that  advance  or  retreat  is  equally  wellnigh  impossible.  From 
the  Coliseum  itself,  so  great  is  the  crowd,  thousands  of  people 
are  turned  away,  and  hundreds  of  season  ticket-holders  —  men 
who  paid  their  hundreds  of  dollars  for  seats  —  find  it  utterly  im¬ 
possible  to  approach  the  building.  As  an  old  man  —  and  he  was 
a  clergyman  too,  I  believe  —  said  to-day,  “Hereafter,  when  men 
want  to  talk  about  throngs,  they  will  speak  not  of  the  multitude 
of  the  sands  on  the  sea-shore,  but  the  multitudes  that  were  pres¬ 
ent  at  Boston  on  the  17th  of  June.”  .... 

At  the  grand  military  and  civic  ball  to-night  there  were  ten 
thousand  persons  present,  representing  the  elite,  not  only  of  Bos¬ 
ton  and  Massachusetts,  but  of  every  section  of  the  land.  The 
conventional  dress-suit  and  brilliant  army  and  navy  uniforms 
were  mingled  with  some  of  the  richest  and  most  elegant  feminine 
toilets  ever  displayed  on  a  similar  occasion. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


591 


From  the  Philadelphia  Press. 

BOSTON  AND  THE  JUBILEE. 

Boston,  June  17,  1869. 

I  remember  a  speech  of  the  pompous  James  M.  Mason,  of  Vir¬ 
ginia,  some  years  ago,  in  which,  after  a  visit  to  Boston,  he 
expressed  his  surprise  at  the  intelligence  and  enterprise  of  the 
people  of  New  England;  and  the  speech  of  Jefferson  Davis  at 
Portland,  Maine,  while  he  was  Secretary  of  War  under  President 
Pierce,  was  a  still  stronger  tribute  to  them.  You  ought  to  be 
here  during  the  present  week  to  see  how  these  reluctant  praises 

have  been  justified  by  succeeding  years . 

The  scene  yesterday  was  the  grandest  I  ever  beheld.  Fifty 
thousand  people  under  one  roof,  safe  and  silent,  as  the  wondrous 
waves  of  sound  rolled  in  and  over  them,  was  a  sight  never  before 
witnessed,  perhaps,  in  any  country.  Of  the  effect  of  the  music, 
and  of  the  music  itself,  there  is  but  one  opinion,  that  of  delight. 
There  were  a  few  imperfections  to  the  critical  ear,  but  none  to 
the  masses,  who  gave  their  verdict  by  every  possible  manifesta¬ 
tion,  and  not  unfrequently  by  tears.  .... 

President  Grant  was  welcomed  yesterday  to  the  Coliseum,  and 
heard  most  of  the  music.  No  monarch  ever  had  a  grander  re¬ 
ception.  The  immense  auditory  “  rose  at  him,”  and  he,  who  had 
stood  unappalled  in  the  dread  din  of  war,  when  the  fierce  enginery 
of  battle  hid  the  sun  and  made  the  firm  earth  shudder  and  quake, 
seemed  overwhelmed.  It  was  a-sincere  greeting.  New  England 
spoke  from  a  grateful  soul.  The  conqueror  had  filled  the  measure 
of  her  exacting  Republicanism  ;  and  now  two  emotions  contended 
for  the  mastery,  —  thanksgiving  for  his  resplendent  victories  in  the 
field,  and  joy  over  his  still  more  transcendent  fidelity  in  the  Presi¬ 
dency.  Let  it  not  be  forgotten  that,  while  no  politics  interposed 
to  mar  the  Jubilee,  the  tone  of  everything  was  radically  patriotic  ; 
and  from  the  fine  inception  speech  of  Hon;  A.  II.  Rice  to  the 
electric  shouts  that  greeted  every  national  strain,  it  was  the 
voice  of  Republican  New  England  that  spoke  abundant  gratitude 
to  the  man  who  had  won  the  right  to  say  to  faction  and  rebellion, 
and  to  an  anxious  people,  “  Let  us  have  Peace  !  ” 

Other  welcomes  have  been  given  in  Boston  to  popular  favor¬ 
ites,  Jackson,  Clay,  Webster,  and,  in  earlier  days,  Washington 
and  Lafayette ;  but  none  like  this,  and  none  for  a  juster  purpose 
or  on  a  more  magnificent  scale.  And  as  Grant  passed  round  the 
aisles,  with  Admiral  Farragut  at  his  side,  I  recalled  all  that  he 
had  dared  and  done, — his  patience,  his  perseverance,  his  almost 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


inspired  foresight,  his  scheme  that  sent  Sherman  to  the  sea,  his 
audacity  that  captured  Vicksburg,  that  planned  the  campaign  of 
the  Wilderness,  that  hemmed  in  the  foe  at  Richmond  till  that  Bab-  • 
ylon  fell  amid  fire  and  ashes,  his  magnanimity  to  Lee,  his  modesty 
after  full  triumph,  his  equanimity  under  Andrew  Johnson’s  threats 
and  temptations,  his  deportment  in  the  Department  of  War,  and 
his  steady  refusal  to  advertise  for  votes  in  the  campaign  that 
made  him  President. 

And  I  felt  that  he  had  fairly  won  all  these  honors,  and  that 
when  he  had  supplemented  the  work  of  war  by  the  nobler  rule  of 
Republican  administration  in  peace  all  the  clamor  of  personal 
disappointment,  and  all  the  calumnies  of  baffled  Democratic  ex¬ 
pectation,  were  lost,  like  the  notes  of  weak  discord  in  the  over¬ 
powering  ocean  of  haimiony  in  the  Coliseum  itself.  .... 

One  practical  thought  pervaded  and  closed  the  experience  of 
four  short  days  in  New  England  :  — 

What  would  the  Southern  States  of  this  Union  be  to-day  if, 
with  all  their  affluence  of  soil  and  climate,  they  had  been  guided 
by  men  full  of  the  energy  and  conscience  of  the  New  England 
Puritans  ? 

And  then  I  asked,  — 

What  can  they  not  be  if  they  nobly  follow  the  example  and  ac¬ 
cept  the  doctrines  of  these  brave  pioneers  of  liberty  ?  j.  w.  f. 

From  the  Chicago  Tribune. 

In  1836  Mendelssohn,  the  great  master,  led  five  hundred  and 
thirty-six  performers,  and  ten  years  later  he  led  his  own  “Elijah” 
with  a  chorus  of  seven  hundred  before  him.  In  1862  a  chorus  of 
four  thousand  voices  sang  together  at  the  Crystal  Palace  in  Lon¬ 
don  ;  and  last  year  Costa  led  four  thousand  five  hundred  in  the 
same  building.  It  was  considered  a  great  event,  —  an  episode 
in  the  history  of  music.  Julien,  that  eccentric  little  conductor, 
conceived  the  idea  of  increasing  upon  this  number  ;  but  the  very 
magnitude  of  his  operations  turned  his  brain,  and  he  died  in  a 
madhouse, — his  disordered  mind,  even  in  his  dying  moments, 
being  occupied  with  an  imaginary  orchestra.  It  has  been  left  for 
Mr.  Gilmore  to  eclipse  them  all.  What  was  some  time  a  problem 
is  now  a  fixed  fact ;  and  the  annals  of  music  can  show  no  grander 
triumph  than  that  which  this  daring,  hard-working  man  has 
achieved  this  day.  When  Mr.  Gilmore’s  baton  closed  the  final 
chord  of  the  massive  Martin  Luther  choral,  he  had  done  something 
which  was  worth  living  for.  He  had  a  right  to  be  proud  of  his 
work. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


593 


FOURTH  DAY  OF  THE  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE, 

FRIDAY,  JUNE  19,  1869. 

The  programme  of  the  fourth  day  was  confined  en¬ 
tirely  to  compositions  and  selections  of  a  high  order ; 
consequently  the  music  was  more  attractive  to  those 
of  refined  musical  tastes  than  that  of  the  popular  pro¬ 
grammes  of  the  preceding  days. 

The  Coliseum  was  again  filled  with  people,  and  the 
sublime  strains  of  the  mighty  masters  were  rendered 
as  never  before,  —  at  least  by  such  a  host  of  musicians, 
—  and  to  the  general  satisfaction  of  all  present. 

It  was  considered  necessary,  in  a  musical  point  of 
view,  to  save  one  day  from  "  desecration,”  —  to  permit 
nothing  to  be  performed  but  what  is  admitted  and  ac¬ 
cepted  by  the  musical  world  as  purely  legitimate, — 
as  good  music  in  the  highest  artistic  sense ;  and  al¬ 
though  Mr.  Gilmore  was  importuned  by  many  inter¬ 
ested  parties  to  introduce  into  the  programme  some 
of  the  “  stunning  ”  features,  yet  good  taste  forbade  it, 
and  upon  no  condition  whatever  would  he  allow  anvils, 
bells,  or  cannon  as  accessories  in  the  musical  exercises 
of  this  day. 

The  lovers  of  pure  art  appreciated  the  setting  apart 
of  one  day  especially  to  them ;  still  they  must  admit 
that  at  least  two  thirds  of  the  audience  were  in  a  rest¬ 
less  fever  for  something  more  sensational.  Proof  of 
this  was  given  by  the  boisterous  cheering  and  waving 
of  handkerchiefs  which  greeted  the  speech  of  one  of 
the  audience,  who  stood  up  in  the  middle  of  the  audi¬ 
torium  during  the  concert  and  in  a  stentorian  voice 
exclaimed,  "We  from  the  rural  districts  demand  the 
Anvil  Chorus !  ”  This  demand  excited  the  utmost  en¬ 
thusiasm  all  over  the  house ;  it  seemed  to  represent 
the  wish  of  the  majority;  and  before  quiet  could  be 
restored  it  was  necessary  for  the  Hon.  A.  H.  Rice  to 

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594 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


mount  the  conductor’s  stand  and  announce  that  it 
would  be  impossible  to  comply  with  the  request,  inas¬ 
much  as  neither  the  artillery  nor  firemen  were  at 
hand,  —  information  that  gave  great  satisfaction  to  the 
few  hundred  or  few  thousand  who  could  appreciate 
pure  music,  and  had  no  sympathy  whatever  with  the 
popular  features  of  the  Jubilee,  that  pleased,  and  it 
may  be  said  attracted,  the  multitude. 

The  following  are  some  of  the  comments  of  the  press 
upon  the  performances  of  the  fourth  day :  — 

•  From  the  Boston  Daily  Journal. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Our  streets  were  crowded  yesterday  with  visitors  from  abroad 
to  attend  the  Jubilee,  though  there  was  not  the  great  rush  there 
was  Wednesday  and  Thursday. 

During  the  forenoon  the  Committee  of  Reception  of  the  City 
Government  gave  some  of  their  guests  rides  through  the  suburbs 
of  the  city.  The  country  never  looked  more  charming  than  it 
does  now,  and  our  visitors  can  but  enjoy  it  richly. 

AT  THE  COLISEUM. 

During  the  whole  forenoon  there  were  thousands  at  and  around 
the  Coliseum,  looking  at  the  building  and  purchasing  tickets. 
The  doors  were  opened  at  the  usual  hour,  and  the  crowd  began 
to  pour  into  the  building  very  rapidly.  The  numbers  were  not 
quite  as  large  as  on  Thursday,  but  still  there  were  at  least  forty 
thousand  human  beings  present  when  the  first  note  of  the  pro¬ 
gramme  was  sounded.  Happily  the  necessity  did  not  come  for 
the  closing  of  the  doors,  and  the  unpleasant  feeling  which  was 
created  on  that  day  did  not  appear.  Every  seat  in  the  great 
building  was  occupied,  and  the  aisles  around  the  parquet  and  bal¬ 
conies  were  filled  so  that  locomotion  was  difficult,  but  still  not 
nearly  as  unpleasant  as  Thursday.  The  audience  was  without 
doubt  the  finest  in  character  which  has  assembled  during  the 
week. 

Hardly  anything  new  can  be  said  of  the  appearances  of  the 
great  audience,  except  that  each  day  presents  a  new  beauty  and 
grandeur.  The  colors  of  dress,  as  varied  as  those  of  the  rain¬ 
bow,  seemed  brighter  yesterday,  and  made  the  spectacle,  if  any¬ 
thing,  a  more  beautiful  one  than  heretofore.  The  day  was  an  un- 


GEEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


595 


usually  bright  and  clear  one,  and  the  interior  probably  presented 
as  fine  an  appearance  as  it  ever  will  by  daylight.  The  heat  was 
in  many  parts  of  the  auditorium  quite  oppressive  and  the  waving 
of  fans  was  incessant. 

THE  MUSICAL  PERFORMANCE. 

Musically  as  well  as  financially  the  fourth  day’s  performance 
was  a  glorious  success.  The  programme  was  devoted  entirely  to 
oratorio  selections,  save  a  little  sprinkling  of  instrumental  music, 
—  enough  to  display  in  some  degree  the  magnificent  character  of 
the  great  orchestra.  With  the  exception  of  the  opening  piece, 
Weber’s  "  Jubel”  overture,  which  was  conducted  by  Mr.  Eich- 
berg,  the  whole  entertainment  was  under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  Zerrahn.  Mr.  Gilmore  quite  modestly  kept  in  the  back¬ 
ground. 

The  overture  was  very  fairly  played  as  a  whole,  although  it 
was  less  effectively  done  than  the  portions  of  Beethoven’s  Fifth 
Symphony,  given  later  in  the  afternoon. 

The  first  choral  performance  was  of  Mendelssohn’s  "To  God 
on  high,”  from  "St.  Paul.”  This  was  grandly  rendered,  the  fine 
tones  of  the  great  organ,  again  played  by  Dr.  John  H.  Willcox, 
aiding  largely  in  the  general  effect.  This  organ  is  certainly  one 
of  the  wonders  of  the  Jubilee,  and  it  has  added  immensely  to  the 
musical  success  of  all  the  grand  choruses.  We  regret  that  the 
public  in  attendance  at  the  Festival  are  not  to  have  an  opportu¬ 
nity  of  judging  of  its  solo  powers. 

The  whole  of  the  Fifth  Symphony  of  Beethoven  in  C  was 
down  upon  the  programme,  but  it  was  deemed  not  advisable  to 
give  the  entire  work.  The  nicer  portions  of  a  composition  of 
this  kind  are  sure  to  be  lost  in  the  Coliseum,  or  more  especially, 
we  should  say,  when  such  a  large  crowd  is  present  as  was  the 
case  yesterday,  for  the  continual  shuffling  of  thousands  of  rest¬ 
less  feet  spoils  the  effect  for  those  who  chance  to  sit  near  the 
promenades.  To  those  who  secured  available  points  for  hearing, 
however,  the  omission  of  a  single  movement  of  Beethoven’s  sub¬ 
lime  work  —  much  more  the  loss  of  two  movements  —  was  a 
deprivation  very  much  regretted.  The  parts  given  were  the 
Andante  and  Finale,  and  the  former,  in  particular,  was  played 
in  a  manner  commanding  great  admiration. 

It  was  reserved  for  Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps  to  make  one  of  the 
most  marked  successes  of  the  afternoon.  The  selection  sang  by 
her  at  Wednesday’s  concert  was  much  less  calculated  to  display 
her  magnificent  powers  to  advantage  than  that  of  yesterday,  — 


596 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Handel’s  “  Lascia  chio  pianga,”  —  and  we  are  happy  to  record 
that  her  triumph  in  the  latter  was  complete.  Her  full,  broad, 
noble  voice,  and  the  grace  and  feeling  she  imparted  to  the  music, 
awakened  a  positive  furor.  Chorus  and  audience  applauded 
vociferously,  and  when  she  came  to  sing  the  air  again,  as  she 
was  compelled  to  do  in  compliance  with  a  most  persistent  de¬ 
mand,  she  very  handsomely  acknowledged  the  compliment  be¬ 
stowed  upon  her  from  the  former  quarter  by  addressing  some  of 
her  efforts  in  that  direction. 

The  fine  chorus  from  "  The  Creation,”  by  Haydn,  “  Achieved 
is  the  glorious  work,”  was  splendidly  sung,  but  the  greatest  suc¬ 
cess  of  the  day  was  the  magnificent  rendering  of  “  Thanks  be 
to  God,”  from  "Elijah,”  which  is  one  of  Mendelssohn’s  grandest 
inspirations.  This  piece,  although  exceedingly  difficult  on  ac¬ 
count  of  its  intricate  character,  was  given  in  a  manner  that  is  not 
often  equalled  by  small  choruses,  although  the  time  was  taken  a 
trifle  slower  than  is  generally  done,  —  a  course  that  was  certainly 
advisable  with  a  choral  force  covering  an  acre  and  a  half  of 
ground.  During  this  performance  Mr.  Zerrahn  conducted  from 
the  rear  part  of  the  orchestra,  near  the  chorus  seats,  Mr.  William 
Schultze  directing  the  musicians  meanwhile  from  the  front.  This 
chorus  was  received  with  hearty  applause. 

The  chorus  from  Mendelssohn’s  "St.  Paul,”  "Sleepers, 
wake,  a  voice  is  calling,”  was  well  sung,  and  the  "  Pi’ayer  ”  from 
"Moses  in  Egypt,”  by  Rossini,  was  rendered  with  surpassingly 
grand  effect,  the  corps  of  leading  soloists  to  the  number  of  fifty- 
one  (the  force  having  been  increased  since  Wednesday  by  the 
addition  of  Mr.  William  M.  Macdonald  to  the  tenors,  and  Mr. 
Gustavus  F.  Hall  to  the  bassos)  assisting. 

The  "  Inflammatus,”  from  Rossini’s  "  Stabat  Mater,”  was  next 
given.  This  piece  was  performed  on  the  opening  day,  the  solo 
part  being  sung  by  Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  with  very  fine  results. 
Its  success  on  this  occasion  was  full  as  great,  although  it  was 
presented  in  slightly  different  style,  the  solo  passages  being  sus¬ 
tained  by  the  thirteen  following  eminent  soprano  vocalists  :  Mrs. 
H.  M.  Smith,  Mrs.  Sophia  Mozart,  Miss  L.  M.  Gates,  Miss  Annie 
M.  Granger,  Miss  A.  L.  Whitten,  Miss  Graziella  Ridgway,  Mrs. 
D.  C.  Hall,  Miss  S.  W.  Barton,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Weston,  Miss  Nellie 
Fiske,  Miss  Lizzie  M.  Allen,  Miss  Hattie  M.  Salford,  Miss  Emma 
A.  Hamlin. 

Both  the  above  artists  and  the  chorus  fulfilled  their  respective 
duties  with  the  greatest  credit,  and  there  was  a  repetition  in  re¬ 
sponse  to  a  very  enthusiastic  encore.  It  was  a  treat,  indeed,  to 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


597 


hear  such  a  brilliant  vocal  combination  in  conjunction  with  such 
a  noble  chorus,  and  the  grand  proportions  of  the  fatter  found 
corresponding  greatness  in  the  splendid  efforts  of  the  former. 

The  “Gloria,”  from  Mozart’s  “  Twelfth  Mass,”  which  formed 
a  very  charming  feature  of  the  programme  on  the  opening  day, 
was  finely  sung,  and  the  concluding  selection  for  the  day  was  the 
sublime  “Hallelujah  Chorus,”  from  Handel’s  “  Messiah.”  This 
was  given  with  telling  effect,  although  there  was  not  perfection 
throughout.  Nevertheless,  it  was  a  most  impressive  rendering 
of  this  noble  work,  —  such  an  one,  probably,  as  has  never  been 
equalled.  During  its  performance  the  entire  audience  remained 
standing. 

Just  before  the  closing  piece  there  were  loud  cries  from  all 
parts  of  the  house  for  the  “  Anvil  Chorus,”  which  had  on  each  of 
the  previous  days  formed  such  a  great  feature.  The  demand 
became  very  general,  and  the  Hon.  Alexander  H.  Rice  was  com¬ 
pelled  to  announce  from  the  stage  that  it  was  impossible  to  give 
the  piece  at  this  concert,  as  no  arrangements  to  that  end  had 
been  made.  Loud  demands  for  “The  Star-Spangled  Banner” 
were  now  made,  and  Mr.  Rice  was  forced  to  make  a  similar  an¬ 
nouncement  in  regard  to  that  piece.  Mr.  Gilmore,  who  chanced 
to  be  in  the  rear  part  of  the  orchestra,  was  recognized  by  some 
of  the  chorus  and  enthusiastically  cheered. 

THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  THE  CHORUS. 

A  gentleman  who  has  contributed  very  greatly  to  the  success 
of  the  Musical  Festival,  and  who  has  ably  seconded  Mr.  Gilmore 
in  all  his  grand  efforts,  is  Mr.  E.  Tourjee,  the  Superintendent  of 
the  Chorus.  Although  not  prominently  before  the  public,  or  even 
the  chorus,  who  desire  so  much  to  see  the  man  who  has  done 
such  wonders  in  organizing  this  great  vocal  army,  the  results  of 
his  labors  are  seen,  heard,  and  appreciated  by  every  one.  Mr. 
Gilmore,  with  characteristic  generosity,  urged  Mr.  Tourjee  to 
share  the  honors  of  the  hour  with  him  by  conducting  at  least  a 
portion  of  the  programme,  but  Mr.  Tourjee  modestly  declined  the 
honor,  —  a  circumstance  that  is  excessively  regretted,  more  espe¬ 
cially  by  the  choristers. 

From  the  Chicago  Tribune. 

It  is  amusing  to  see  with  what  jealous  eyes  the  New  York  pa¬ 
pers  look  upon  the  great  Musical  Festival  in  Boston.  Not  con¬ 
tent  with  the  commercial  supremacy  of  their  great  seaport,  the 
New  York  press  is  unwilling  to  concede  that  there  can  be  excel- 


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lence  of  any  sort  off  of  the  Island  of  Manhattan.  Yet  there  is, 
nevertheless,  no  doubt  upon  the  subject  anywhere  where  the 
characters  of  the  people  of  the  two  cities  are  known,  and  no 
doubt  even  among  cultivated  New-Yorkers  themselves,  that  in 
musical  taste  and  knowledge,  as  well  as  in  some  other  things, 
Boston  is  as  much  in  advance  of  New  York  as  New  York  is 
ahead  of  Boston  in  the  shipping  business,  the  trade  in  groceries, 
and  other  material  interests.  The  Peace  Jubilee  is  unquestion¬ 
ably  a  magnificent  alfair,  the  most  remarkable  of  the  sort,  per¬ 
haps,  that  was  ever  undertaken  anywhere,  and  far  exceeding  the 
musical  Festivals  which,  from  time  to  time,  within  the  last  few 
years,  have  been  held  in  London  and  Manchester.  It  is  just  as 
unquestionable  that  nowhere  else  in  this  country  than  Boston 
could  such  a  Jubilee  have  been  carried  out  successfully  on  so 
magnificent  a  scale,  and  that,  had  New  York  undertaken  it,  she 
certainly  would  have  made  a  lamentable  and  ridiculous  failure  of 
it.  It  is  to  the  credit  of  the  whole  country  that  there  is  musical 
culture  enough  in  Boston  to  carry  out  successfully  so  grand  an 
idea,  and  it  is  not  at  all  to  the  credit  of  the  New  York  press  that 
they  cannot  appreciate  it,  and  attempt  to  turn  it  into  ridicule. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

PRESENCE  OF  GEORGE  PEABODY. 

During  an  intermission  in  the  programme  His  Honor  Mayor 
Shurtleff  arose  in  the  centre  of  the  parquet,  and  after  the  ap¬ 
plause  which  greeted  him  had  subsided,  addressed  the  audience 
as  follows :  — 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  —  I  have  the  pleasure  of  announcing  to  you 
the  presence  of  Mr.  George  Peabody,  who  honors  the  Peace  Festival  this 
afternoon.  You  will  not  only  recognize  him  as  your  most  esteemed  friend, 
but  also  as  the  friend  of  the  whole  world. 

Mr.  Peabody  then  arose  and  got  upon  a  chair,  and  was  greeted 
with  a  perfect  storm  of  applause.  When  it  had  subsided  so  that 
his  voice  could  be  heard,  he  responded  as  follows  :  — 

My  Friends,  —  Your  Mayor  has  indeed  well  said  that  I  am  your  friend, 
and  has  kindly  announced  me  as  the  friend  of  the  whole  world.  However 
true  this  assertion  may  be,  —  and  I  think  he  has  praised  me  too  highly,  —  I 
assure  you.  whatever  may  be  said  in  regard  to  my  friendship  for  mankind, 
my  love  for  the  Old  World  can  never  exceed  that  which  I  have  for  the  New. 

Mr.  Peabody  then  resumed  his  seat,  amid  deafening  applause, 
and  was  the  centre  of  observation  throughout  the  performance. 
He  was  delighted  with  the  grand  music,  with  the  greatness  of 
the  spectacle  and  of  the  enterprise  itself. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


599 


From  the  New  York  World. 

Boston,  June  18. 

The  Peace  Jubilee  is  now  virtually  over.  The  fourth  concert, 
to-day,  was  given  with  a  smoothness  that  proved  that  even  massed 
orchestras  improve  steadily  with  practice.  It  was  with  this  view 
that  two  movements  of  Beethoven’s  Fifth  Symphony  were  reserved 
for  the  last  concert.  Had  the  work  been  given  the  first  day, 
amid  the  tumultuous  excitement  of  the  novel  experiment,  we  can 
readily  see  what  would  have  been  the  result.  It  was  performed 
with  much  better  attention  to  all  its  nice  requirement  of  rhythm 
and  shading  than  was  the  first  Schubert  Symphony  in  C  at  the 
second  concert.  Two  movements  only  were  given,  and  wisely 
enough.  I  cannot  conceive  of  that  multitude  enduring  the  whole 
work  with  patience . 

Some  indication  of  the  taste  and  temper  of  the  assemblage  may 
be  formed  when  it  is  stated  that  a  loud  outcry  was  raised  for  the 
“Anvil  Chorus”  in  the  middle  of  this  classical  programme,  and 
nothing  short  of  the  most  emphatic  assurance  of  Mr.  Rice  that  it 
was  impossible  to  gratify  their  musical  taste,  owing  to  the  ab¬ 
sence  of  the  firemen  —  (how  strange  that  sounds,  does  n’t  it  ?)  — 
could  appease  them.  On  the  whole,  however,  I  am  free  to  con¬ 
fess  that  this  has  been  the  best  concert  of  the  series,  and  with  all 
its  musical  deficiencies,  most  of  which  are  inherent  in  the  very 
scheme,  it  has  given  general  satisfaction  not  alone  to  Bostonians, 
but  to  critics  from  abroad. 

THE  CHILDREN. 

The  most  pleasing  feature  of  this  day’s  work  to  me  has  been 
the  rehearsal  of  the  ten  (or  twenty,  I  forget  which)  thousand 
school  children  who  had  been  assembled  to  rehearse  for  the  con¬ 
cert  to-morrow.  The  spectacle  of  so  many  bright  faces  and  inno¬ 
cent,  piled  up  like  a  bank  of  sunset  clouds,  or  looking  like  a  tre¬ 
mendous  cascade  of  juvenility,  was  in  itself  soul-stirring ;  and 
when  their  shrill,  sweet  voices,  like  so  many  silver  bells,  swept 
through  the  long  echoing  space,  I  wondered  in  my  unsophisti¬ 
cated  soul  what  anvil  chorus  or  roar  of  cannon  could  be  half  so 
effective.  It  may  turn  out,  and  I  trust  it  will,  that  this  finishing 
trumpeting  of  babydom  will  cap  the  climax  of  the  week’s  wonders 
with  a  purer  and  softer  triumph  than  has  yet  been  thought  of. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

Before  leaving  Boston  and  its  music,  it  is  fitting  that  I  should 
add  to  the  very  general  expression  of  obligation  my  small  tribute 
to  the  gentlemen  who  so  bountifully  contributed  to  the  comfort 


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and  professional  requirements  of  the  press.  Nothing  was  ever 
planned  on  a  more  liberal  and  systematic  scale  than  the  accom¬ 
modations  for  the  reporters  and  critics,  and  certainly  nothing 
more  could  have  been  done  to  facilitate  the  expression  of  free  and 
unbiased  opinions  of  the  great  task  which  Boston  so  successfully 
and  pleasantly  consummated.  a.  c.  w. 

The  close  of  the  concert  of  the  Fourth  Day  brought 
to  an  end  the  duties  of  the  “  immortal  ten  thousand,” 
and  it  may  truly  be  said,  they  bade  farewell  to  the  scene 
of  their  triumphs  with  moistened  eyes;  their  hearts 
touched  and  stirred  as  human  hearts  never  were  before  ; 
and  all  by  the  magic  of  their  own  heavenly  music. 

Previous  to  their  breaking  up,  the  following  congratu¬ 
latory  circular  was  placed  in  their  hands :  — 

NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Boston,  June  18,  1869. 

The  Superintendent  of  Chorus,  in  congratulating  the  ladies  and 
gentlemen  of  the  Chorus  upon  the  glorious  musical  success  just 
achieved,  desires  to  express  to  them  his  high  gratification  at  the 
cordial  sympathy  and  support  he  has  experienced  from  them  since 
our  great  project  was  first  broached,  and  to  thank  them  in  the 
name  of  the  association  and  of  the  general  public,  not  only  for 
the  power  and  effectiveness  with  which  the  music  has  been  ren¬ 
dered  by  them,  but  for  the  good  order,  and  perfect  harmony 
which,  in  a  season  of  so  great  excitement,  has  prevailed. 
Through  your  appreciative  endeavors,  the  musical  pulse  of  a 
whole  nation  has  been  quickened  as  never  before.  The  vast  num¬ 
bers  assembled,  their  unrestrained  enthusiasm,  attest  the  interest 
awakened.  You  have  demonstrated  beyond  cavil  the  entire  prac¬ 
ticability  of  producing,  with  a  massiveness  and  grandeur  ap¬ 
proaching  perfection,  the  works  of  the  great  masters,  by  a  body 
of  over  eleven  thousand,  performers.  The  cultivation  of  musical 
taste,  the  developed  love  for  the  noble  and  beautiful  in  art,  —  the 
precious  fruits  of  our  enterprise,  — will  not  be  suffered  to  decay. 
They  must  exert  a  powerful  and  abiding  influence,  and  though 
to-day  we  separate,  let  it  be  with  bright  anticipations  of  celebrat¬ 
ing,  under  equally  happy  auspices,  future  National  Jubilees,  and 
ultimately  to  joining  in  celestial  harmonies  with  the  countless 
numbers  who  shall  praise  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

E.  TOURJEE, 

Superintendent  of  Chorus. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


601 


FIFTH  ATTD  LAST  DAY  OF  THE  PEACE  JUBILEE, 

SATURDAY,  JUNE  19,  1871. 

The  most  beautiful  scene  presented  during  the  week 
was  the  charming  chorus  of  children.  This  the  last 
day  of  the  Jubilee  was  especially  theirs,  and  in  many 
respects  it  was  the  most  interesting,  —  such  an  array 
of  the  fresh  young  life  of  Boston  presenting  one  of  the 
loveliest  pictures  it  is  possible  to  imagine.  It  was  a 
fitting  complement  to  the  series  of  grand  entertain¬ 
ments  that  have  isolated  the  third  week  of  June,  1869, 
from  all  the  Junes  of  all  the  centuries.  There  can  be 
no  perfect  presentation  of  the  episodes  of  human  life 
without  children ;  if  not  in  all  our  houses,  they  are  in 
all  our  hearts,  and  we  might  as  well  leave  flowers  out 
of  the  landscape  as  children  out  of  a  national  festival, 
—  a  festival  that  was  to  touch  the  tenderest  chords  of 
feeling,  and  bring  out  more  effectually  than  ever  had 
been  attempted  before  the  sentiment  of  heart  and  home. 
Love  of  country  is  akin  to  love  of  God,  and  where  there 
are  happy  homes  that  love  is  strongest.  No  people  feel 
it  so  deeply  or  sensitively  as  those  who  have  an  interest 
in  the  soil  on  which  they  were  reared,  who  possess  for 
themselves  and  preserve  for  their  children  after  them 
the  “cot  where  they  were  born,”  and  in  fighting  to  up¬ 
hold  the  government  that  protects  them  in  their  right, 
feel  that  they  are  defending  their  own  paternal  acres. 

Occupying  the  seats  of  the  adult  chorus,  and  bloom¬ 
ing  like  parterres  of  roses,  the  children  were  indeed 
the  flower  of  Boston  youth.  In  the  soft  outline  of 
their  features,  in  the  natural  ease  and  grace  of  their 
manner,  in  the  exuberance  of  their  spirits,  dressed  in 
various  colors  and  fluttering  with  the  excitement  of 
the  occasion,  no  words  can  paint  the  joyous  scene.  It 
was  soul-lifting,  heart-inspiring,  a  sight  for  a  lifetime. 

After  all  the  labors  of  the  week,  after  all  his  anxiety 


602 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


and  watchfulness,  it  filled  the  heart  of  the  projector 
with  ineffable  happiness  to  see  his  conception  crowned 
with  such  a  garland  of  beauty.  His  soul  was  full  of 
thankfulness  to  all  who  had  assisted  in  any  way  to¬ 
wards  the  accomplishment  of  the  great  result,  but  to 
these  pure-souled,  free-hearted,  home-freighted  little 
ones,  who  in  the  simplicity  and  naturalness  of  child¬ 
hood  poured  out  the  sweet  music  of  their  souls  as  the 
birds  warble  their  woodland  notes,  —  to  these  angels 
of  the  fireside  he  felt  he  owed  a  tribute  of  praise  and 
gratitude  for  completely  filling  up  and  rounding  out 
the  true  spirit  of  the  Peace  Festival. 

The  members  of  the  School  Board  Music  Committee, 
as  well  as  Mr.  John  D.  Philbrick,  Superintendent  of  the 
Public  Schools,  and  many  other  gentlemen  interested, 
gave  paternal  attention  to  the  thousands  of  dear  ones 
under  their  charge  during  the  exercises,  and  in  every 
way  helped  to  make  it  a  day  of  happiness. 

The  audience  on  this  day  was  largely  made  up  of  rela¬ 
tives  and  friends  of  the  children,  and  it  was  delightful  to 
notice  the  manifestations  of  sympathy  between  the  per¬ 
formers  and  listeners,  —  the  happy  smiles  of  recognition 
that  flashed  their  electric  intelligence  from  eye  to  eye 
betokening  the  entire  satisfaction  that  filled  the  hearts 
of  all.  It  was  more  like  a  private  than  a  public  exhi¬ 
bition,  and  had  all  the  freedom  of  a  great  family  party. 

J ust  think  of  it !  an  acre  of  blooming  children,  look¬ 
ing  like  a  choir  of  angels,  —  “  the  bright  seraphim  in 
burning  row,”  —  their  eyes  beaming  with  heavenly 
light,  their  pure  souls  aglow  with  exultation.  It  was 
a  splendid  sight,  tier  above  tier  of  children  gazing  down 
upon  the  hundreds  of  musicians,  and  looking  out  over 
the  vast  sea  of  heads,  where  fathers  and  mothers,  sisters 
and  brothers,  were  each  and  all  trying  to  search  out 
their  own  dear  little  ones  in  the  shining  throng,  min¬ 
gling  tears  of  love  with  smiles  of  hope  and  joy. 


GEEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


603 


The  general  management  of  the  chorus  of  children 
was,  as  has  been  stated,  under  the  supervision  of  the 
members  of  the  Music  Committee  of  the  School  Board, 
composed  of  the  following  gentlemen :  — 

Dr.  J.  Baxter  Upham,  Chairman. 

Dr.  John  P.  Ordway,  Mr.  F.  H.  Underwood,  Rev.  W.  H.  Cudworth, 

Mr.  George  Morrill,  Mr.  Robert  C.  Waterston,  Mr.  Charles  L.  Flint. 

The  following  masters  were  appointed  by  Mr.  Phil- 
brick  to  act  as  marshals  of  divisions,  etc. :  — 

Mr.  G.  R.  Marble,  Mr.  C.  Goodwin  Clark,  Mr.  James  F.  Blackington, 

Mr.  R.  C.  Metcalf,  Mr.  L.  Dunton,  Mr.  L.  M.  Chase. 

f 

The  musical  part  of  the  exercises  were  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  Julius  Eichberg,  head  teacher  of  music 
in  the  public  schools ;  the  organist  of  the  day  was  Mr. 
J.  B.  Sharland,  musical  instructor  in  the  Grammar 
Schools.  Mr.  Lewis  B.  Monroe  conducted  the  physical 
and  vocal  exercises,  which  for  their  marvellous  pre¬ 
cision  was  one  of  the  finest  features  of  the  exhibition, 
and  proved  to  what  an  extent  drill  can  be  carried  in 
rendering  almost  automatic  the  movements  even  of  a 
restless,  impulsive  throng  of  children. 

Altogether,  the  part  which  the  young  folks  per¬ 
formed  in  the  Jubilee  —  their  music,  their  exercises, 
and  their  charming  little  selves  —  made  the  last  day 
one  of  the  most  enjoyable  and  impressive  of  the  mem¬ 
orable  week. 

The  following  extract  from  “  Dwight’s  Journal  of 
Music  ”  is  a  faithful  pen-picture  of  the  beautiful  scene 
upon  the  children’s  day :  — 

It  was  on  Saturday  morning,  the  school-children’s  day,  that 
we  were  touched  and  made  to  feel  for  once.  The  charming 
scene ;  the  innocent,  pure  spirit  of  the  whole  ;  the  fresh,  sweet, 
silvery  voices  of  the  children,  admirably  true  and  blended  in 
three-part  song  and  unison ;  their  own  expressions  of  delight, 
their  waving  of  handkerchiefs  and  silvery  shouts  of  applause  ;  the 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


kaleidoscopic  unity  of  movement  in  their  physical  and  vocal  gym¬ 
nastic  exercises,  all  combined  to  make  an  exquisite  impression. 
It  was  good  to  be  there.  It  meant  much  for  the  future  and  for 
culture.  It  was  unique,  a  side  of  the  Festival  entirely  by  itself ; 
the  most  genuine  and  sincere  of  all,  and,  in  many  respects,  the 
most  interesting.  And  when  the  exercises  came  to  measured 
breathing,  then  to  the  first  utterance  of  a  pure  tone,  swelling  and 
dying  away  with  the  most  beautiful  crescendo  and  diminuendo 
that  we  ever  heard,  and  finally  to  the  blended  tones  of  the  Tri¬ 
chord,  purity  itself,  like  the  white  i’ay  of  “holy  light”  divided 
by  the  prism,  we  were  fain  to  call  that  just  the  most  exquisite 
moment  of  the  whole  week’s  Festival.  And,  after  such  an  illus¬ 
tration  as  the  whole  Jubilee  had  given  of  the  musical  resources 
of  our  people,  was  it  not  worth  the  while  to  see  the  nursery 
where  the  seeds  thereof  are  sown  ? 

“Watson’s  Art  Journal,”  of  New  York,  adds  the  fol¬ 
lowing  testimony  to  the  excellence  of  the  children’s 
exhibition,  and  how  that  excellence  was  attained  :  — 

The  fifth  and  last  day  of  the  Festival  was  signalized  by  the 

singing  of  the  children  of  the  Public  Schools . We  do  not 

propose  to  go  through  the  programme  in  detail,  but  will  state 
simply  that  the  exhibition  of  the  children  reflected  the  highest 
credit  upon  the  system  of  instruction  pursued  in  the  Boston  Pub¬ 
lic  Schools  and  upon  the  teachers  employed.  The  groundwork, 
by  far  the  most  difficult  and  responsible  department,  for  it  in¬ 
volves  the  rudiments  and  the  first  steps  in  sight-singing,  is  im¬ 
parted  by  Mr.  L.  W.  Mason,  who  seems  to  have  a  genius,  a  spe¬ 
cial  gift  of  conveying  knowledge  to  children  of  the  tenderest  age. 
His  system  cannot  be  written;  it  is  purely  oral,  and  owes  its 
chief  power  and  efficacy  to  the  magnetism  of  the  man  and  the 
countless  illustrations  and  familiar  similes  by  which  he  elucidates 
his  principles.  We  have  seen  his  work,  and  can  bear  testimony 
to  his  entire  devotion  and  faithfulness,  and  to  his  wonderful 
teaching  capacity.  The  pupils  pass  from  Mr.  Mason  to  Mr.  J. 
B.  Sharland,  who  instructs  in  the  Grammar  Schools.*  Here 
their  theoretical  knowledge  is  enlarged,  their  vocal  culture  more 
closely  overlooked,  and  their  style  formed  and  refined ;  and  we 
assert  positively  that  the  largest  portion  of  these  children,  when 

*  Mr.  Watson  was  not  aware  of  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Holt,  to  the  classes  in¬ 
termediate  between  those  of  Mr.  Mason  and  Mr.  Sharland,  and  of  his  admirable 
method  of  teaching. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


605 


they  leave  school,  are  better  readers  of  music  than  half,  the  sing¬ 
ers  who  form  our  musical  societies.  Mr.  Sharland  is  a  most  able 
and  faithful  instructor,  as  the  performance  of  to-day  will  fully 
illustrate,  and  to  him  we  give  the  high  honor  which  is  justly  his 
due.  Mr.  Eichberg,  than  whom  none  is  more  competent,  directs 
their  public  performance  ;  and  his  strictness,  combined  with  gen¬ 
tleness,  endears  him  to  all  the  pupils,  and  thus  enables  him,  from 
their  willingness,  to  produce  those  fine  shades  of  effect  which 
won  our  admiration  during  the  performance  of  to-day.  Mr. 
L'ewis  B.  Monroe,  the  teacher  of  elocution,  has  few  if  any  equals 
in  the  country,  and  is  an  important  coadjutor  in  the  work  of  mu¬ 
sical  instruction  in  each  department  of  the  Public  Schools.  His 
system  of  physical  training,  in  connection  with  the  proper  pro¬ 
duction  of  the  voice,  is  of  an  importance  that  can  hardly  be  over¬ 
estimated.  It  was  a  triumph  to  all  the  teachers,  and  Boston  is 
fortunate  in  possessing  gentlemen  so  thoroughly  competent  to 
fulfil  the  difficult  duties  imposed  upon  them. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

CONCERT  BY  THE  SCHOOL  CHILDREN. 

The  current  of  humanity  again  set  towards  that  musical  Mecca, 
the  Coliseum,  Saturday  forenoon.  It  did  not  possess  that  full 
and  resistless  force  manifested  in  previous  days,  but  the  quiet 
and  unruffled  surface  of  the  waters  was  more  like  that  of  the  mur¬ 
muring  rivulet,  and  gave  no  indication  of  the  former  tumultuous 
rush.  Still  the  volume  proved  ample  to  fill  the  huge  basiu  of  the 
Coliseum. 

There  were  only  a  few  empty  seats,  the  checks  for  which  were 
held  by  speculators  (who,  not  reading  the  papers,  supposed  the 
concert  would  take  place  this  afternoon),  and  these  seats  were 
not  sufficiently  numerous  to  accommodate  those  who  were  obliged 
to  stand  during  the  performance. 

The  choir  consisted  of  several  thoiisand  children  of  the  public 
schools,  divided  appropriately  among  the  three  parts.  The  boys 
occupied  the  centre  of  the  space  allotted  to  the  singers,  and  the 
girls  either  wing.  As  the  young  misses  were  nearly  all  dressed 
in  white,  the  effect  was  of  the  most  beautiful  description.  No 
more  purifying  spectacle  could  be  imagined  than  the  long  lines 
of  unsullied  whiteness  into  which  the  seats  occupied  by  the  girls 
were  transformed  for  the  time.  It  would  be  difficult  for  the  most 
incorrigible  to  look  upon  the  scene  without  undergoing  mental 
and  moral  improvement. 


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The  performance  began  with  the  overture  to  "William  Tell,” 
given  by  the  orchestra  in  an  excellent  manner.  Then  followed 
"Hail  Columbia”  and  the  chorus  by  Mercadante,  —  "Now  the 
twilight  softly  stealing,”  sung  by  the  children  with  remarkable 
correctness  and  a  sweetness  of  tone  which  will  long  be  remem¬ 
bered  by  the  immense  audience.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  Ade¬ 
laide  Phillipps  received  the  most  hearty  greeting  from  the  multi¬ 
tude  of  spectators,  while  the  children  gave  her  a  welcome  of 
which  any  singer  might  feel  proud.  She  sang  with  fine  effect  an 
air  from  "  Lucrezia  Borgia,”  her  rich  voice  being  heard  in  all 
parts  of  the  hall. 

Ole  Bull’s  performance  upon  the  violin  elicited  rapturous  ap¬ 
plause,  the  most  delicate  tones  of  the  instrument  penetrating  to 
the  remotest  portions  of  the  immense  structure.  The  remaining 
pieces  sung  by  the  choir  seemed  to  possess  the  very  soul  of  mel¬ 
ody.  Enthusiasm  culminated  at  the  duo,  from  "  Stabat  Mater,” 
sung  by  Madame  Rosa  and  Adelaide  Phillipps.  This  was  given 
with  such  power  and  skill  that  the  audience  would  not  be  satis¬ 
fied  without  a  repetition,  which  was  accorded  and  elicited  the 
warmest  approbation. 

The  physical  exercises  by  the  children,  under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  Lewis  B.  Monroe,  was  the  most  unique  portion  of  the  per¬ 
formance,  and  excited  the  surprise  of  those  unaware  of  the  perfec¬ 
tion  to  which  this  light  form  of  gymnastics  had  been  brought  in 
the  public  schools.  The  different  movements  were  made  in  com¬ 
plete  unison,  and  the  changes  were  effected  in  exact  time.  As  a 
consequence,  the  kaleidoscopic  series  of  forms  and  colors  pro¬ 
duced  a  scene  of  almost  bewildering  beauty. 

Throughout  the  concert  could  not  have  been  improved,  and 
fitly  closed  the  great  Musical  Jubilee. 

PRESENTATION  TO  MR.  GILMORE. 

One  of  the  most  pleasing  episodes  of  the  Jubilee  took  place  in 
the  Press  Headquarters  at  one  p.  m.  Saturday.  Mr.  Gilmore  was 
summoned  to  appear,  and  was  met  by  a  committee  of  the  Grand 
Orchestra,  headed  by  Mr.  Carl  Gartner  of  Philadelphia,  who,  on 
behalf  of  the  Jubilee  Orchestra,  in  a  brief  and  appropriate  address 
presented  the  projector  of  the  Musical  Festival  with  an  elegant 
gold  hunting-case  watch  and  chain. 

Mr.  Gilmore  accepted  the  gift  in  a  graceful  speech,  though 
evidently  completely  taken  by  surprise,  and  his  remarks  were 
greeted  with  three  rousing  cheers  by  the  large  party  whose 
labors  at  headquarters  were  thus  temporarily  but  agreeably  inter- 


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rupted.  The  timepiece  is  of  the  best  manufacture  of  the  Wal¬ 
tham  Company,  and  bore  an  appropriate  inscription. 

PRESENTATION  TO  COLONEL  FARWELL. 

At  the  close  of  the  presentation  to  Mr.  Gilmore,  Colonel  J.  H. 
Farwell,  chief  of  the  doorkeepers,  received  from  his  subordinates 
an  ebony  cane  with  massive  gold  mounting.  Palmer  and  Bachel- 
ders  were  the  manufacturers,  and  the  head  of  the  cane  is  in¬ 
scribed  as  follows  :  Colonel  J.  H.  Farwell  —  from  Doorkeepers  at 
the  Coliseum  —  June  19,  1869. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  OF  THE  VISITING  PRESS. 

The  visiting  representatives  of  the  press  assembled  at  the 
headquarters  at  the  close  of  the  concert,  and  a  meeting  was  or¬ 
ganized  by  the  choice  of  Mr.  Amos  F.  Learned,  of  the  New  York 
Associated  Press,  as  President,  and  Mr.  J.  B.  Runnion  of  the 
Chicago  Times,  as  Secretary.  The  following  resolutions  were 
offered  by  Mr.  E.  A.  Andrews  of  the  Peoria  (111.)  Daily  Press, 
and  unanimously  adopted  :  — 

Resolved ,  That  we,  the  members  of  the  Press  of  the  United  States  and 
Canada,  in  view  of  the  hospitable  reception  given  to  us  by  the  Committee 
on  Reception  of  the  Press,  do  hereby  tender  them  acknowledgments  of  our 
indebtedness  for  the  hearty  welcome  which  greeted  our  arrival  here. 

Resolved,  That  our  sincere  thanks  be  tendered  to  Edward  A.  White  of 
the  City  Council  for  his  assiduous  endeavors  to  promote  our  happiness  and 
render  our  stay  in  every  respect  pleasant  and  profitable. 

Resolved,  That  we  feel  it  incumbent  on  us  to  express  our  high  apprecia¬ 
tion  of  the  merits  of  P.  S.  Gilmore  as  the  projector  and  grand  director  of 
the  Jubilee,  and  to  congratulate  him  on  the  glorious  consummation  of  such 
an  enterprise. 

Resolved,  That  we  further  deem  it  a  duty,  as  it  certainly  is  a  pleasure,  to 
tender  our  grateful  acknowledgments  to  Messrs.  Stephen  R.  Niles,  R.  C. 
Dunham,  R.  M.  Pulsifer,  O.  E.  Doolittle,  and  all  their  associates  for  the  nu¬ 
merous  courtesies  extended,  and  their  untiring  and  impartial  efforts  to  facili¬ 
tate  and  lessen  the  labors  of  those  whose  pleasing  duty  it  has  been  to  record 
in  detail  the  success  of  the  greatest  musical  festival  in  the  history  of  the 
world. 

Resolved,  That  our  thanks  are  due  and  are  hereby  expressed  to  Mr. 
George  F.  Milliken  and  his  associates  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph 
Company,  for  their  personal  interest  expressed  by  them  for  our  benefit ;  and 
the  facilities  which  they  have  afforded  us  for  the  transmission  of  news. 

The  following  supplementary  resolution  was  also  offered  and 
adopted :  — 


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Resolved,  That  the  members  of  the  press  outside  of  the  city  of  Boston  ap¬ 
preciate  highly  the  courtesy  of  free  access  to  and  use  for  mailing  of  the  daily 
editions  given  by  the  Boston  press  without  stint ;  to  the  publishers  of  the 
Atlantic  Monthly  and  other  periodicals,  who,  in  like  profusion,  have  ten¬ 
dered  their  compliments ;  to  the  post-office  department  for  the  unbounded 
facilities  rendered  for  the  transmission  of  our  letters  and  papers ;  and  to  each 
and  all  to  whom  our  thanks  are  due  we  gratefully  tender  them ;  and  last  but 
not  least,  to  Manager  Field,  of  the  Boston  Museum,  for  cards  of  admission 
to  his  entertainment. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned,  with  three  cheers  for  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more. 


WITHDRAWAL  OF  THE  POLICE.  —  ADDRESS  BY  THE  MAYOR. 

At  three  o’clock  the  crowd  had  left  the  Coliseum  and  the  de¬ 
tachment  of  police  was  withdrawn.  The  officers  formed  in  line 
near  the  building,  under  command  of  the  chief,  Colonel  Kurtz, 
and  marched  through  Berkeley,  Dover,  Washington,  Winter,  and 
Tremont  to  School  Street.  Here  they  fcfrmed  a  line  two  or  three 
deep,  and  were  reviewed  by  his  Honor  Mayor  Shurtleff.  The 
band  passed  up  and  down  the  line  playing  a  lively  air,  after  the 
style  of  military  dress  parades.  Colonel  Kurtz  then  said  :  — 

Mr.  Mayor,  —  This  detachment  has  been  on  duty  at  the  Coliseum  dur¬ 
ing  the  week.  I  am  happy  to  say  that  they  have,  with  a  single  exception, 
performed  their  duty  faithfully  —  to  my  satisfaction  —  and  I  think  they  are 
entitled  to  the  thanks  of  the  city  government  and  the  gratitude  of  the 
public. 

His  Honor,  in  acknowledgment,  replied  :  — 

Mr.  Chief  and  Officers,  —  The  week  of  jubilee  has  passed.  The 
success  of  the  Musical  Festival  has  been  accomplished  and  acknowledged. 
Doubts  may  have  existed  at  the  commencement  of  the  enterprise,  but  there 
are  none  now.  The  energy  of  yourself,  sir,  and  the  correct  deportment  and 
discipline  of  your  men,  insured  what  we  have  all  witnessed. 

The  great  enterprise  was  commenced  by  the  enthusiasm  of  one  man ;  and 
I  might  have  said  a  few  months  ago,  when  the  subject  was  presented  to  me 
by  Mr.  Gilmore,  that  that  man  was  almost  crazy.  But  the  scheme  has  been 
brought  to  a  most  successful  termination  by  the  energy  of  that  one  individ¬ 
ual,  and  with  obstacles  of  every  kind  before  him,  and  with  enough  to  have 
discouraged  any  other  person  but  himself.  The  whole  affair  has  been  one 
that  reflects  the  greatest  credit  upon  him,  and  also  redounds  to  the  glory 
and  reputation  of  all  of  us. 

I  said  the  enthusiasm  of  a  man  almost  crazy !  for  to  me  the  enthusiasm 
of  Mr.  Gilmore  appeared  very  much  as  such.  My  profession,  you  know,  has 
called  me  to  observe  men.  I  have  long  been  a  student  of  human  nature ; 
and  when  that  modest,  unassuming  individual  presented  to  me  his  plans  in 


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December  last,  and  requested  me  to  look  over  and  see  what  I  thought  of 
them,  I  must  confess  his  manner  was  such  that  I  was  almost  inclined  to  say, 
Put  the  papers  aside  for  the  present.  But  Mr.  Gilmore  was  so  respectful,  so 
good-natured,  and  so  enthusiastic  withal,  that  I  could  not  but  give  attention 
to  his  request ;  and  although  very  much  occupied  at  the  time,  I  patiently 
considered  his  plans,  and  when  I  had  satisfied  myself  fully  of  the  excellence 
of  the  design,  and  that  it  could  be  carried  out,  with  all  my  heart  I  acknowl¬ 
edged  to  him  that  he  was  right,  and  promised  him  my  most  hearty  co-opera¬ 
tion.  All  he  wanted  was  the  assistance  that  could  come  when  he  de¬ 
manded  it. 

Mr.  Gilmore  went  on  under  discouragements,  but  he  made  many  friends. 
He  was  persistent,  however,  and  therefore  he  succeeded.  Relying  upon  his 
own  energy,  he  determined  that  he  would  succeed ;  and  he  yielded  much  to 
others  for  the  accomplishment  of  his  purpose,  and  detail  after  detail  was 
curtailed  in  his  magnificent  design,  in  order  to  produce  harmony  and  peace, 
the  objects  which  he  had  so  dearly  at  heart. 

You  have  all  done  much  for  him.  Without  the  co-operation  of  the  police 
force,  notwithstanding  all  the  ability  which  he  brought  to  bear  in  this  mat¬ 
ter  ;  notwithstanding  all  the  mechanical  and  musical  talent  that  was  brought 
to  his  aid,  he  would  have  failed  but  for  the  order  that  prevailed,  and  that 
was  to  a  great  degree,  I  may  say  to  the  greatest  degree,  brought  about 
through  the  instrumentality  of  these  officers  who  are  here  with  you. 

I  say  this  publicly  because  our  city  policemen  have  been  so  much  assailed 
and  maligned  within  the  last  few  months  by  those  who  have  not  known  the 
value  and  excellence  of  their  services,  their  honesty,  and  your  honesty. 
(Three  cheers  for  the  Boston  police  force.)  In  all  your  troubles,  Mr.  Chief, 
and  those  of  your  men,  I  have  felt  that  you  were  right  I  have  stood  firmly 
by  you ;  I  shall  always  stand  up  by  those  who  I  believe  are  well-intentioned, 
and  who  well  perform  their  duty. 

"When  I  came  into  office  I  found  you  opposed  to  me  in  politics,  and  politi¬ 
cally  the  friend  of  those  who  wished  me  out  of  the  way.  I  looked  about,  as. 
all  new  officials  do,  to  see  what  could  be  done  to  make  my  administration) 
strong  and  secure,  and  above  all  things,  I  said  to  myself,  what  can  be  done- 
to  make  the  department  of  police  respected  and  efficient.  Could  it  be  done 
by  changing  the  Chief  of  Police  before  I  had  found  a  person  to  put  in  his 
place  as  good  as  he  ?  Could  it  be  done  by  the  removal  of  a  person  against 
whom,  although  the  breath  of  scandal  may  have  been  cast,  no  proof,  no  evi¬ 
dence,  not  a  whisper  impeaching  his  fair  fame  had  ever  reached  my  ears. 
No.  It  could  not  be.  * 

You  stand  here  the  exponent  of  what  I  believe  to  be  right.  You  repre¬ 
sent  the  whole  police  force ;  and  I  assure  you  that  not  a  man  of  you,  nor  a 
hair  of  one  of  your  heads,  can  be  touched  while  you  do  your  duty  conscien¬ 
tiously,  faithfully,  and  well.  Sooner  would  I  fall  from  my  own  station  than 
see  any  one  of  you  removed  for  political  or  mercenary  purposes,  or  for  any 
unfriendly  feeling.  You  are  all  safe  as  long  as  your  characters  and  your  ac¬ 
tions  are  such  as  they  now  are.  You  may  all  feel  sure  that  no  officer  of  the 
police  of  Boston  can  be  removed,  as  none  have  been,  unless  for  unworthi¬ 
ness  and  unfitness,  or  for  disgracing  and  dishonoring  his  position. 

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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


I  thank  you  for  the  manner  in  which  you  have  performed  your  arduous 
and  perplexing  duties  on  this  eventful  occasion,  and  which  have  been  so 
acceptably  received  and  acknowledged  by  the  numerous  distinguished  visit¬ 
ors  who  have  witnessed  your  deportment  and  discipline,  and  also  for  this 
display  to  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  now  present,  who,  I  know, 
fully  agree  with  me  in  every  word  that  I  have  said.  (Applause.) 

The  men  were  then  dismissed,  and  departed  in  the  best  of 
spirits. 

THE  RAILROADS. 

The  number  of  passengers  brought  into  Boston  during  the 
past  week  by  the  several  railroads  terminating  in  this  city  is 
very  much  greater  than  has  ever  been  transported  before  in  the 
same  length  of  time  since  the  roads  were  built ;  and  notwith¬ 
standing  the  increased  traffic  no  accidents  of  a  serious  nature  are 
reported  to  have  occurred.  No  accurate  count  of  the  passengers 
has  yet  been  made,  but  we  give  below  an  approximate  estimate 
made  up  in  most  cases  by  the  officials  of  the  roads  :  — 


Monday. 

Tuesday. 

Wednes. 

Thursday. 

Friday. 

Saturday. 

Total 

Eastern,  8,500 

9,100 

15,500 

13,500 

12,000 

9,300 

67,900 

Boston  &  Albany,  5,500 

8,500 

14,300 

12,300 

9,400 

6,000 

56,000 

Boston  &  Maine,  5,080 

6,430 

12,500 

10,380 

9,130 

6,000 

49,520 

Boston  &  Prov.,  6,000 

10,000 

11,280 

13,640 

11,280 

10,000 

62,200 

Boston  &  Lowell,  5,500 

7,500 

10,875 

9,600 

7,500 

5,250 

46,225 

Fitchburg,  6,000 

7,000 

9,000 

9,000 

8,000 

5,000 

44,000 

Hartford  &  Erie,  3,500 

5,000 

6,500 

6,500 

5,000 

3,500 

30,000 

Old  Colony,  4,000 

6,500 

12,000 

12,000 

6,500 

4,000 

45,000 

Total,  44,080 

60,030 

91,955 

86,920 

68,810 

49,050 

400,845 

The  number  of  passengers  brought  by  the  railroads,  however, 
although  very  large,  only  relatively  indicates  the  vast  propor¬ 
tions  of  the  throng  which  visited  the  city  last  week.  The  Port¬ 
land,  Kennebec,  Penobscot,  and  St.  John  steamers  have  brought 
large  numbers,  while  the  boats  from  the  South,  and  from  Iling- 
liam,  Gloucester,  and  other  short  distances,  have  also  added  their 
proportionate  quota.  In  addition  to  all  these  means  of  convey¬ 
ance,  the  various  lines  of  horse-cars  extending  into  the  rural  dis¬ 
tricts  for  a  distance  of  ten  or  a  dozen  miles  have  also  been 
crowded,  and  private  conveyances  have  been  made  use  of  to  a 
large  extent  to  swell  the  inflowing  tide  of  travel. 

The  Metropolitan  Horse  Railroad  Company  report  the  largest 
business  ever  done  in  one  week  since  the  road  was  established. 
During  the  last  five  days  of  the  week  they  carried  over  four  hun¬ 
dred  thousand  passengers — the  largest  day’s  work  being  on 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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Thursday,  when  they  carried  one  hundred  thousand.  The  Citi¬ 
zens’  Line  of  omnibuses,  although  not  doing  a  “Coliseum  busi¬ 
ness,”  nor  running  near  the  great  point  of  attraction,  report  that 
they  carried  during  the  week  nearly  fifty-six  thousand  pas¬ 
sengers. 

RESOLUTIONS  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee,  held  at  the  St. 
James  Hotel  on  Saturday  evening,  the  following  votes  were 
passed :  — 

1.  Voted ,  That  the  cordial  thanks  of  the  Executive  Committee  be  pre¬ 
sented  to  the  various  bodies  of  singers  composing  the  chorus  of  the  Jubilee, 
for  the  promptness,  efficiency,  and  enthusiasm  with  which  they  have  per¬ 
formed  their  allotted  tasks,  and  especially  to  Eben  Tourjee,  their  organizer 
and  superintendent;  also  to  Carl  Zerrahn,  Julius  Eichberg,  John  H.  Wil¬ 
cox,  J.  B.  Sharland,  J.  Thomas  Baldwin,  Carlyle  Petersilea,  and  the  solo 
singers  of  Boston  and  other  cities,  for  the  earnestness  and  fidelity  they  have 
shown  in  the  discharge  of  the  responsible  trusts  reposed  in  them. 

2.  Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Executive  Committee  be  presented  to 
Madame  Parepa-Rosa,  Miss  Adelaide  Phillipps,  Mr.  Ole  Bull,  and  Mr.  M. 
Arbuckle  for  the  distinguished  success  which  has  attended  their  efforts  to 
enhance  the  interest  and  value  of  the  musical  programme  prepared  for  the 
Jubilee. 

3.  Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Executive  Committee  be  presented  to 
Chief  Kurtz  and  the  officers  and  members  of  the  police  force  of  the  city, 
whose  labors,  faithful  and  unremitting,  have  enabled  us  to  carry  out  Mr.  Gil¬ 
more’s  grand  scheme  without  the  loss  of  a  life  or  a  limb,  and  to  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  the  public  at  large ;  also  to  Chief  Engineer  Damrell  and  the 
officers  and  members  of  the  Boston  Fire  Department,  for  their  valuable  as¬ 
sistance  in  performing  the  Anvil  Chorus  and  in  guarding  the  Coliseum;  also 
to  the  officers  and  members  of  the  bodies  of  artillery  who  furnished  cannon 
accompaniment  so  successfully. 

4.  Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Executive  Committee  be  presented  to 
the  City  Government  of  Boston  for  their  liberal  and  hearty  co-operation  in 
their  official  capacity,  in  furthering  all  the  great  purposes  of  the  National 
Peace  Jubilee  Association. 

5.  Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Executive  Committee  be  presented  to 
the  press  of  the  country,  who  have  so  warmly  supported  the  Jubilee  under¬ 
taking. 

6.  Voted,  That,  in  dissolving  the  various  committees  on  Music,  Decora¬ 
tion,  and  Reception  of  the  Press,  the  hearty  thanks  of  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee  be  presented  to  every  member  thereof  for  the  very  handsome  and 
faithful  manner  in  which  they  have  accomplished  the  arduous  labors  devolv¬ 
ing  upon  them. 

7.  Voted,  That  the  various  resolutions  passed  this  evening  shall  be  officially 
published  by  our  Secretary  at  an  early  day. 

HENRY  G.  PARKER,  Secretary. 


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From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

The  resolutions  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Peace  Ju¬ 
bilee,  thanking  the  individuals  and  associations  who  contributed 
to  the  success  of  the  great  Festival,  fitly  acknowledge,  in  appro¬ 
priate  language,  the  aid  thus  rendered.  And  now  it  only  remains 
for  the  Press  of  Boston,  in  behalf  of  the  people  of  the  city,  to 
thank  the  Executive  Committee  for  the  conspicuous  ability  with 
which  every  duty  devolving  upon  it  was  discharged.  If  the  Ju¬ 
bilee  should  be  repeated,  or  any  other  vast  enterprise,  involv¬ 
ing  comprehensive  measures,  and  an  almost  incalculable  minutiae 
of  details  at  the  same  time,  be  started,  the  public  will  rest  as¬ 
sured  of  the  success  of  the  project  if  it  is  confided  to  the  gentle¬ 
men  composing  the  committee  upon  whom  rested  so  much  of  the 
labor  of  the  recent  musical  fete. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Traveller. 

A  WELL-MERITED  COMPLIMENT. 

The  following  letter,  together  with  the  votes  to  which  it  refers, 
will  be  read  with  interest  by  all :  — 

Henry  G.  Parker,  Esq., 

Secretary  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  It  gives  me  sincere  gratification  to  be  the  medium  of 
transmitting  to  you  the  following  votes,  unanimously  passed  by  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Committee  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association,  at  their  meeting 
on  Saturday  evening  last,  during  your  temporary  absence  in  attendance  upon 
other  official  duties. 

I  beg  you  to  accept  the  assurance  of  the  committee,  that  their  action  in 
this  instance  signifies  no  common  compliment ;  and  that  they  have  not 
sought,  in  the  beautiful  memento  herewith  transmitted,  to  measure  their  esti¬ 
mate  of  your  faithful,  courteous,  and  unremitting  services  by  the  pecuniary 
value  of  the  gift,  but  simply  to  place  in  your  possession  some  token  of  their 
recognition  of  your  labors,  and  of  the  respect  and  friendship  formed  through 
the  intercourse  incidental  to  their  performance. 

Assuring  you  also  of  my  personal  participation  in  every  cordial  sentiment 
which  this  action  of  the  committee  signifies, 

I  am,  dear  sir,  very  faithfully,  yours, 

ALEXANDER  H  RICE, 
President  National  Peace  Jubilee  Association. 

On  motion  of  George  H.  Davis,  Esq.,  it  was  unanimously 

Voted,  That  the  especial  thanks  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Na¬ 
tional  Peace  Jubilee  Association  are  due  to  Henry  G.  Parker,  Esq.,  our  ac¬ 
complished  Secretary,  for  the  very  efficient  and  prompt  manner  in  which  he 
has  performed  the  varied  and  arduous  duties  which  have  necessarily  devolved 
upon  him. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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On  motion  of  M.  M.  Ballou,  Esq.,  it  was  unanimously 

Voted,  That  a  handsome  memento  be  presented  to  Mr.  Parker,  bearing 
the  following  inscription :  “  Presented  to  Henry  G.  Parker,  Secretary  of  the 
National  Peace  Jubilee  Association,  as  a  memento  of  the  occasion,  and  in 
recognition  of  his  valuable  services.” 

Messrs.  Ballou  and  Davis  were  constituted  a  committee  to 
select  the  memento. 

From  the  timq  of  his  appointment  as  General  Secretary  of  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  Association,  up  to  the 
present  moment,  the  duties  performed  by  Mr.  Parker  have  been 
of  the  most  arduous  nature  ;  and  he  has  brought  to  the  discharge 
of  those  duties  a  facility  of  understanding  and  a  promptitude  of 
execution  as  rare  as  they  are  commendable.  The  position  of 
Secretary  to  such  an  undertaking  as  that  of  the  Jubilee  is  by  no 
means  one  to  be  envied,  as  no  matter  what  the  abilities  of  the 
gentleman  may  be  who  fills  the  office,  it  becomes  almost  an  im¬ 
possibility  to  satisfy  the  many  diverse  interests  with  which  lie 
comes  in  contact.  It  affords  us  the  highest  pleasure  to  bear  tes¬ 
timony  to  Mr.  Parker’s  great  success  as  Secretary.  The  cour¬ 
tesy  and  fidelity  with  which  he  discharged  the  onerous  labors  of 
the  position,  are  patent  to  all,  have  won  for  him  new  friends,  and 
are  well  appreciated  by  those  best  able  to  judge  of  the  value  of 
the  services  rendered,  —  the  Executive  Committee.  The  pro¬ 
posed  testimonial,  therefore,  is  as  timely  as  it  will  be  well  be¬ 
stowed  ;  and  we  take  this  occasion  to  congratulate  Mr.  Parker  on 
the  gratifying  recognition  of  his  many  services. 

For  weeks  after  the  close  of  the  Jubilee  the  press  of 
the  country  teemed  with  comments  on  the  “  Great  Mu¬ 
sical  Festival.”  The  pulpit  also  caught  up  the  theme, 
and  poets  embalmed  it  in  verse.  To  give  anything 
like  an  adequate  idea  of  what  was  said  and  written 
upon  the  subject  would  require  even  huger  volumes 
than  the  present,  and  much  then  would  remain  uncol¬ 
lected  that  deserves  to  be  placed  on  permanent  record. 

There  was  not  a  paper  in  the  United  States  that  did 
not  have  something  to  say  respecting  the  Festival,  and 
yet  withal,  when  this  book  was  commenced,  the  writer 
had  scarcely  an  item  or  extract  to  make  use  of.  How¬ 
ever,  as  the  work  progressed,  friends  sent  him  abun- 


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dance  of  such  newspaper  matter  relating  to  the  Jubilee 
as  they  had  preserved,  and  the  articles  and  extracts 
inserted  have  been  put  in  just  as  they  came  to  hand. 

The  press  were  indefatigable  in  their  efforts  to  give 
the  public  every  item  of  interest  concerning  the  Ju¬ 
bilee  ;  and,  with  few  exceptions,  treated  the  whole 
undertaking  in  a  very  generous  spirit.  Some  of  the 
leading  New  York  papers,  it  is  true,  were  not  quite  so 
enthusiastic  in  their  praises  as  many  Bostonians,  includ¬ 
ing  the  writer,  had  hoped ;  but  if  our  faults  are  not 
pointed  out  to  us,  we  may  fail  to  “  see  oursels  as  others 
see  us,”  and  lose  the  chance  for  improvement.  The 
Festival  was  far  from  being  perfect,  and  the  critic  could 
readily  detect  many  weak  points,  but  as  the  projector 
of  the  Peace  Jubilee  is  about  to  “try  again,”  he  feels 
bound  to  make  every  possible  effort  to 

“  Win  the  wise  who  frowned  before 
To  smile  at  last.” 

He  will  enter  the  field  with  this  determination,  and 
leave  nothing  undone  to  overcome  difficulties,  harmo¬ 
nize  discords,  and  improve  everything  generally. 

As  it  would  be  an  utter  impossibility  to  accomplish 
the  great  object  here  hinted  at  —  which  will  be  found 
more  fully  explained  in  pages  farther  on  —  without 
the  generous  aid  of  the  press,  the  writer  trusts  his 
proposition  will  merit  the  indorsement  and  encourage¬ 
ment  of  that  great  power  among  the  nations  which 
leads  in  every  important  undertaking. 

The  preceding  articles  from  the  press  generally  refer 
to  the  performances  or  the  proceedings  of  the  several 
days  under  which  they  are  included.  A  few  of  a  more 
general  character,  as  also  extracts  from  sermons,  letters 
of  congratulation,  etc.,  are  here  inserted,  that  as  com¬ 
plete  a  view  of  the  whole  story  may  be  presented  as  is 
possible  within  reasonable  limits. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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THE  GREAT  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

Editorial  Correspondence  of  the  Chicago  Evening  Post. 

Bradford,  Vt.,  June  21,  1869. 

It  is  barely  possible  that  you  may  have  expected,  during  the 
progress  of  the  great  Peace  Jubilee,  that  I  should  put  my  impres¬ 
sions  of  the  event  into  letter  form,  and  transmit  them  for  the 
benefit  of  the  readers  of  the  Post.  In  this  you  have  been  disap¬ 
pointed, —  first,  because,  when  out  of  harness,  and  on  the  wing, 
and  in  pursuit  of  rest  and  recreation,  I  have  a  principle  against 
being  saddled  with  the  cares  and  responsibilities  which  .absence 
has  been  sought  especially  to  escape  ;  and  second,  because,  dur¬ 
ing  the  whole  of  the  Jubilee  week,  from  the  sounding  of  the  first 
note  of  the  opening  rehearsal  until  the  final  cadence  of  the  closing 
hallelujah  chorus  had  died  away  along  the  roof  and  in  the  re¬ 
cesses  of  the  vast  auditorium,  I  was  —  let  me  frankly  and  freely 
confess  it — drunk,  dead  drunk, — not,  indeed,  with  the  sodden 
bestiality  of  the  bibber  of  wine,  but  with  the  celestial  intoxica¬ 
tion  of  him  who  has  imbibed  the  elixir  of  heaven, — the  divine 
soporifics  administered  by  the  angels,  in  the  shape  of  choral  har¬ 
monies  which,  transmitted  through  the  medium  of  the  ear,  en¬ 
chain  and  intoxicate  the  soul. 

But  now  that  I  am  removed  from  the  scene  of  my  transports, 
—  for  transports  they  were,  —  and  am  set  down  amid  rural  sur¬ 
roundings  and  in  the  shadow  of  the  mountains,  and  have  regained 
my  accustomed  serenity  and  calmness,  - —  or,  to  speak  truly,  have 
got  sober  again,  — I  am  curious  to  go  over,  in  a  general  way,  the 
impressions  of  the  week,  and  to  review,  from  a  stand-point  of  san¬ 
ity,  the  experiences  of  what  I  may  not  inaptly  term  a  sort  of 
delirious  episode.  And  that  explains  how  you  come  to  be  bored 
with  this  letter. 

THE  TOUT  ENSEMBLE. 

The  effect  produced  by  the  united  efforts  of  ten  thousand  sing¬ 
ers,  supported  by  an  orchestra  of  a  thousand  musicians,  and  an 
organ  of  four  times  the  power  of  the  great  Music  Hall  celebrity, 
it  is  impossible  to  describe.  I  have  never  so  felt  the  inadequacy 
of  language  to  portray  the  higher  emotions  of  the  soul  as  when 
I  have  essayed  to  depict  the  impression  produced  upon  me  by 
the  awful  grandeur  of  Luther’s  opening  choral.  Of  all  sublime 
effects  in  music,  the  simple,  plain,  but  massive  harmony  of  the 
solid  choral  is  the  most  noble  and  inspiring.  Throughout  the 
vast  reaches  of  the  immense  auditorium,  assaulting  the  lofty 
roof,  echoing  through  the  remotest  recesses,  sounding  along  the 


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arches,  penetrating  through  space  and  into  the  outer  air,  and  up 
into  the  very  vaults  of  heaven,  so  swelled  those  lofty,  sacred 
strains,  so  reverberated  that  mighty  aggregation  of  sound  ;  while 
over  all,  enriching  and  glorifying  and  sanctifying  all,  pealed 
forth  the  full,  deep,  resonant  tones  of  Heaven’s  own  musical  inter¬ 
preter,  —  the  sacred,  soul-inspiring,  heart-subduing  organ  of  God  ! 

I  know  not  whether  others  were  affected  as  I  was  affected  ;  but 
there  was  at  least  not  one  tongue  that  sought  to  interpret  the 
emotions  which  that  divine  harmony  inspired.  There  were  moist 
eyes,  and  glowing  cheeks,  and  faces  all  eloquent  of  deep  and  holy 
feeling ;  but  there  was  not  one  babbling  tongue  in  all  that  vast 
assemblage  !  The  effect  was  like  that  which  might  fall  upon  a 
startled  multitude  should  the  vision  of  Luther’s  sublime  Judg*- 
ment  Hymn  become  all  at  once  a  realized  fact ;  and  there  were, 
doubtless,  others  who,  like  nie,  found  themselves  inwardly  and 
involuntarily  exclaiming  :  — - 

“  Great  GocI,  what  do  I  see  and  hear ! 

The  end  of  things  created  ? 

The  Judge  of  mankind  doth  appear, 

On  clouds  of  glory  seated. 

The  trumpet  sounds,  the  graves  restore 
The  dead  which  they  contained  before ; 

Prepare,  my  soul,  to  meet  Him  1  ” 

OTHER  FEATURES. 

I  came  to  Boston  prepared  to  be  satisfied  with  this  choral,  and 
with  the  other  plain  and  solid  pieces  upon  the  programme.  The 
more  ambitious  extracts  from  Oratorio  and  Mass  it  was  my  con¬ 
fident  expectation  would  be  foully  dealt  with  ;  but  the  reverse  of 
this  was  true.  I  but  record  the  verdict  of  the  severer  critics 
when  I  say  that  the  two  most  difficult  pieces  of  the  whole  Jubilee, 
the  “Thanks  be  to  God”  and  “He  watching  over  Israel”  from 
Mendelssohn’s  Elijah,  were  given  with  the  best  effect, — for 
the  very  good  reason,  doubtless,  that,  being  the  most  difficult 
selections,  there  had  been  bestowed  upon  them  more  care  and 
attention  than  the  simple  chorals  had  received,  and  they  were 
therefore  more  thoroughly  and  perfectly  studied  and  committed. 

NO  SUCH  WORD  AS  FAIL. 

The  word  “failure,”  therefore,  can  be  written  of  no  portion  of 
the  Festival  programme.  As  wide  as  was  the  range,  and  as 
varied  the  character  of  the  music  attempted,  all  was  done  with 
marked,  and,  considering  the  ponderous  nature  of  the  chorus. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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with  marvellous  precision,  force,  and  effect.  Particularly  were 
the  pieces  which  bore  Mr.  Gilmore’s  sensational  characteristics, 
and  for  the  suggestion  of  which  he  had  been  almost  laughed  into 
scorn,  the  most  persistently  encored  and  the  most  vehemently 
cheered  of  all  the  other  features.  The  Anvil  Chorus,  in  which 
a  hundred  Boston  firemen  beat  a  hundred  ringing  anvils,  and  in 
which  the  belching  cannon  played  their  part  with  the  absolute 
precision  of  an  automatic  timekeeper,  although  set  down  for  but 
a  single  performance,  was  rendered  upon  every  occasion,  or 
vociferously  demanded  if  dropped  from  the  programme.  Thus 
did  the  vast  multitudes  which  each  day  assembled  at  the  Coli¬ 
seum  set  the  seal  of  their  approbation  upon  even  the  most  fan¬ 
tastic  features  of  what  were  considered  by  the  scoffers  “  the  crazy 
phantasms  of  an  excited  and  diseased  imagination.” 

THE  GENERAL  VERDICT. 

So  much  by  way  of  praise.  “  And  now  for  criticism,”  suggests 
the  reader.  But  in  this  the  reader  will  be  disappointed.  There 
are  times  when  criticism  has  lost  its  province,  and  when  fault¬ 
finding  is  a  beggarly  pastime.  The  present  is  one  of  these.  The 
great  Peace  Jubilee  was  in  nothing  the  result  of  established  ex¬ 
periment,  —  the  mere  repetition  of  already  tried  effects.  It  was, 
so  to  say,  the  first  grand  test  of  a  new  invention, — the  initial 
experiment  of  a  great  and  untried  machine,  upon  the  working  of 
which  the  whole  world  looked  on,  some  with  doubt,  many  with 
derision,  and  more  with  absolute  contempt. 

That  the  performances  vindicated  the  wildest  imaginings  of  the 
sanguine  and  enthusiastic  projector  there  is  now  not  one  to 
deny ;  and,  what  is  better  than  all,  the  loudest  in  praise  of  the 
results  of  Gilmore’s  Festival  are  they  who  most  condemned  and 
most  despised.  The  gray-haired  old  German,  who  came  from  the 
Leipsic  Conservatoire,  with  his  violin  under  his  arm,  to  join  the 
Jubilee  orchestra, — the  severe  and  classic  Mendelssohns,  who 
look  upon  clap-trap  as  a  Yankee  looks  upon  krout,  —  even  our 
own  critically  inclined  “  Peregrine,”  *  who  nurses  the  legitimate 
as  the  apple  of  his  eye,  —  all  placed  the  great  Jubilee  upon  a 
higher  plane  than  had  ever  before  been  reached.  Its  success 
established  a  new  era  in  music.  It  brought  within  the  possibili¬ 
ties  of  accomplishment  wholly  novel  and  untried  effects.  It 
opened  up  to  future  culture  a  vast  and  hitherto  untried  field,  and 
added  to  the  world’s  progressions  a  means  of  enjoyment  as  pure 
and  true  as  it  is  grand  and  noble  and  high. 

*  Mr.  George  B.  Upton,  of  the  Chicago  Tribune,  “  Peregrine  Pickle.” 


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A  WORD  FOR  GILMORE. 

It  is  in  this  view  that  I  regard  Mr.  Gilmore  as  the  positive 
benefactor  of  his  race.  He  has  developed  effects  in  music  which 
the  oldest  master  had  not  so  much  as  imaged  in  his  dreams.  He 
has  realized  in  accomplished  fact  what  the  greatest  leaders  never 
so  much  as  compassed  among  the  possibilities.  And  he  did  this, 
too,  in  the  face  of  discouragements  and  disappointments;  in 
spite  of  sneers  and  contempt,  — in  defiance  of  rebuke  and  scorn. 
For  weeks  in  the  inception  of  his  enterprise  he  had  but  a  single 
unsceptical  sharer  of  his  faith,  and  that  sharer  was  only  himself. 
Even  after  the  minor  difficulties  were  overcome,  — after  the  sub¬ 
stantial  backers  of  his  enterprise  had  been  bored  and  worried, 
and  fairly  badgered  into  the  acceptance  of  his  plans,  Mr.  Gilmore 
alone  —  and  I  have  this  from  his  earliest  and  friendliest  convert 
—  was  the  only  member  of  the  original  committee  who  had  a  firm 
and  unwavering  faith  in  the  successful  achievement  of  the  vast 
undertaking  which  is  to-day,  in  its  every  leading  and  original 
phase,  as  pronounced  and  perfect  an  accomplishment  as  it  is  a 
new  and  novel  one. 

AS  CONDUCTOR  AND  LEADER. 

Nor  less  as  the  manager,  director,  and  commanding  general 
of  the  vast  forces  he  had  brought  into  requisition  for  the  execu¬ 
tion  of  his  scheme,  than  as  its  author  and  projector,  did  Gilmore 
display  his  great  and  commanding  ability.  As  the  leader  of  his 
choral  army,  and  of  his  regiment  of  musicians,  he  showed  him¬ 
self  a  very  king.  He  proved,  indeed,  a  Napoleon  of  organizers, 
as  he  was  a  Murat  of  leaders.  With  one  single  exception,  we 
have  never  seen  his  equal  at  the  head  of  a  musical  force.  He 
seemed  the  very  embodiment  of  his  own  grand  ideas,  and  he 
wielded  his  magic  baton  with  all  the  ardor  and  fire  and  enthusi¬ 
asm  of  the  great  leader  of  leaders,  — the  immortal  Julien  himself; 
while  he  succeeded  in  infusing  into  his  mighty  array  of  followers 
his  own  fiery  spirit,  and  in  controlling  his  forces  as  perfectly  as 
if  the  vast  body  of  voices  and  arms  was  acting  in  response  to  a 
single  will. 

A  WORD  FOR  HIS  BACKERS. 

So  much  for  Gilmore  and  the  great  and  successful  Festival  of 
which  he  was  the  sole  projector,  and,  throughout  all,  the  leading 
spirit.  I  cannot  close,  however,  without  a  tribute  to  the  sterling 
citizens  of  Boston,  who,  without  his  faith,  responded  to  his  ear¬ 
nest  appeals,  and  did  what  it  was  impossible  for  him  to  do,  — 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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furnished  the  means  to  carry  his  purpose  into  execution.  The 
nature  of  this  service  is  explained  by  the  simple  statement  that 
two  hundred  thousand  dollars  were  furnished  and  paid  out  by  Gil¬ 
more’s  backers  before  a  penny  was  realized  in  return,  —  the  whole 
affair  having  cost,  before  the  close  of  the  Festival,  three  hundred 
thousand  dollars.  The  appointments  of  the  Jubilee  were  in  per¬ 
fect  keeping  with  the  magnificence  of  the  conception.  I  never 
witnessed  more  liberal  arrangements,  more  lavish  provision  for 
the  comfort  of  all  who  had  to  do  with  the  Festival,  whether  sing¬ 
ers,  musicians,  guests,  or  witnesses.  Particularly  were  the  cour¬ 
tesies  extended  to  members  of  the  press,  and  the  conveniences 
placed  at  their  disposal  for  the  discharge  of  their  duties,  of  the 
most  complete  and  perfect  character ;  and  the  remembrance  of 
the  kindly  offices  of  our  Boston  brethren  will  long  remain  one  of 
the  freshest  and  pleasantest  of  the  recollections  of  the  great  week 
of  the  Peace  Jubilee.  Nor  can  I  forget  to  mention  the  perfect 
order  which,  in  view  of  the  immense  multitude  which  daily 
crowded  the  Coliseum,  was  one  of  the  crowning  achievements 
of  the  Jubilee.  There  was  not  so  much  as  a  scuffle  upon  the 
premises,  or  a  row  among  the  auditory,  nor,  so  far  as  I  observed, 
a  drunken  or  loud-talking  loafer  about  the  building  throughout 
the  entire  week  of  the  Jubilee  ;  and  in  the  city  proper  it  has 
transpired  that  for  fifteen  years  there  have  not  been  so  few  arrests 
as  during  this  Festival  week. 

THE  GRAND  RESULTS. 

That  the  success  which  has  crowned  this  memorable  event  will 
be  attended  with  the  most  beneficial  results  there  can  be  no 
doubt.  The  stimulus  imparted  to  song  by  this  great  and  inspir¬ 
ing  epoch  will  be  felt  throughout  the  country.  Choral  societies 
will  spring  up  on  every  hand,  and,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  the  singing- 
school  and  the  chorus  will  hereafter  be  something  beside  a  New 
England  institution.  But  should  Boston  be  the  scene  of  a  second 
grand  choral  Jubilee,  —  and  for  many  reasons  we  believe  it  the 
most  favorable  point  for  the  assemblage  of  musical  masses,  it 
being  confessedly  the  head  centre  of  the  musical  culture  of  the 
nation,  and  particularly  of  the  choral  society,  — the  result,  owing 
to  the  prolonged  and  more  perfect  drill  which  will  follow  the 
initial  performance  of  the  past  week,  will  be  more  satisfactory  in 
all  particulars  than  the  one  which  has  passed  off  with  such  mar¬ 
vellous  success.  And  while  the  great  Peace  Jubilee,  in  the 
words  of  its  enthusiastic  originator,  furnished  the  "grandest 
feast  of  soul-inspiring  harmony  ever  before  witnessed,”  1  believe 


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there  is  one  yet  to  follow,  under  the  direction,  I  trust,  of  the  same 
inspired  conductor,  that  shall  cause  even  the  glories  of  this  great 
achievement  to  fade  before  the  light  of  a  more  radiant  display. 
And  when  that  grand  occasion  comes,  may  I  be  there  to  see  ! 

D.  B. 

Extract  from  Watson’s  Art  Journal. 

The  influence  of  this  Festival  will  be  felt  in  every  part  of  the 
world,  for  it  has  illustrated  this  fact  forever,  that  it  is  possible  to 
combine  many  thousands  of  voices  and  instruments  in  the  inter¬ 
pretation  of  the  highest  class  of  music,  to  the  honor  and  glory 
of  art.  And  this  other  fact,  that '  such  performances  will  find 
myriads  of  admiring  and  paying  appreciators.  Its  influence  on 
the  hereafter  is  fairly  indicated  by  its  influence  upon  the  present. 
Already  numberless  choral  societies,  in  addition  to  those  it  has 
already  called  into  life,  are  springing  up  all  over  the  country,  and 
monster  Festivals  are  being  planned  in  several  cities  for  the 
coming  year.  It  has  proved  a  great  musical  revival,  and  has 
given  an  impulse  to  art  which  will  thrill  through  the  whole  nation 
for  many  years  to  come. 

The  musical  people  of  Boston  are  well  aware  that 
Mr.  John  S.  Dwight,  the  well-known  musical  critic, 
was  one  of  the  most  persistent  enemies  of  the  Jubilee, 
doing  all  he  possibly  could  from  its  first  announce¬ 
ment  up  to  almost  the  last  moment  to  injure  its  pros¬ 
pects  and  prevent  its  realization.  To  put  the  most 
charitable  construction  upon  his  course,  he  was  utterly 
blind  to  any  good  coming  out  of  such  a  popular  musical 
demonstration,  and  opposed  it  to  the  last.  For  this 
reason  it  is  peculiarly  gratifying  to  Mr.  Gilmore  to 
record  the  conclusions  of  that  able  writer  after  the  Fes¬ 
tival  was  over.  The  following  is  the  finishing  portion 
of  a  long  review  which  appeared  in  the  New  York 
Tribune  from  his  pen.  It  is  a  candid  acknowledgment 
of  the  triumph  of  the  Festival,  and  the  strongest  refu¬ 
tation  of  Mr.  Dwight’s  own  prophecies.  He  says :  — 

Now,  looking  to  the  execution  of  the  music,  there  was  very 
much  to  praise.  In  the  great  chorus  there  was  far  more  unity, 


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precision,  light,  and  shade  in  rendering,  than  almost  any  one  of 
musical  experience  could  have  believed  possible.  And  it  grew 
better  as  the  thing  went  on.  It  gave  one  a  proud  joy  to  know 
that  so  many  thousands  of  singers,  with  only  one  rehearsal  of  the 
whole,  could  sing  so  well  together.  It  told  of  musical  enthusi¬ 
asm,  of  esprit  du  corps,  of  good  native  average  of  voices  and  of 
talent,  good  instruction,  thorough  and  inspiring  drill  in  separate 
bodies.  No  wonder  that  they  all  watched  for  each  appearance 
of  their  leaders, — of  Mr.  Zerrahn,  and  Mr.  Eichberg,  and  Mr. 
Tourjee,  as  well  as  of  Mr.  Gilmore  himself,  — to  overwhelm  them 
with  the  heartiest  applause.  Certain  pieces  were  far  more  suc¬ 
cessful,  as  we  have  seen,  than  others.  Generally,  the  grave, 
slow  chorals  sounded  best.  Strange  to  say,  and  contrary  to  all 
we  could  have  looked  for,  not  Handel’s  choruses,  not  even  the 
great  Hallelujah,  still  less  the  choruses  by  Haydn,  made  the  great 
effects.  The  chorals  by  Mendelssohn,  his  “  Kain  ”  chorus,  and 
“He  watching  over  Israel,”  made  a  far'  more  vivid,  more  com¬ 
plete  impression.  Does  it,  possibly,  point  to  the  conclusion, 
after  all,  that,  of  the  two  great  branches  of  the  Protestant  re¬ 
ligious  music,  — led  off  respectively  by  Bach,  who  built  entirely 
on  the  Choral,  and  Handel,  who  came  to  Oratorio  from  a  long 
experience  in  Opera, — that,  after  all,  the  Bach  direction,  upon 
which  Mendelssohn  has  built,  has  in  it  the  greater  capacity  of 
expansion,  a  principle  more  universal  and  far-reaching,  as  if 
springing  from  a  deeper  root  ?  I  merely  offer  the  conjecture. 

One  feature  in  the  choral  execution  I  may  note  with  pleasure. 
There  were  some  beautiful  pianissimos,  —  achievement  that  has 
seemed  almost  impossible  in  smaller  halls,  where  everything 
above  a  whisper  will  sound  loud  ;  perhaps  in  this  great  space  it 
was  as  easy  as  thinking.  And  generally,  I  find  that  I  was  oftener 
impressed,  in  the  choruses,  by  effects  of  beauty  than  by  effects  of 
power  and  grandeur.  I  have  instanced  “He  watching  over  Is¬ 
rael.”  The  gentle,  equable  diffusion  of  softly  swelling  harmony 
over  so  multitudinous  a  choir  gives  a  sense  of  unspeakable  beau¬ 
ty,  fulness,  and  pervading  sweetness,  that  creeps  over  you  like 
the  infinite  calm  of  all-surrounding  ocean. 

But  I  must  hasten  to  a  close.  Whether  the  Festival  considered 
musically  were  very  good  or  not,  it  musically  did  good.  At  any 
rate,  to  all  those  singers  and  performers.  It  was  a  great  experi¬ 
ence  for  them.  It  has  given  them  a  new  impulse,  a  new  con¬ 
sciousness  of  strength,  a  new  taste  of  the  joy  of  unity  of  effort,  a 
new  love  of  co-operation,  and  a  deeper  sense  of  the  divine  signifi¬ 
cance  and  power  of  music  than  they  ever  had.  It  has  caused 


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hundreds  of  choral  societies  to  spring  into  existence  for  the  time 
being,  many  of  which  will  certainly  prove  permanent ;  and  their 
first  bond  of  union  has  been  the  practice  of  good  music,  of  master- 
works  of  Handel,  Haydn,  Mozart,  Mendelssohn,  which,  having 
tasted  once  in  such  deep  draughts,  they  will  not  readily  abandon 
for  weak  trash.  Education  must  come  out  of  it.  It  has  planted, 
well  and  widely,  for  the  future. 

Was  it  not  good  to  be  there,  too,  as  listener,  as  looker-on,  as 
sympathetic  part  and  parcel  of  it  ?  Who  would  willingly  have 
been  left  out  of  such  a  grand  occasion  ?  The  greatest  assemblage 
of  human  beings  under  one  roof  ever  known  !  A  scene  so  over¬ 
whelming,  so  sublime,  so  beautiful  from  every  point  of  view ! 
An  almost  boundless  sea  of  live  humanity ;  and  all  so  cheerful, 
all  so  happy,  full  of  kindness,  rejoicing  in  the  sense  of  country 
and  of  brotherhood  !  Tens  on  tens  of  thousands,  yet  such  admi¬ 
rable  order!  Could  any  object,  any  influence  but  Music,  hold 
such  countless  restless  atoms  in  such  order  ? 

Finally,  in  a  still  wider  way  it  has  done  good.  It  has  given  to 
tens  of  thousands  of  all  classes  (save,  unfortunately,  the  poorest), 
who  were  there  to  hear,  and,  through  them,  to  thousands  more, 
to  whole  communities,  a  new  belief  in  Music  ;  a  new  conviction 
of  its  social  worth,  —  above  all,  of  its  importance  as  a  pervading, 
educational,  and  fusing  element  in  our  whole  democratic  life ;  a 
heavenly  influence  which  shall  go  far  to  correct  the  crudities, 
tone  down,  subdue,  and  harmonize  the  loud,  self-asserting  indi¬ 
vidualities,  relieve  the  glaring  and  forth-putting  egotism  of  our 
too  boisterous  and  boastful  nationality.  Thousands  now  have 
faith  in  Music,  who  never  did  have  much  before  ;  thousands  for 
the  first  time  respect  it  as  a  high  and  holy  influence,  who  very 
likely  looked  upon  it  as  at  the  best  an  innocent,  if  not  a  dissi¬ 
pating,  idle  pleasure.  Public  opinion,  henceforth,  will  count  it 
among  the  essentials  of  that  "liberal  education  ”  which  is  the 
birthright  of  a  free  American,  and  no  longer  as  a  superfluous  re¬ 
finement  of  an  over-delicate  and  fashionable  few.  We  shall  no 
longer  have  to  plead  against  such  odds  to  claim  that  Music  have 
her  permanent,  her  honored  seat  among  the  "humanities”  of 
learning  and  of  general  culture.  We  begin  to  see  how  Music  is 
to  teach  a  people  manners,  mutual  deference,  and,  without  out¬ 
ward  cold  authority,  without  appeal  to  fear,  but  freely  and 
divinely  from  within,  inspire  the  instinct  of  respect,  of  fond  and 
childlike  reverence  for  something  still  above  us,  be  we  where  we 
may, — and  this  is  real  self-respect.  So  far  as  the  Jubilee  has 
wrought  this  conversion  among  unbelieving  or  indifferent  thou- 


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sands,  it  has  done  incalculable  good ;  and  if  for  this  alone,  we 
cannot  be  too  grateful  to  the  men  who  (whatever  our  mistrust  of 
motives  and  of  methods  once)  have  given  us  a  great  experience. 

j.  s.  D. 

Boston,  June  25,  1869. 

From  the  Springfield  Republican. 

THE  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

• 

As  Boston  is  unlike  any  other  city  in  the  known  world,  it  is 
fair  to  presume  that  there  has  never  been  anything  like  Boston’s 
Peace  Jubilee.  Certainly  we  have  never  seen  —  or  heard  —  any¬ 
thing  like  it  in  America,  —  a  reflection  which,  passing  through 
the  mind  of  a  New  York  or  a  Chicago  editor,  excites  him  to  a 
jealous  and  sarcastic  fury.  He  eschews  Boston  and  all  its 
works,  laughs  at  the  car-load  of  anvils  used  in  the  opening  cere¬ 
monies,  turns  up  his  nose  at  Mr.  Gilmore  and  Mayor  ShurtlefF, 
and  affects  to  believe  that  the  whole  affair  is  a  sort  of  advertising 
dodge  for  the  dry-goods  dealers  of  Milk  Street  and  the  local 
celebrities  of  the  South  End.  All  this  is  characteristic,  and  need 
not  be  remarked  upon ;  all  the  good  jokes  which  spring  from  it 
are  so  much  added  to  the  common  stock  of  mirth  ;  while  Boston 
has  got  so  used  to  being  laughed  at  by  the  rest  of  the  country, 
that  she  seems  to  take  it  philosophically,  as  Hosea  Biglow  said 
she  did  with  the  insults  of  the  Southern  slaveholders,  — 

“  We  begin  to  think  it ’s  natur’ 

To  take  sarce  and  not  get  riled,  — 

Who  ’d  expect  to  see  a  tater 
All  on  eend  at  bein’  biled  ?  ” 

It  is  a  good  proverb,  however,  that  bids  those  laugh  who  win, 
and  the  Bostonians  have  certainly  carried  the  day.  Their  Festi¬ 
val  is  a  great  success,  however  you  look  at  it.  The  music  is 
good,  the  weather  is  fine,  the  President  and  Admiral  Farragut  are 
there,  the  Legislature  is  still  in  session,  and  the  city  is  crowded 
with  visitors.  Everything  is  lovely,  and  though  Mr.  Gilmore  is 
sneered  at  in  the  New  York  World,  he  is  appreciated  in  Boston, 
and  is  happy.  He  can  say  with  Benton  on  a  memorable  occa¬ 
sion,  “Alone  I  did  it,”  — and  he  may  reasonably  expect  to  have 
his  statue  erected  in  St.  James’s  Park,  in  a  style  which  will  com¬ 
pare  favorably  with  those  of  Horace  Mann,  Aristides,  Edward 
Everett,  and  Alexander  Hamilton,  which  now  adorn  the  west  side 
of  the  city. 

After  all,  it  is  no  small  thing  that  Mr.  Gilmore,  backed  by  Bos- 


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ton,  has  brought  to  pass.  At  first  thought,  it  seems  a  little  gro¬ 
tesque  to  speak  of  this  as  a  “Peace  Jubilee,”  when  Peace  was 
declared  four  years  ago  ;  it  reminds  one  of  the  grief  of  that  for¬ 
lorn  widow  who  broke  into  violent  weeping  in  some  public  place, 
and,  being  asked  what  ailed  her,  sobbed  out,  “  I  lost  the  best 
husband  in  the  world  t-twenty  years  ago,  and  I  can’t  bear  it  any 
longer.”  But  on  reflection,  —  the  most  charming  trait  of  Bosto¬ 
nians  is  their  power  of  reflection, — we  see  that  Peace  did  not 
really  arrive  till  after  Grant  was  inaugurated,  though  she  was 
way-billed  through  in  the  early  days  of  Andrew  Johnson.  It  is 
the  settled,  assured,  prosperous  Peace  of  the  country  that  Boston 
celebrates  this  week  with  shawms  and  cymbals,  drums  and  trum¬ 
pets,  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  dulcimer,  anvil,  organ, 
and  all  kinds  of  music,  far  beyond  the  power  of  Nebuchadnezzar 
to  produce  in  his  orchestra.  And  the  hearts  of  the  people  still 
respond,  though  years  have  passed  and  many  things  have 
changed,  to  the  joy  and  triumph  with  which  we  closed  the  era  of 
civil  war.  It  is  this  feeling,  as  well  as  the  love  of  music  and  the 
excitement  of  great  gatherings  of  men,  which  has  drawn  so  many 
to  Boston  ;  and  this  feeling,  no  matter  how  it  may  manifest  itself, 
is  earnest,  serious,  and  respectable,  as  are  all  great  movements 
of  the  popular  heart. 

There  is  something  noble  and  useful,  too,  in  this  assembling  of 
the  people  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  be  the  occasion  what  it 
may.  We  cannot  too  often  meet  each  other  and  renew,  by  the 
acquaintance  even  of  a  day  or  two,  those  sentiments  of  mutual 
interest  in  communities  widely  separated  by  space,  which  are  so 
important  to  the  harmony  of  a  great  nation.  It  is  easy  to  laugh 
at  Boston,  but  very  hard  for  one  who  has  seen  and  known  that 
city,  to  forget  her  genuine  greatness  and  the  beauty  of  her  civic 
history.  She  will  be  dearer  to  New  England,  dearer  to  the  whole 
country,  for  the  Festival  which  is  now  taking  place ;  and  the  jest 
and  the  sneer  will  soon  give  place  to  expressions  more  worthy  of 
her  sister  cities  and  of  the  occasion  which  now  happens  to  call 
them  forth. 


From  the  Chicago  Times. 

This  Festival  has  a  musical  importance  in  the  precedent  which 
it  has  established.  Whatever  may  be  said  in  regard  to  the  occa¬ 
sional  discords  which  occurred  in  certain  of  the  pieces,  it  is  now 
determined  that  there  is  no  limit  to  musical  sounds,  and  that, 
no  matter  how  great  or  how  diffused  the  volume  of  sound  may 
be,  it  can  certainly  be  communicated  distinctly  and  harmoniously 


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to  the  ear,  if  the  ear  be  in  a  proper  position  to  hear  it,  and  if  the 
various  voices  and  instruments  from  which  it  emanates  be  in 
thorough  training  and  accord.  Although  long,  scientific  articles 
have  been  written  to  establish  the  opposite,  it  must  and  will  be 
admitted  by  a  majority  of  those  who  have  been  present  at  this 
Jubilee,  that  this  was  proved  in  more  than  one  instance. 

The  consequent  importance  of  this  fact  is  that  great  events 
can  be  appropriately  celebrated  by  great  musical  Festivals. 
These  cannot  in  the  nature  of  things  recur  frequently.  The  occa¬ 
sions  that  demand  them  are  few,  and  the  expense  that  is  attached 
to  them  is  too  enormous.  But  if  they  should  occur  but  once  in  a 
generation,  on  a  scale  as  large  as  that  of  the  present,  or  even 
larger,  — for  this  is  easily  possible  now,  — it  would  afford  a  life¬ 
time-pride  for  those  who  engaged  in  them,  and  a  lifetime  satisfac¬ 
tion  for  all  who  attended  them .  j.  b.  r. 

From  the  Worcester  Evening  Gazette. 

With  the  close  of  the  present  week  the  great,  the  grand,  the 
surprising,  the  overwhelming  Peace  Jubilee  ends.  There  may  be 
a  concert  or  two  by  way  of  supplement,  —  it  would  be  dangerous 
to  shut  off  the  steam  in  a  moment,  —  but  the  advent  of  Peace  has 
been  celebrated,  the  enterprise  of  Boston  established,  and  every 
one  is  happy. 

We  have  sought  all  along  to  make  public  the  fact  that  Worces¬ 
ter  is  not  jealous  of  the  neighboring  city.  Let  the  eclipsed  New- 
Yorkers  gnash  their  teeth  and  snarl ;  the  vocalists  of  Worcester 
helped  to  swell  the  grand  chorus,  and  the  population  of  the  city 
swarmed  into  the  Coliseum  and  filled  up  the  choicest  seats.  The 
Jubilee  was  a  magnificent  success,  and  Worcester  acknowledges 
it.  The  next  mammoth  festival  will  take  place  in  this  city  in  the 
year  1880,  and  we  hope  to  see  every  citizen  of  Boston  present. 

We  take  the  opportunity  to  congratulate  the  great  Gilmore; 
he  has  proved  that  nothing  is  impossible  in  this  world,  under 
Providence,  to  a  man  of  pluck  and  perseverance.  We  congratu¬ 
late  the  graceful  Zerrahn,  the  pride  of  the  altos ;  the  classic  Eich- 
berg,  with  his  firm  baton ;  and  the  modest  Tourjee,  best  of  chorus- 
masters.  We  congratulate  the  veteran  Ole  Bull,  the  enthusiastic 
Rosa,  the  strong-lunged  Arbuckle,  and  the  gentlemen  of  the  or¬ 
chestra.  We  congratulate  the  radiant  Parepa-Rosa  and  the  mag¬ 
nificent  Phillipps.  We- congratulate  the  ladies  and  gentlemen  of 
the  chorus  that  they  have  any  voices  left.  We  congratulate  the 
amiable  President,  the  orator  of  the  occasion  ;  and  the  affable 
Mayor  of  the  city  and, his  compatriots  in. office.  We  congratulate 

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the  invited  guests,  who  went  in  without  paying ;  the  spectators, 
who  were  gratified  and  delighted ;  and  the  people,  who  stayed 
away,  for  they  saved  their  money.  We  congratulate  the  enter¬ 
prising  Jordan,  the  elegant  Parker,  the  polite  Niles,  the  hand¬ 
some  and  urbane  Dunham.  We  congratulate  the  members  of  the 
Boston  press  that  the  great  show  is  over  and  they  still  live.  We 
congratulate  the  yellow-badged  ushers,  and  Messrs.  Pollard  and 
Leighton,  who  niade  their  badges  ;  we  congratulate  the  scarlet- 
robed  firemen,  the  nimble  artillerymen,  and  the  much-buttoned 
policemen.  We  congratulate  the  builder  of  the  Coliseum  that  the 
structure  did  not  tumble  down,  and  the  holders  of  adjacent  lots, 
who  rented  them  at  high  prices.  We  congratulate  the  great  and 
powerful  city  of  Boston  and  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 
We  congratulate  the  United  States  and  the  continent  of  North 
America.  We  congratulate,  severally  and  individually,  every¬ 
body  and  everything  in  any  way,  manner,  shape,  or  kind  con¬ 
nected  with  this  Festival,  the  greatest  musical  event  of  the  age. 

And  finally,  now  that  it  is  over,  we  make  bold  to  echo  the  wish 
of  the  President,  —  Let  us  have  peace  ! 

From  the  New  York  Sun. 

THE  PEACE  FESTIVAL  AND  ITS  RESULTS. 

The  results  of  so  great  an  undertaking  as  that  just  concluded 
at  Boston  deserve  to  be  carefully  weighed.  No  experiment  in 
which  ten  thousand  intelligent  people  are  the  actors,  and  two 
hundred  thousand  the  spectators,  can  be  passed  by  with  a  sneer, 
or  even  merely  with  a  good-natured  laugh.  The  immense  num¬ 
bers  engaged  in  it,  and  their  culture  and  intellectual  standing  are 
alone  sufficient  to  give  the  affair  dignity.  Aside  from  this,  it  is 
freighted  with  great  consequences  to  American  art,  and  its  les¬ 
sons  should  be  thoughtfully  studied.  If  we  have  failed  in  the 
accomplishment  of  our  purposes,  it  is  well  that  that  should  be 
known  and  the  blunder  avoided  in  future.  If  we  have  done  a 
creditable  thing,  then  we  are  entitled  to  the  encouragement  that 
flows  naturally  from  work  well  performed. 

One  good  result  that  is  likely  to  be  gained  by  it  is  a  recogni¬ 
tion  of  American  art.  Heretofore  America  has  had  no  standing 
in  the  musical  art-world.  England  has  looked  down  on  us.  Ger¬ 
many  has  supposed  that  no  Festival  could  be  given  here  except 
by  her  Sangerbunds.  Italy  and  France  have  recognized  for  us  no 
higher  possibilities  than  the  production  of  their  operas.  At  one 
step,  without  any  preliminaries,  without  more  special  preparation 
than  could  be  crowded  into  a  few  weeks,  we  have  lifted  our- 


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selves,  so  far  as  great  musical  art  gatherings  are  concerned,  to 
an  artistic  level  with  these  nations.  Hereafter,  when  the  noted 
musical  festivals  of  the  world  are  enumerated,  not  only  will  it 
not  be  possible  to  ignore  America,  but  she  must  head  the  list. 
The  journals  of  Europe,  heretofore  silent  on  all  questions  con¬ 
cerning  our  musical  art,  are  now  called  upon  to  tell  their  sur¬ 
prised  readers  that  the  largest  gathering  of  singers  and  players 
ever  brought  together  has  just  been  held  in  the  United  States. 

The  enterprise  has  been  conceived  and  executed  on  a  scale  in 
keeping  with  the  vastness  of  the  country,  with  the  breadth  and 
largeness  of  the  American  methods,  and  with  the  expedition  and 
fearlessness  that  characterize  all  our  attempts  in  untried  fields  of 
effort.  It  challenged  the  attention  of  the  world  by  the  magni¬ 
tude  and  daring  of  the  scheme  proposed,  and  must  now  command 
its  respect  by  the  manner  in  which  it  has  been  accomplished.  If 
it  has  done  for  us  no  more  than  this,  it  has  done  enough. 

But  it  has  done  more.  It  has  shown  that  our  people  can  think 
of  something  beyond  mechanical  inventions  and  the  almighty 
dollar,  and  it  has  given  earnest  of  a  noble  musical  future  for 
America.  The  great  chorus  which  did  the  work  of  the  first  four 
days  demonstrated  this ;  but  confirming  it  was  the  astonishing 
fact  that  when  they  withdrew  there  were  still  ten  thousand  chil¬ 
dren  ready  to  step  directly  into  their  places,  and  possessing  the 
ability  to  sing  almost  as  well  as  their  elders. 

And  here  let  us  give  New  England  the  credit  that  is  her  due. 
Thanks  to  the  excellent  training  in  the  rudiments  of  music  which 
is  part  of  her  common-school  education,  and  the  very  general  cul¬ 
tivation  there  given  to  chorus  singing,  by  far  the  greater  part  of 
the  immense  army  of  vocalists  who  took  part  in  the  Jubilee  were 
from  the  Eastern  States.  The  Handel  and  Haydn  Society  of 
Boston  alone  furnished  six  hundred  and  fifty  voices.  Let  the 
whole  country  emulate  the  example  of  New  England,  and  there 
will  soon  be  heard  over  the  length  and  breadth  of  our  vast  terri¬ 
tory,  not  only  the  whistle  of  the  locomotive,  the  hum  of  the 
spindle,  and  the  din  of  the  forge,  but  everywhere,  in  peaceful 
contrast  with  these  sounds  of  daily  labor,  the  pleasant  harmonies 
of  evening  choral  songs . 

It  is  not,  however,  to  any  special  excellence  in  the  performance 
of  a  given  piece  that  we  look  when  we  speak  of  the  results 
attending  this  Festival,  but  to  the  recognition  that  it  secures  to 
us  from  foreign  nations,  to  its  influence  in  giving  a  fresh  impulse 
to  art  at  home,  and  to  the  enthusiasm  necessarily  kindled  from 
the  magnetism  of  so  many  joined  together  in  a  great  enterprise. 


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It  will  be  talked  of  for  months  in  every  hamlet  in  Massachusetts, 
and  its  influence  felt  in  every  church  choir  and  musical  circle. 
In  this  direction  it  is  difficult  to  overestimate  its  power  for  good, 
and,  looked  at  from  this  point  of  view,  it  must  fill  us  with  hope  for 
the  musical  future  of  our  land. 

From  the  Salem  Register. 

The  Bostonians  have  a  right  to  exult  to  the  full  measure  of 
even  Boston  exultation.  The  Peace  Jubilee  is  a  brilliant  success. 
It  was  inaugurated  right  royally  on  Tuesday,  and  the  first  day’s 
performances  were  so  satisfying  and  so  enthusiastically  received, 
as  to  render  the  succeeding  efforts  comparatively  easy  and  sure. 
Gilmore’s  magnificent  conception  has  been  most  magnificently 
carried  out,  and  every  person  who  has  aided  and  assisted  in  the 
enormous  labor  of  the  multifarious  details  necessary  to  give  even 
tolerable  success  to  so  gig-antic  a  project,  deserves  immortal 
honor.  But  there  is  no  discount  required  on  the  Peace  Jubilee, 
and  the  Bostonians  have  full  right  and  title  to  rejoice  to  their 
heart’s  content . 

The  spectacle  as  a  whole  is  one  of  unsurpassed  grandeur. 
The  sight  of  the  chorus  and  orchestra  alone  is  well  worth  the 
price  of  admission,  and  such  as  one  can  hardly  expect  to  see 
again  in  a  lifetime.  The  interior  of  the  Coliseum  presents  a  beau¬ 
tiful  appearance,  the  decorations  being  in  remarkably  good  taste, 
and  the  seats-  and  pillars  have  such  a  solid  and  substantial  look 
and  feeling  that  not  the  slightest  impression  of  danger  is  experi¬ 
enced.  The  harmony  is  well  balanced,  and  all  the  effects  are  truly 
inspiring.  The  performance  of  "The  Star-Spangled  Banner,” 
the  "Anvil  Chorus,”  and  "America,”  with  their  novel  effects, 
fairly  brought  the  immense  audience  to  their  feet,  and  they  stood 
shouting  and  waving  hats  and  handkerchiefs  with  an  enthusiasm 
that  would  not  be  repressed  until  a  repetition  was  granted.  The 
success  was  complete  and  everybody  was  delighted.  The  hundred 
anvils  were  operated  by  members  of  the  Fire  Department,  who 
were  warmly  applauded  as  they  entered  in  martial  array,  in  neat 
uniforms,  with  red  shirts  and  white  caps,  as  with  military  pre¬ 
cision  they  marched  in  and  arrayed  themselves  in  two  bodies  on 
either  side  of  the  conductor’s  stand,  the  two  companies  playing 
in  the  performance  with  alternate  beat. 

Everywhere  inside  good  order  and  good  feeling  prevailed.  The 
various  conductors  as  they  entered  were  received  with  hearty 
applause  by  chorus,  orchestra,  and  audience,  the  distinguished 
guests  as  they  were  recognized  came  in  for  their  share  of  the 


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plaudits,  and  everything  passed  off  satisfactorily,  and  with  evi¬ 
dences  of  a  glorious  inauguration  of  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

The  universal  impression  is  fairly  conveyed  by  the  following 
copy  of  a  telegram  sent  from  the  Coliseum  by  a  distinguished 
gentleman  to  his  wife,  at  the  close  of  the  first  concert :  — - 

“  Nothing  like  it  in  a  lifetime.  Will  make  any  sacrifice  to  have 
you  here  Thursday .*  Gome  by  Express  train 1” 

An  English  gentleman  present  sent  a  cable  despatch  to  Europe, 
to  the  effect  that  the  Jubilee  is  the  greatest  musical  success  of 
the  nineteenth  century. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

AN  ACCOMPLISHED  GERMAN  MUSICIAN. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Transcript. 

You  may  not  be  aware  of  the  wide-spread  reputation  the  city 
of  Boston  and  its  musicians  enjoy ;  proof  of  this  is  the  presence 
here  of  Mr.  Carl  Mietzke,  leader  of  the  celebrated  orchestra 
attached  to  the  court  of  Mecklenburg-Strelitz,  Germany.  This 
gentleman,  although  upward  of  sixty  years  of  age,  came  more 
than  three  thousand  miles  to  join  his  violin  with  the  orchestra  at 
the  National  Peace  Jubilee,  and  pronounces  it  the  greatest  musi¬ 
cal  event  ever  witnessed  by  man.  So  full  is  he  of  Boston  and  its 
music  loving  and  supporting  public,  that  he  is  determined  (in 
case  he  should  live  to  see  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  his  service 
with  the  Mecklenburg  orchestra,  which  occurs  in  December, 
1813),  to  settle  in  Boston.  May  he  live  to  do  so.  g. 

From  the  New  York  Express. 

FAIR  PLAY. 

Boston  and  Gilmore  have  had  a  grand  success  in  the  Peace  Ju¬ 
bilee,  and  such  is  the  judgment  of  most  impartial  people  who 
have  been  there.  There  were  some  follies,  mistakes,  and  the  ex¬ 
cesses  incident  to  so  huge  an  affair,  but,  upon  the  whole,  the 
Peace  Jubilee  stands  out  in  vaster  proportions  than  anything  of 
the  kind  ever  attempted  in  the  Old  World  or  the  New.  The 
thousands  who  sang  and  played  together  with  so  much  melody, 
afforded  such  a  demonstration  as  was  never  seen  and  heard  be¬ 
fore  of  the  great  power  of  harmony  in  the  midst  of  overwhelm¬ 
ing  numbers  of  performers  and  of  people.  The  science  of  acou¬ 
stics  received  a  fresh  evidence  of  what  an  immense  volume  of 
sound  can  do  without  disturbing  the  finer  sensibilities  of  our 
nature.  The  success  is  an  honor,  not  alone  to  Boston  and  Gil- 


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more  (who,  by  the  way,  was  master  and  director  of  the  situation, 
and  as  remarkable  in  his  wise  forecast  as  in  what  he  did  during 
the  Jubilee),  but  to  the  musical’  powers  of  the  country  and  the 
world . 

We  confess  that  we  for  one  should  have  been  glad  to  have  just 
such  a  Jubilee  in  New  York,  and  without  the  trouble  of  travel¬ 
ling  so  far  to  see  and  hear  one  of  the  wonders  of  the  year.  So 
far  from  being  jealous  of  Boston,  we  rejoice  at  her  success  ;  and 
hope  to  see  New  York  —  whose  great  error  always  is  indifference 
to  her  own  success  —  make  the  elfort  to  eclipse  what  has  been  so 
well  done  elsewhere ;  and  if  there  is  no  man  to  take  the  lead  in 
such  a  monster  enterprise,  let  Gilmore  himself  be  invited.  Some 
of  the  most  capable  New  York  musicians  present  in  Boston  de¬ 
clare  that  the  Jubilee  was  a  grand  success.  Let  them  next  year 
seek  to  eclipse  it. 


From  Loomis’s  Musical  Journal. 

THE  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

The  end  has  come.  We  must  give  up  looking  forward  to  the 
great  event  with  anticipation,  and  look  back  upon  it  with  de¬ 
lightful  recollection.  Every  one  who  attended  the  Festival  will 
look  upon  it  as  the  brightest  musical  era  of  their  lives,  while 
those  who  did  not  will  always  regret  that  they  failed  to  catch  the 
inspiration  in  time  to  enjoy  the  great  concerts  with  the  many 
thousands  who  went. 

The  name  of  P.  S.  Gilmore  is  immortal.  He  has  done  what 
few  men  could  or  would  do,  and  he  richly  deserves  all  the  enco¬ 
miums  that  have  been  heaped  upon  him.  Boston  will  always  re¬ 
member  his  energy  and  determination,  and  the  whole  world  will 
look  upon  him  as  a  giant  and  a  wonder.  Whether  for  his  labor 
and  anxiety  he  gets  a  sufficient  compensation  or  not,  he  is  set¬ 
tled  for  the  future  in  a  position  that  will  always  sustain  him. 
To  Messrs.  Zerrahn  and  Eicliberg,  and  all  who  took  part  in  this 
great  undertaking,  much  credit  is  also  due,  and  they  will  stand, 
as  musical  men,  high  in  the  estimation  of  the  world.  Let  this 
great  success  inspire  them  all  to  make  a  new  effort.  The  expe¬ 
rience  gained  is  too  valuable  to  be  lost,  the  gratification  of  the 
public  is  too  great  never  to  be  again  realized,  and  it  is  reason¬ 
able  to  hope  that  this  Festival,  magnificent  as  it  is,  is  only  the 
inaugural  of  many  in  the  future  which  shall  elevate  the  cause  of 
art,  and  place  America  in  the  front  rank  among  the  musical 
nations  of  the  world. 


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THE  EOD  OF  THE  PROPHET. 

IN  COMMEMORATION  OF  THE  BOSTON  PEACE  FESTIVAL. 

The  Festival  thunders  have  ceased,  the  sky  no  more  filled  with  their  clangors 
The  melodious  army  dispersed,  their  drums  and  their  clarions  silent : 

But  the  broad  air  around  us  is  purer,  refreshed  by  that  grand  storm  of  music  ; 
And  that  host  far  and  near  on  its  banners  bears  tidings  of  great  good  to  all 
men ! 

For  the  rock  hath  been  struck,  as  of  old  in  the  wilderness  smote  the  great 
Prophet, 

And  flows  the  fair  river  of  Music  o’er  the  land  from  this  day  e’er  to  broaden  ! 
To  gather  new  force  as  it  flows,  dowering  all  in  its  pathway  with  beauty ; 

To  make  life  bright  with  innocent  joys,  and  to  bless  all  who  drink  of  its 
waters. 

O’er  its  wide-spreading  surface  shall  float  the  white,  shining  wings  of  the 
angels. 

And  they  who  shall  widen  the  course  of  this  bounteous,  on-rushing  river ; 
They  who  shall  hew  down  the  trees,  or  rive  the  rough  rocks  that  obstruct  it ; 
They  who  turn  coldness  to  warmth,. or  converts  baptize  in  its  waters ; 

They  who  the  ignorant  teach  to  draw  from  the  sweet  waves  their  magic ; 
They  whose  clear  eyes,  future  seeing,  the  barriers  break  that  oppose  it,  — 
These  the  true  patriots  are,  and  shall  ever  be  blessed  by  the  people ; 

These  shall  Evangelists  be,  ever  preaching  the  gospel  of  music ! 

Far,  far  away  in  the  East,  where  the  sun  from  the  land  burns  the  verdure, 
Lie  the  vast,  arid,  wide,  weary  plains,  the  waterless  sands  of  Sahara! 

They  know  not  the  bright  smile  of  flowers,  the  green  waving  grass  is  denied 
them. 

Like  that  barren  and  verdureless  waste  is  the  nation  that  loveth  not  music ! 
That  fair-blooming  flower  of  kind  Heaven,  that  smile  from  the  Giver  of  all 
good ! 

’T  is  beloved  in  the  land,  God  be  thanked,  but  the  love  must  grow  stronger 
and  stronger. 

O’er  that  hot,  scorched  plain,  faint  and  dumb  with  its  terrible  thirst  of  long 
ages, 

Now  sweep,  in  tumultuous  waves,  the  wide-leaping,  man-compelled  waters ! 
And  so  here,  fertilizing,  God-guided,  may  Music’s  celestial  bright  river 
Burst  through  its  bonds  and  its  floodgates,  and,  Nile-like,  flow  over  its 
borders ! 

Its  source  is  divine  and  benignant,  its  blessings  and  pleasures  are  boundless  ! 
And  O,  may  those  Festival  trumpets,  loud-pealing,  triumphant,  sonorous, 

In  far-reaching  echoes  resounding,  clang  on,  till  the  sleepers,  awaking, 

Shall  hear  and  shall  heed  the  full  rush  of  the  mighty,  harmonious  river ; 

Till  the  grand,  solemn  strains  of  the  Masters  shall  be  known  and  be  loved 
of  the  millions ; 

Till  a  thousand  fair  temples  shall  rise  for  the  loving,  pure  worship  of  Music ; 
Till  the  heart  of  the  people  be  stirred  by  Music,  God’s  heavenly  handmaid ! 

Arthur  Matthison. 


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Extracts  from  a  Sermon  preached  by  the  Rev.  W.  L.  Gage,  at  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  June  20,  1869,  the  Sunday  following  the  Jubilee. 

I  do  not  know  whether  the  great  tidal  wave  of  feeling  which 
has  swept  through  Boston  during  the  past  week  has  been  deeply- 
felt  here  in  Hartford,  or  has  spent  itself  before  reaching  this 
place.  It  is  hardly  fair  to  suppose  that  the  people  of  this  city- 
can  have  received  to  any  great  extent,  from  the  accounts  in  our 
journals,  that  wonderful  and  overpowering  thrill  which  all  have 
felt  who  have  been  permitted  to  witness  the  great  Peace  Festival. 
But  it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  any  person  who  has  gone 
through  the  round  of  that  Festival  has  come  back  so  charged 
with  it,  so  full  of  its  wonderful  contagion,  that  for  the  time  being 
it  drives  everything  back,  and  becomes  the  great  dominating 
thought ;  not  of  course  in  any  low  and  unworthy  or  childish 
sense,  but  as  with  a  pomp  and  majesty  that  makes  even  religion 
catch  its  hue.  And  so  this  morning,  although  I  had  expected  to 
respond  to  a  request  to  repeat  an  old  sermon,  yet  my  mind  refus¬ 
es  to  take  up  its  theme,  and  demands  to  tread  along  those  stately 
aisles  of  song,  through  which  I  have,  with  so  many  thousands  of 
souls,  been  wandering  these  past  few  days.  For,  above  all  things 
else,  that  Festival  has  been  religious.  Nearly  all  its  songs  have 
been  songs  of  the  Church  ;  the  grand,  immortal  ptean-hymns 
which  have  sprung  full-grown  from  the  minds  and  hearts  of 
great  poets  and  musicians,  when  they  have  been  in  their  sub- 
limest  mood ;  great  ascription  hymns,  full  of  adoration,  praise, 
aspiration  ;  hymns  so  grand  in  conception  that  no  force  of  voice 
or  instrument  can  ever  outrun  their  own  grandeur.  But  even 
more  solemn  than  the  hymns  was  the  sight  of  that  audience ;  no 
cathedral,  not  Cologne,  York,  or  Westminster  Abbey,  has  ever 
filled  me  as  the  aspect  of  that  colossal  audience  did'.  The 
thought  that  in  a  few  brief  years  those  acres  of  people  would  be 
lying  silent  in  the  ground  ;  more  than  that,  the  wonderful  and 
potent  magnetism  which  there  is  in  a  great  mass  of  men,  stimu¬ 
lating'  the  soul  like  a  fiery  cordial,  and  yet  resting  down  upon  it 
like  a  cloud ;  and  yet  more  than  that,  the  unity  that  there  was  in 
this  great  mass,  no  longer  many  men,  but  one  creature,  with  one 
mind,  one  will,  one  heart,  all  under  the  spell  of  one  great  crea¬ 
tion  ;  —  thoughts  like  these  would  play  over  one  like  the  summer 
wind,  and  beneath  their  force  one  would  be  melted  to  tears. 
There  is  no  man  so  hard  and  prosaic  but  the  aspect  and  voice  of 
that  great  audience  would  move  him,  making  his  eyes  moisten 
and  his  heart  throb . 


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There  will  he  no  preaching  to-day  in  Boston  like  the  preaching 
of  those  immortal  hymns  from  Handel  and  Haydn  and  Men¬ 
delssohn,  which  have  made  hearts  thrill  and  eyes  weep  the  past 
week.  “  And  of  the  angels  he  saith,  who  maketh  his  angels 
spirits  and  his  ministers  a  flame  of  fire.”  And  if  a  flame  of  fire, 
how  much  more  shall  his  ministers  be  the  voice  of  singers,  and 
the  tones  of  the  harp,  .the  4ute,  and  the  organ?  "Are  they  not 
all  ministering  spirits,  sent  forth  to  minister  to  them  who  shall  be 
heirs  of  salvation.”  I  believe  it,  I  heartily  believe  it.  I  have 
no  doubt  that  God  is  using,  and  means  to  use  a  great  deal  more 
than  he  has  yet  done,  the  powerful  spell  of  sacred  music  to 
breathe  his  own  peace  into  the  souls  of  men  ;  to  lift  them  up  to 
him,  to  fill  them  with  noble  aspirations,  and  to  make  the  hymn 
the  vehicle  of  regenerating  truth  to  their  hearts. 

Another  thought  which  impressed  me  very  much  this  past 
week  was  the  manner  in  which  all  that  is  great  and  beautiful 
clothes  itself  with  the  garments  of  religion.  This  was  a  Festi¬ 
val  celebrated,  not  avowedly  in  the  interests  of  divine  things, 
but  as  a  glad  commemoration  of  the  close  of  War  and  the  return 
of  Peace.  It  was  a  secular  thing,  that  is,  secular  in  the  ordinary 
use  of  the  word.  But  it  could  not  be  secular.  So  great  and  joy¬ 
ful  a  fact  as  the  return  of  Peace  at  once  put  on  a  Christian  attire  ; 
it  refused  to  walk  in  any  drapery  of  mere  sentiment ;  it  refused  to 
speak  in  a  pagan  dialect ;  it  at  once  began  to  soar  up  into  the 
heavens,  to  put  on  angels’  robes,  and  to  sing  the  great  hymns  of 
the  Church.  When  that  vast,  cloud-like  orchestra  stood  up  on 
Tuesday,  looking  like  the  great  canopy  of  faces  which  overhang' 
Raphael’s  Sistine  Madonna,  the  first  utterance  of  those  eleven 
thousand  singers  was  that  great  hymn  of  Luther’s  which  we  have 
in  our  Book  of  Praise,  "A  mighty  fortress  is  our  God,  a  bulwarK 
never  failing.”  .Nothing  to  tell  of  Peace,  but  the  words  of  Da¬ 
vid’s  great  fortress  Psalm,  rendered  into  modern  thought  by- 
Luther,  and  by  him  made  accessible  to  the  world.  With  all  our 
wickedness  we  do  not  get  out  of  hearing  distance  of  God ;  and 
when  in  our  low  and  unworthy  lives  we  do  get  anything 
heavenly  down  among  us,  anything  so  heavenly  as  the  close  of  a 
devastating  War  and  the  return  of  Peace,  we  call  on  all  that  is 
Within  us  to  praise  the  Lord.  And  so  long  as  men  can  do  this 
there  is  hope  for  the  world,  for  it  shows  that  there  is  something 
sound  yet  down  at  the  root  of  things  ;  that  the  religious  nature 
of  man,  though  a  tuneless  thing,  has.  in  it  still  the  elements  of 
a  noble  harmony ;  and  that  when  the  Holy  Spirit  shall  do  its 
perfect  work,  the  world  will  rise,  not  to  a  fitful  gust  of  glo- 


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rious  feeling,  but  to  permanent  and  blessed  communion  with  the 
Lord . 

And  the  grand  aim  of  all  these  things  is  just  what  we  have 
graven  on  the  walls  of  our  church,  —  Peace  on  Earth,  Good-Will  to 
Man.  This  was  the  song  of  angels  when  Christ  was  born ;  this 
will  be  the  song  of  both  angels  and  men  till  Christ  shall  come 
again  in  the  fulness  of  his  glory.  In  whatever  lines  or  notes, 
this  is  the  song  of  earth  and  heaven  ;  for  since  Christ  came  the 
strains  of  earth  and  heaven  are  in  sweet  accord.  And  well  it  is 
that  the  -largest  body  that  has  ever  assembled  within  the  four 
walls  of  a  building  has  come  together  to  sing  of  Peace.  It  is  a 
prophecy  of  the  great  and  good  time  to  come  ;  it  is,  as  our  fathers 
would  have  said,  a  foretaste  of  the  millennium.  Peace  on  earth, 
good-will  toward  man  !  it  is  well  that  we  know  it  now,  for  even 
while  on  earth  we  can  be  tuning  our  voices  for  the  song  of 
heaven.  And  0  that,  dear  friends,  we  may  live  here  all  the  time 
so  in  accord  with  that  simple  sentence  on  our  church-walls,  that 
when  we  shall  be  called  away,  it  may  be  in  Peace ;  that  when 
heaven’s  gates  shall  open,  it  shall  be  in  Peace  ;  and  that  when  we 
take  our  places  in  the  great  cloud  chorus,  our  voices  shall  be  so 
clear  and  full  and  strong  that  all  the  heavens  and  the  earth  shall 
ring  with  the  glad  word,  Peace  ! 

Extracts  from  a  Discourse  on  the  Peace  Jubilee  by  Prof.  E.  P.  Thwing,  of 
Gorham  Seminary,  preached  at  Westbrook,  Me.,  June  20,  1869. 

The  past  week  has  been  a  memorable  one  in  the  history  of  our 
country.  Whether  viewed  in  its  relations  to  the  past  or  future, 
the  J ubilee  of  Peace  which  our  citizens  have  kept  is  worthy  our 
attention  to-day.  No  common  or  local  interest  could  have  called 
from  all  parts  of  this  land  an  assembly  larger  than  ever  before 
met  in  a  single  audience-room  on  this  continent,  to  join  in  a  festi¬ 
val  of  praise,  or  could  have  awakened  such  a  depth  and  intensity 
of  feeling  throughout  the  community.  Musical  men  may  contem¬ 
plate  the  spectacle  as  an  artistic  success ;  political  or  mercantile 
men  may  look  at  it  from  their  point  of  vision  ;  but  the  Christian 
has  higher  conceptions  of  the  occasion,  and  of  the  circumstances 
that  gave  it  its  inspiration  and  its  significance.  In  the  restora¬ 
tion  of  national  unity,  and  in  the  promotion  of  domestic  pacifica¬ 
tion,  he  sees  the  movements  of  the  Prince  of  Peace  in  the  world, 
the  government  of  which  rests  upon  his  shoulders.  This  occa¬ 
sion  should,  first  of  all,  elicit  profound  gratitude  to  the  God  of 
battles. 


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Most  fitting,  then,  came  that  grand  choral  of  Luther,  Ein  feste 
berg,  as  the  opening  voice  of  the  Festival,  followed  by  the  song 
of  the  angels,  a  prophecy  of  earth’s  redemption,  “  Glory  to  God 
in  the  highest  and  peace  on  earth.”  It  was  a  worthy  introduc¬ 
tion  to  a  choral  worship  incomparably  grand. 

How  appropriate  a  vehicle  of  gratitude  is  music  and  song,  a 
universal  language,  and  used  from  the  Creation  till  now,  to  utter 
angelic  and  human  praise.  He  who  made  the  morning  stars  to 
sing  for  joy,  takes  delight  i«  the  concord  of  sweet  sounds,  and 
it  is  our  duty,  and  should  be  our  delight,  to  cultivate  the  art  of 
music,  particularly  sacred  song.  Listening  to  the  sublime  orato¬ 
rios  so  nobly  rendered  the  past  week,  one  could  not  but  recall  the 
sentiment  of  Burns,  —  “Compared  with  these,  Italian  trills  are 
tame.”  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  influence  of  these  ten  thousand 
vocalists,  and  the  ten  times  ten  thousand  who  heard  them,  will 
contribute  to  the  popularization  of  this  style  of  music,  unspeak¬ 
ably  superior  as  it  is  to  that  of  the  play-house  and  the  ball-room. 

•  Moreover,  the  Coliseum  itself  suggests  a  striking  contrast  be¬ 
tween  the  civilization  of  Christianity  and  that  of  Paganism. 
When  the  ancient  Coliseum  was  built,  the  blood  of  the  martyrs, 
it  is  said,  was  mingled  with  the  mortar ;  when  dedicated,  the 
blood  of  five  thousand  beasts  was  shed,  and  human  life  was 
scarcely  less  cheap.  There,  under  the  shadows  of  the  Esquiline 
and  Coelian  hills,  eighty  thousand  citizens  gathered  to  gaze  on 
their  favorite  gladiatorial  shows.  There  the  Roman  maidens  sat 
and  feasted  on  sanguinary  scenes,  lifting  their  jewelled  fingers  to 
indicate  whether  or  not  the  prostrate  captive  should  live  or  die. 
There  aged  men  and  tender  children,  matron  and  virgin,  were  torn 
by  tiger,  gored  by  bull.  But  as  the  eye  drank  in  the  sunshine  of 
last  Tuesday,  that  poured  a  flood  of  beauty  over  that  innumerable 
throng,  clothed  in  summer  attire,  varied  as  a  flower-garden ;  and 
as  the  vast,  overwhelming  volume  of  melody  filled  the  heart  and 
eni’aptured  the  senses  ;  and  as  each  heart  kept  up  its  silent  throb 
of  wonder  and  of  joy  that  could  not  be  uttered,  one  could  not  but 
feel  that  this  was  a  Christian  Jubilee.  Paganism  never  saw, 
never  could  see,  such  a  spectacle.  Men  of  all  nationalities,  con¬ 
ditions,  and  complexions  were  there,  but  no  cringing  slave  saw 
before  his  swimming  eye  the  exulting  crowd  that  gloated  over  his 
dying  agony.  Thank  God,  then,  for  the  new  and  holier  associa¬ 
tions  which  Christianity  has  now  given  to  a  name  hitherto  sug¬ 
gestive  of  cruelty  and  death. 

Once  more,  this  has  been  a  Jubilee  of  Peace.  It  is  the  peace 
neither  of  a  prison  nor  of  a  graveyard,  neither  of  despotism  nor 


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of  death.  It  is  the  resultant  of  the  re-establishment  of  law. 
We  rejoice  to-day  that  righteousness  has  so  far  preponderated  in 
our  councils  that  justice  and  law  are  measurably  re-established 
within  our  borders.  And  when  all  our  people  can  say,  as  was 
last  week  sung,  — 

“  Not  as  North  or  as  South  in  the  future  we  ’ll  stand , 

But  as  Brothers  united  throughout  this  broad  land,” 

the  halcyon  days  of  a  lasting  peace  will  return  to  mark  a  new  era 
of  national  prosperity. 

Lastly,  a  convocation  so  vast  in  magnitude,  so  jubilant  in  char¬ 
acter,  vividly  pictures  the  final  Jubilee  above. 

“I  thought  I  was  in  heaven, ”  was  the  enthusiastic  remark  of 
a  listener  after  that  “most  massive  and  sublime  of  chorals,”  Lu¬ 
ther’s,  had  ceased.  The  dream  of  Bunyan  has  had  a  literal  fulfil¬ 
ment  :  “  all  the  bells  of  the  city  rang  again  for  joy ;  the  men  sang 
with  a  loud  voice,  saying,  Blessing  and  honor  and  glory.  The 
king’s  trumpeters  made  the  heavens  to  echo,  — ten  thousand  wel¬ 
comes,  with  shoutings  and  sound  of  trumpet  mixing  their  music 
with  looks  and  gestures.”  Who  would  not  enter  there,  with  the 
“  Conquering  Hero,”  not  for  a  five  days’  festival,  but  for  Eternity  ! 
Admitted  at  no  costly  rate,  but,  through  Christ,  welcomed  with¬ 
out  money  and  without  price,  the  poor,  ignorant,  untitled,  and 
unknown,  yea,  “whosoever  will,”  to  the  festivities  of  heaven  1 
Yet,  as  no  singer  could  be  admitted  to  the  festival  below  without 
examination  as  to  his  qualifications,  without  months  of  patient 
practice  of  the  songs  they  sung,  so  no  man  can  join  the  new  song 
above,  save  “the  hundred  and  forty  and  four  thousand”  who 
learned  it  here  on  earth.  Who  will  begin  a  rehearsal  to-day? 

Extract  from  a  Sermon  preached  by  the  Rev.  R.  H.  Neale,  the  Sunday 
after  the  Jubilee. 

I  spoke  on  the  subject  of  the  Jubilee  last  Sabbath,  but  the 
whole  affair  as  now  known  to  the  public  is  so  full  of  instruction 
that  I  wish  to  refer  to  it  again,  and  gather  up  some  of  the  practi¬ 
cal  lessons  which  it  teaches. 

It  shows  what  one  earnest  man  can  do.  Mr.  Gilmore,  the  pro¬ 
jector  of  this  enterprise,  has  set  an  example  of  energy  which  men 
in  every  good  cause,  secular  or  religious,  would  do  well  to  imi¬ 
tate.  He  had  faith  in  himself,  faith  in  his  undertaking,  and  he 
has  gone  through  it  nobly.  He  has  stood  firm  and  undaunted 
amid  discouragements  and  rebuffs  which  would  have  prostrated  a 
man  of  ordinary  nerve.  He  is  a  fine  illustration  of  what  can  be 


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done  and  endured  by  cool  self-reliance  and  a  determined  will,  ac¬ 
companied,  as  I  understand  in  his  case,  with  remarkable  patience 
and  imperturbable  good-nature.  Such  a  man  is  more  efficient 
single-handed  and  alone  than  he  would  be  with  thirty  at  his  ears 
and  heels  to  fetter  and  advise  him.  Noah,  it  is  said,  if  he  had 
only  been  one  of  a  company,  would  not  have  built  the  ark  till  the 
flood  had  come  and  swept  them  all  away.  Nor  would  Moses,  if 
he  had  depended  on  human  help,  have  led  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  or 
Joshua  conducted  them  over  the  Jordan  to  the  promised  land. 
Men  of  might  look  to  God  and  their  own  strong  arm,  as  David, 
the  shepherd  of  Bethlehem,  triumphed  over  the  champion  of  Phi- 
listia  against  his  overtowering  stature  and  his  brazen  helmet  and 
spear  like  a  weaver’s  beam,  measuring  six  cubits  and  a  span. 

Another  lesson  taught  by  this  Jubilee  is  the  importance  of  sys¬ 
tem,  organized  effort.  Though  one  mind  was  prominent  and  visi¬ 
ble  in  all  the  arrangements,  yet  various  talents  were  harmoniously 
employed.  There  was  a  committee  for  every  department,  —  a 
committee  on  the  building,  a  committee  on  the  press,  a  committee 
on  invitations,  a  committee  on  finances,  —  composed  of  men  who 
were  specially  fitted  to  the  work  assigned  them.  Besides,  as  in 
Solomon’s  time  there  were  men  singers  and  women  singers,  and 
musical  instruments,  and  that  of  all  sorts,  and  all  made  subservi¬ 
ent  to  one  end,  a  capacity  to  take  advantage  of  circumstances 
and  subordinate  all  surroundings  to  one  controlling  purpose  is 
always  an  element  of  power. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

A  DESERVED  COMPLIMENT. 

The  following  communication  explains  itself:  — 

Boston,  June  22,  1869. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  I  have  the  honor  and  pleasure  to  advise  you  that,  at  a 
special  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee,  holden  this  evening  at  the  St. 
James  Hotel,  it  was  unanimously 

Voted,  That  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  As¬ 
sociation  tender  to  John  R.  Hall,  Esq.,  the  superintending  architect  of  the 
Coliseum,  their  thanks  for  the  able  manner  in  which  he  has  discharged  his 
official  duties,  and  also  for  his  devotion  of  time  and  services  in  promoting 
the  success  and  grand  purpose  of  the  Jubilee. 

I  remain*  dear  sir,  with  much  regard, 

ours  very  truly, 

HENRY  G.  PARKER,  Secretary. 

Mr.  Hall’s  part  in  the  construction  of  the  immense  Coliseum 
certainly  entitles  him  to  all  the  praise  that  a  grateful  community 


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638  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

can  "bestow.  The  safety  of  the  immense  audiences  it  was  calcu¬ 
lated  to  hold  required  constant  watchfulness  on  the  part  of  those 
to  whom  its  construction  was  intrusted ;  and  the  results  of  the 
past  week  are  evidence  that  the  great  work  could  not  have  been 
placed  in  better  hands,  or  where  the  experience  of  years  in  archi¬ 
tecture  could  have  been  more  thoroughly  and  successfully  tested. 

While  to  Mr.  Hall,  as  superintending  architect,  the 
greatest  credit  is  due  for  the  faithful,  able,  and  ener¬ 
getic  manner  in  which  he  performed  the  very  impor¬ 
tant  part  intrusted  to  him,  still  to  Mr.  Francis  Allen, 
who  first  became  interested,  and  did  such  valuable 
service  in  preparing  the  original  plans,  the  projector 
is  greatly  indebted  for  aid  and  sympathy,  and  would 
place  among  the  first  to  whom,  in  this  final  review 
of  the  great  work  in  which  so  many  were  honorably 
engaged,  he  would  render  his  grateful  acknowledg¬ 
ments. 

Niblo’s  Garden,  New  York,  June  23,  1869. 

My  dear  Gilmore,  —  Will  you  allow  a  very  old  friend,  who  has 
watched  with  pleasure  and  pride  your  onward  career,  to  congrat¬ 
ulate  you  on  the  successful  fait  accompli  of  the  Boston  Peace 
Jubilee  ? 

No  one  knows  better  than  myself  how  thoroughly  original  and 
identified  with  yourself  has  been  the  entire  movement ;  and  I 
confess  that  in  few  hands  would  such  a  colossal  undertaking  have 
been  so  successfully  matured.  But  your  powers  of  organization 
and  unrelaxing  habits  of  toil  have  ably  seconded  and  realized 
an  idea  which  has  been  hailed  with  acclamation  by  the  entire 
country. 

It  is  impossible  to  overrate  the  benefits  immediate  and  pro¬ 
spective  of  the  Festival.  Beyond  the  present  gratification  af¬ 
forded  to  hundreds  of  thousands  by  this  gigantic  musical  celebra¬ 
tion  provided  under  your  direction,  I  believe  that  much  good  will 
result  from  this  attempt  to  mass  choral  societies  together  to  an 
extent  never  before  realized  in  our  country  or  in  any  of  the  for¬ 
eign  capitals. 

The  result  in  this  case  has  been  an  entirely  novel  musical  sen¬ 
sation,  and  one,  I  am  proud  to  say,  as  legitimate  as  deserved. 

The  sublime  spectacle  of  these  masses  of  choralists  and  the 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL.  639 

orchestral  army,  obeying  the  every  motion  of  the  wand  you 
wielded  like  another  Prospero,  will  not  speedily  be  effaced  from 
my  memory. 

It  has  been  my  good  fortune  to  witness  several  of  the  largest 
musical  congregations  of  the  chiefest  European  cities, — notably 
the  great  Triennial  Handel  Festival  at  the  Crystal  Palace,  Lon¬ 
don,  and  the  Allgemeine  Sanginfest  at  Vienna,  but  never  to  me 
did  anything  approach  in  the  grandeur  of  effect,  in  the  magnifi¬ 
cence  of  enthusiasm,  and  the  positive  artistic  merit  of  your  late 
enterprise,  and  it  is  with  full  confidence  in  the  just  direction  of 
public  feeling  that  I  now  express  a  hope  that  your  own  Herculean 
labor  in  this  great  event  will  not  be  suffered  to  be  commemorated 
only  in  a  few  ephemeral  newspaper  paragraphs.  You  have  de¬ 
served  well  of  the  whole  country,  and  I  am  confident  that  your 
fellow-citizens  do  not  require  to  have  suggested  to  them  a  proper, 
permanent,  and  substantial  recognition  of  your  deserts. 

In  any  such  proof  of  appreciation  and  esteem  none  would  join 
more  cordially  than, 

My  dear  Gilmore,  yours  very  truly, 

HENRY  C.  JARRETT. 

“*  St.  Stephens  College,  June  19,  1869. 

Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore. 

Dear  Sir,  —  On  behalf  of  the  Musical  Union  of  St.  Stephens  Col¬ 
lege  I  have  the  honor  to  tender  you  the  following  resolutions  :  — 

Whereas  certain  patriotic  citizens  and  eminent  musicians  have 
undertaken  and  carried  through  with  remarkable  success  a  musi¬ 
cal  Jubilee  in  honor  of  the  restoration  of  national  Peace,  and  for 
the  furtherance  of  genuine  music  among  the  American  people,  on 
a  scale  which  for  grandeur  and  magnificence  has  been  unequalled 
in  the  history  of  the  world :  Therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we,  members  of  the  Musical  Union  of  St.  Ste¬ 
phens  College,  as  students  of  Music,  congratulate  ourselves  upon 
the  new  impetus  which  we  believe  the  present  musical  Festival 
will  give  to  the  study  and  performance  of  genuine  music,  on  cor¬ 
rect  principles,  in  this  country  ;  and  that  we  feel  it  to  be  a  step  in 
the  right  direction,  in  which,  as  friends  of  the  cause,  we  heartily 
rejoice. 

Resolved,  That  on  account  of  distance  and  college  duties,  we 
sincerely  regret  our  inability  to  be  present. 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  to  Mr.  Gilmore  and  his  coadjutors 
our  thanks  for  projecting  and  carrying  out  this  greatest  musical 
achievement  of  the  nineteenth  century. 


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Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to  forward  a  copy 
of  these  resolutions  to  Mr.  Gilmore  • 

Very  truly  yours, 

J.  H.  WEDDELL,  Secretary. 

Buffalo,  June  20,  1869. 

My  dear  Gilmore,  —  Any  man  who  can  call  together  fifty  thou¬ 
sand  people  each  day  for  four  days,  and  instruct  and  amuse  them, 
is  a  public  benefactor.  You  have  done  this,  and  I  congratulate 
you  upon  the  great  and  acknowledged  success  of  the  “Peace 
Jubilee.’* 

I  have  just  returned  here,  from  home,  and  I  hear  only  exclama¬ 
tions  of  praise. 

Wear  your  honors,  for  you  deserve  them. 

Very  truly, 

OTIS  KIMBALL.. 

THE  OLDEST  MEMBER  OF  THE  CHORUS. 

Lawrence,  June  19,  1869; 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Sir,  —  It  may  interest  you  to  know  that  E.  Alden,  M.  D.,  of 
Randolph,  Mass.,  aged  eighty-one  years,  sung  in  your  grand 
chorus  ;  and  that  sixty-one  (61)  years  ago  he  was  the  conduc¬ 
tor  of  the  choir  of  Harvard  College.  He  was  perfectly  familiar 
with  all  the  choruses,  and  enjoyed  them  much.  Probably  he 
was  the  oldest  member  of  your  chorus. 

Truly  yours, 

C.  E.  FISHER. 

Orange,  N.  J.,  March  21,  1870. 

Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  It  was  with  feelings  of  very  great  pleasure 
that  I  received  an  invitation  to  be  present  at  the  Peace  Jubilee 
celebration  in  June  last.  I  quickly  accepted  it,  and  went  with 
high  anticipations.  Those  anticipations  were  fully  realized. 
The  overwhelming  power  and  magnificence  of  the  grand  cho¬ 
rus  I  think  surpassed  all  previous  experience. '.  ...  I  came 
away  abundantly  satisfied,  and  it  will  ever  be  a  source  of  grati¬ 
tude  to  me  to  know  that  my  early  labors  in  elementary  teach¬ 
ing  were  so  highly  appreciated  as  to  have  procured  for  me  the 
unexpected  and  distinguished  consideration  which  I  received. 

I  am  very  truly  yours,, 


•LOWELL  MASON. 


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Cumnumtoraltlr  flf  Stassarfmsiffs. 

HEADQUARTERS 

Boston,  June  22,  1869. 

General  Order  No.  8. 

The  Commander-in-Chief  thanks  the  officers  and  soldiers  of 
the  Volunteer  Militia  of  the  Commonwealth  for  their  prompt 
and  cordial  response  to  his  call  for  duty  on  the  occasion  of  the 
reception  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  on  the  16th 
inst.  He  also  takes  great  pleasure  in  announcing  to  them  that 
the  President  expressed  in  warm  terms  his  gratification  at 
their  soldierly  bearing  and  general  good  appearance. 

Major-General  Benjamin  P.  Butler,  commanding  Division 
M.  V.  31.,  is  charged  with  the  promulgation  of  this  order. 

By  order  of  His  Excellency,  William  Claflin,  Governor,  and 
Commander-in-Chief. 

(Signed)  JAMES  A.  CUNNINGHAM, 

Adjutant-  General. 

The  Executive  Committee  had  numerous  applica¬ 
tions  for  the  use  of  the  Coliseum,  but  transferred  all 
such  to  the  builders,  into  whose  hands  it  fell,  according 
to  contract,  shortly  after  the  Jubilee.  Here  are  a  few 
of  the  letters,  and  it  is  pleasant  to  place  upon  record 
the  fact  that  Mr.  Donahoe,  the  writer  of  the  following, 
realized  about  Ten  Thousand  Dollars  through  one  con¬ 
cert,  for  the  object  named  in  his  note,  previous  to  the 
final  demolition  of  the  building. 


Boston,  April  24,  1869. 

To  the  Members  of  the  Executive  Committee, 

National  Peace  Jubilee. 

Gentlemen,  —  I  desire  to  secure  the  Coliseum  for  a  concert 
in  aid  of  the  Home  for  Destitute  Children,  after  the  Peace  Ju¬ 
bilee.  I  would  prefer  the  Sunday  immediately  following  the 
ceremonies. 

Yours  respectfully, 


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Boston,  April  16. 

To  the  Committee  on  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

Gentlemen,  —  I  would  respectfully  ask  if  there  is  any  way 
by  which  I  could  have  the  use  of  the  Coliseum  after  or  between 
your  own  exhibitions.  There  are  probably  between  two  or 
three  thousand  pictures  to  be  sold,  and  I  know  of  no  plaice  in 
Boston  large  enough  for  their  display. 

I  think  if  the  committee  were  disposed  to  take  the  matter 
into  consideration,  some  plan  might  be  adopted  whereby  the 
sale  might  be  an  aid  and  not  a  hindrance  to  you  ;  also,  that  a 
number  of  the  paintings  .might  be  loaned  to  you  during  your 
exhibition. 

Yery  respectfully, 

JOSEPH  LEONARD. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Traveller. 

THE  NATIONAL  PEACE  FESTIVAL. 

“  Our  revels  now  are  ended.”  Our  week  of  jubilee  has  closed. 
The  actors  who  took  part  in  it  have  sought  their  several  homes. 
The  grandest  musical  event  of  the  world’s  history  has  terminated 
as  it  began,  triumphantly;  and  Boston  nestles  down  contentedly 
on  her  triple  hills  and  resumes  her  wonted  quiet.  A  festival  of 
such  gigantic  magnitude  as  ours  calls  for  especial  congratulations 
and  felicitations  to  all  who  in  the  remotest  way  contributed  to  its 
success  ;  to  a  success  so  marked  as  almost  entirely  to  have  drawn 
the  sting  from  envy,  and  to  have  compelled  a  recognition  from 
many  of  those  who  hitherto  have  been  so  short-sighted  and  pre¬ 
judiced  as  to  imagine  that  no  undertaking  whatever  could  be 
carried  out  which  had  not  its  birth  in  the  charmed  circle  in  which 
they  live  and  move  and  have  their  being.  The  press  of  the  coun¬ 
try,  never  so  largely  represented  as  on  this  occasion,  has,  with 
almost  unanimity,  done  justice  to  Boston  and  its  Jubilee . 

The  success  of  the  Jubilee  was  beyond  all  precedent,  and  far 
in  advance  of  the  most  sanguine  anticipations.  That  it  would  be 
a  success,  no  one  here  in  Boston,  who  was  aware  of  the  manner  in 
which  it  was  progressing,  could  for  a  moment  doubt ;  but  that 
that  success  was  realized  to  such  an  unexpected  extent  was 
startling  even  to  us,  who  have  ever  been  among  its  most  earnest 
supporters.  It  was  a  success  such  as  to  entirely  disarm  criti¬ 
cism,  if  we  can  look  upon  criticism  in  connection  with  the  vast¬ 
ness  of  the  design.  We  certainly  do  not  propose  to  claim  for 
the  Jubilee  an  absolute  perfection  ;  yet  was  it  so  near  perfection 


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as  to  challenge  the  wonder  and  the  admiration  of  the  hundreds 

of  thousands  who  participated  in  it . In  all  respects  the 

design  of  the  originator  was  fully  carried  out,  and  the  Jubilee 
became  in  reality,  what  it  purported  to  be  from  the  start,  “  The 
grandest  musical  festival  ever  known  in  the  history  of  the  world, 
to  commemorate  the  restoration  of  Peace  throughout  the  land,  — 
the  greatest  cause  for  national  rejoicing  that  the  American  peo¬ 
ple  have  ever  been  called  upon  to  celebrate.”  The  expense  en¬ 
tered  into  by  the  Executive  Committee,  with  the  firm  determina¬ 
tion  to  carry  out  all  the  promises  made  to  the  public  in  reference 
to  the  Jubilee,  was  something  enormous,  — upwards  of  three  hun¬ 
dred  .thousand  dollars  having  been  lavishly  but  most  judiciously 
expended,  mostly  before  the  return  of  as  many  cents.  For  their 
sake,  although  that  was  a  secondary  matter  with  them,  we  are 
happy  to  announce  the  undertaking  a  financial  success.  All 
honor  to  those  noble  gentlemen  who,  without  thought  of  a  return, 
subscribed  so  liberally  of  their  wealth.  Nor,  in  this  connection, 
must  our  city  government  be  forgotten,  whose  hospitality  to  its 
invited  guests  —  including  the  most  exalted  of  our  own  land  and 
the  representatives  of  the  courts  of  all  the  nations  with  whom  we 
are  in  bonds  of  amity  —  was  of  the  most  open-handed  nature. 
They  have  won  new  honors  for  Boston,  and  made  for  the  proud 
old  city  a  reputation  of  which  we  can  justly  boast,  and  which  will 
be  acknowledged  throughout  the  civilized  world.  The  unanim¬ 
ity,  too,  with  which  the  Press  of  our  city  upheld  the  scheme  from 
the  start  should  not  be  forgotten.  To  all  is  credit  due,  and,  in¬ 
deed,  "more  is  their  due  than  more  than  all  can  pay.”  The  pro¬ 
jector  of  the  Jubilee  was  singularly  fortunate  in  the  selection  of 
the  lieutenants  to  whom  he  intrusted  the  details  of  building  up 
the  grand  chorus  and  orchestra.  The  amount  of  labor  performed 
by  each  of  these  gentlemen  was  somewhat  incredible,  but  it  was 
well  and  faithfully  done,  and  we  are  certain  their  pains  will  be 
rewarded  by  directors  and  public.  And  now,  "though  last,  not 
least  in  our  dear  love,”  comes  the  projector  of  the  enterprise,  the 
main-spring  of  all,  Patrick  S.  Gilmore,  who,  with  the  wand  of  an 
enchanter,  called  to  his  aid  those  spirits  which  breathed  celestial 
harmony.  What  can  we  say  of  him  that  the  public  will  not  in¬ 
dorse  ?  Without  him  we  could  not  have  had  the  Jubilee,  for  his 
was  the  mind  to  conceive  and  his  the  executive  ability  to  carry 
it  through.  Is  there  another  man  to  produce  the  wonderful  mu¬ 
sical  effects  that  he  has  ?  He  has  been  likened  to  Julien,  but 
Julien  never  was  possessed  of  Gilmore’s  grandeur  of  conception. 
He  stands  alone.  None  but  himself  can  be  his  parallel.  What 


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a  debt  do  we  not  owe  him,  and  how  shall  we  ever  repay  him  ? 
A  contemporary  suggests  that  “Bostonians  should  not  let  their 
gratitude  end  in  mere  words  of  praise.  Hundreds  of  thousands 
of  dollars  have  been  realized  by  our  business  men  —  indirectly, 
perhaps  —  from  the  vast  concourse  of  people  which  have  come 
to  our  city,  and  we  bespeak  for  Mr.  Gilmore  some  solid  testimo¬ 
nial  as  a  return  for  his  generous  and  self-denying  labor.  Now  is 
the  time,  when  we  are  all  alive  to  the  enterprise,  to  commemorate 
this  desired  object,  and  to  show  to  the  country  that  the  so-called 
cold  heart  of  New  England  can  be  warmed  with  feelings  of  grati¬ 
tude  to  the  man  who  has  done  so  much  to  bring  glory  and  honor 
to  our  own  metropolis.  Nothing  less  than  a  good  first-class 
house  in  fee  simple  and  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  in  secure  in¬ 
terest-paying  bonds  or  stocks,  can  be  a  suitable  token  for  the 
hero,  P.  S.  Gilmore.”  We  indorse  the  above/ with  the  hope  that 
our  testimonial  will  be  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  rather  than 
twenty-five  thousand  dollars.  Let  the  community  set  about  it  at 
once,  and  chill  not  device  by  coldness  and  delay.  Mr.  Gilmore 
is  the  great  Alcides  of  the  field.  He  has  done  more  to  give  a 
world-wide  renown  to  our  city  than  ever  has  any  one  individual. 
We  know  thoroughly  his  self-sacrifices,  his  Herculean  labors,  his 
heart-burnings  and  his  aspirations  for  the  success,  and  the  suc¬ 
cess  only,  of  the  Jubilee,  without  thought  of  remuneration  or 
personal  aggrandizement.  Let  it  not  be  said  that  we  as  a  com¬ 
munity  are  ungrateful ;  but  let  the  testimonial  which  shall,  ere 
many  days,  be  presented  to  Mr.  Gilmore  be  as  worthy  of  our 
citizens  as  it  has  been  nobly  earned  by  the  man. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 

A  TESTIMONIAL  TO  MR.  P.  S.  GILMORE. 

To  mark  and  express  the  feelings  entertained  towards  him  as 
the  original  projector  of  what  can  now  without  boasting  be  in¬ 
deed  called  the  Great  Musical  Jubilee,  has  naturally  suggested 
itself  to  the  minds  of  our  citizens.  Mr.  Gilmore  has  not  only 
showed  decided  genius  for  his  grand  enterprise,  but  has  had  from 
the  beginning  entire  faith  in  its  practicability  and  success ;  and 
his  undaunted  zeal  has  only  been  equalled  by  his  unwearied 
activity  and  toil.  The  Coliseum,  with  its  choruses,  orchestras, 
bands,  organ,  and  audience ;  the  city,  with  its  crowds  of  visitors 
and  its  distinguished  guests,  —  all  that  characterizes  the  festal 
occasion,  is  primarily  due  to  the  conception,  courage,  and  gift  for 
planning  and  executing  of  one  man  ;  who  for  a  while  stood  alone 
advocating  his  bold  project,  whilst  others  looked  upon  him  almost 


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as  a  visionary  with  unsettled  brain.  As  an  amend  for  the  invol¬ 
untary  scepticism  with  which  his  startling  plan  was  first  greeted, 
and  as  a  grateful  acknowledgment  of  his  earnest  and  large  ser¬ 
vices,  some  popular  appreciative  tribute  is  called  for  ;  and  the 
feeling  is  that  this  should  be  tendered  sufficiently  early  to  con¬ 
nect  it  with  the  occasion  he  has  made  a  memorable  one  for 
Boston. 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser. 

THE  GILMORE  TESTIMONIAL. 

A  few  gentlemen,  gathered  together  by  chance  yesterday,  sub¬ 
scribed  the  following  sums  for  tickets  to  the  grand  Gilmore  Ben¬ 
efit,  which  will  take  place  on  Tuesday  next :  — 

Horatio  Harris,  $  500 ;  Jordan,  Marsh,  &  Co.,  $  500  ;  F.  Skinner  &  Co., 
$500;  M.  M.  Ballou,  $500;  Oliver  Ditson  &  Co.,  $500;  Hallett,  Davis, 
&  Co.,  $  500  ;  Frank  Wrisley,  $  500 ;  Lewis  Rice,  $  500 ; '  H.  D.  Parker  & 
Co.,  $  500  ;  Leland,  Allen,  &  Bates,  $  100  ;  T.  E.  Chickering,  $  100  ;  Wheel¬ 
wright,  Pippey,  &  Anderson,  $  100  ;  Cheney  &  Milliken,  $  100  ;  S.  R.  Niles, 
$50;  Charles  F.  Wood,  $50;  C.  A.  Lambard,  $50;  Daniel  N.  Haskell, 
$25. 

Other  generous  subscriptions  for  this  worthy  purpose,  made  at 
Music  Hall,  will  soon  be  officially  published.  The  following  let¬ 
ter  needs  no  introduction  :  — 

Music  Hall,  Boston,  June  23,  1869. 

H.  G.  Parker,  Esq.,  Secretary. 

Dear  Sir,  —  In  the  papers  of  to-day  you  have  advertised  a  concert  for 
the  benefit  of  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore,  to  take  place  at  the  Coliseum  on  Tuesday 
next.  Wishing  to  contribute  to  the  same,  as  I  hope  every  citizen  of  Boston 
will,  I  offer  you  the  services  of  myself  and  my  assistant,  Mr.  II.  L.  Hayford, 
for  the  occasion,  gratuitously. 

Respectfully, 

A.  P.  PECK. 

Present  indications  warrant  the  assertion  that  the  benefit  will 
be,  as  it  should  be,  a  noble  one,  and  it  is  not  unlikely  from  the 
demand  already  made,  that  tickets  will  command  as  high  a  pre¬ 
mium  as  they  did  last  Thursday,  when  speculators  obtained 
twenty  and  thirty  dollars  for  a  single  seat.  Besides  the  sub¬ 
scriptions  above  published,  orders  were  received  yesterday  for 
nearly  $2,000  worth  of  tickets.  Last  night  Mr.  J.  Thomas  Bald¬ 
win  went  to  New  York  for  the  purpose  of  engaging  the  principal 
.musicians  of  that  city  to  resume  their  positions  for  this  occasion 
in  the  grand  Jubilee  orchestra. 


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Boston,  June  29,  1869. 

Dear  Sir, —  In  inaugurating  and  carrying  to  a  successful 
issue  the  Musical  Festival  recently  held  in  this  city,  Mr.  P.  S. 
Gilmore  has  undoubtedly  conferred  a  great  benefit  upon  our 
whole  country  and  upon  Boston  in  particular. 

We  trust  his  energetic  efforts  in  this  direction  are  appre¬ 
ciated,  and  that  evidence  of  it  will  be  shown  in  a  pecuniary  re¬ 
ward,  handsome  and  substantial.  In  furtherance  of  this  object 
we  hand  you  our  check  for  five  hundred  dollars,  and  subscribe 
ourselves 

Yours,  very  respectfully, 

FOSTER  &  TAYLOR. 

Hon.  A.  H.  Bice. 


Office  of  the  Adams  Express  Co., 
Boston,  June  26,  1869. 


Eben  D.  Jordan,  Esq. 

Enclosed  you  have  check  for  three  hundred  dollars  ($  300) 
as  a  gift  for  P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq.,  for  his  efforts  and  wonderful 
success  in  astonishing  the  world  with  a  “  Peace  Jubilee.” 

Respectfully  yours, 


ALVIN  ADAMS. 


Boston,  July  27,  1869. 

noN.  A.  H.  Rice,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  Enclosed  you  will  find  one  hundred  dollars, 
which  please  place  to  the  credit  of  the  “  Gilmore  fund,”  with¬ 
out  acknowledgment  of  the  nevispapers,  and  oblige 

Yours  truly, 

BARNEY  CORY. 


Boston,  June  22,  1869. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Boston  Post. 

Sir,  —  I  read  all  the  Boston  dailies,  but  I  think  no  one  of 
them  has  bestowed  such  unstinted,  generous,  and  well-de¬ 
served  praise  on  the  Jubilee  performances  at  the  Coliseum, 
and  upon  Mr.  Gilmore,  as  the  Post. 

I  am  greatly  pleased  with  your  suggestion  in  your  paper  of 
to-day,  for  a  testimonial  to  Mr.  Gilmore.  It  ought  to  be,  at 
least,  a  hundred  thousand  dollars.  He  has  benefited  Boston  to 
the  extent  of  millions.  It  should  be  as  large  a  sum  as  I  have 


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named,  because,  as  I  have  learned,  he  keeps  himself  constantly 
poor,  by  liis  generous  benefactions  to  the  needy  and  unfortu¬ 
nate. 

I  hope  you  will  earnestly  press  your  suggestions. 

Truly  yours, 

WILLIAM  C.  BROWN. 

From  the  Boston  Post. 

The  expressions  of  satisfaction  with  the  proposed  public  testi¬ 
monial  to  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore  are  universal.  The  heartiness  with 
which  they  are  given,  too,  is  not  the  least  part  of  their  value. 
It  is  necessary  only  to  announce  the  date  and  place  of  the  testi¬ 
monial  to  assure  its  perfect  success  beforehand.  Our  citizens  do 
not  habitually  fail  to  recognize  distinguished  services  with  the 
most  substantial  proofs  of  appreciation.  All  know  Mr.  Gilmore’s 
rare  deserts  :  his  name  is  on  every  tongue.  The  language  he 
provokes  is  that  of  gratitude  and  sincere  admiration.  It  is  not 
now  so  much  in  the  public  mind  that  he  conceived  and  carried 
his  stupendous  project  through  a  forest  of  early  obstacles  and 
discouragements,  as  that,  when  he  had  secured  all  the  co-opera¬ 
tive  resources  of  the  community  for  the  accomplishment  of  his 
triumph,  he  at  last  achieved  such  a  marvellous  triumph  as  he 
did.  This  is  the  real  test  of  all  individual  power,  that  after 
opportunity  comes  the  purpose  be  executed  to  its  full  limit. 
Not  an  individual  who  owes  so  much  to  the  noble  triumph 
of  Mr.  Gilmore,  but  will  be  eager  to  testify  in  a  substantial 
manner  to  his  appreciation  of  his  great  merits.  Let  this 
testimonial  be  the  most  generous  ever  proffered  by  generous 
Boston. 

From  the  Commercial  Bulletin. 

MR.  GILMORE’S  CONCERT. 

The  liberality  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Jubilee 
Association  has  been  promptly  seconded  by  private  generos¬ 
ity,  and  it  is  likely  that  Mr.  Gilmore  will  realize  the  handsome 
sum  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  as  a  recompense  for  his 
eminent  services.  He  deserves  it  all  and  more.  But  more  pre¬ 
cious  to  Mr.  Gilmore  than  mere  pecuniary  compliments,  generous- 
though  they  are,  must  be  the  cordial  and  unanimous  expression 
of  respect  and  gratitude  which  his  achievement  has  evoked  from 
the  people  of  Boston.  He  has  received  the  strongest  assurances 
that  his  genius,  his  untiring  energy,  and  his  modest  and  unself- 


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ish  conduct  have  been  thoroughly  appreciated  by  his  fellow- 
citizens. 


From  the  Sunday  Courier. 

TESTIMONIAL  TO  P.  S.  GILMORE. 

One  of  the  most  eventful  performances  that  pertain  to  the 
grand  musical  Festival  will  be  the  grand  benefit  concert  to  be 
tendered  to  the  illustrious  projector,  Mr.  P.  S.  Gilmore,  next 
Tuesday  afternoon.  That  some  significant  testimonial  was  due 
to  Mr.  Gilmore,  as  his  unquestioned  right,  although  not  claimed 
by  one  whose  modesty  only  equals  his  indomitable  energy,  has 
been  very  generally  conceded  on  all  sides,  and  the  fitting  result 
of  the  various  suggestions  made  by  the  many  interested  has 
been  arrived  at  in  this  grand  concert,  which  will  most  appropri¬ 
ately,  and,  we  doubt  not  substantially,  testify  the  profound  esti¬ 
mation  in  which  Mr.  Gilmore’s  great  efforts,  in  the  cause  which 
has  given  new  lustre  to  our  city’s  fame,  are  regarded . 

From  the  Boston  Daily  Evening  Transcript. 


THE  GILMORE  TESTIMONIAL. 

The  following  additional  subscriptions  have  been  received  :  — ■ 
Mason  &  Hamlin,  $500;  E.  &  G.  G.  Hook,  $  300;  J.  Vila,  Jr.,  $100; 
Fogg,  Houghton,  &  Coolidge,  $100;  A.  H.  Rice,  $100;  N.  A.  Thompson, 
$50;  Spalding,  Hay,  &  Wales,  $50;  Horswell,  Kinsley,  &  French,  $50; 
Mrs.  Harrison  Gray  Otis,  $50;  Hovey  &  Fenno,  $50;  W.  V.  Hutchings, 
$50. 


Among  numerous  letters  Mr.  Gilmore  has  received  is  the  fol¬ 
lowing  from  Mr.  Eichberg  :  — 


Boston  Conservatory  op  Music, 
Boston,  June  24,  1869. 


P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  Allow  me  to  sincerely  congratulate  you  on  the  eminent 
success  that  ci'owned  the  “National  Peace  Jubilee,”  originated  by  you.  As 
one  of  its  conductors  and  as  a  member  of  the  Music  Committee,  I  had  a  full 
opportunity  to  appreciate  the  tireless  energy,  the  entire  unselfishness,  of  him 
to  whose  efforts  Boston  is  indebted  for  the  long-to-be-remembered  week  end¬ 
ing  with  the  19th  of  June.  Allow  me  to  add,  with  my  best  wishes  for  the 
success  of  your  approaching  testimonial,  that  I  shall  be  most  happy  to  aid  it 
by  any  and  all  means  in  my  power. 

I  remain  with  great  respect, 

Yours  very  obedient, 

JULIUS  EICHBERG, 

Director  Boston  Conservatory. 


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While  the  projector  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  has  in  this 
volume  endeavored  to  give  a  faithful  account  of  all 
the  means  employed  in  bringing  the  enterprise  to  a 
successful  consummation,  he  has  drawn  abundant  tes¬ 
timony  from  the  press  of  the  country  to  enable  the 
reader  who  may  not  have  been  present  at  the  Jubilee 
to  form  a  good  idea  of  the  general  result,  and  of  the 
deep  interest  manifested  everywhere  in  the  Festival. 
The  exuberant  spirit  of  the  great  audiences  that 
crowded  the  Coliseum  during  the  eventful  week  can¬ 
not  be  described.  No  pen  could  photograph  the  scene, 
or  the  spontaneous  outbursts  of  enthusiasm,  the  wild 
upheaving  and  commotion  of  such  a  sea  of  humanity 
as  was  never  before,  at  least  in  modern  times,  gath¬ 
ered  under  any  less  spacious  dome  than  the  sky.  The 
waving  of  handkerchiefs,  the  cheer  upon  cheer,  the 
general  abandon  with  which  every  one  vented  his  joy 
has  never  been  paralleled ;  and  after  all  that  has  been 
said,  and  so  well  said  by  the  press,  the  present  writer 
will  not  attempt  to  portray  it. 

As  a  'popular  musical  demonstration,  the  undertaking 
was  a  marvellous  success.  Day  after  day,  from  first  to 
last,  it  was  a  succession  of  triumphs.  Never  before 
had  music  drawn  together  such  happy  crowds,  never 
had  it  been  the  occasion  of  such  scenes  of  rejoicing, 
such  a  carnival  of  pure  pleasure,  such  an  outpouring 
and  commingling  of  all  the  best  and  noblest  elements 
in  the  human  character.  So  widespread  was  the  inter¬ 
est,  it  may  be  said  the  whole  land  was  filled  with  har¬ 
mony  ;  and  soon  from  the  remotest  shores  were  heard 
as  it  were  the  refluent  wave  of  melody  in  the  joyous 
greetings  of  our  music-loving  friends  beyond  the  sea. 
The  tens  of  thousands  who  came  and  saw  and  heard, 
would  not  exchange  the  happy  experiences  of  that 
week  of  weeks  for  any  small  consideration. 


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So  delighted  were  the  citizens  of  Boston  and  the 
entire  public  with  the  “food  of  angels”  on  which 
they  had  been  regaled,  and  so  anxious  were  all  for  just 
one  more  taste  of  the  heavenly  feast,  that  at  very  short 
notice  the  programme  for  another  entertainment  was 
prepared,  and  a  grand  sacred  concert  given  in  the 
Coliseum  upon  the  Sunday  evening  immediately  fol¬ 
lowing  the  Festival  proper,  in  which  over  six  thousand 
singers,  a  very  large  orchestra,  and  all  the  artists  of 
the  Jubilee  took  part.  That,  too,  was  a  great  success. 

Whatever  the  abuse,  opposition,  ill-will,  or  want  of 
confidence  that  was  manifested  towards  the  enterprise 
or  its  projector  in  its  earlier  struggles,  it  was  more 
than  compensated  for  by  the  generous  acknowledg¬ 
ments  of  the  press  when  the  feasibility  and  success  of 
the  “  experiment”  were  fully  demonstrated. 

Scarcely  had  the  last  notes  died  away  when  there 
seemed  to  be  a  spontaneous  and  general  call  for  some 
special  recognition  of  the  value  to  the  cause  of  music 
of  the  efforts  of  the  projector.  Encouraging  letters 
were  received  and  liberal  subscriptions  offered,  and 
the  Executive  and  other  committees,  the  chorus,  the 
artists  of  Boston,  the  conductors,  all,  all  united  in  pre¬ 
paring  an  entertainment  the  proceeds  of  which  were 
to  be  tendered  as  a  complimetit  to  Mr.  Gilmore.  It 
was  one  of  the  most  substantial  and  friendly  rewards 
for  gratuitous  service  ever  received  by  a  member  of 
the  musical  profession. 

The  concert  was  given  in  the  Coliseum  on  Tuesday, 
June  29th,  and  was  in  every  respect  another  “day  of 
Jubilee.”  Many  who  did  not  patronize  the  Festival 
proper  came  forward  upon  this  day,  and  with  heart 
and  purse  the  noble  and  generous  citizens  of  Boston 
placed  the  projector  “right  side  up  with  care ”  for  the 
remainder  of  his  days.  He  had  not  then,  and  he  has 


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not  now,  words  in  which  to  thank  all,  —  the  press,  the 
public,  the  great  army  of  musical  volunteers,  and  also 
the  officers  of  railroads  leading  into  Boston,  for  their 
generous  efforts  and  appreciation  of  his  services,  and 
the  kind  and  cordial  spirit  manifested  towards  him  on 
that  particular  occasion.  He  had  labored  hard  and 
long  —  for  nearly  two  years  —  to  have  his  conception 
of  the  Jubilee  carried  out,  and  after  so  many  months 
of  constant  toil  and  anxiety,  when  the  great  work  was 
accomplished  and  the  seal  of  public  approbation  placed 
upon  it  in  such  an  impressive  manner,  his  power  of 
endurance  gave  way,  and  he  felt  himself  completely 
prostrated,  and  in  great  need  of  rest  to  recuperate 
his  wasted  energies  of  mind  and  body. 

Immediately  following  the  close  of  the  Jubilee  a 
general  settlement  of  its  financial  affairs  took  place. 
The  Executive  Committee  held  many  meetings,  audit¬ 
ing  accounts  and  examining  bills  et  id  genus  omne.  It 
seemed  as  if  there  were  no  end  to  the  demands  made 
upon  them.  Extraordinary  expenses  had  been  neces¬ 
sarily  incurred,  and  bills,  bills,  bills  poured  in  in  such  a 
flood  for  weeks  after  the  Festival,  that  for  a  short  time 
it  was  impossible  to  tell  whether  the  receipts  would 
balance  the  expenses. 

Leaving  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  finances  of  the 
Festival  in  the  hands  of  the  Executive  Committee,  in¬ 
cluding  the  proceeds  of  the  concert  for  his  own  benefit, 
which  Mr.  Gilmore  insisted  the  Committee  should  draw 
upon  in  case  the  receipts  should  fail  to  meet  the  ex¬ 
penses,  rather  than  call  upon  the  subscribers  to  the 
guaranty  fund,  he  set  sail  for  Europe  for  the  restoration 
of  his  health.  Upon  his  return,  after  an  absence  of 
some  months,  he  had  the  pleasure  of  reading  the  fol¬ 
lowing  final  report  of  the  Executive  Committee,  which 
was  published  during  his  absence  for  the  information 
of  the  public. 


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FINAL  REPORT  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 


ENTIRE  RECEIPTS  OF  THE  JUBILEE. 


The  Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Peace  Jubilee  As¬ 
sociation,  having  finally  closed  their  accounts,  make  the  fol¬ 
lowing  statement  of  the  pecuniary  results  of  that  great  enter¬ 
prise  :  — - 


Total  receipts  from  sale  of  tickets,  rent  of  rooms,  and 
all  other  sources . $ 


Expended  as  follows  :  — 

Cost  of  Coliseum  building,  complete  $ 
Paid  musicians,  vocal  and  instrumental  . 
“  advertising  ........ 

“  board  and  lodging  of  musicians 
“  decorations  of  Coliseum  .... 

“  music  and  printing  ....... 

“  Messrs.  Hook,  for  organ  .... 

“  doorkeepers  and  sale  of  tickets  .  . 

“  incidentals,  land  damages,  clerk 
hire,  gas,  water,  etc.,  etc.  .  . 


120,150.68 

19,866.65 

21,298.96 

26,200.85 

11,110.12 

5,583.94 

3,000.00 

2,504.31 


1,562.18 


290,210.33 


283,388.29 


Balance  in  the  hands  of  Treasurer 


$6,882.04 


The  committee  deem  it  proper  to  stat'e  that  their  connection 
with  the  Jubilee  commenced  on  the  16th  of  March,  some  months 
after  the  enterprise  had  been  originated  and  announced  by  Mr. 
Gilmore,  who  had  up  to  that  time  labored  with  unfaltering  zeal 
and  industry,  but  who  was  without  the  necessary  funds  or  busi¬ 
ness  facilities  either  to  accomplish  his  plans,  or  even  to  carry 
them  beyond  the  point  which  he  had  then  attained. 

They  were  induced  to  embark  in  it  from  sympathy  with  a  man 
of  genius  who  was  exhausting  himself  and  his  means  through  an 
enthusiastic  devotion  to  a  grand  conception,  which  from  its  mag¬ 
nitude  and  novelty  the  public  was  slow  to  indorse  ;  and  from 
their  own  desire  to  furnish,  at  the  most  delightful  season  of  the 
year,  in  New  England,  an  entertainment  to  our  own  citizens  and 
to  the  multitude  of  visitors  accustomed  to  seek  business  or  recre¬ 
ation  in  this  direction,  an  entertainment  apart  from  the  ordinary 
routine  of  popular  diversions,  and  which  should  combine  and  ex¬ 
hibit  some  of  the  best  results  of  the  extensive  and  long-continued 
musical  culture  of  this  community. 

Mr.  Gilmore’s  belief  in  the  general  success  of  the  Jubilee  was 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


653 


undoubting ;  and  under  such  inspiration  he  was  led  not  only  to 
contemplate  its  pecuniary  returns  as  secure  beyond  the  possibil¬ 
ity  of  failure,  but  out  of  the  generosity  of  his  heart  he  proposed 
to  distribute  a  portion  of  its  surplus  funds  among  the  widows  and 
orphans  of  deceased  soldiers  and  sailors.  The  committee  would 
gladly  have  shared  in  his  enthusiasm  and  his  generosity ;  but  it 
was  apparent  to  them  from  the  beginning  that  material  modifica¬ 
tions  of  his  plans  and  a  different  mode  of  administration  were 
necessary  to  place  the  Jubilee  within  the  province  of  success; 
and  these  they  proceeded  to  make  without  adopting  his  promises 
on  the  one  hand,  and  without  lessening  the  attractiveness  of  the 
Jubilee  on  the  other.  The  risks,  labors,  and  discouragements 
which  they  encountered  were  much  greater  than  they  anticipated. 
The  figures  given  above  show  the  pecuniary  risks  which  were 
liable  to  turn  into  the  form  of  positive  loss  had  the  weather  been 
unpropitious,  or  had  one  of  numerous  incidents  occurred  which 
might  have  destroyed  success  ;  but  the  figures  do  not  indicate  the 
incessant  labor  and  anxiety  attendant  upon  the  selection  of  a  site 
for  the  Coliseum,  which  should  be  unobjectionable  to  the  public 
and  yet  sufficiently  approachable  for  the  purpose  ;  the  erection 
of  the  vast  edifice  and  the  manifold  details  of  preparation  to  meet 
the  needs  of  the  personnel  of  the  Jubilee  and  the  capricious  taste 
of  the  public  ;  more  than  all,  the  enterprise  was  carried  through 
amidst  general  apathy,  doubt,  and  positive  opposition,  with  the 
hearty  encouragement  of  but  few.  Its  pre-eminent  success 
silenced  opposition,  and  the  vast  multitude  who  were  thrilled 
with  its  magnificent  and  inspiring  performances,  no  less  than  the 
students  of  harmony,  who  found  in  the  successful  blending  of  the 
great  number  of  voices  and  instruments  musical  effects,  of  the 
highest  interest  and  value,  were  finally  unqualified  and  zealous 
in  its  praise. 

No  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  has  received  any  sal¬ 
ary  or  compensation  for  his  services  on  the  committee,  nor  has 
there  been  a  distribution  of  any  portion  of  the  profits  among 
them  ;  some  of  them  even  bought  their  own  tickets  of  admission 
to  the  Jubilee  performances,  both  for  themselves  and  their  fami¬ 
lies,  while  others  paid  their  own  travelling  and  other  expenses 
in  furthering  the  success  of  the  enterprise. 

The  functions  of  the  committee  virtually  ceased  with  the  series 
of  promenade  concerts  held  in  the  Coliseum  during  the  second 
week  after  the  Jubilee  closed ;  the  Coliseum  remained  in  their 
possession,  but  unused,  until  the  1st  of  August  last,  when  it 
was  passed  over  to  the  builders,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of 


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the  building  contract ;  and  since  the  1st  of  August  this  com¬ 
mittee  has  had  no  interest  in  nor  control  of  the  building,  and  no 
responsibility  for  the  uses  to  which  it  has  been  devoted  or  even 
for  its  continuance  ;  nor  have  they  now  any  connection  with  the 
means  used  to  dispose  of  the  structure,  nor  in  the  result  that  may 
follow.  They  are  led  to  make  this  statement  for  their  own  de¬ 
fence  against  some  unfriendly  criticism,  which  has  undoubtedly 
arisen  from  a  misunderstanding  of  a  portion  of  the  public  in  this 
particular,  and  not  with  any  purpose  or  intention  of  reflecting 
upon  those  with  whom  the  present  responsibility  for  the  building 
rests.  They  simply  wish  it  distinctly  understood  that  the  enter¬ 
tainments  advertised  in  connection  with  the  final  disposal  of  the 
Coliseum  building  have  no  connection  whatever  with  the  National 
Peace  Jubilee,  nor  with  those  who  conducted  it. 

Contrary  to  general  apprehension,  the  Receipts  of  the  Jubilee 
were  sufficient  to  pay  all  its  expenses  without  calling  upon  the 
guaranty  fund ;  and  there  is  in  the  treasury,  as  above  stated,  a 
balance  of  $6,882.04,  which  is  absolutely  at  the  disposal  of  the 
committee,  to  be  used  for  the  reimbursement  of  their  own  expen¬ 
ses,  compensation  for  their  services,  or  for  any  other  purpose  to 
which  they  may  please  to  appropriate  it.  They  have  unani¬ 
mously  decided  to  add  this  amount  to  the  proceeds  of  the  benefit 
concert  given  to  Mr.  Gilmore,  and  as  their  own  testimonial  of 
their  appreciation  of  his  genius  and  tireless  energy  in  inaugurat¬ 
ing  one  of  the  most  brilliant  and  successful  entertainments  of 
modern  times.  The  proceeds  of  that  concert  amounted  to 
$32,146;  add  balance  in  treasury,  $6,882.04,  making  a  total 
testimonial  placed  in  trust  for  Mr.  Gilmore  and  his  family  of 
$39,028.04. 

The  committee  will  share  with  a  generous  public  the  common 
gratification  which  this  result  of  their  labors  affords. 

ALEXANDER  H.  RICE,  President. 

EBEN  D.  JORDAN,  Treasurer. 

HENRY  G.  PARKER,  Secretary. 

'  JOSIAH  BARDWELL. 

"  HORATIO  HARRIS. 

OLIVER  DITSON. 

FRANK  WRISLEY. 

M.  M.  BALLOU. 

GEORGE  H.  DAVIS. 

LEWIS  RICE. 

FRANCIS  RICHARDS. 


Boston,  October  20,  1869. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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LETTER  FROM  MR.  M.  M.  BALLOU, 

OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

St.  James  Hotel,  October  18,  1870. 

0 

Friend  Gilmore,  —  With  an  unoccupied  half-hour  on  my 
hands,  awaiting  an  appointment,  I  find  myself  recalling  our 
conversation  of  this  morning,  and  deducing  therefrom  certain 
reflections. 

I  have  thought  how  fully  you  illustrated  the  fact,  that  great 
works  are  not  accomplished  by  strength,  but  by  perseverance. 
The  resistless  force  of  this  quality,  backed  by  an  honest  zeal 
and  almost  religious  conviction  of  duty,  in  your  instance 
amounted  to  inspiration.  When  that  larger  and  more  compre¬ 
hensive  event  (to  which  you  now  look  forward  so  hopefully) 
shall  occur,  the  experience  gained  in  the  first  enterprise  will 
be  invaluable.  You  have  learned  that  before  the  world,  even 
as  in  social  life,  it  is  persistency  and  fixedness  of  purpose 
which  win  the  goal.  One  must  toil,  endure,  believe ,  and 
never  turn  back ! 

The  divine  art,  whose  able  exponent  you  are,  is  in  itself  a 
powerful  incentive.  Music,  the  child  of  prayer,  the  compan¬ 
ion  of  religion,  is  the  fitting  agent  for  the  consummation  of  so 
grand  and  noble  a  purpose  as  the  first  Peace  Jubilee  and  the 
one  proposed.  It  seems  to  me  to  be  the  only  available  media¬ 
tor  between  spiritual  and  sensual  life,  —  between  earth  and 
heaven.  It  gives  wings  to  the  soul,  elevates  the  heart  and 
mind,  and  prepares  the  way  for  all  good  and  holy  purposes. 
Without  the  tangible  aspect  of  other  high  arts,  Music  is  the 
most  suggestive  of  them  all.  Is  it  to  be  wondered  at,  then, 
when  we  see  its  votaries  coming  forward  with  a  heaven-inspired 
purpose  to  sanctify  the  dawn  of  Peace  upon  the  American 
people,  or  again  to  offer  pasans  for  a  world’s  harmony  ? 

But  I  did  not  take  my  pen  to  teach  you  what  Music  is.  I 
am  recalling,  rather,  our  late  experience.  It  is  a  sad  thought, 
after  all,  to  realize  that  success  is  the  criterion  of  excellence 
with  nine  tenths  of  the  world.  Every  one  was  ready  to  ap¬ 
plaud  your  efforts  after  success  had  crowned  them.  It  is  not 
what  men  do  worthily,  but  what  they  do  successfully,  which  is 
recorded  in  letters  of  gold,  and  which  dazzles  the  eyes  of  the 
world !  Thus,  none  of  us  hasten  to  make  known  our  sorrows, 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


our  trials  and  failures ;  these  we  lock  up  in  our  own  breasts, 
to  the  world  is  confided  our  triumphs  only.  Pride,  which  sus¬ 
tains  us  not  unfrequently  in  the  former  instance,  betrays  us  as 
often  in  the  hour  of  success.  But  one  of  the  most  honest  and* 
deserved  compliments  which  your  friends  can  pay  you  is  to 
refer  to  the  modest  yet  manly  course  with  which  you  met,  a 
year  since,  your  accumulated  honors. 

When  Peace  shall  once  more  spread  her  white  wings  over 
Europe,  your  proposal  of  a  World’s  Jubilee  will  be  like  the 
sacred  bow  set  in  the  clouds,  its  base  shall  rest  upon  the  earth, 
but  the  arch  shall  be  lost  in  heaven,  and  from  thence  shall 
come  the  Divine  spirit,  and  like  the  rainbow,  —  which  is  born 
of  clouds  and  tears,  —  it  shall  be  a  covenant  between  the  na¬ 
tions  of  Peace  and  Good-Will. 

With  hearty  good  wishes  for  yourself,  and  sympathy  in  the 
work  which  you  seem  by  Providence  impelled  to  accomplish, 
Believe  me, 

Cordially  yours, 

M.  M.  BALLOU. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

V 

Mr.  Gilmore  hopes  he  shall  be  pardoned  by  Mr.  Ballou 
for  introducing  the  foregoing  private  letter,  which  does 
not  strictly  belong  to  the  history  of  the  Jubilee  ;  but  as 
it  has  an  important  bearing  upon  the  great  event,  and 
foreshadows  another  of  mightier  magnitude,  it  may  not 
be  considered  entirely  out  of  place  here,  or  devoid  of 
interest  to  the  general  reader. 

Mr.  Ballou,  it  is  unnecessary  to  repeat,  was  one  of 
the  solid  pillars  that  upheld  the  Peace  Jubilee  through 
all  the  rude  shocks  that  assailed  it,  —  one  of  the  few 
who  believed  in  it,  worked  for  it,  who  never  wavered 
in  his  devotion  to  it,  but  stood  “faithful  among  the 
faithless”  from  first  to  last. 

Yet  in  the  foregoing  beautiful  letter,  written  nearly 
a  year  and  a  half  after  the  Jubilee,  he,  in  entire  for¬ 
getfulness  of  his  own  labors,  awards  such  hearty  praise 
to  the  projector,  that  he  believes  it  will  be  gratifying 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


657 


to  his  many  friends  to  see  such  proof  of  the  kind  feel¬ 
ings  entertained  toward[s  him  by  one  who  occupied  so 
prominent  a  position  in  the  management  of  the  Festival 
and  did  so  much  towards  its  success.  But  the  principal 
reason  for  inserting  the  letter  here  is  the  allusion  which 
it  makes  to  the  coming  of  another  musical  festival  of  far 
greater  grandeur  and  importance  than  the  past. 

Two  years  ago  the  Boston  Peace  Jubilee  held  the 
nation  spell-bound  by  the  sublimity  of  its  music.  That 
great  volume  of  song  swept  through  the  land  like  a 
flood  of  melody,  filling  every  Christian  heart  with  “  glad 
tidings  of  great  joy.”  It  came  like  a  sunburst  upon  the 
musical  world,  shedding  light  where  all  had  been  dark¬ 
ness  before,  and  revealing  a  new  sphere  of  harmony, 
a  fairer  land  of  promise,  and  triumphantly  realizing 
greater  achievements  in  the  divine  art  than  were  hith¬ 
erto  thought  possible.  It  will  ever  be  a  memorable 
epoch  in  the  history  of  music. 

Never  before  had  musical  enthusiasm  run  so  high  in 
our  own  land,  never  had  there  been  such  an  occasion 
to  call  it  forth.  It  was  a  grand  outburst  of  sacred  song, 
an  overwhelming  outpouring  of  the  people,  a  universal 
expression  of  joy  and  thankfulness  that  Peace,  blessed 
Peace,  had  settled  down  upon  the  land  once  more.  It 
was  a  glorious  event,  and  thousands  upon  thousands  are 
happier  to-day  for  that  one  week  of  heavenly  music. 

The  boom  of  the  cannon,  the  stroke  of  the  bells,  the 
clang  of  the  anvils,  the  peal  of  the  organ,  the  harmony 
of  the  thousand  instruments,  the  melody  of  the  ten 
thousand  voices,  the  inspired  works  of  the  great  mas¬ 
ters,  the  song  of  the  Star  Spangled  Banner,  the  cheers 
of  the  multitude,  the  splendor  of  the  spectacle,  the  gen¬ 
eral  excitement  and  interest  of  the  event,  —  all  this  is 
the  rich  possession  of  many  a  memory,  and  will  ever  be 
recalled  as  among  the  happiest  experiences  of  a  lifetime. 

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It  was  indeed  a  glorious  triumph  for  all  interested,  — 
a  triumph  for  the  individual  participant,  a  triumph  for 
the  nation,  a  triumph  for  the  musical  world.  Is  there 
one  of  the  thousands  who  were  there  who  would  not 
wish  to  see,  to  hear,  to  take  part  in  another  such  feast 
of  music,  —  nay,  in  a  festival  of  double  the  magnitude, 
double  the  magnificence,  double  the  interest  and  impor¬ 
tance  in  every  respect  ?  Such  a  Festival  is  now  in  prospect ! 

Within  the  past  year  the  black  cloud  of  war  has 
burst  over  Europe,  deluging  with  blood  one  of  the  fair¬ 
est  countries  of  the  Continent ;  but,  God  be  praised, 
Peace  has  conquered  at  last,  and  once  more  unfolds  her 
white  banner  over  the  Christian  world.  The  moral  con¬ 
sciousness  of  mankind  is  so  shocked  with  the  terrible 
havoc  of  war,  as  now  waged  with  all  the  improved  ma¬ 
chinery  of  death,  that  the  tendency  of  the  time  is  for 
peace,  permanent ,  enduring  peace,  among  the  nations  of 
the  earth.  Will  not  all  say  God-speed  to  any  move¬ 
ment  that  would  help  inaugurate  such  a  happy  era  ? 
With  this  end  in  view,  it  is  proposed  to  hold  in  the 
city  of  Boston,  in  the  month  of  June,  1872,  a  World’s 
Peace  Jubilee,  an  International  Musical  Festi¬ 
val,  a  Union  of  all  Nations  in  Harmony,  when 
Twenty  Thousand  Voices  shall  swell  the  grand  chorus, 
and  sing  as  never  before  the  Hymn  of  the  Angels, — 
“  Peace  on  earth,  good-will  towards  man.” 

For  this  purpose  it  is  proposed  to  erect  a  Coliseum 
that  will  seat  a  Hundred  Thousand  People ,  —  a  grand 
Temple  of  Music,  that  shall  be,  as  it  were,  the  gather¬ 
ing-place  of  all  nations,  upon  whose  sacred  altar  every 
people  shall  lay  its  gift  of  song.  Within,  it  shall  be 
adorned  with  the  emblems  of  Peace  and  Harmony,  and 
over  the  different  entrances  the  names  of  all  nations 
will  be  emblazoned ;  while  above  it  shall  float  the  flags 
of  all  countries,  —  highest  above  all  the  broad  banner 
of  Universal  Peace! 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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Poets,  composers,  artists,  and  conductors  of  every 
land  will  be  asked  to  contribute  or  take  part,  and  all 
governments  will  be  invited  to  send  representatives  to 
participate  in  the  ceremonies.  The  Festival  will  con¬ 
tinue  for  two  weeks,  and  it  is  proposed  to  dedicate 
one  day  to  each  nation.  Now  that,  through  the  recent 
“  Treaty  of  Washington,”  there  is  every  prospect  of 
permanent  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  perpetual  peace  between 
England  and  America,  it  would  seem  highly  appropri¬ 
ate  America  should  dedicate  the  first  day  of  the  grand 
festival'  to  the  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and 
Ireland.  While  the  selections  to  be  performed  upon 
that  day  will  consist  chiefly  of  compositions  of  sons  or 
adopted  sons  of  the  British  Isles,  —  including  Costa, 
Bennett,  Benedict,  and  Arthur  Sullivan,  among  living 
composers,  and  Balfe,  Wallace,  and  others,  among  the 
illustrious  dead,  —  as  the  highest  compliment  America 
could  pay  Great  Britain,  the  best  place  upon  the 
programme  will  be  given  to  England’s  national  air, 
“  God  save  the  Queen.”  This  majestic  choral,  when 
produced  by  a  chorus  of  Twenty  Thousand  American  voices , 
with  the  accompaniment  of  Two  Thousand  instruments 
and  every  other  accessory  that  can  heighten  its  effect, 
cannot  fail  to  touch  the  heart  of  Old  England,  and 
convince  her  that  her  offspring  across  the  sea  “  seek 
peace  and  pursue  it,”  and  are  ready,  in  commemoration 
of  the  settlement  of  all  questions  in  dispute  between 
the  two  governments,  to  strike  the  grandest  chord  of 
harmony  that  ever  fell  upon  human  ear. 

While  the  proposition  to  dedicate  the  first  day  of  the 
World’s  Musical  Festival  to  the  Motherland  will  no  doubt 
receive  the  approval  of  all  Americans,  who  are  them¬ 
selves  chiefly  the  children  and  children’s  children  of 
England,  Ireland,  and  Scotland,  next  and  nearest  to 
claim  kindred  with  America  is  the  German  Fatherland . 


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To  Germany ,  then,  —  the  land  which  leads  all  others  in 
the  sublime  art  of  music,  —  the  land  of  the  immortal 
Beethoven,  Mozart,  Handel,  Haydn,  Mendelssohn,  and 
scores  of  other  composers  whose  lofty  inspirations  to-day 
fill  the  universe  with  the  “  concord  of  sweet  sounds,” 
civilizing,  Christianizing,  and  harmonizing  the  whole 
human  brotherhood,  —  to  Germany,  then,  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  whose  noble  sons  are  among  the  best  citi¬ 
zens  of  America,  shall  be  dedicated  the  second  day. 

But  though  there  are  substantial  reasons  why  the 
Motherland  and  the  Fatherland ,  so  intimately  connected  by 
ties  of  blood  with  America,  should  be  the  first  to  receive 
her  greetings,  she  opens  her  heart  and  stretches  forth 
her  arms  with  equal  warmth  to  Russia,  to  France,  to 
Austria,  sto  Italy,  to  Spain,  to  all  nations,  and  invites 
them  to  join  with  her  in  making  the  proposed  Inter¬ 
national  Musical  Jubilee  such  a  festival  of  harmony 
and  rejoicing  as  the  world  has  never  known. 

Thus  while  united  England,  Ireland,  and  Scotland 
would  have  its  day,  Germany  its  day,  France  its  day, 
Russia  its  day,  Austria  its  day,  Italy  its  day,  —  each 
and  every  nation  a  separate  day,  —  while  cannon  will 
salute,  joy-bells  ring,  drums  beat,  organs  peal,  two  thou¬ 
sand  instruments  play,  and  twenty  thousand  voices  sing, 
—  while  all  these  elements  of  harmony  will  unite  in 
producing  the  national  airs  of  every  land  and  the 
grandest  works  of  the  great  masters  with  a  power  and 
majesty  hitherto  unknown,  still,  in  order  to  carry  out 
the  proposed  festival  in  all  its  fulness,  it  is  necessary  that 
each  nation  should  he  represented  hy  a  magnificent  Band,  in  the 
full  uniform  of  the  country  to  which  it  belongs,  —  which  Band 
should  he  the  gift  and  contribution  of  each  government  to  this  the 
first  International  Musical  Festival,  the  first  Peace  Jubilee  of 
all  nations  ever  held.  Upon  the  day  dedicated  to  any  par¬ 
ticular  nation  the  Band  of  that  nation  would  at  the  most 


GEEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


661 


interesting  moment  in  the  day’s  exercises  be  marched 
to  the  front  of  the  platform  to  play  its  part,  and  to 
receive  such  a  welcome,  such  an  ovation  as  would  con¬ 
vince  its  country  that  America  at  least  desires  to  be  on 
terms  of  amity  with  all  the  world. 

After  the  Band  has  played  a  selection  of  its  own 
choosing,  and  while  it  stands  at  the  front,  the  twenty 
thousand  voices,  the  two  thousand  instruments,  and  all 
the  elements  of  harmony  combined,  will  give  the  na¬ 
tional  air  of  the  country  it  represents,  as  a  compliment 
from  America  to  that  nation. 

What  cheers  would  greet  the  appearance  of  a  mag¬ 
nificent  Austrian  Band,  a  Prussian  Band,  a  Russian, 
French,  or  English  Band,  or  the  splendid  Guides’  Band 
of  musical  Belgium !  What  music  they  would  make, 
what  International  harmony  such  visitors  would  produce  ! 

The  effect,  of  such  a  musical  gathering  as  is  proposed 
would  be  to  popularize  the  heavenly  art  of  song,  and 
move  to  nobler  impulses  every  Christian  heart.  There 
would  be  no  war,  nor  thought  of  war,  during  the  prep¬ 
aration  for  such  a  festival.  It  would  bring  nearer  and 
bind  closer  with  its  subtile  chain  of  harmony  the  hearts 
of  all  peoples,  and  cause  the  electric  cable,  in  its  all- 
embracing  and  all-conquering  march  of  civilization 
round  the  globe,  to  pulsate  with  warmer  words  of 
greeting  than  have  ever  yet  leaped  from  heart  to 
heart  or  from  nation  to  nation  through  the  mysterious 
depths  of  ocean,  and  open  a  broader  path  for  the  moral 
and  material  progress  of  the  world. 

The  musical  people  of  America,  from  one  end  of  the 
land  to  the  other,  are  now  ready  for  this  grand  demon¬ 
stration.  In  hundreds  of  cities,  towns,  and  villages, 
from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  they  are  waiting  for 
the  word  to  organize  their  best  voices,  where  they  are 
not  already  organized,  and  to  commence  with  renewed 
ardor  the  study  and  practice  of  the  glorious  music  to 


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be  performed, — music  that  will  in  the  best  manner  rep¬ 
resent  the  character  and  compositions  of  every  clime  and 
people  ;  the  music  of  Germany,  which  may  be  regarded 
as  universal  music,  the  music  of  England,  Ireland,  and 
Scotland,  the  music  of  Italy,  the  music  of  France,  the 
music  of  Russia,  the  music  of  Austria,  the  music  of 
Spain,  the  music  of  every  quarter  of  the  globe,  —  Eu¬ 
rope,  Asia,  Africa,  and  America. 

From  both  hemispheres  and  every  nation  let  them 
come,  t—  from  classic  Greece  and  the  Holy  Land,  from 
Turkey,  China,  and  Japan,  from  the  Nile  and  the  Gan¬ 
ges,  the  Alps  and  the  Andes,  —  ay,  let  not  the  conti¬ 
nents  alone,  but  the  isles  of  the  sea  contribute,  and 
with  all  their  varied  instruments  of  music  swell  the 
glad  chorus  of  universal  rejoicing,  that  shall  fill  not  only 
every  heart,  but  the  whole  world  with  divine  harmony. 

Come,  ye  representatives  of  every  court  and  cabinet 
of  Europe,  the  New  World  invites  you  to  join  in  the 
feast  she  is  preparing ;  come  in  your  ships,  not  with  im¬ 
plements  of  war  to  make  war,  but  with  instruments  of 
harmony  to  inaugurate  the  new  era  of  perpetual  peace 
among  the  nations ;  come  in  the  name  of  the  King  of 
kings  and  Lord  of  lords,  and  let  the  voice  of  all  nations 
go  up  in  multitudinous  chorus  for  Peace  on  Earth. 

The  note  of  preparation  sounded  months  ago  is  al¬ 
ready  awaking  unusual  interest  at  home  and  abroad. 
Leading  men  of  the  nation  have  given  it  their  hearty 
indorsement,  and  day  by  day  cheering  words  of  encour¬ 
agement  come  in  from  all  quarters.  Members  of  the 
city,  State,  and  national  governments,  as  also  those  who 
by  voice  and  pen  and  purse  helped  forward  the  Jubilee 
of ’69,  are  again  ready  to  co-operate  with  the  friends  of 
harmony,  in  this  and  all  countries,  in  making  the  J ubilee 
of  ’72  such  an  exposition  of  the  divine  art  as  will  raise 
the  standard  of  music  everywhere,  and  be  a  living  honor 
to  all  who  may  in  any  way  contribute  to  its  fulfilment. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


663 


All  societies  that  took  part  in  the  Peace  Jubilee  of 
1869,  as  well  as  those  unable  to  gain  admission  to  the 
chorus  at  that  time,  are  now  invited.  Twenty  thousand 
books  containing  the  selections  to  be  performed  will  be 
furnished  free  to  the  singers,  and  each  and  all  are  ex¬ 
pected  to  enter  into  the  good  work  with  heart  and  soul, 
and  devote  the  coming  winter  to  a  thorough  study  and 
practice  of  the  sublime  music. 

Thousands  of  hearths  and  homes  will  be  made  hap¬ 
pier  anticipating  this  great  event ;  the  whole  American 
people,  ay,  the  whole  musical  world,  will  look  forward 
to  it  with  deep  interest ;  and  when,  upon  the  opening 
day,  the  grand  chorus  of  Twenty  Thousand  shall  rise 
to  sing  the  inaugural  “  Hymn  of  Peace,”  and  to  this 
chorus  the  harmony  of  Two  Thousand  performers  and 
the  Bands  of  all  nations  shall  be  added,  such  a  volume 
of  song  will  be  heard,  such  a  perfect  and  powerful  ac¬ 
cord  of  voices  and  instruments,  as  never  before  went 
up  from  Earth  to  Heaven. 

As  all  nations  will  be  invited  to  join  with  America  in  this 
demonstration  in  the  name  of  Universal  Peace,  may  none 
refuse  to  be  represented  by  voice  and  instrument  in  a  festival 
which  promises  so  much  for  the  advancement  of  music  and  the 
cultivation  and  development  of  International  Harmony. 


The  National  Musical  Congress,  assembled  in  convention  in 
Music  Hall,  Boston,  June  22,  1871,  passed  the  following  reso¬ 
lution,  offered  by  Mr.  T.  F.  Seward,  of  Orange,  New  Jersey  :  — 
Resolved,  That  this  organization  learns  with  high  gratification  that  Mr.  P. 
S.  Gilmore  has  in  contemplation  an  International  Peace  Jubilee  to  take 
place  in  1872;  and  recognizing  the  great  benefit  which  the  inauguration  and 
successful  carrying  out  of  the  Peace  Jubilee  of  1869  has  conferred  upon 
musical  art,  and  believing  that  his  plan  as  now  propounded  will  tend  greatly 
to  broaden  the  area  of  musical  culture,  touching  a  chord  that  will  vibrate  not 
only  throughout  our  own  communities,  but  will  serve  to  bind  in  closer  frater¬ 
nal  relations  the  nations  of  the  world,  we  heartily  commend  it  to  the  accept¬ 
ance  of  the  American  people, 'and  to  the  sympathy  and  co-operation  of  the 
friends  of  music  everywhere. 


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SUBSCRIBERS  FOR  SEASON  TICKETS  TO  THE  JUBILEE. 

A  subscription  of  One  Hundred  Dollars  entitled  the  subscriber  to  admission 
and  reserved  seats  for  three  persons  to  all  entertainments  given  in  the  Coliseum 
during  the  Festival. 

The  following  names  and  firms,  as  copied  from  the  record  of  the  General  Ticket 
Agent,  Mr.  A.  P.  Peck,  were  subscribers  for  season  tickets :  — 


Name.  Amount. 

H.  Atkins  &  Co.  .....  $100 
E.  Atkins . 100 

E.  L.  Adams . 100 

Me.  Anderson . 100 

Horace  Billings  .....  100 

R.  B.  Brigham . 100 

Bent  and  Bush  ......  200 

Baldwin  &  Co . 100 

F.  W.  Bird  &  Co . 100 

Bacon  and  Crawford  .  .  .  100 

Wm.  E.  Baker . 100 

E.  and  A.  H.  Batchelder  .  .  200 

H.  Bird  &  Co . 100 

Geo.  B.  Bigelow . 100 

Geo.  W.  Bond . 100 

Blake  Brothers  &  Co.  .  .  .  100 

Wm.  L.  Bradley . 100 

Braman,  Shaw,  &  Co.  .  .  .  100 

S.  T.  Bacon . 100 

T.  Q.  Brown . 100 

Alexander  Boyd . 100 

E.  H.  Baker . 100 

Mr.  Baldwin.  ......  100 

S.  W.  Bubier . 100 

W.  L.  Burt  .  100 

Arthur  Cheney . 200 

A.  L.  Coolidge . 300 

Geo.  O.  Carpenter  ....  100 
Carpenter,  Woodward,  and 

Morton . 100 

Geo.  Coolidge . 100 

J.  II.  Chadwick  &  Co.  .  .  .  100 
Carter  and  Wiley  ....  100 

Chandler  &  Co . 200 

G.  Chilson . 100 

•Crosby,  Morse,  and  Foss  .  .  100 


Name  Amount. 

Cook  and  Aldrich  ....  $100 

A.  N.  Cook . 100 

C.  M.  Clapp . 100 

W.  C.  Clark . 100 

J.  C.  Chaffin . 100 

Wm.  Claflin . 100 

C.  C.  Chamberlin . 100 

H.  S.  Chase  .  .' . 100 

E.  F.  Cutter . 100 

II.  M.  ‘Clark  &  Co . 100 

J.  Calwell . 100 

Charles  Choate  .  100 

T.  E.  Chickerjng  .....  300 

D.  Chamberlin . 100 

N.  Crocker . 100 

W.  D.  Crane . 100 

Carruth  and  Sweetser  .  .  .  100 

O.  Ditson . 300 

Eben  Dale . 100 

Theron  J.  Dale  .....  100 

I.  H.  Danforth . 100 

J.  W.  Davis  .......  100 

J.  Alba  Davis . 300 

Dame,  Isley,  &  Co . 100 

Danforth,  Scudder,  &  Co. .  .  100 

Drake,  Leman,  &  Co.  .  .  .  100 

G.  H.  Davis . 100 

P. '  Donahoe . 200 

T.  J.  Dunbar  &  Co . 100 

J.  D.  W.  Williams  ....  100 

John  S.  Dunlap . 100 

F.  Dane  &  Co.  ......  200 

E.  C.  Daniel . '.  300 

M.  C.  Dizer . 100 

J.  F.  Demerett . 100 

E.  B.  How  *  . . 100 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


H.  L.  Daggett  ' . $ 

J.  C.  Dodge . 

H.  W.  Dutton  and  Son  .  .  . 

James  Edmand  . 

J.  Cushing  Edmands  .... 

Oliver  Edwards . 

John  S.  Farlow . 

H.  W.  B.  Frost . 

Fowle,  Torry,  &  Co . 

J.  V.  Fletcher . 

I.  D.  Farnsworth . 

R.  S.  Frost . 

Fisher  and  Chapin  .  .  .  . 

Freeman,  Cary,  &  Co.  .  .  . 
Fuller,  Dana,  and  Fitz  .  . 

Fields,  Osgood,  &  Co.  .  .  . 
Field,  Thayer,  and  Whitcomb 

T.  H.  Fuller . 

Freeland,  Beard,  &  Co.  .  . 

P.  S.  Fiske . 

0.  B.  Ford  . 

¥m.  F.  Freeman . 

Joseph  S.  Fay . 

Mr.  Fowle . 

Folsom  and  Dearborn  .  .  . 
James  EL  Freeland  .... 

C.  W.  CrALLOUPE . 

G.  C.  Goodwin  &  Co . 

Gass,  Doe,  and  Chapin  .  .  . 

A.  Garcelon . 

John  Glancy.  ...... 

Gregory  &  Co . 

Goldthwait,  Snow,  and  Knight 

Mrs.  T.  Goddard . 

Curtis  Guild . 

C.  L.  Harding . 

Wm.  T.  Hart . 

E.  B.  Huntington . 

N.  Harris . 

Wm.  H.  Hill . 

J.  C.  Haynes . 

Haley,  Morse,  and  Boyden  . 

John  T.  Heard . 

Hogg,  Brown,  and  Taylor.  . 
A.  L.  Haskell  and  Son  .  .  . 

W.  V.  Hutchings . 

Hart,  Taylor,  &  Co . 

J.  S.  Hawes . 


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D.  Harwood  &  Co . $100 

Hall,  Caldwell,  &  Co.  .  .  .  100 

Barney  Hull . 100 

C.  C.  Holbrook . 100 

Howland  and  Jones  .  .  .  .  100 

E.  D.  Hall . 100 

Alvah  Hobbs . 100 

E.  Holden  and  Son  ....  100 

J.  F.  Hunnewell . 100 

J.  Hovey . 100 

H.  C.  Hayden . 100 

H.  Harris . 100 

E.  Hastings . 100 

W.  W.  Hill . 100 

C.  Hulbert . 100 

Geo.  Howe  .  .  .  4  .  .  .  100 

Hills  Brothers . 100 

S.  S.  Houghton . 100 

H.  G.  Harrison . 100 

Hovey  and  Fenno . 100 

James  Ingalls . 100 

F.  Jones  &  Co . 200 

B.  Johnson . 100 

J.  M.  Jones . 100 

T.  B.  Jordan . 200 

J.  A.  Jackson . 100 

Geo.  B.  James . 200 

Kemble  and  Hastings  .  .  ?  200 

Kelly  and  Edmunds  ....  100 

Henry  Keyes . 100 

Wm.  H.  Kent . 200 

S.  Klous  &  Co . 100' 

Kendrick  and  Elwell  .  .  .  200 

Kimball  Brothers  &  Co.  .  .  100 

G.  W.  Keene . 100 

A.  W.  Kingman . 100 

Franklin  King . 100 

Lawrence,  Wild,  and  Hull  .  100 

W.  K.  Lewis  &  Co . 100 

Little,  Brown,  &  Co.  .  .  .  800 

Lee  and  Shepard . 200 

John  A.  Loring . .  100 

W.  H.  Lingard . 100 

Lewis  and  Hall . 100 

H.  Loring . 100 

Thomas  J.  Lee . 100 

G.  P.  Loring . 100 

Wm.  H.  Lee . 100 


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Samuel  C.  Lawrence.  .  .  .$100 

J.  B.  Mills . 100 

Macy  and  Butler . 100 

J.  M.  Murdock . 100 

Minot  and  Hooper  ....  100 

Mason  and  Hamlin  ....  200 

.Minor,  Beal,  &  Co . 200 

Moseley  and  Hodgman  .  .  .  100 
Manning,  Glover,  &  Co.  .  .  100 

John  J.  May . 100 

T.  E.  Moseley . 100 

F.  W.  G.  May . 100 

J.  F.  Mills . 100 

A.  C.  Mayhew . 100 

C.  Marsh . 100 

Mr.  McKenny . 100 

Mr.  Maynard . 100 

Macullar,  Williams,  and  Parker  100 

Charles  Marsh . 100 

L.  Morse . 100 

S.  F.  Merritt . 100 

Jos.  Nickerson . 100 

L.  Nichols . 100 

B.  F.  Nourse . 100 

Oriental  Tea  Company  .  .  .  100 

Mrs.  H.  G.  Otis . 100 

J.  Osborn  .  100 

J.  H.»Pray,  Sons,  &  Co.  .  .  .  100 

W.  H.  Piper  &  Co . 100 

Preston  and  Merrill  .  .  .  300 

S.  S.  Pierce . 100 

Palmer,  Batchelders,  &  Co. . .  100 

PULSIFER  AND  PAYSON .  .  .  .  100 

Seth  E.  Pecker . 100 

Vm.  G.  Pierce  ......  100 

S.  B.  Pierce . 100 

J.  M.  Potter . 100 

Pulsifer  &  Co . 200 

Moses  Pond,  &  Co . 100 

J.  B.  Pickett . 100 

H.  G.  Parker . 200 

T.  C.  Pazolt  &  Son  ....  100 

R.  M.  Pomroy . 100 

W.  Livermore . 100 

H.  G.  Parker . ,100 

F.  Parsons . 100 

J.  F.  Perry . 100 

T.  D.  Quincy . 100 


N.  Robbins . $100 

Vm.  Read  and  Sons  ....  100 

N.  J.  Rust . 100 

T.  B.  and  J.  H.  Rand  .  .  .  100 

G.  D.  Russell  &  Co . 100 

Mrs.  Richardson . 100 

F.  H.  Rogers . 100 

Dr.  S.  O.  Richardson  .  .  .  100 

Revere  House . 100 

D.  W.  Russell . 100 

A.  A.  Ranney . 100 

Rice,  Kendall,  &  Co.  ...  100 

E.  H.  Sampson . 200 

W.  H.  Slocumb . 100 

Spalding,  Hay,  and  Wales  .  100 

J.  J.  Stevens  ......  100 

A.  Steenfield  ......  100 

Wm.  M.  Shute  and  Son.  .  .  100 

Alex.  Strong  &  Co . 100 

W.  B.  Spooner  &  Co . 100 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Spooner  ....  100 
S.  R.  Spalding  and  Son.  .  .  100 
Shattuck  and  Jones  ....  100 

Wm.  P.  Sargent . 100 

Sweetser  and  Abbott  .  .  .  100 

B.  T.  Stephenson . 100 

G.  W.  Simmons . 100 

G.  Sampson  .  . . 100 

R.  B.  Stickney  .......  100 

Sidney  Sargent . 100 

Wm.  Sheafe . 200 

Sargent  Brothers  &  Co.  .  .  100 

S.  B.  Stebbins . 100 

F.  Shaw . 200 

M.  H.  Simpson . 100 

Peter  Smith  .  100 

W.  P.  Sargent . 100 

Paul  Sears . 100 

E.  H.  Sampson  ......  200 

F.  Shaw . 200 

J.  Sawyer . 100 

John  Sully . 100 

A.  T.  Stearns . 100 

E.  Stearns . 100 

Z.  S.  Sampson . 100 

J.  H.  Thorndike . 100 

W.  H.  Thompson . 100 


Tileston  and  Hollingsworth  .  100 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


667 


Tucker  Manufacturing  Co.  .  $100 
Taggard  and  Thompson  .  .  .  100 

Mrs.  Tuder . 100 

G.  B.  Upton . 100 

H.  W.  Vinal . 100 

Albert  van  Wagenen  .  .  .  100 

N.  D.  Whitney . 100 

E.  A.  Wild . 100 

G.  W.  Wheelwright  ....  100 

Weeks  and  Potter  ....  100 

N.  H.  Wing . 100 

Williams  and  Everett  .  .  .  100 


Whitten,  Burditt,  and  Young  100 


M.  P,  Wilder . '$100 

C.  G.  Wood  .' . 100 

R.  H.  Waters  &  Co . 100 

Worcester,  Dupee,  &  Co.  .  .  100 

F.  Wrisley . 300 

F.  M.  Weld . 100 

C.  C.  Wentworth . 200 

J.  S.  &  E.  Wright  ....  100 

Wilder  and  Easterbrook  .  .  100 

B.  S.  Wright  &  Co . 100 

J.  E.  Maynard . 100 

C.  H.  Wells . 100 

George  Young . 200 


THOUSAND-DOLLAR  SUBSCRIBERS, 

AND 

SUBSCRIBERS  TO  THE  GUARANTY  FUND. 

The  names  of  several  influential  citizens  who  in  the  early  stages 
of  the  Peace  Jubilee  subscribed  the  sum  of  One  Thousand  Dollars 
each,  and  in  some  instances  larger  amounts  towards  the  enter¬ 
prise,  have  already  appeared  in  this  volume.  It  is  gratifying  to 
be  able  to  state  that,  while  those  gentlemen  were  ready  to  pay 
into  the  treasury  at  any  moment  the  full  amount  of  their  liberal 
subscriptions,  the  receipts  of  the  Festival,  as  given  elsewhere, 
were  quite  sufficient  to  meet  its  enormous  expenses  without  the 
necessity  of  calling  upon  them  for  a  dollar ;  and  it  should  be 
understood  that  these  large  sums  were  not  subscribed  as  a  guar¬ 
anty  fund,  but  as  a  bona  fide  gift,  —  an  outright  donation  towards 
the  enterprise  ;  therefore  the  subscribers  are  entitled  to  just  as 
much  credit  for  their  generosity  as  if  the  money  had  been  called 
for  and  collected,  as  they  expected  it  would  be. 

The  same  -may  be  said  of  those  who  subscribed  to  the  guaranty 
fund  ;  there  was  no  need  of  assessing  them  to  make  up  any  deficit, 
but  it  is  due  to  those  who  were  among  the  first  to  put  down 
their  hundreds  and  thousands  of  dollars,  to  say  that  the  great 
enterprise  could  never  have  taken  place  had  it  not  been  for  the 
foundation  which  they  placed  under  it  at  the  outset.  • 


668 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


* 

REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE  PRESS  PRESENT  AT  THE 

JUBILEE. 

ARRANGED  AS  REGISTERED  AT  THE  PRESS  HEADQUARTERS  IN  THE  COLISEUM. 


J.  R.  G.  Hassard  ....... 

Edward  H.  House  ...... 

Andrew  C.  Wheeler . 

Carl  Wolfsohn . 

Robert  D.  Coxe  . 

S.  Behrens . 

A.  S.  Parsons .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 

C.  B.  Danforth . 

S.  M.  Hobbs . 

Luther  L.  Holden . 

W.  T.  W.  Ball . 

Russell  H.  Conwell . 

Samuel  R.  Glen . 

Myron  A.  Cooney . 

Thomas  Maguire . 

Charles  H.  Taylor . 

A.  K.  Fulton . 

Edward  King . 

Charles  A.  Clapp . 

Charles  H.  Clark  . 

Jacob  G.  Dietz  . 

E.  B.  Haskell . 

F.  C.  Bowman . . 

Geo.  A.  Benedict . 

William  P.  Shreve . 

Ford  C.  Barksdale  . 

Wm.  G.  Baker . 

C.  C.  Converse . 

William  F.  Gill . .  . 

James  B.  Runnion . 

L.  P.  Dodge  ........ 

George  F.  Morey  ...... 

George  A.  Marden . • 

Henry  M.  Dexter . 

Kate  Field  . . 

L.  Jackson  . 

Amos  F.  Learned . 

Chas.  E.  Hurd . 

Chastain  Mann . 

George  B.  Upton  . 

J.  J.  Richardson  ....... 

A.  M.  Williams . 

O.  A.  Archer . 

J.  C.  Milne . 

George  P.  Edgar . 


New  York  Tribune. 

New  York  Times. 

New  York  World. 

Philadelphia  Morning  Post. 

fi  fi  it 

Philadelphia  Evening  Telegraph. 

Chicago  Republican. 

Boston  Herald. 

Boston  Post. 

Boston  Journal. 

Boston  Traveller. 

if  ft 

New  York  Herald. 

a  a  a 

a  a  n 

Cincinnati  Tim.es. 

Baltimore  American. 

Springfield  Republican. 

Boston  Christian  Witness. 

Philadelphia  Bulletin. 

(i  ft 

Boston  Herald. 

New  York  Sun. 

Cleveland  (Ohio)  Herald. 

Phila.  North  American  and  U.  S.  Gazette. 
Mexico  El  Siglo  Diez  y  Nueve. 

New  Bedford  Mercury. 

New  York  United  States  Medical  Review. 
Boston  Courier. 

Chicago  (Ill.)  Times. 

Chicago  W astern  Railroad  Gazette. 
Loivell  (Mass.)  Citizen  and  News. 

Lowell  (Mass.)  Courier. 

Boston  Congrcgationalist. 

New  York  Tribune. 

Claremont  (N.  H.)  National  Eagle. 
United  States  Associated  Press. 

Erie  (Pa.)  Dispatch. 

Marshall  (Mich.)  Democratic  Expounder. 
Chicago  (Ill.)  Tribune. 

Davenport  (Iowa)  Democrat. 

Taunton  (Mass.)  Gazette. 

North  Adams  (Mass.)  Transcript. 

Fall  River  (Mass.)  News. 

Jersey  City  (N.  J.)  Journal. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


669 


W.  H.  W.  Campbell . 

W.  M.  French . 

S.  J.  B.  Dibble . 

P.  B.  Randolph . 

Sidney  Dean . 

George  0.  Willard  . 

C.  G.  Easterbrook . 

J.  E.  Butler . 

John  W.  Stedman . 

Ira  F.  Hart . 

Charles  W.  Palfrey . 

J.  H.  Elliot . 

C.  A.  Greene . 

Fred.  W.  Clarke  . 

Frank  K.  Smith . 

Wm.  H.  De  Costa . 

W.  H.  Huse . 

C.  F.  Swift . 

L.  Clifford  Wade . 

J.  W.  Hamilton . 

Noah  D.  Payne . 

Richard  E.  Breed  . 

Chas.  E.  Hurd . 

C.  Levison . 

F.  F.  Mansfield . 

Ezra  Davol  . 

B.  W.  Johnson . 

Dexter  Smith . 

S.  Brainard . 

W.  A.  Pidgin . 

B.  F.  H.  Reed . 

H.  Macfarlane  . 

J.  R.  Nickbo,  Jr . 

A.  W.  Wheat . 

L.  H.  Taylor . 

E.  A.  Manning . 

Charles  H.  Doe  . 

Clarence  S.  Wason . 

George  Phinney  . 

R.  Avery . 

R.  Avery  . 

Thomas  G.  Shepard . 

R.  P.  Eaton . 

M.  L.  Scudder,  Jr . 

Dr.  Nathan  Mayer . 

Francis  and  Geo.  H.  Proctor  .  . 

James  F.  West . 

George  S.  Merrill . 

A.  Morrison . 

C.  G.  Brewster . 

Charles  F.  Warner . 


Norwich  (Conn.)  Bulletin. 

New  York  Transcript. 

Bridgeport  (Conn.)  Standard. 

Chicago  Religio-Philosopliical  Journal. 
Providence  (R.  I.)  Press. 

II  (C  it 

Weymouth  (Mass.)  Gazette. 

Biddeford  (Me.)  Union  and  Journal. 
Norwich  (Conn.)  Advertiser. 

Elmira  (N.  Y.)  Gazette. 

Salem  (Mass.)  Register. 

New  York  Home  Journal. 

Bristol  (R.  I.)  Phoenix. 

Middletown  (Conn.)  Constitution. 

Bangor  (Me.)  Printer's  Ink. 

Charlestown  (Mass.)  Advertiser. 
Newburyport  Herald. 

Yarmouth  (Mass.)  Register. 

Portland  (Me.)  Press. 

Cincinnati  Christian  Advocate. 
Providence  Herald. 

Pittsburg  (Pa.)  Commercial. 

Providence  Herald. 

Boston  Intelligenz  Blass. 

Meriden  (Conn.)  Recorder. 

Taunton  Republican. 

Providence  Journal. 

Orchestra,  London,  England. 

Cleveland  (Ohio)  Musical  World. 
Lewiston  (Me.)  Journal. 

New  Bedford  Standard. 

Stafford  Springs  (Conn.)  Press. 

Sandwich  (Mass.)  Gazette. 

East  Saginaw  (Mich.)  Enterprise. 
Springfield  (Mass.)  Union. 

a  a  a 

Worcester  (Mass.)  Gazette. 

Charlestown  (Mass.)  Chronicle. 

Waltham  (Mass.)  Free  Press. 

Newbern  (N.  C.)  Times. ■ 

Wilmington  (N.  C.)  Post. 

New  Haven  (Conn.)  Register. 

Boston  New  England  Farmer. 

Waterbury  (Conn.)  American. 

Hartford  (Conn.)  Times. 

Gloucester  (Mass.)  Advertiser. 

Haverhill  (Mass.)  Tri-  Weekly  Publisher. 
Lawrence  (Mass.)  American. 

Lawrence  (Mass.)  Sentinel. 

Portsmouth  (N.  H.)  Journal. 
Northampton  (Mass.)  Free  Press. 


670 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


P.  B.  Cogswell . 

Henry  Chicicering . 

Edward  J.  French . 

A.  Patten . 

Col.  T.  Allston  Brown  .... 

Chas.  M.  Cushman  ...... 

C.  L.  Knapp . 

H.  0.  Hildreth  ....... 

Franklin  Williams . 

E.  H.  Cheney . 

Charles  H.  Burbank  .  ...  . 

A.  T.  Jones . . 

A.  G.  Sedgwick . . 

I.  M.  Atwood . 

Caleb  Foote  . 

C.  H.  Pierce . . 

Oiiauncy  K.  Williams . 

Chas.  A.  F.  Emery . 

Z.  E.  Stone  . 

C.  C.  P.  Moody  ....... 

John  Scott  . 

John  R.  Varney . 

Charles  Marseilles  .  .  .  .  . 

C.  E.  Locke . 

J.  A.  Robinson . 

M.  L.  Delavan . 

W.  H.  B.  Currier . 

W.  E.  Parkhurst . 

T.  P.  Howard . 

D.  E.  Clapp . 

Charles  D.  Howard . 

W.  H.  Kilby . 

John  Weeks . 

Ervin  Palmer . . 

William  Hastings . 

Charles  L.  Stores  . 

H.  C.  Gray . 

P.  Monaghan . . 

Fred.  Hastings . 

J.  R.  Drake . 

W.  T.  R.  Marvin . 

James  Cox . 

Wilmot  L.  Warren.  .  .  .  .  . 

William  M.  Thayer . 

J.  R.  Elliott . 

William  H.  Thomes . 

J.  Albert  Black . 

S.  B.  Pratt . 

S.  S.  Foss  . . 

Isaac  H.  Folger  . 

J.  N.  Hyde . 


Concord  (N.  H.)  Monitor. 

Pittsfield  (Mass.)  Eagle.. 

Boston  Traveller. 

Bangor  Democrat. 

New  York  Clipper. 

Milwaukee  Evening  Wisconsin. 

Lowell  (Mass.)  Citizen. 

Dedham  (Mass.)  Gazette. 

Boston  (Mass.)  Advertiser. 

Lebanon  (N.  H.)  Free  Pre . 

Lowell  (Mass.)  Citizen. 

North  Bridgewater  (Mass.)  Gazette. 

New  York  Nation. 

Universalist,  Boston. 

Salem  (Mass.)  Gazette. 

Wcsiborough  (Mass.)  Clironotype. 
Rutland  (Vt.)  Courier. 

Skowhegan  (Me.)  Reporter. 

Lowell  (Mass. )  Vox  Populi. 

Malden  (Mass.)  Messenger. 

Peterborough  (N.  II.)  Transcript. 

Dover  (N.  H.)  Enquirer. 

Exeter  (N.  II.)  News  Letter. 

Pittsburg  (Pa.)  Chronicle. 

Pittsburg  (Pa.)  Dispatch. 

West  Meriden  (Conn.)  Republican. 
Amesbury  (Mass.)  Villager. 

Clinton  (Mass.)  Courant. 

Ne  w  York  Evening  Mail. 

Auburn  (N.  Y.)  News. 

Danvers  (Mass.)  Monitor. 

Eastport  (Me.)  Sentinel. 

West  Salem  (Ohio)  Journal. 

Detroit  (Mich.)  Union. 

Waltham  (Mass.)  Sentinel. 

Amherst  (Mass.)  Record. 

Woburn  (Mass.)  Journal. 

Halifax  (N.  S.)  Abstainer. 

St.  John's  (N.  B.)  Telegraph. 

Buffalo  (N.  Y.)  Commercial  Advertiser. 
Wheeling  (West  Ya.)  Intelligencer. 
Cambridgeport  (Mass.)  Press. 
Springfield  (Mass.)  Republican. 
Portsmouth  (N.  II.)  Times. 

Boston  (Mass.)  American  Union. 

Boston  (Mass.)  Flag  of  our  Union. 
Amherst  (N.  S.)  Gazette. 

Randolph  (Mass.)  Register. 

Woonsocket  (R.  I.)  Patriot. 

Nantucket  (Mass.)  Inquirer  and  M. 
Frank  Leslies  Illustrated. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


671 


G.  H.  Richards . 

E.  B.  Whiting . 

E.  W.  Davies . 

E.  B.  Rankin . 

Samuel  Wilbor,  Jr . 

William  L.  Robertson  .  .  . 

Edwin  A.  Hills . 

Milton  Reed  . 

E.  G.  Frothingham . 

A.  S.  Anthony . 

Abel  G.  Courtis . 

Ben.  Perley  Poor . 

J.  H.  Bromley . 

S.  A.  Hubbard . 

L.  D.  Davis . 

James  Torrey . . 

(( 

Charles  H.  Millard  .... 
Henry  C.  Bowen . 

H.  A.  Shorey  . 

Z.  Pope  Vose . 

E.  E.  Wortman . 

Albert  Berghaus . . 

G.  W.  Bradford  . 

W.  S.  Robinson . 

C.  A.  O’Rourke . 

M.  A.  Fuller  ...» . 

C.  S.  Lord . 

C.  H.  Heaton . 

E.  E.  Wortman . 

R.  E.  Hoyt . 

Leander  W etherell . 

Charles  C.  Spaulding . 

W.  W.  Wheildon . 

John  Warner . 

E.  G.  Sears . .  . 

John  S.  Baldwin . 

H.  L.  Shumway . 

F.  M.  Mills . 

H.  S.  Briggs . 

J.  M.  Essington . 

James  B.  Ferguson . 

Charles  S.  Elliot . 

T.  L.  Stiles . 

W.  H.  Tucker  ....... 

Francis  A.  Fisher . 

L.  L.  Ferris . 

G.  L.  Claney  . 

D.  W.  Andrews . 

Geo.  F.  Andrews . 

Frank  W.  Miller . 


Barnstable  (Mass.)  Patriot. 

St.  Albans  (Vt.)  Messenger. 

Boston  (Mass.)  Traveller. 

Boston  (Mass.)  Herald. 

Albany  (N.  Y.)  Times. 

Fall  River  (Mass.)  Monitor. 

Dover  (N.  H.)  Gazette. 

Fall  River  (Mass.)  News. 

Haverhill  (Mass.)  Gazette. 

New  Bedford  (Mass.)  Standard. 
Lynn  (Mass.)  Transcript. 

Boston  (Mass.)  Journal. 

Hartford  (Conn.)  Post. 

Hartford  (Conn.)  Courant. 

Newport  (R.  I.)  News. 

Philadelphia  (Pa.)  Press. 
Washington  (D.  C.)  Chronicle 
West  Union  (Iowa)  Gazette. 

New  York  Independent. 

Bath  (Me.)  Sentinel  and  Times. 
Rockland  (Me.)  Free  Press. 
Rockland' (hie.)  Gazette. 

Frank  Leslie’s  Illustrated. 

((  <<  iC 

Boston  (Mass.)  State  House. 

New  York  News  Association. 

Great  Salt  Lake  City  Telegraph. 
Utica  (N.  Y. )  Herald. 

Boston. 

Rockland  (Me.)  Gazette. 

Chicago  (Ill.)  Journal. 

Boston  (Mass.)  Cultivator. 

Boston  (Mass.)  Herald. 

Charlestown  (Mass.)  Aurora. 
Northampton  (Mass.)  Free  Press. 
Springfield  (Mass.)  Union. 

Worcester  (Mass.)  Spy. 

<<  it  it 

Quebec  (C.  E. )  Chronicle. 

Rochester  (N.  Y.)  Democrat. 

New  York  Odd  Fellow. 

Bridgeton  (FT.  J.)  Pioneer. 

New  Haven  (Conn.)  Palladium. 
Indianapolis  (Ind.)  Journal. 
Windsor  ( Vt. )  Journal  and  Farmer. 
Rutland  (Vt. )  Herald. 

Pittsfield  (F.  H.)  Times. 

New  London  (Conn.)  Star. 

Plymouth  (Mass.)  Memorial. 

<<  ((  (C 

Portsmouth  (F.  H.)  Chronicle. 


672 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


E.  A.  Andrews . 

Theodore  Hagen . 

W.  F.  Williams  .  .  , . 

J.  Q.  A.  Stone . 

William  Hadden . 

D.  Hopkins . 

Luther  Farnham  . 

James  M.  Stewart . 

George  Noyes  . 

0.  C.  Moore . 

John  Andrews . 

W.  G.  Blanchard  . 

W.  C.  Howells . 

G.  Haven . 

W.  W.  Clapp . 

Frank  Wood . 

R.  C.  Hunger . 

Hebron  Vincent  . 

S.  R.  Dumble . 

James  W.  Barton . 

B.  H.  Ticknor . 

Andrew  J.  Holman . 

I.  Nathaniel  Holman . 

James  H.  Slade . 

Joseph  Wood  .  . . 

E.  P.  Robinson . 

J.  0.  Leary . 

L.  L.  Crounse . 

J.  W.  CoLCORD . 

C.  M.  Chase . 

William  E.  Quinby . 

Charles  H.  Corey . 

C.  M.  Loomis . 

W.  H.  Reed . 

H.  K.  Morrell  . 

C.  C.  Hine . 

William  F.  Poole . 

A.  D.  Nickerson . . 

S.  C.  Moore . 

D.  H.  Rains . 

John  C.  Davis . 

H.  L.  Turner  . 

John  B.  Clarke . .  . 

M.  Bates  . 

William  Pugsley . 

N.  Cyr  . 

Edward  S.  Payson  .  .  .  .  .  . 

Henry  Rice . 

John  Adams  Knight . 

N.  D.  Randall . 

John  C.  French . 


Peoria  (Ill.)  Transcript. 

New  York  JVeekly  Preview. 

New  York  Evening  Post. 

Danielsonville  (Conn.)  Transcript. 

St.  Louis  (Mo.)  Times. 

Detroit  (Midi.)  Free  Press. 

New  York  Journal  of  Commerce. 
Milford  (Mass.)  Journal. 

Massachusetts  Ploughman. 

Nashua*  ( N.  H.)  Telegraph. 

Pittsburg  (Pa.)  Post. 

Agent  Associated  Press,  Boston. 
Ashtabula  Sentinel,  Jefferson,  Ohio. 
Zion's  Herald,  Boston. 

Boston  Journal. 

St.  Paid  (Minn.)  Press. 

St.  Paul  (Minn.)  Pioneer. 

Edgartown  (Mass.)  Vineyard  Gazette. 
Marion  (Ohio)  Independent. 

Warren  (R.  I.)  Gazette. 

Atlantic  Monthly,  Boston. 

Philadelq>hia  Inquirer. 

<<  (( 

Concord  (N.  H.)  Patriot. 

Wiscasset  (Me.)  Seaside  Oracle. 

Lee  (Mass.)  Gleaner  and  Advocate. 
Sacramento  (Cal.  ^  Bee. 

New .  York  Times. 

Portland  (Me.)  Zion's  Advocate. 

Lyndon  (Vt.)  Union. 

Detroit  (Mich.)  Free  Press. 

St.  John  (N.  B.)  Christian  Visitor. 

Neiv  Haven  (Conn.)  Music  Journal. 
Richmond  (Va.)  State  Journal. 

Gardiner  (Me.)  Home  Journal. 

New  York  Insurance  Monitor. 
Wilmington  (Del.)  Daily  Commercial. 
Pawtucket  (R.  I.)  Gazette  and  Chronicle. 
Burlington  (Vt.)  Free  Press  and  Times. 
Nashville  (Tenn.)  Republican  Banner. 
Quincy  (Ill.)  Herald. 

Chicago  (Ill.)  Advance. 

Manchester  (N.  H.)  Mirror. 

Plymouth  (Mass.)  Sentinel. 

St.  John  (N.  B.)  Journal. 

Rutland  (Vt. )  Independent. 

Cincinnati  (Ohio)  Gazette. 

Lowell  (Mass. )  Citizen  and  News. 
London  (Eng.)  Anglo-American  Times. 
St.  Louis  (Mo.)  Commercial  Bulletin. 
Pittsfield  (N.  II.)  Valley  Times. 


GEEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


673 


P.  L.  Cox . 

B.  P.  Shillaber . 

T.  F.  Curtis . 

Chas.  H.  Haeseler,  M.  D.  .  .  . 

W.  B.  Crooks  . 

T.  Paine . 

J.  A.  Dresser . 

B.  B.  Whittemore . 

A.  M.  Griswold . 

Coates  Kinney . 

E.  C.  Chace . 

James  M.  Bunker . 

William  Wells  Brown  .  .  .  . 

George  T.  Adams . 

George  W.  Marston . 

George  W.  Spencer  . 

George  W.  Quimby . 

C.  H.  Lyman . 

John  Eoss . 

T.  H.  Hubbard . 

Eichard  T.  Lockley . 

A.  J.  SUNDERLIN . 

S.  B.  Pratt . 

Charles  E.  Day . 

G.  0.  Bailey . 

H.  A.  Philbrook . 

Edward  Atkinson . 

T.  D.  Plumb  . 

J.  Leonard  Gray . 

Edwin  Morton . 

C.  H.  Woodwell . 

L.  L.  Davis . 

Wm.  P.  Fuller . 

W.  A.  Start  . 

J.  W.  Nichols . 

J.  M.  Poland . 

H.  E.  Cheney  . 

Samuel  S.  Miles . 

0.  L.  French  . 

K.  M.  Mansur . 

S.  E.  Herrick . 

Charles  C.  Eoberts . 

J.  V.  Ellis . 

F.  S.  Leman . 

G.  M.  Fisk . 

S.  L.  Boardman . 

C.  E.  Keach . 

William  Compton . 

E.  Gardner . 

Japheth  Cross . 

C.  C.  Coffin . 

43 


Lijnn  Reporter. 

Flag  of  our  Union,  Boston. 

Boston  (Mass.)  Ledger. 

Pottsville  (Pa.)  Miners'  Journal. 

New  York  Methodist. 

Hingham  (Mass.)  Journal. 

Webster  ( Mass. )  Times. 

Norwich  (Conn.)  Advertiser. 

Cincinnati  (Ohio)  Times. 

it  ft  if 

Houston  (Tex.)  Times. 

Nantucket  (Mass.)  Pnquirer. 

Antislavery  Standard,  New  York. 
Boston  “  World's  Crisis.” 

Portsmouth  (N.  H.)  Chronicle. 

East  Douglas  (Mass.)  Herald. 

Augusta  (Me.)  Banner. 

Holyoke  (Mass.)  Transcript. 
Charlottetown  (P.  E.  I.)  North  Star. 

tf  CC  ti  if 

Albany  (N.  Y.)  Journal. 

if  it  it 

Randolph  (Mass.)  Register. 

Plattsburg  (N.  Y. )  Sentinel. 

Gardiner  (Me.)  Reporter. 

St.  Stephen's  (N.  B.)  Courier. 

Boston  Preform  League. 

Madison  (Wis.)  State  Journal. 

Newark  (N.  J.)  Advertiser. 

Boston  Commonwealth. 

Worcester  Gazette. 

Brattleborough  (Vt. )  Phoenix. 

Detroit  (Mich.)  Advertiser  and  Tribune. 
Marlborough  (Mass.)  Mirror. 

Boston  True  Flag. 

Montpelier  (Vt.)  Journal. 

Chicago  (Ill.)  Christian  Freeman. 

Boston  Courier. 

Keene  (N.  H.)  Sentinel. 

Augusta  (Me.)  Monitor. 

Fort  Wayne  (Ind. )  Democrat. 

Boston  Good  Templar. 

St.  John  (N.  B.)  Daily  Globe ; 

Pawtucket  (K.  I.)  Gazette  and  Chronicle.. 
Palmer  (Mass.)  Journal. 

Augusta  (Me.)  Farmer. 

Troy  (N.  Y.)  Daily  Times. 

Halifax  (N.  S.)  Express. 

Orange  (N.  J. )  Journal. 

Adrian  (Mich.)  Journal. 

Boston  Journal. 


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674 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


H.  McKenzie . 

John  J.  W.  Reeves . 

C.  M.  Stone  ........ 

Frank  Ricker  ........ 

A.  M.  Benham . 

Tobias  H.  Miller . 

Geo.  S.  Houghton . 

George  H.  Allan  ...... 

John  C.  Moore  ....... 

Charles  D.  Howard . 

A.  Parke  Burgess  . . 

Ge'o.  A.  Reed . .  .  . 

C.  E.  Collins . 

John  S.  Fowler . 

Stephen  Berry  . 

P.  Allen . . 

J.  M.  Smith . 

F.  D.  Cobleigh  . . 

G.  D.  Curtis . 

James  S.  Peck . 

John  Dougall . .  .  . 

Miss  F.  A.  Dillaye . 

P.  B  Morgan . 

C.  B.  Wells . 

E.  A.  Newell  ........ 

Edward  A.  Phelps  ...... 

Geo  W.  Nason,  Jr . 

John  W.  Moore . 

Charles  H.  Brigham  .  .  .  .  . 
Joseph  I.  C.  Clarke  .  .  .  .  . 

W.  M.  Henry . 

Newton  Talbot  ....... 

James  W.  Perkins  ...... 

Thomas  Bradley  . 

S.  B.  Noyes  ........ 

Rossiter  Johnson . .  . 

P.  L.  Buell.  ........ 

Samuel  T.  Cobb . .  . 

Rufus  M.  Mansur  ...... 

Charles  M.  Vincent  . 

A.  W.  H.  Howard . 


R.  M.  Pulsifer  . 
R.  C.  Dunham  .  . 
Curtis  Guild  .  . 

Benjamin  F.  Guild 
F.  D.  Stimpson 
H.  L.  Taylor  .  . 
A.  G.  Harlow  .  . 

C.  H.  Robinson  . 
Edward  C.  Byron 


Houghton  (Mich.)  Mining  Gazette. 
Eastern  Argus,  Portland,  Me. 

St.  Johnsbury  (Vt.)  Caledonian. 
Indianapolis  (Ind. )  Sentinel. 
Indianapolis  (Ind.)  Mirror. 

Portsmouth  (N.  H.)  Chronicle. 

Fitchburg  (Mass.)  Sentinel. 

Paris  (France)  Continental  Gazette. 
Boston  Journal. 

Peabody  (Mass.)  Press. 

Mexico  (N.  Y.)  Independent. 

Turf,  Field,  and  Farm,  New  York. 

New  York  Journal. 

New  Haven  (Conn.)  Journal  and  Courier. 
Portland  (Me.)  Associated  Press. 
Pittsfield  (Mass.)  Sun. 

Hawaiian  Gazette,  Honolulu,  S.  I. 
Brattleboro  (Yt.)  Record,  and  Farmer. 
Washington  (D.  C.)  Chronicle. 
Montpelier  (Vt.) 

Montreal  (C.  W.)  Witness. 

Syracuse  (N.  Y.)  Journal. 

American  Churchman,  Chicago,  Ill. 
Springfield  Union. 

it  it 

Springfield  Republican. 

Newbern  (N.  C.)  Times. 

Manchester  (N.  H.)  Musical  Record. 

Ann  Arbor  (Mich.)  Argus. 

New  York  Irish  Republic. 

’ New  Orleans  Advocate. 

Flag  of  our  Union,  Boston. 

Boston  Daily  Advertiser. 

Boston  Daily  Herald. 

Massachusetts  Ploughman. 

Concord  (N.  H.)  Statesman. 

W estfield  (Mass. )  News  Letter. 

Boston  Good  Templar. 

Farmington  (Me.)  Chronicle. 

Edgartotvn  (Mass.)  Gazette. 

Washington  (D.  C.)  Chronicle. 
Philadelphia  (Pa.)  Press. 

Boston  Herald. 

Boston  Sunday  Times. 

Boston  Commercial  Bulletin. 

tt  a  a 

Boston  Post. 

Boston  Herald. 

Boston  Post. 

Springfield  Union. 

Boston  Herald. 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


PRINCIPAL  SOLOISTS. 

VOCAL. 

MADAME  EUPHROSYNE  PAREPA-ROSA. 
MISS  ADELAIDE  PHILLIPPS. 


INSTRUMENTAL. 

OLE  BULL. 

M.  ARBUCKLE. 


Mrs.  H.  M.  Smith, 

“  D.  C.  Hall, 

“  J.  W.  Weston, 
“  Sophia  Mozart, 
“  I.  M.  Osgood, 

Miss  Addie  S.  Ryan, 
Mrs.  C.  A.  Barry, 

“  T.  H.  Emmons, 

“  A.  C.  Munroe, 

“  J.  J.  Henry, 

H.  L.  Whitney, 

L.  W.  Wheeler, 

G.  W.  Hazelwood, 
W.  H.  Daniell, 


CHOIR  OF  ARTISTS, 

SOPRANO. 

Miss  Lizzie  M.  Gates, 

“  Anna  S.  Whitten, 

“  Graziella  Ridgway, 

“  Sarah  W.  Barton, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  J.  T.  Beers, 

“  E.  Drake, 

“  L.  J.  Sharland, 

“  S.  Shattuck, 

TENOR. 

J.  Whitney, 

W.  W.  Davis, 

J.  P.  Draper, 

E.  Prescott, 


Miss  Anna  M.  Granger, 
“  Lizzie  M.  Allen, 

“  Nellie  Fiske, 

“  E.  A.  Hamlin, 

“  Hattie  M.  Safford. 

Mrs.  C.  A.  Guilmette, 
“  W.  H.  Wadleigh, 
“  H.  C.  Logan. 

“  L.  B.  Meston. 


D.  F.  Fitz, 

A.  A.  Brown. 

Dr.  S.  W.  Langmaid, 
W.  M.  Macdonald. 


M.  W.  Whitney, 

Dr.  C.  A.  Guilmette, 
J.  F.  Rudolphsen, 

H.  C.  Barnabee, 

G.  W.  Dudley, 


BASS. 

P.  H.  Powers, 

C.  H.  McLellan, 
E.  B.  Fairbanks, 
Hiram  Wilde, 

ORGANISTS. 


CrUSTAVUS  HALL, 
A.  Ardavani, 

J.  E.  Perkins, 

J.  J.  Kimball, 

H.  M.  Aiken. 


Dr.  J.  H.  Willcox, 

Oratorio  Chorus,  Four  Days. 


J.  B.  Sharland, 

Children’s  Chorus,  One  Day. 


Carl  Zerrahn, 
Julius  Eichberg, 


CONDUCTORS. 


P.  S.  Gilmore, 
Eben  Tourj£e. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE, 


GKAND  CHORUS. 


EBEN  TOURJEE, 
JOHN  W.  ODLIN, 
R.  W.  HUSTED, 


Superintendent. 
[  Secretaries. 


LEADING  SINGERS. 


Die  following  ladies  and  gentlemen,  reliable  vocalists,  accepted  the  invitation 
of  the  Superintendent  to  lead  the  parts,  and  rendered  efficient  service  by  placin 
themselves  in  such  positions  among  the  chorus  as  greatly  aided  in  impartin 
confidence  to  all. 


Mrs.  E.  W.  Bostwick, 
“  E.  Rodenmayer, 

“  L.  Brockway, 

“  M.  E.  Nichols, 
u  L.  M.  Porter, 

4‘  L.  Osborne, 

Mrs.  R.  B.  Alden, 

Miss  M.  F.  Osgood, 

“  E.  F.  Read, 

“  S.  A.  Henry, 

“  Emma  Y.  Hayter, 

J.  D.  Litchfield, 

W.  H.  Fessenden, 

E.  S.  Daniels, 

"Warren  Davenport, 

J.  J.  Baldwin, 

James  Skinnep., 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Marie  Bishop, 
“  L.  A.  Lincoln, 
“  S.  E.  Yarney, 

Miss  Lydia  Beck, 

“  Julia  Foster, 

ALTO. 

Miss  L.  B.  Poole, 

“  M.  E.  Beck, 

“  L.  M.  Beck, 

“  Emma  Garcia, 

TENOR. 

J.  R.  Hopkins, 
J.  C.  Collins, 

BASS. 

Wm.  Beeching, 
A.  M.  Leonard, 


Miss  E.  D.  Alexander, 
“  F.  G.  Perry, 

“  Anna  F.  Crane, 

“  E.  C.  Sawtell, 

“  R.  F.  Farwell. 


Miss  J.  A.  Wells, 

“  Clara  Garcia, 
“  E.  F.  Whipple, 
“  A.  F.  Holmes. 


H.  Thatcher, 
John  Rogers, 

0.  Pierson. 

Gardner  Gove, 
Wm.  Garrett. 


CHORUS  MASTERS. 

To  facilitate  the  transmission  of  orders  from  the  Conductor  to  the  Chorus  during 
the  Festival,  speaking-tubes  were  adopted  and  placed  under  the  control  of  efficient 
Superintendents,  who  upon  receiving  any  instructions  at  once  conveyed  them  to 
the  members  of  the  Chorus. 

The  following  gentlemen  discharged  this  important  duty  with  great  fidelity 
throughout  the  Festival. 

D.  H.  Elliott, 

Prompter  from  Conductor  to  Superintendents  of  Parts. 

E.  C.  Daniell,  Sopranos,  George  Fisher,  Tenors, 

George  W.  Palmer,  Altos,  John  Sawyer,  Bassos, 

David  Snow,  with  Organist. 


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GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


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LIST  OF  CHORAL  SOCIETIES. 

The  Societies  are  placed  in  the  exact  order  of  their  reporting  to  the  Superintend¬ 
ent  of  the  Chorus.  Any  omission  of,  or  mistake  in,  names,  as  well  as  their 
want  of  alphabetical  arrangement,  must  be  attributed  to  the  Secretaries  of  or¬ 
ganizations.  The  urgent  request  of  the  Superintendent  to  officers  of  Societies 
to  make  the  lists  complete  and  fined  was  in  some  few  cases  not  wholly  regarded. 

1.  BOSTON  ORATORIO  CLASS. 

E.  TouiuAe,  President;  R.  W.  Husted,  Secretary ;  C.  Petersilea,  Pianist; 
J.  H.  Willcox,  Organist;  Gael  Zeeeahn,  P.  S.  Gilmoke,  and  Eben 
TouejSe,  Directors. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  G  Andrews,  Mrs.  E  A.  Fillebrowne,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Putnam,  Miss  Lilia  P.  Ames, 


44 

R.  P.  Atwood, 

44 

H.  H  Towle, 

it 

P  V.  Preston, 

tt 

Mattie  Abbott, 

it 

H.  A.  Arey, 

it 

E  C.  Foote, 

It 

G.  L.  Packard, 

a 

S.  E.  G.  Adams, 

44 

H.  K.  Appleton, 

tt 

J.  F.  Fuller, 

44 

M.  A.  Preble, 

44 

L.  E.  Aushie, 

44 

C.  E.  Abbott, 

“ 

W.  S  Folger, 

tt 

R.  G.  Parker, 

u 

S.  Atwood, 

(( 

H.  E.  Abbott, 

It 

J.  F.  Frye, 

44 

E.  L.  Rockwell, 

44 

F.  M.  Bartlett, 

44 

A.  D.  Albee, 

“ 

L.  Fisk, 

44 

Mary  Roberts, 

44 

Mary  Blake, 

44 

E.  C.  Bugbet, 

44 

A.  R  Furbish, 

T.  P.  Rich,  Jr. 

tt 

L.  B.  Bemis, 

tt 

P.  J.  Brazier, 

it 

S.  C.  Foster, 

it 

B.  F.  Rollins, 

44 

Kate  Battles, 

u 

A.  Burbank, 

U 

W.  C.  Greene, 

tt 

J.  S.  Reed, 

tt 

E.  A.  Brown, 

il 

F.  V.  Bulfinch, 

44 

C.  A  Gould, 

44 

W.  Rice, 

44 

Anna  Babson, 

41 

L.  M.  Burt, 

44 

E  Goddard, 

44 

H.  Richardson, 

44 

C.  L.  Bancroft, 

tt 

J.  S  Bailey, 

44 

A.  E.  Gardner, 

It 

E  R.  Roberts, 

n 

R.  A.  Beavan, 

it 

H.  A.  Barker, 

it 

N.  G.  Gooch, 

44 

W  B.  Savage, 

44 

M.  W.  Bassford, 

44 

L.  L  Bickford, 

a 

Edw.  Gay, 

44 

T.  A.  Shedd, 

44 

M.  P  Binney, 

It 

C.  K.  Brackett, 

44 

E.  P  Gould, 

it 

J.  W.  Seavey, 

44 

S.  C.  Burt, 

it 

H.  C.  Brown, 

tt 

A  Gay, 

it 

D.  B.  Sawyer, 

Adah  Baker, 

44 

L.  F.  Bennett, 

it 

H.  B.  Hunt, 

It 

M.  Sherman, 

tt 

M.  A.  Brown, 

tt 

E.  W.  Bostwick, 

44 

J.  A.  Handy, 

il 

J.  W.  Stone, 

tt 

A.  E.  Blake, 

il 

Sarah  E.  Booth, 

44 

A.  D  Hoyt, 

It 

S.  S.  Sias, 

a 

S.  H.  Bryant, 

44 

C.  Briggs, 

14 

C.  F  Harding, 

44 

A.  E.  Smith, 

tt 

Mary  Berry, 

tt 

H.  B.  Ballow, 

it 

A.  Hosmer, 

It 

S.  L.  Sheple, 

tt 

Minnie  Berry, 

il 

J.  B.  Barton, 

4‘ 

E.  Hutchings, 

it 

E.  M.  Stevens, 

a 

E.  T.  Baldwin, 

it 

W.  Brown, 

44 

Hattie  Jordan, 

44 

F.  E.  Stimpson, 

44 

Fannie  Balch, 

il 

S.  Bancroft, 

44 

F.  Joy, 

tt 

E  II  Sanborn, 

44 

'Mary  Bagley, 

It 

E  It.  Bowles, 

44 

E.  A.  Kelley, 

it 

E.  Thurston, 

tt 

Clara  Bagley, 

44 

E.  Bordman, 

44 

E.  F.  Leland, 

It 

J.  H.  Travis, 

44 

E.  M.  Blackmar, 

44 

L.  B.  Chandler, 

It 

II.  E.  Lovering, 

tt 

A.  A.  Turner, 

44 

A.  Bucknam, 

44 

A.  W.  Corbett, 

44 

C.  M.  Lathrop, 

it 

L  P.  Thompson, 

44 

C.  L.  Brown, 

44 

L.  A.  Collier, 

44 

II.  N.  Lunt, 

44 

W.  C.  Thompson, 

it 

Susie  Bennett, 

It 

A.  Corey, 

It 

G.  II  Lincoln, 

tt 

E.  S.  Wellington, 

u 

A.  E.  Branch, 

il 

G.  H.  Crosby, 

44 

E.  C.  Mitchell, 

il 

J.  E.  Waite, 

tt 

E.  A.  Burroughs, 

44 

L.  W.  Carpenter, 

44 

E.  A.  Mandell, 

it 

W.  F.  Warren, 

44 

L.  M.  Burr, 

44 

M.  A.  Crowley, 

It 

G.  Masters, 

44 

C.  F.  Whittemore, 

tt 

Angie  Boynton, 

44 

A.  F.  Currier, 

It 

J.  Musgrave, 

tt 

Nelly  Williams, 

tt 

H.  E.  Burnett, 

(( 

C.  D.  Clark, 

II 

J.  McLean, 

44 

E.  M.  Walker. 

44 

N.  L  Blanchard, 

44 

M.  W.  Chase, 

44 

J.  P.  Marshall, 

44 

R.  II.  Walker, 

44 

Alice  Brine, 

u 

L.  M.  Cole, 

tt 

J.  Gillespie, 

tt 

B  C.  C.  Whitcomb, 

44 

Kate  Newberry, 

44 

A.  Coy, 

44 

C.  M.  Munroe, 

it 

E.  C.  Waterman, 

44 

E.  F.  Bailey, 

it 

W.  Crosby, 

tt 

M.  E.  Morse, 

it 

S.  Weiss, 

44 

A.  F.  Boyd, 

tt 

S.  W.  Coots, 

M 

G.  II.  Medbury, 

44 

J.  R.  Wiggins, 

44 

A.  E  Boyd, 

tt 

E.  S  Dexter, 

44 

H.  Maflyn, 

Miss  II.  T.  Ames, 

tt 

G.  A.  Baker, 

4‘ 

G.  E.  Dunlap, 

tt 

M.  A.  Morse, 

44 

S.  W.  Ames, 

tt 

M.  Bennett, 

S.  E.  Dawes, 

tt 

E.  N.  Nutting, 

44 

Mattie  Arnold, 

it 

A.  C.  Batchelder, 

It 

0.  L.  Dow, 

tt 

J.  D.  Osgood, 

44 

E.  G.  Alden, 

tt 

S.  Bennett, 

tt 

E.  P.  Coffin, 

44 

G.  II.  Oakes, 

“ 

Susan  J.  Adams, 

tt 

E.  R.  Brown, 

it 

J.  Fox, 

“ 

J.  C-  Potter, 

it 

E.  Annable, 

tt 

Ella  Bickford, 

678 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


Miss  M.  Parker,  Miss  A.  G.  Cutler,  Miss  M.  E.  Eayrs,  Miss  Kate  Hale, 


“ 

G.  L.  Barnes, 

“ 

A.  M.  J.  Coolidge, 

44 

Louise  Eaton, 

“ 

Mattie  Hodge, 

44 

F.  L.  Bredeen, 

44 

S.  M.  Chandler, 

44 

Mary  E.  Eddy, 

44 

F.  A.  Hussey, 

11 

L.  A.  Blaney, 

“ 

M.  S.  Grafton, 

tt 

M.  S.  Far  well, 

44 

Flora  Hussey, 

“ 

F.  L.  Boyd, 

“ 

Harriet  Cousins, 

tt 

L.  A.  Felton, 

tt 

Emma  Heywood, 

“ 

F.  L.  Bruce, 

“ 

C.  Child, 

44 

E.  Fogg, 

A.  J.  Hathaway, 

44 

H.  P.  Baker, 

ii 

H.  M.  Child, 

44 

H.  M.  Farmer, 

44 

Addie  Harding, 

ft 

S.  H.  Brooks, 

44 

F.  L.  Child, 

44 

Helen  Fox, 

tt 

Lydia  Holmes, 

“ 

H.  K.  Bullard, 

44 

C.  L.  Cummings, 

44 

S.  E.  Fuller, 

44 

E.  L.  Hunnewell. 

“ 

A.  L.  Burroughs, 

it 

A.  A.  Coats, 

tt 

L.  E.  Farrington, 

44 

E.  C.  Ham, 

44 

M.  A.  Bemis, 

44 

A.  G.  Capron, 

<t 

C.  N.  Foster, 

44 

A.  L.  Hosmer, 

ft 

S.  B.  Blais  dell, 

44 

P.  Chandler, 

tt 

L.  D.  Fisher, 

ft 

C.  A.  Howe, 

“ 

I.  J.Beath, 

44 

A.  Cunningham, 

44 

M.  L.  Fox, 

ft 

M.  A.  Hawes, 

tt 

M.  A.  Brackett, 

tt 

A.  M.  Crosby, 

44 

E.  L.  Foote, 

44 

S.  A.  Hascall, 

“ 

L.  Bullard, 

44 

M.  H.  Cole, 

44 

N.  L.  Franklin, 

44 

A.  H.  Hascall, 

tt 

Jennie  Buck, 

44 

L.  J.  Chute, 

44 

Gertrude  Frost, 

44 

L.  K.  Hosley, 

“ 

E.  F.  Bowker, 

44 

Nellie  Clark, 

44 

Emma  Frost, 

ft 

C.  Ilinkley, 

44 

M.  Barry, 

tt 

C.  A.  Chapman, 

tt 

Laura  Frost, 

44 

J.  S.  Hale, 

if 

A.  M.  Benson, 

44 

N.  F.  Chesbro, 

44 

C.  A.  Fuller, 

44 

Nellie  Hogan, 

,  “ 

Martha  Beal, 

44 

F.  L.  Davis, 

44 

H.  F.  Fessenden, 

44 

Hattie  A.  Howe, 

“ 

Fanny  Beal, 

44 

Mary  Dawson, 

44 

C.  Flanders, 

tt 

Annie  C.  Howe, 

(( 

E.  A.  Bartlett, 

44 

Hattie  A.  Dow, 

44 

E.  D.  Fisher, 

ft 

Lizzie  Hunter, 

it 

E.  S.  Bedell, 

44 

Lizzie  Dolan  d, 

tt 

Mattie  E.  Fogg, 

44 

H.  M.  Harding, 

it' 

Annie  Baxter, 

44 

M.  A.  Durnells, 

44 

Ella  G.  Fogg, 

ft 

R.  A.  Haynes, 

“ 

M.  S.  Baxter, 

44 

A.  Dennison, 

44 

Nellie  Farwell, 

tt 

E.  Hartwell, 

C.  C.  Baker, 

tt 

M.  J.  Dunmore, 

44 

S.  L.  Frost, 

tt 

A.  Hamblin, 

44 

G.  C.  Bordman, 

44 

A.  E.  Derby, 

44 

F.  S.  Fisher, 

44 

A.  Hentz, 

t< 

M.  Colman, 

44 

L.  J.  Dunnels, 

44 

C.  R.  French, 

ft 

C.  M.  Hayward, 

if 

M.  D.  Colson, 

44 

M.  Downer, 

tt 

Annie  E.  Ford, 

44 

E.  L.  Howe, 

44 

M.  M.  Clark, 

44 

Nellie  Daniels, 

44  • 

E.  L.  Fuller, 

ft 

A.  Harmon, 

“ 

Alice  Coburn, 

tt 

E.  T.  Dike, 

tt 

A.  P.  Furbish, 

44 

C.  Hosford, 

44 

A.  A.  Cook, 

44 

E.  M.  Dudley, 

44 

Fanny  Foster, 

44 

A.  F.  Hill, 

“ 

H.  P.  Chadwick, 

44 

S.  W.  Doe, 

tt 

Flora  V.  Greene, 

tl 

Mary  Hosea, 

“ 

M.  A.  Chamberlain, 

44 

C.  M.  Dodge, 

44 

Clara  Greaves, 

ft 

Hattie  Holmes, 

“ 

S.  L.  Chamberlain, 

44 

M.  L.  Doherty, 

ct 

0.  E.  Glazier, 

ft 

Hattie  Hardy, 

44 

R.  R.  Clark, 

44 

L.  W.  Davis, 

<t 

Emma  Goodale, 

ft 

Mary  Hartshorn, 

it 

S.  E.  Corlew, 

44 

Lily  Davis, 

44 

Georgie  Goodale, 

tt 

A.  P.  Haynes, 

“ 

E.  B.  Callender, 

44 

A.  Delano, 

44 

M.  R.  Gore, 

“ 

M.  A.  Howard, 

if 

D.  R.  Chadbourne, 

44 

N.  L.  Davenport, 

<t 

Ella  F.  Gay, 

“ 

L.  M.  Hunt, 

({ 

Minnie  Colburn, 

44 

M.  A.  Delano, 

44 

L.  R.  Grover, 

“ 

M.  F.  Hanson, 

44 

Lizzie  Clark, 

44 

V.  A.  M.  L.  Dadley, 

44 

J.  F.  Gilmore, 

ft 

S.  T.  Hardy, 

it 

A.  M.  Cox, 

44 

Mary  Dennis, 

ct 

S.  S.  Goodrich, 

ft 

L.  M.  Harman, 

44 

I.  E.  Clark, 

44 

A.  Demont, 

44 

Jennie  Grant, 

ft 

J.  A.  Holcomb, 

“ 

J.  E.  Chaffee, 

44 

Helen  Darling, 

tt 

E.  W.  Grover, 

ft 

J.  M.  Hammond, 

it 

M  E.  Curtis, 

44 

Annie  Doyle, 

tt 

A.  A.  Grubb, 

tt 

E.  A.  James, 

44 

E.  Chute, 

44 

Louisa  Dirger, 

44 

Sarah  Gates, 

ft 

Ella  Johnson, 

it 

E.  J.  Chadbourne, 

ft 

Mary  F.  Dame, 

ct 

A.  W.  Gordon, 

ft 

Annie  Jordan, 

44 

J.  J.  Campbell, 

44 

Nelly  L.  Davis, 

44 

II.  M.  Greeley, 

ft 

K.  B.  James, 

44 

Minnie  Clapp, 

44 

L.  R.  Durgin, 

44 

M.  I.  Grafton, 

tt 

M.  E.  Johnson, 

44 

Lizzie  Chamberlain, 

44 

M.  E.  Day, 

ft 

II.  A.  Griffin, 

ft 

Emma  Jones, 

“ 

G.  Chamberlain, 

Almira  Dolliver, 

tt 

Hattie  Grant, 

tt 

Marion  Jones, 

44 

S.  E.  Cushing, 

44 

Nellie  L.  Downing, 

tt 

Fannie  Gott, 

ft 

Emma  Jenkins, 

44 

Carrie  Chaffin, 

44 

S.  II.  Deering, 

tt 

Susan  Gordon, 

ft 

A.  B.  Knight, 

“ 

J.  L.  Carrington, 

44 

E.  N.  Elliott, 

44 

A.  K.  Gove, 

(f 

M.  A.  Kelley, 

“ 

Ella  Cutting, 

44 

H.  S.  Emmons, 

tt 

Nancy  M.  Gross, 

ft 

J.  E.  King, 

“ 

Fannie  Cutting, 

44 

M.  E.  Edgar, 

44 

H.  E.  Goulding, 

ft 

E.  A.  Kent, 

“ 

H.  F.  Charles, 

44 

Sarah  Eaton, 

44 

N.  C.  Griffith, 

44 

L.  Kendall, 

44 

A.  L.  Combs, 

44 

L.  M.  Eaton, 

44 

Isabel  Grover, 

tt 

N.  E.  Kayes, 

44 

M.  M.  Cleveland, 

44 

S.  H.  Eastman, 

44 

Maria  Grover, 

ft 

Emma  Knight, 

“ 

K.  M.  Chard, 

44 

E.  Estes, 

it 

II.  M.  Griffin, 

ft 

Grace  King, 

44 

C.  M.  Conant, 

44 

Emma  Earle, 

tt 

Stella  Hoyt, 

ft 

L.  Kalkman, 

“ 

Clara  Copeland, 

44 

E.  A.  Edson, 

ft 

M.  S.  Hooper, 

ft 

C.  Kalkman, 

44 

L.  II.  Conner, 

44 

M.  F.  Emerson, 

<t 

Minerva  Hale, 

44 

E.  Kendall, 

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Miss  A.  Keegan,  Miss  M.  F.  Metcalf,  Miss  F.  E.  Plaisted,  Miss  S.  M.  Sweetser, 


“ 

IV.  Knowles, 

“ 

S.  S.  Miller, 

“ 

E.  A.  Phelps, 

“ 

M.  E.  Sweetser, 

44 

M.  F.  Knowles, 

Mary  Miller, 

“ 

L.  E.  Phinney, 

“ 

Lettie  Seymour, 

44 

A.  V.  Knowles, 

Isabel  F.  Merriam, 

“ 

A.  L.  Pope, 

Isabella  Snow, 

44 

Susan  Kaler, 

44 

E.  McDonald, 

“ 

Ruth  J.  Robinson, 

“ 

Carrie  Simpson, 

44 

Nellie  Kimball, 

H.  D.  Marriner, 

44 

Julia  F.  Robinson, 

“ 

J.  N.  Southworth, 

44 

L.  M.  Knight, 

“ 

K.  Mclntire, 

tt 

J.  L.  Richardson, 

tt 

M.  E.  Smith, 

44 

H.  G.  Kraetzer, 

44 

K.  Matthews, 

44 

S.  Robertson, 

it 

S.  S.  Stetson, 

tt 

E.  E.  Kendrick, 

Master  J.  F.  Munroe, 

44 

M.  A.  Rice, 

“ 

G.  F.  Sawyer, 

44 

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a 

H.  M.  Rowell, 

“ 

M.  Scoville, 

44 

F.  V.  Keyes, 

tt 

C.  H.  Niles, 

44 

M.  E.  Robinson, 

“ 

E.  Stedman, 

ft 

Susan  Lillie, 

tt 

S.  W.  Nutting, 

44 

J.  K.  Richardson, 

tt 

J.  Sherman, 

It 

0.  M.  Leland, 

44 

A.  G.  Nichols, 

44 

A.  F.  Robinson, 

n 

E.  Stevens, 

it 

L.  K.  LeBosquet, 

“ 

H.  M.  Noyes, 

44 

E.  Penney, 

u 

E.  Severance, 

it 

Carrie  Lincoln, 

it 

L.  S-  Newcomb, 

44 

A.  W.  Rowe, 

“ 

M.  E.  Stevens, 

44 

E.  S.  Loring, 

it 

S.  E.  Norton, 

“ 

Stella  Reed, 

tt 

Abbie  Smith, 

it 

E.  S.  Lovejoy, 

44 

E.  Nutting, 

tt 

J.  L.  Rossiter, 

“ 

Jennie  Tower, 

ti 

H.  H.  Lovell, 

“ 

M.  Orcutt, 

“ 

A.  Robinson, 

“ 

H.  M.  Thiery, 

it 

Jennie  Lanckton, 

44 

F.  Orcutt, 

a 

L.  Rowe, 

J.  H.  Thiery, 

44 

G.  M.  Lombard, 

“ 

A.  ID.  Orr, 

“ 

S.  A.  Ricker, 

“ 

Mary  Tibbetts, 

tt 

Lizzie  Lane, 

44 

A.  M.  Orcutt, 

“ 

M.  J.  Richardson, 

“ 

A.  S.  Taylor, 

tt 

Emma  Little, 

44 

A.  A.  Orcutt, 

n 

A.  R.  Rowe, 

“ 

M.  Thomas, 

it 

L.  M.  Libby, 

44 

C.  A.  Osborne, 

11 

L.  R.  Ross, 

“ 

Belle  Treadwell, 

44 

M.  H.  Lambert, 

44 

Lizzie  O’Hara, 

u 

E.  S.  Ross, 

it 

Sarah  E.  Thresher, 

tt 

E.  Lowrey, 

“ 

Mary  F.  Odlin, 

u 

A.  Robinson, 

“ 

Mary  Tenney, 

tt 

E.  Leach, 

tt 

C.  G.  Phelps, 

u 

Nellie  Roberts, 

a 

E.  S.  Thwing, 

a 

E.  F.  Leet, 

44 

Kate  Pushee, 

u 

Lottie  Roberts, 

Maria  Tenney, 

44 

M.  A.  Langmaid, 

“ 

S.  S.  Perkins, 

11 

M.  Richmond, 

“ 

H.  Thompson, 

44 

L.  A.  Lombard, 

44 

B.  It.  Potter, 

a 

E.  P.  Reed, 

H.  A.  Tozer, 

44 

M.  Letts, 

44 

L.  M.  Polley, 

it 

Katie  Robinson, 

tt 

M.  M.  Trainer, 

44 

M.  P.  Leland, 

“ 

E.  J.  Polley, 

it 

Sarah  Roberts, 

“ 

A  N.  Tenney, 

44 

Louise  Lem, 

“ 

L.  Prentiss, 

11 

E.  Robbins, 

Eva  Thompson, 

44 

M.  E.  Loud, 

tt 

Addie  Park, 

“ 

E.  M.  Rich, 

it 

Hattie  Tillson, 

« 

C.  IV.  Loud, 

it 

E.  Prescott, 

tt 

L.  E.  Swain, 

M.  F.  Turner, 

u 

A.  B.  Loud, 

“ 

J.  E.  Platt, 

“ 

C.  Schouler, 

11 

H.  A.  Turner, 

n 

A.  T.  Litch, 

it 

A.  M.  Preston, 

u 

F.  Stinchfield, 

S.  W.  Tillson, 

tt 

M.  J.  Munroe, 

tt 

A.  E.  Page, 

a 

E.  Sorett, 

M.  A.  Twining, 

“ 

M.  McCrillis, 

“ 

E.  A.  Phelps, 

“ 

C.  E.  Smart, 

A.  J.  Thomas, 

44 

G.  M.  Morse, 

44 

A.  T.  Puffer, 

tt 

K.  Sullivan, 

Louise  Treadwell, 

“ 

Hattie  Mye(S, 

“ 

N.  A.  Pike, 

a 

E.  E.  Sawyer, 

H.  M.  Tenney, 

S.  E.  Miles, 

tt 

F.  E.  Pendexter, 

“ 

L.  C.  Smith, 

tt 

M.  F.  Tenney, 

it 

Lizzie  Miles, 

tt 

Jennie  Page, 

tt 

S.  A.  Smith, 

a 

Lizzie  Touijge, 

i< 

L.  D.  McClure, 

44 

C.  W.  Prescott, 

“ 

M.  C.  Stone, 

11 

A.  Turner, 

(i 

K.  Matthews, 

Sarah  Poole, 

“ 

Bertha  Shorey, 

“ 

L.  A.  Titus, 

« 

V.  McClure, 

ti 

Jennie  Parker, 

M.  L.  Short, 

tt 

M.  C.  Simpson, 

u 

L.  A.  Moore, 

tt 

M.  S.  Ponsons, 

E.  M.  Sherriff, 

“ 

E.  E.  Towle, 

it 

K.  Marshall, 

a 

S.  E.  Peaslee, 

“ 

C.  Smith, 

Emma  Taylor, 

a 

G.  Masters, 

“ 

M.  E.  Pollock, 

tt 

I.  G.  Soule, 

tt 

Leila  Tapley, 

a 

E.  Mils, 

“ 

M.  R.  Power, 

it 

M.  C.  Smith, 

44 

Caro  Tapley, 

tt 

M.  E.  McGowan, 

tt 

J.  W.  Parkman, 

it 

J.  M.  Smith, 

tt 

S.  E.  Thayer, 

tt 

L.  Munroe, 

“ 

A.  J.  Parker, 

tt 

E.  Searles, 

tt 

Sarah  Tillson, 

tt 

Mary  Monto, 

44 

J.  E.  Porter, 

“ 

N.  Smiley, 

44 

Mollie  Tenney, 

it 

S.  E.  Morgan, 

it 

F.  E.  Paine, 

“ 

Issa  Swift, 

tt 

Alice  Temple, 

tt 

L.  V.  Macumber, 

44 

Bella  Paine, 

A.  Schouler, 

44 

M.  A.  Thompson, 

a 

L.  Mclntire, 

“ 

L.  M.  Pollock, 

“ 

N.  Stinson, 

tt 

E.  Verry, 

tt 

E.  Metcalf, 

Lizzie  Patterson, 

M.  H.  Schubert, 

tt 

A.  M.  Worcester, 

11 

M.  A.  Marshall, 

44 

H.  E.  Pratt, 

tt 

Sarah  Smith, 

44 

J.  E.  Watson, 

n 

F.  McCloud, 

tt 

M.  Pitman, 

a 

Lizzie  Swain, 

44 

N.  A.  Way, 

ti 

Helen  Minot, 

it 

S.  B.  Pierce, 

tt 

Louisa  Swan, 

44 

Louise  White, 

“ 

E.  P.  Mann, 

tt 

E.  Paine, 

tt 

A.  H.  Snow, 

44 

M.  A.  Wall, 

tt 

M.  P.  Mann, 

44 

L.  A.  Palmer, 

“ 

E.  D.  Shedd, 

44 

0.  P.  Weeks, 

tt 

J.  March, 

44 

E.  M.  Pease, 

tt 

J.  Sanford, 

tt 

S.  H.  Warner, 

a 

C.  E.  Meyer, 

44 

A.  I.  Paine, 

“ 

F.  Seabury, 

tt 

C.  B.  Ward, 

680 


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“ 

P.  G.  Willard, 

44 

Jennie  Wright, 

J.  E.  Wainwright, 

“ 

E.  Woodcock, 

44 

S.  Wiggin, 

44 

It.  D.  Wing, 

44 

M.  F.  Williams, 

“ 

H.  A.  Washburne. 

“ 

S.  J.  Waite, 

44 

C.  J.  Whitney, 

44 

F.  P.  Whitney, 

44 

M.  Whitmore, 

44 

Ida  Wright, 

44 

E.  H.  Whitney, 

44 

R.  J.  Weston, 

44 

M.  Walters, 

44 

Anna  Watson, 

44 

B.  W.  Willard, 

ti 

A.  C.  Wood, 

44 

Charlotte  Weis, 

a 

A.  Wellington, 

ii 

L.  M.  Whitehcuse, 

it 

N.  M.  Watson, 

ii 

Lizzie  Wilson, 

44 

M.  E.  Wellman, 

44 

Nettie  Wright, 

44 

Eliza  Warren, 

it 

H.  Whitford, 

44 

H.  W.  Wetherbee, 

ii 

A.  E.  Warren, 

“ 

Fannie  Wilbur, 

44 

S.  Waterman, 

44 

L.  P.  Wkitekouse, 

44 

Nellie  Wood, 

44 

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,  44 

M.  E.  Williams, 

44 

E.  Willington, 

44 

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ii 

S.  E.  Withington, 

44 

G.  F.  Walcott, 

tt 

S.  E.  Wellington, 

44 

M.  L.  Waterhouse, 

“ 

M.  G.  Wilson, 

44 

Emma  Woods, 

44 

F.  B  Woodman, 

44 

L.  Wyeth, 

44 

E.  Weymouth, 

44 

Josephine  White. 

“ 

Hattie  Wilkins, 

44 

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E.  M.  Walker, 

Miss  C.  M.  Young, 

n 

S.  Woolford, 

44 

C.  R.  Walker, 

44 

V.  A.  Ward, 

44 

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44 

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44 

J.  A.  Walsh, 

44 

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44 

E.  M.  Yenetchi. 

it 

E.  Wilcox, 

44 

M.  Walsh, 

44 

L.  E  Webber, 

44 

A.  S.  White, 

t( 

M.  C.  Wells, 

44 

J.  Washburn, 

“ 

A.  Wright, 

ii 

J.  A.  White,  • 

ii 

Nettie  Wright, 

ALTO. 

. 

Mrs.  B.  A.  Aldrich, 

Mrs 

.  J.  Dougherty, 

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“ 

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44 

A.  Doten, 

“ 

D.  W.  Kilbum, 

ti 

W.  S  Soule, 

44 

J.  B.  Arnold, 

ii 

L.  J.  Davis, 

L.  H.  Kingsbury, 

“ 

L.  J.  Shepard, 

It 

S.  C.  Appleton, 

44 

A.  R.  Davis, 

ii 

A.  H.  Knapp, 

ii 

A.  E.  Sturtevant, 

“ 

J.  M.  Bowlby, 

ii 

M.  A.  Dexter, 

J.  D.  Lloyd, 

“ 

J.  W.  Sellers, 

4 

A.  P.  Brooks, 

44 

Wm.  Eaton, 

44 

C.  Larrabee, 

44 

F.  E.  Sawtell, 

if 

A.  W.  Boardman, 

44 

J.  A.  Follett, 

“ 

J.  H.  Lee, 

ii 

A.  H  Shepard, 

“ 

A.  Brokenshire, 

44 

E.  H.  Fairbanks, 

It 

A.  A.  Lincoln, 

•ii 

C.  Shatswell, 

44 

W.  S.  Bowser, 

it 

A.  Farnum, 

44 

G.  Lawrence, 

44 

F.  Stodder, 

44 

M.  A.  Bates, 

ii 

L.  Greene, 

It 

A.  C.  Lagan, 

44 

E.  J.  Scudder, 

tt 

S.  D.  3elcher, 

44 

N.  H.  Fay, 

44 

C.  M.  Lewis, 

ii 

A.  II.  Spaulding, 

44 

A.  Bulfinch, 

<( 

A.  A.  Fellows, 

“ 

F.  March, 

44 

0.  L.  Sherriff, 

44 

E.  M.  Brown, 

44 

A.  Farquahar, 

44 

L.  M.  McClure, 

ti 

W.  H.  Trediek, 

tt 

M.  Bos  worth, 

it 

J.  J.  Gooch, 

44 

A.  Merrill, 

ti 

L.  II.  Turner, 

It 

J.  F.  Blackinton, 

44 

S.  K.  Gilman, 

44 

T.  Moore, 

44 

M.  R.  Taylor, 

ll 

P.  J  Bishop, 

it 

S.  M.  Gannett, 

ii 

H.  E.  Meyer, 

ii 

B.  Underwood, 

ll 

A.  D.  Bradley, 

44 

G.  H.  Graves, 

ti 

J.  K.  Meader, 

“ 

R.  A.  Uline, 

44 

M.  D.  Burnham, 

44 

A.  D.  Huntley, 

“ 

D.  H.  Morrison, 

tt 

C.  Yose, 

“ 

II.  A.  Bingham, 

44 

T.  Hall, 

ti 

J.  Mills, 

“ 

W.  II.  Vialle, 

44 

E.  Blanchard, 

44 

T.  Haskins, 

it 

M.  L.  Merrick, 

ii 

G.  Yence, 

“ 

R.  W.  Burnham, 

44 

H.  F.  Holmes, 

ii 

J.  Mail, 

44 

II.  M.  Williams, 

41 

E.  Brooks, 

ii 

C.  S.  Hunnewell, 

ti 

L.  D.  Noyes, 

tt 

G.  S.  Wheelwright, 

<1 

M.  A.  Crowley, 

44 

C.  A.  Hardy, 

ii 

S.  Parker, 

ti 

J.  II.  Woods, 

44 

W.  C.  Culver, 

44 

D.  P.  Huston, 

44 

A.  R.  Porter, 

44 

L.  H.  West, 

44 

D.  F.  Crane, 

V 

C.  M  Haffernan, 

44 

S.  Patterson, 

44 

H.  E.  Winnett, 

44 

J.  N.  Clark, 

t( 

A.  B.  Henderson, 

44 

E.  B.  Parker, 

tt 

J.  B.  Webber, 

44 

H.  Curtis, 

ii 

A.  Hewitt, 

44 

D.  S.  Parker, 

44 

M.  J.  Walker, 

44 

II.  F.  Christy, 

44 

J.  H.  Harris, 

it 

R.  Partridge, 

tt 

J.  Wheeler, 

44 

J.  B.  Chase, 

it 

L.  Holton, 

44 

M.  W.  Parker, 

“ 

C.  Walker, 

44 

E.  Crossman, 

44 

J.  Hoyt, 

tt 

W.  F.  Paul, 

44 

A.  M.  Willis, 

44 

S.  W.  Clapp, 

44 

W.  A.  Hunnewell, 

44 

S.  E.  Page, 

ll 

G.  F.  Willard, 

44 

J.  Cutler, 

it 

M.  Hathaway, 

it 

J.  II.  Perry, 

It 

E.  E.  Wheeler, 

44 

L.  Cameron, 

44 

0.  F.  Howe, 

44 

N.  Parker, 

44 

A.  A.  Ward, 

44 

E.  R.  Cheney, 

44 

L.  E.  R.  Hill, 

it 

W.  C.  Rogers, 

44 

C.  Whiting, 

44 

L.  A.  Chester, 

44 

A.  L.  Holman, 

44 

H.  Rowell, 

44 

A  B.  Winslow, 

44 

E.  Crafts, 

Master  Frank  Hamblin, 

it 

E.  A.  Robbins, 

44 

S.  E.  Winslow, 

44 

A.  M.  Chase, 

Mrs. 

J.  Ivers, 

44 

E.  B.  Rogers, 

if 

E.  T.  Weymouth, 

44 

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C.  Nicholson, 

R.  Robson, 

G. D.  Sargent, 

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J.  W.  Nicholson, 

A.  Russell, 

A.  B.  Smart, 

Ch.  Lawrence, 

S  B.  Noyes, 

S.  11.  Robbins, 

C.  Seaver, 

G  A.  Leland, 

C.  S.  Noah, 

J.E  Randall, 

C.  M.  Staples, 

F.  Leland, 

J.  W  Nason 

W.  W.  Rawson, 

H.  F.  Sawtell, 

L.  G  Liscom, 

Wm  Norcross, 

A.  L.  Rand, 

C.  G.  Tyler, 

W.  Locke, 

T.  Newell, 

J.  C.  Rand, 

W.  0.  Thiery, 

F  E.  Long, 

M.  D.  Nevis, 

T.  E.  Ross, 

W.  R  Taylor, 

E.  Q.  Leighton, 

F.  A  Nye, 

E.  A.  Robbins, 

J.  R.  Taylor, 

John  Lord, 

T  S.  Nowell, 

T.  P.  Ryder, 

G  M.  Taylor, 

Wm.  F.  Long, 

F.  G  Niebuhr, 

A.  F.  Rowe, 

F.  Tucker, 

E.  Larrabee, 

F.  A.  Nash, 

Wm.  Rice, 

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E.  A.  Otis, 

John  Rayner, 

E.  Tucker, 

J.E.  K  Low, 

C  M.  Otis, 

F.  L.  Rowley, 

C.R.  Tuck, 

N.  Morton, 

G.  H  Oakes, 

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C  O.  Donell, 

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E  P-  Mason, 

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E  Sawyer, 

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C.  S.  Cook, 

E.  B.  Clark, 

J.  B.  Canfield, 

II.  C.  Clapp, 

T.  Chandler, 

C.  II.  Cutter, 

G.  1.  Clark, 

T.  Carstein, 

A.  N.  Cook, 

G  Cole, 

F.  E.  Cushing, 

S.  H.  Cutter, 

P.  Cassidy, 

G.  D.  Clark, 

C.  D.  Clark, 


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C.  Young, 

F.  Young. 


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F.  J.  Chandler, 

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J.  II.  Coffee, 

L.  M.  Carr, 

W.  M.  Cameron, 
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D.  F.  Crane, 

H.  Curtis, 

L.  H.  Cummings, 
A.  Cobb, 

II.  D.  Cutler, 

G.  E.  Chandler, 
Isaac  A.  Cochran, 
W.  Conolly, 

H.  Crocker, 

J.  H.  Cox, 

R.  J.  Chute, 

John  Coulton, 

W.  H.  Cates, 

H.  Camp, 

D.  G.  Dexter, 

G.  W.  Dunnels, 
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F.  W.  Damon, 

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A.  T.  C.  Daniels, 
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W.  David, 

F.  Davis, 

H.  C.  Downing, 

S.  W.  Dickerman, 

T.  H.  Dailey, 

J.  F.  DWight, 

J.  W.  Davis, 

H.  M.  Dow, 

J.  F.  Dorsey, 

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A.  M.  Deveraux, 

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F  P.  Harlow, 

A.  L.  Kennedy, 

M  F.  Dunlap, 

J.  R.  Gooch, 

G.  M.  Haskins, 

A.  T.  Kimball, 

G  H.  Drew, 

F.  A.  Gooch, 

F.  A.  Hackett, 

H.  P.  Kimball, 

H  A.  Davis, 

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E.  H.  Hathaway, 

B.  C.  Kennard, 

Q  E.  Dickerman, 

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E.  E.  Kelsey, 

H.  Dale, 

K.  W.  Goodwin, 

W.  E.  Holden, 

C .  S.  Lord, 

E.  A.  Darling, 

H.  A.  Gardner, 

W.  J.  Hurd, 

C.  D.  Lincoln, 

W.  D.  Delano, 

L.  0.  Grover, 

L.  C.  Hull, 

A.  M.  Leonard, 

Ch.  Dana, 

H.  F.  Gage, 

E.  G.  Higley, 

W.  L.  Lathrop, 

G.  B.  Dunham, 

W.  P.  Gannett, 

L.  H.  B.  Hodges, 

W.  T.  Leland, 

J.  A.  Elliott, 

J.  H.  Gray, 

F.  H.  Holmes, 

S.  Leonard, 

A.  Edmands, 

W.  F.  Griffin, 

T.  Herbert, 

E.  F.  Leland, 

E.  D.  Emerson, 

J.  J.  Gould, 

W.  R.  Hamblin, 

H.  G.  Lunt, 

L.  C.  Elson, 

A.  Gorham, 

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J.  G.  Landers, 

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T.  Henderson, 

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J.  H.  Earle, 

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J.  J.  Griffin, 

T.  Hall, 

G.  F.  Lord, 

E.  Emerton, 

S.  Grover, 

J.  W.  Hall, 

A.  Lanson, 

T.  E.  Emery, 

T.  Griffin,  Jr., 

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L.  Greely, 

J.  Hillis, 

W.  Lincoln, 

E.  H.  Foote, 

Dr.  J.  Griffin, 

J.  Hoffmeister, 

F.  0.  Lyman, 

Jared  Fox, 

Albert  Gay, 

R.  Hollingworth, 

C.  J.  Ladd, 

C.  B.  Fox, 

G.  Gifford, 

C.  D.  Hunking, 

W.  M.  Lawrence, 

L.  H.  Foster, 

B.  A.  Gladwin, 

E.  W.  Hitchings, 

C.  Lothrop, 

E.  L.  Foote, 

J.  R.  Gentleman, 

Herbert  Hall, 

J.  P.  Lyman, 

N.  B.  Fiske, 

D.  A.  Gamage, 

H.  P.  Hanson, 

W.  F.  Laighton, 

B.  Flagg, 

A.  M.  Goodridge, 

E.  B.  Hagar, 

Ed.  Lampher, 

J.  F.  Fuller, 

J.  D.  Guillar, 

F.  N.  Hastings, 

N.  Larguist, 

C.  D.  Forbes, 

S.  P.  Gross, 

A.  Hardy, 

E.  Leland, 

T.  French, 

G.  H.  Greeley, 

H.  M.  Howe, 

H.  L.  Lunt, 

G.  R.  Ford, 

G.  Gould, 

A.  B.  Hill, 

G.  A.  Lord, 

W.  H.  Fish,  Jr., 

A.  G.  Gorham, 

J.  Hobbs, 

H.  C.  Logan, 

B.  M.  Femald, 

C.  Grim, 

E.  S.  Hunt, 

J.  S.  Lawrence, 

C.  E.  Folsom, 

R.  Gorham, 

E.  W.  Hunt, 

S.  N.  Lathrop, 

W.  H.  Freeman, 

W.  F.  Heath, 

C.  Hawes, 

C.  M.  Lewis, 

W.  H.  Fay, 

A.  F.  Hall, 

W.  C.  Heath, 

M.  B.  Murphy, 

J.  L.  Fox, 

F.  T.  Hayden, 

C.  Holmes, 

L.  S.  Metcalf, 

J.  R.  Fraser, 

W.  H.  Hoyt, 

J.  Hobart, 

J.  Mudge, 

F.  M.  French, 

Geo.  Howe, 

G.  Hawes, 

F.  D.  Miller, 

F.  S.  Fessenden, 

G.  W.  Hagar, 

J.  A.  Henshaw, 

S.  S.  Morgan, 

F.  T.  Fuller, 

Orin  Hill, 

J.  Husted, 

J.  McGairyi 

C.  H.  Farnsworth, 

M.  B.  Hood, 

T.  F.  Hammond, 

J.  R.  Mann, 

G.  F.  Foster, 

W.  Hamblet, 

F.  W.  Humphrey, 

E.  Munroe, 

Ch.  French, 

N.  H.  Holmes, 

E.  A.  Jones, 

E.  H.  Mason, 

C.  F.  Fisk, 

W  G.  Ilosea, 

1.  W.  Jordan, 

T.  Moore, 

J.  M.  Forhush, 

S.  0.  Hunt, 

Ch.  James, 

G.  H.  Munroe, 

T.  B.  Fletcher, 

T.  C.  Hollander, 

J.  FI.  Jacobs, 

G.  E.  Merrill, 

J.  M.  Fitts, 

F.  A.  Hastings, 

E.  A.  Johnson, 

F.  T.  Merrill, 

C.  W.  Fraser, 

G.  P.  Ilawkes, 

G.  M.  Jcnks, 

G.  M.  Mellen, 

C.  E.  Fox, 

G.  W.  HunneweU, 

J. D.  Jones, 

C.  W.  Munroe, 

J  Frost, 

N.  Hartshorn, 

H.  C.  James, 

C.  E.  Munroe, 

W.  Falkner, 

H.  T.  Hogan, 

C. A.  Jordan, 

H.  S.  Messinger, 

II.  Frost, 

R.  H.  Holman, 

Charles  Jones, 

G.  A.  Munroe, 

E.  A.  Fraser, 

A.  Hollander, 

H.  H.  Johnson, 

N.  F.  Merrill, 

R  B.  Graham, 

W.  B.  Holton, 

F.  W.  Jones, 

N.  A.  Hasten, 

W.  Guild, 

J.  L.  Hutchinson, 

H.  H.  Johnson, 

C.  W  McLaughlin, 

A  B.  Goldthwaite, 

J.  C.  Holman, 

G.  I.  Jones, 

J.  N.  Morse, 

H.  Gardner, 

H.  C.  Hopkins, 

S.  Kenlston, 

J.  C.  Moore, 

N.  G.  Gooch, 

W.  E.  Hull, 

J.  H.  Keneally, 

J  L.  Mills,  Jr., 

J.  C.  Gage, 

E.  N.  Hill, 

G.  R.  Kelso, 

S.  T.  P.  Martin, 

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G  A.  Merrill, 

E.  S.  Page, 

E.  Maynard, 

T.  B.  Paine, 

T.  B.  Merrill, 

S.  L.  Parrish, 

G.  II.  Meader, 

G.  C.  Paine, 

C.  L.  Marston, 

V.  R.  Pierce, 

D.  H.  Morrison, 

0.  Parker, 

A.  W.  Merritt, 

J.  B.  Plummer, 

A.  Malone, 

C.  J.  Parker, 

L.  H.  Morse, 

R.  Pendleton, 

A.  L.  Moeldner, 

J.  Pratt, 

C  H.  Masury, 

J.  H.  Poole, 

Benj.  Mann, 

G.  M.  Parker, 

Geo.  Merrill, 

T.  H.  Proctor, 

S.  P.  Matthews, 

H.  Parkman, 

J.  Merrill, 

Jos.  Rogers, 

W.  S.  Metcalf, 

W.  S.  Richardson, 

W.  A.  Morse, 

J.  H.  Robinson, 

R.  Moore, 

C.  Riker, 

F.  A.  Morse, 

A.  F.  Roberts, 

N.  Mooney, 

J.  Rounds, 

W.  Merrill, 

W.  B.  Rice, 

F.  C.  Mills, 

G.  C.  Richardson, 

L.  W.  Munroe, 

C.  C.  Robinson, 

D.  W.  Noyes, 

J.  Russell, 

C.  S.  Norris, 

T.  W.  Ripley, 

H.  H.  Norton, 

John  Ray, 

H.  Newman, 

G.  F.  Robinson, 

A.  C.  Noble, 

II.  Revere, 

H.  T.  Noyes, 

W.  B.  Ropes, 

J.  T.  Nichols, 

J.  H.  Robinson, 

J.  A.  Norris, 

C.  L.  Robinson, 

C.  C.  Niebuhr, 

Geo.  Robinson, 

C.  A.  Osborne, 

F.  E.  Randall, 

J.  L.  Oliver, 

F.  G.  Reynolds, 

II.  S.  Pearson, 

R.  Roaf,  Jr., 

I.  Pratt, 

H.  E.  Richardson, 

C.  W.  Pratt, 

G.  H.  Rothe, 

F.  W.  Pratt, 

A.  Reynolds, 

S.  N.  Prescott, 

J.  Rawson, 

J.  C  Paine, 

A.  P.  Richardson, 

C.  F.  Payne, 

W.  S.  Ryder, 

E  B.  Putnam, 

D.  C.  Robinson, 

L.  Parker, 

J.  Richardson, 

J.  R.  Putnam, 

E.  R.  Rand, 

W.  H.  Putnam, 

E.  Rawson, 

C.  H.  Porter, 

Jas.  Rawson, 

C.  Pollock, 

G.  E.  Reed, 

D.  D.  Peabody, 

N.  F.  Robinson, 

A.  J.  Preston, 

J.  Renton, 

L.  K.  Palmer, 

J.  Russell, 

A.  W.  Parker, 

0.  G.  Robinson, 

T.  Plimpton, 

F.  A.  Ressaque, 

A.  A.  Pope, 

A.  Rotch, 

H.  A.  Parker, 

C.  A.  Roundy, 

P.  F.  Packard, 

W.  F.  Rundlett, 

W.  II.  Partridge, 

J.  R.  Rich, 

II.  B.  Paine, 

L.  W.  Rogers, 

A.  H.  Pike, 

M.  Rosens tein, 

C.  W.  Perkins, 

G.  M.  Stone, 

E.  W.  Pope, 

II.  Sawyer, 

C.  G.  Pease, 

J.  Sawyer, 

F.  W.  Perkins, 

J. F.  Stone, 

C.  A.  Plummer, 

E.  A.  Savage, 

W.  E.  Savage, 

F.  S.  Thayer, 

R.  S.  Swan, 

E.  Taft, 

F.  A.  Sibley, 

J.  P.  Tolman, 

W.  H.  Seavey, 

E.  Thayer, 

F.  Scudder, 

E.  B.  Townsend, 

D.  A.  Story,  Jr., 

T.  B.  Ticknor, 

J.  R.  Story, 

J.  Tibbetts, 

C.  Soule, 

F.  D.  Tarleton, 

T.  Sutro, 

S.  H.  Taylor, 

W.  J.  A.  Sullivan, 

S.  W.  Thayer, 

W.  Shepard, 

J.  A.  Turey, 

II.  B.  Smith, 

C.  W.  Thurston, 

Joseph  Smith, 

F.  H  Thomas, 

0.  D.  Stimpson, 

T.  H.  Tanner, 

S.  S.  Sias, 

A.  W.  Train, 

II.  K.  Spaulding, 

D.  L.  Tower, 

L.  W.  Smith, 

John  Turner, 

Isaac  B.  Saw  tell, 

S.  P.  Taylor, 

J.  W.  Synett, 

A.  tV.  Trask, 

R.  H.  Stone, 

II.  Tenney, 

H.  C.  Simms, 

A.  Tenney, 

II.  Stevens, 

T.  A.  Upham, 

J.  R.  W.  Shapleigh, 

S.  N.  U fiord, 

F.  W.  Smith, 

II.  G.  U fiord, 

F.  S.  Sherburne, 

C.  A.  Yialle, 

E.  P.  Stanwood, 

G.  I.  Vincent, 

F.  A.  Sanborn, 

C.  H.  Vose, 

A.  F.  Sherman, 

M.  Walker, 

W.  K.  Sawyer, 

F.  Wells, 

II.  H.  Sawyer, 

J.  Wheelwright, 

G.  P.  Stevens, 

B.  M.  Worcester, 

S.  H.  Skelton, 

L.  B.  Wilder, 

W.  Smith, 

tV.  S.  Weymouth, 

E.  N.  Smith, 

S.  Ward, 

C.  E.  Shetfield, 

A.  J.  Wright, 

G.  Sampson, 

0.  Wood, 

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C.  J.  Walker, 

E.  C.  Sherburne, 

J.  A.  Woodbury, 

J.  B.  Scammon, 

J.  Whittaker, 

Andrew  Stevens, 

G.  F.  Washburn, 

C.  E.  Somes, 

S.  W.  Wales, 

J.  Sargent,  Jr. 

G.  B.  Warren, 

T.  F.  Saxton, 

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G.  F.  Stevens, 

W.  P.  Warner, 

W.  Stetson, 

W.  F.  tVhittemore, 

L.  G.  Stevens, 

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W.  F.  Warren, 

J.  S.  Swain, 

C.  White, 

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J.  H.  Travis, 

•  W.  Woodside, 

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C.  Walker, 

W.  A.  Tucker, 

C.  F.  tVhittemore, 

D.  S.  Trowbridge, 

H.  Wells, 

E.  W.  Tyler, 

J.  S.  Woods, 

£.  S.  Tenney, 

G.  F.  Wetherbee, 

W.  A.  Tripp, 

C.  E.  Wright, 

F.  W.  Tompkins, 

G.  S.  Wheelwright, 

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J.  D.  Wellington, 

C.  E.  Teele, 

G.  A.  Wright, 

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F.  E.  Whitney, 

B.  D.  Washburn, 


S.  Ward, 

W.  B.  Wood, 

H.  H.  Withington, 
E.  W.  Whittemore, 
J.  Worthing, 

A.  W.  Wheat, 

W.  T.  Winsor, 

G.  W.  Wright, 


E.  Willey,  Jr. 

F.  L.  Walker, 
C.  H.  Wood, 

W.  E.  Weed, 
Irving  G.  Wall, 
A.  B.  Winslow, 
J.  Walker, 

A.  Whitney, 


A.  C.  West, 

D.  J.  Waldron, 
W.  T.  Winslow, 
J.  H.  Young, 

E.  0.  Young. 


2.  NEWTON  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

NEWTON,  MASS. 


John  Q.  Henry,  President;  Jairus  W.  Bailey,  Vice-President;  George  S. 
Trowbridge,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  C.  C.  Harrington,  Librarian;  Carl 
Zerrahn,  Musical  Birector  ;  J.  Aster  Broad,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Ina  Bagg,  Mrs.  W.  0.  Trowbridge,  Miss  Lizzie  M.  Carr,  Miss  Lizzie  Loring, 


M.  A.  Bemis, 

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F.  M.  Trowbridge, 

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Anna  Abba  Davis, 

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J.  Leland, 

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Henry  Baldwin, 

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J.  S.  Trowbridge, 

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Lucy  M.  Whipple, 

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.  S.  A.  Parmenter, 

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Annie  Brazier, 

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Sarah  Johonnet, 

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Miss  Mary  C.  Duncklee, 

Miss  Abbie  Pevear, 

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Mary  Bassett, 

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C. B.  Jackson, 

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Abbie  R.  Stevens, 

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Kate  Carroll, 

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M.  Ella  Keyes, 

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Lizzie  M.  Smith, 

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Fanny  M.  Chaffin, 

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Mary  A.  Chaffin, 

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Jennie  Leland, 

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“  J.  P.  Cobb, 

“  J.  W.  Cotton, 

“  Luke  Davis, 

“  M.  S.  Drake, 

“  Dr.  Edgerly, 

“  J.  B.  Goodrich, 
“  G.  S.  Johnson, 
“  B.  D.  Moody, 

“  M.  J.  Saunders, 
“  L.  J.  Smith, 

“  D.  E.  Snow, 

“  F.  Tiffany, 

Miss  H.  Allen, 

“  Clara  A.  Arms, 
“  II.  M.  Alden, 


Geo.  W.  Bacon, 
J.  Aster  Broad, 
J.  G.  Barker, 


Chas.  Barnard,  2d, 
W.  R.  Brackett, 

R.  C.  Bridgham, 

44 


Henry  Baldwin, 
Herbert  Bent, 
Geo.  Bishop, 


A.  D.  Chisholm, 
Albert  M.  Daniels, 
James  F.  Edmands, 


690 

NATIONAL 

PEACE  JUBILEE. 

E.  W.  Gay, 

J.  H.  Green, 

II.  L.  Keyes, 

Dr.  E.  P.  Scales, 

J.  M.  Gordon, 

C.  C.  Harrington, 

F.  Murdock, 

Alpheus  Trowbridge, 

John  B.  Goodrich, 

W.  P.  Houghton, 

E.  N.  Mayberry, 

Chas.  Upham. 

W.  C.  Green, 

I.  F.  Kingsbury, 

Henry  Robbins, 

BASS. 

N.  T.  Allen, 

C.  H.  Draper, 

Milo  Lucas, 

F.  M.  Trowbridge, 

Jos.  A.  Allen, 

R.  V.  C.  Emerson, 

W.  E.  Lloyd, 

W.  0.  Trowbridge, 

James  Allen, 

Chas.  Eddy,’ 

W.  B.  Lambert, 

James  Trowbridge, 

H.  D.  Bassett, 

John  Farlow, 

J.  A.  Lamson, 

Geo.  S.  Trowbridge, 

James  W.  Bailey, 

Frank  Foster, 

D.  T.  S.  Leland, 

T.  W.  Trowbridge, 

F.  A.  Benson, 

G.  Fail-field, 

Tlios.  Linder, 

J.  G.  Tompson,  Jr., 

F.  S.  Benson, 

A.  A.  Fuller, 

A.  S.  March, 

Eben  Woodward, 

Luther  Bent, 

J.  Q.  Henry, 

W.  0.  Moody, 

B.  S.  Wetherbee, 

D.  D.  Bond, 

Braman  Hill , 

W.  Pevear, 

C.  L.  Woodworth, 

Lewson  E.  Chase, 

Geo.  L.  Hyde, 

Chas.  W.  Pierce, 

Washington  Warren, 

A.  Carroll, 

W.  II.  Johonnet, 

J.  Q.  A.  Pierce, 

Harry  West, 

Joseph  P.  Cobb, 

A.  H.  Kimball, 

D.  E.  Snow, 

J.  E.  Whitman, 

Frederick  Davis, 

Chas.  Kingsbury, 

Albert  Sinclair, 

James  Wood, 

G.  D.  Davis, 

Geo.  F.  Livermore, 

S.  W.  Trowbridge, 

H.  J.  Wetherell. 

3.  RANDOLPH 

CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

RANDOLPH,  MASS. 

A.  W.  Whitcomb, 

President ;  Henry  Stevens,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  Wil 

liam  Porter,  Librarian;  J.  B. 

Thayer,  Musical  Director;  Carroll  A 

Thayer,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  N.  C.  Berry, 

Mrs.  E.  Moulton,  Jr. 

Miss  E.  A.  Conant, 

Miss  Sarah  Holmes, 

“  Abby  F.  Howe, 

“  Margaret  Kennedy,  “  Ella  C.  Morton, 

u  Annie  White, 

“  W.  B.  ‘Wentworth, 

“  J.  Warren  Belcher,  “  Hattie  Harrington, 

“  Lizzie  A.  Mann, 

“  A.  M.  Graham, 

“  E.  D.  Littlefield 

“  Annie  T.  Howard, 

“  Mary  Prescott, 

“  0.  Pendergrass, 

“  F.  Dyer, 

“  Susan  Wren, 

“  Sarah  M.  French, 

“  Annie  W.  Howard, 

“  Julia  A.  Keith, 

“  Lizzie  Wren, 

u  Flora  A.  Belcher, 

“  Hiram  C.  Alden, 

“  E.  G.  Capen, 

“  C.  Hand, 

“  Sarah  Shankland, 

“  Ephraim  Mann, 

“  L.  M.  Flint, 

“  Ada  Belcher, 

“  Celia  A.  Littlefield, 

“  R.  W.  Turner, 

“  Capen  Porter, 

“  Sarah  K.  Alden, 

“  Justina  Alden, 

“  Nelson  Mann, 

“  Julia  Raymond, 

“  Alice  E.  Odell, 

“  E.  A.  Ferran. 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Alden, 

Mrs.  Charles  Burrell, 

Mrs.  James  M.  Thayer, 

Miss  Estelle  Wilson, 

“  Samuel  A.  Capen, 

“  Edward  Lunt, 

“  J.  White  Belcher, 

“  Annie  A.  Taber, 

“  S.  E.  Hawes, 

“  Royal  French, 

“  George  Blanchard, 

“  II.  Montgomery, 

“  W.  E.  Jewell, 

“  John  May, 

Miss  Fannie  Harrington,  “  M.  E.  Wood, 

TENOR. 

John  B.  Thayer, 

George  II.  French, 

C.  M.  Capen, 

Isaac  Niles,  Jr., 

William  Porter, 

Ephraim  Mann, 

Isaac  Littlefield, 

Carroll  A .  Thayer, 

Nelson  Mann, 

J.  R.  Howard, 

E.  Dexter  Littlefield, 

M.  M.  Upham. 

Sami.  A.  Capen, 

IT.  M.  Dyer, 

Ewen  Bryden, 

C  M.  Packard. 

L.  H.  Packard, 

James  M.  Thayer, 

J.  A.  Packard, 

BASS. 

A.  W.  Whitcomb, 

Luther  S.  Leach, 

Chas.  E.  Pratt, 

P.  W.  Cushing, 

Eben.  Alden, 

Wales  B.  Thayer, 

Daniel  Wild, 

IT.  A.  Lucas, 

David  Burrell, 

George  C.  Spear, 

Wales  French, 

G.  W.  navres, 

Moses  W.  Whitcomb, 

E.  W.  Holmes, 

Royal  French, 

J.  E.  Whitcomb, 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL.  691 

/ 

Charles  Wild,  George  W.  French,  S.  E.  Capen, 

Daniel  B.  White,  John  L.  Burke,  Robert  Sumner, 

E.  F.  Lincoln,  E.  G.  Capen,  Wm.  H.  Clark. 

4.  CHELSEA  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

CHELSEA,  MASS. 

JohnH.  Roberts,  President;  Edward  Stickney,  Vice-President ;  F.  H.  Dttren, 
Secretary ;  George  E.  Rogers,  Treasurer ;  A.  W.  Porter,  Librarian ;  John 
W.  Tufts,  Musical  Director. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs  I.  Blanchard,  Miss  Etta  C.  Ames,  Miss  Hattie  E.  Fogg,  Miss  M.  Putnam, 


“ 

J.  H.  Bingham, 

“ 

M.  G.  Abbott, 

“ 

Lizzie  A.  Fellows, 

“ 

F.  Proshold, 

“ 

R.  H.  Crowell, 

“ 

Helen  Boies, 

“ 

Lizzie  P.  Gould, 

“ 

J.  A.  Putnam, 

ll 

N.  E.  Chandler, 

ll 

F.  C.  Bliss, 

it 

Susie  C.  Gould, 

“ 

C.  E.  Page, 

Lizzie  Chandler, 

ll 

H.  C.  Blanchard, 

“ 

Addie  F.  Gould, 

It 

S.  E.  Pettingill, 

“ 

M.  C  Clark, 

“ 

M.  E.  Bicknell, 

“ 

Emily  F.  Grom, 

“ 

Jennie  Phelps, 

N.  F.  Chapin, 

“ 

Susie  Blackmer, 

“ 

A.  S.  Grundy, 

ll 

C.  Payson, 

M.  A.  Colton, 

It 

Annie  E.  Briggs, 

" 

W.  W.  Gannett, 

It 

E.  A.  Payson, 

“ 

J.  F  Cook, 

ll 

E.  S.  Branscomb, 

it 

Susie  Godbold, 

11 

E.  F.  Rugg, 

“ 

H.  L.  Crocker, 

“ 

Kittie  E.  Bingham, 

ti 

F.  E.  Hawkes, 

“ 

M.  A.  Reed, 

It 

A.  Crowell, 

It 

M.  A.  F.  Bailey, 

“ 

Fannie  E.  Hall, 

«( 

Jennie  Roby, 

“ 

Jno.  J.  Curtis, 

“ 

A.  E.  S.  Brown, 

II.  Huntress, 

A.  Robbins, 

“ 

E-  S.  Dodge, 

ll 

S.  G.  Bagnall, 

“ 

E.  M.  Hollis, 

(( 

Hattie  Reed, 

It 

A.  M.  Dennis, 

It 

Mary  C.  Carter, 

“ 

E.  A.  Hadley, 

“ 

Alice  Reed, 

11 

M.  H.  Fenno, 

It 

M.  E.  Chesley, 

“ 

Lizzie  Harper, 

It 

E.  F.  Rockwell, 

ll 

J  E  M.  Gilley, 

ll 

Mary  Chase, 

“ 

M.  K.  HaU, 

“ 

Etta  Reed, 

“ 

D.  F.  Hinkley, 

U 

A.  E.  Coles  worthy, 

“ 

E.  B.  Hall, 

It 

Emma  Robinson, 

(( 

L.  P.  Hinkley, 

“ 

Addie  L.  Carr, 

“ 

Lizzie  C.  Harvey, 

u 

A.  M.  Sandford, 

S.  H.  Howard, 

ll 

Nellie  M.  Clark, 

u 

Carrie  Ilsley, 

It 

Annie  F.  Slade, 

“ 

C. A.  Jackson, 

It 

Katie  Clapp, 

“ 

A.  H.  Hsley, 

“ 

Ellen  M.  Stone, 

(( 

E.  J.  Kilbum, 

“ 

Hattie  Coles  worthy, 

<( 

A.  P.  James, 

ll 

C.  L.  Swift, 

Chas.  Knapp, 

It 

Emma  Clifford, 

H.  L.  Knowles, 

“ 

H.  M.  Souther, 

It 

S.  F.  Lent, 

ll 

Maria  Cole, 

<( 

Addie  L.  Lowe, 

“ 

L.  F.  Souther, 

“ 

A  E.  L.  Mantor, 

ll ' 

'  Ella  F.  Cheney, 

“ 

Mary  A.  Legg, 

l( 

A.  E.  Sawyer, 

“ 

S.  A.  Myriek, 

“ 

Amelia  E.  Cheney, 

u 

Fannie  A.  Libbey, 

(C 

S.  A.  Snelling, 

“ 

H.  Newell, 

ll 

Susie  Crosby, 

“ 

Georgie  A.  Lindley, 

“ 

Mary  Snelling, 

“ 

L.  F.  Nash,  ■ 

It 

Flora  Clement, 

ii 

A.  Leeman, 

ll 

Emma  L.  True, 

u 

G.  R.  Pike, 

ll 

Octavia  Crosby, 

“ 

Mary  E.  Lester, 

“ 

E.  A.  Taylor, 

“ 

H.  C.  Parker, 

“ 

Fannie  Damon, 

Adelie  Lane, 

It 

A.  P.  Tilden, 

ll 

A.  E.  Patrick, 

L.  S.  Dunn, 

it 

F.  W.  Miller, 

ll 

H.  W.  Upham, 

It 

A.  K.  Peabody, 

It 

Carrie  Drew, 

Alva  Mclntire, 

“ 

Mary  E.  Upton, 

ll 

W  H.  Roberts, 

ll 

S.  E.  Donnell, 

a 

Evangeline  Martin, 

11 

Mary  Very, 

ll 

L.  W.  Rockwell, 

U 

E.  A.  Edwards, 

a 

K.  E.  McKay, 

“ 

Emma  Yeazie, 

u 

D.  N.  Stanley, 

“ 

M.  E.  S.  Earle, 

11 

A.  M.  Martin, 

ll 

Annie  L.  Ware, 

“ 

J.  H.  Stanley, 

“ 

C.  Emerson, 

a 

J  E.  Mayo, 

11 

A.  E.  Wilder, 

It 

H.  B.  Swazey, 

“ 

E.  M.  Evarts, 

it 

S.  M.  Matthews, 

11 

Stella  Woodruff, 

It 

J.  W.  Stickney, 

ll 

Helen  Edgerley, 

ii 

M.  A.  Nash, 

ll 

S.  N.  Whiting, 

“ 

Geo.  H.  Thayer, 

ll 

Louisa  Fellows, 

it 

M.  E.  Norcross, 

Mary  Williams, 

Geo.  A.  Veazie, 

It 

Sybil  Fay, 

“ 

M.  A.  Orcutt, 

It 

M.  A.  Woodbury 4 

“ 

G.  M.  Whitney, 

ll 

F.  Fawcett, 

it 

M.  F.  W.  Parker, 

11 

E.  A.  Whitney, 

ll 

Carrie  Weston, 

“ 

Addie  S.  Farley, 

“ 

Lizzie  Parsons, 

ll 

Etta  Woodman. 

11 

S  C.  Woodruff, 

“ 

Rika  Farley, 

II.  E.  Pratt, 

“ 

T.W.Whittemore,Jr., 

ll 

Mercy  E.  Fuller, 

“ 

L.  F.  Pratt, 

Miss  Anne  Ames, 

ll 

Alice  Fletcher, 

E.  M.  Pratt, 

AX.TO. 

Mrs  Jona.  D.  Bosson,  Jr.,  Mrs.  A.  F.  Cutter,  Mrs.  A.  E.  Crowhurst,  Mrs.  J.  E.  F,  Eustis, 

“  W  R.  Bowen,  “  C.  E.  Cook,  “  E.  B.  Dixey,  “  J.  Edmands, 

“  A.  W.  Carter,  “  Flora  Collins,  “  J.  S. Dillingham,  Jr.,  “  S.  M.  Fenner, 


Henry  Stevens, 
George  B.  Bryant, 
Sidney  French, 


692 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


Mrs.  Flora  Freeman, 

Mrs.  Minnie  Seabury, 

Miss  Etta  Fuller, 

Miss  Anna  S.  Norris, 

“  C.  II.  Ferson, 

“  J.  W.  Tufts, 

“  E.  B.  Fuller, 

“  Addie  Norcross, 

“  Jessie  Gould,  Jr., 

“  J.  J.  Underhill, 

“  Myra  Fuller, 

“  Abbie  Peak, 

“  E.  L.  Giles, 

“  Woods,  Jr., 

“  Nellie  A.  Frost, 

“  M.  C.  Pearmain, 

“  G.  H.  Hood, 

“  C.  H.  Walker, 

“  Susan  Field, 

“  May  F.  Palmer, 

u  M.  C.  Hood, 

“  Geo.  II.  Willey, 

“  Anna  L.  Falbey, 

“  II.  A.  Parker, 

“  Ezra  Hawkes, 

“  A.  Iv.  Young, 

“  Josie  L.  Gallison, 

“  Helen  II.  Palmer, 

11  J.  E.  Hesseltine, 

“  Ernestine  Young, 

“  Carrie  Godbold, 

“  F.  Pillsbury, 

“  Augusta  Hatch, 

Miss  S.  Adams, 

“  C.  F.  Godbold, 

“  L.  C  Proctor, 

“  R.  M.  Hutchinson 

,  “  E.  C.  Andrews, 

“  Fannie  Gilbert, 

“  F.  A.  Quimby, 

“  J.  T.  Kimball, 

“  J.  H.  Bosson, 

“  L.  J.  Gregg, 

“  E.  S.  Rhoades, 

“  Keene, 

“  M.  A.  Blanchard, 

“  Emma  Gordon, 

“  E.  A.  Rankin, 

“  Loring,  Jr., 

11  Mary  Beach, 

“  Ella  Googins, 

“  L.  S.  Richardson, 

“  A.  Lowell. 

“  S.  Blanchard, 

“  Susie  Hersey, 

“  M.  E.  Rogers, 

“  Mattie  Laurie, 

“  Lena  Bertram, 

“  L.  P.  Howard, 

“  Lizzie  Robinson, 

“  W.  R  McKay, 

“  E.  L.  Balcom, 

“  Addie  Hutchinson 

,  “  Kittie  Reed, 

“  C.  A.  Merriam, 

“  Gertrude  Balcom, 

“  M.  L.  Haskell, 

“  Susie  L.  Sawin, 

“  W.  J.  Nagle, 

“  Addie  M.  Busher, 

u  Madge  Hartwell, 

“  M.  J.  Simpson, 

“  J.  L.  Poor, 

“  Jennie  Briggs, 

“  Lizzie  Ilsley, 

“  M.  L.  Slocom, 

11  J.  B.  Putnam, 

“  Louise  E.  Bowen, 

“  C.  Knowles, 

“  Emma  R.  Sargeant, 

%  ‘  Katie  Payson, 

“  Dora  J.  Covell, 

“  Mary  A.  Knox, 

“  Mattie  Sawin, 

“  Geo.  E.  Rogers, 

“  Leon  Carter, 

“  C.  A.  Kendrick, 

“  Carrie  Smelling, 

“  J.E.  Rugg, 

“  J.  B.  Clark, 

“  Nelhe  Kimball, 

“  Aunie  Stockbridge, 

“  S.  II.  Rhoades, 

“  Kittie  Clark, 

“  M.E.  Land, 

“  Inez  Tibbets, 

“  Geo.  L.  Richardson,  “  E.  L.  Clark, 

“  Nellie  L.  Legg, 

“  S.  Timmerman, 

“  H  L.  Sanderson, 

“  Kittie  Copp, 

“  Sarah  Leonard, 

“  A.  Jane  Thurston, 

“  J.  D.  Snelling, 

“  Lizzie  Conant, 

“  Lottie  Lowe, 

“  Lizzie  W.  Upham, 

“  H.  P.  Smith, 

“  Ella  F.  Dodge, 

u  Susie  McLaughlin, 

,  “  Sarah  S.  Wheeler, 

“  ,Geo.  Slade, 

“  C.  A.  Donnell, 

“  C.  V.  Martin, 

“  Lillian  Wveth, 

“  S.  D.  Slocom, 

“  A.  J.  Dwight, 

“  J.  E.  Mitchell, 

“  E.  S.  Woods, 

“  T.  H.  Smith, 

“  M.  E.  Edwards, 

“  Carrie  Merriam, 

“  C.  E.  Wheeler, 

“  Henry  Savage, 

“  H.  E-parts, 

“  Jennie  Maggud, 

“  Lizzie  Walker. 

“  Wm.  Shillaber, 

“  G.  P.  Edwards, 

u  Ella  Morrill, 

TENOR. 

Win.  A.  Armsby, 

II.  T.  Dixey, 

V.  D.  Lent, 

L.  W.  Rockwell, 

Geo.  B.  Ambrose, 

Othniel  Eames, 

J.  Frank  Loring, 

L.  W.  Rockwell,  Jr., 

Hiram  W.  Allen, 

C.  H.  Frost, 

M.  M.  Leonard, 

Porter  S.  Roberts, 

E.  C.  W.  Bliss, 

J.  H.  Field, 

Chas.  E.  Legg, 

Alphonso  Simpson, 

Jona.  D.  Bosson,  Jr., 

Geo.  Finety, 

G.  W.  Lambrough, 

E.  E.  Sibley, 

Frank  T.  Bailey, 

R.  K.  Fisher, 

E.  H.  LeMoyne, 

J.  T.  K.  Snelling, 

E.  A.  Badger, 

R.  F.  Greely, 

G.  Frank  Munroe, 

Geo.  H.  Thayer, 

C.  B.  Blanchard, 

J.  A.  Gould, 

Wm.  Mansfield, 

Geo.  A.  Thompson, 

Geo.  B.  Blake, 

C.  W.  Gould, 

Sami.  F.  Nattage, 

W.  C.  Todd, 

W.  R.  Bowen, 

T.  H.  Greely, 

T.  F.  Norris, 

B.  W.  Taylor, 

Jno.  J.  Curtis, 

Fred.  Gilmore, 

Josiali  Osgood, 

S.  E.  Toby, 

Benj.  A.  Carter, 

David  F.  Hinkley, 

II.  V.  Pinkham, 

Andrew  Torsleff, 

E.  A.  Capen, 

W.  H.  Hollis, 

Abel  A.  Phelps, 

Frank  T.  Ware, 

F.  K.  Cushing, 

Hiram  H.  Henry, 

C.  A.  Pitkin, 

Chas.  C.  Westover, 

F.  B.  Clement, 

R.  Huntress, 

Chas.  H.  Pratt, 

G.  F.  Wilson, 

N.  F.  Chapin, 

Jacob  E.  Hudson, 

Chas.  A.  Rogers, 

A.  K.  Young. 

J.  F.  Cook, 

A.  L.  Hsley, 

Geo.  E.  Rogers, 

Nelson  Curtis, 

Geo.  L.  Hsley, 

Nathan  E.  Reed, 

F.  II.  Duren, 

Geo.  E.  Lombard, 

H.  M.  Russell, 

BASS. 

A.  D.  Bosson, 

E.  E.  Barnes, 

W.  R.  Brown, 

A.  0.  Carter, 

E.  R.  Blanchard, 

A.  L.  Brown, 

C.  E.  Brown, 

F.  S.  Cotton, 

E.  K.  Bicknell, 

H.  N.  Blake, 

R.  II.  Crowell, 

C.  E.  Cook, 

A.  Blaisd.ell, 

Jno.  Buck, 

Cyrus  Clement, 

Geo.  W.  Clapp, 

Jas.  A.  Beatly, 

0.  D.  Bagnall, 

II.  II.  Cole, 

Fred  D.  Chase, 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


693 


H.  Dillingham, 

L.  Dusten, 

E.  P.  F.  Dearborn, 

C.  W.  Dodge, 

J.  S.  Dillingham,  Jr., 
H.  F.  Davis, 

F.  S.  Evans, 

H.  B.  Fay, 

Chas.  Fawcett, 

J.  A  Fielding, 

C.  H  Ferson, 

Jno.  A.  Fletcher, 

Jno.  W.  Fletcher, 

J.  Osgood  Frost, 

Geo.  Forsyth, 

Jesse  Gould,  Jr  , 

E  A.  Gallison, 

A.  L.  Gould, 

Jas.  Gould, 

Geo  L  Gould, 

H.  C.  Gregory, 

Jno.  Gordon, 

Geo.  H.  Hood, 

H  B.  Hersey, 


Chas.  H.  Hersey, 
Wm.  Holmes, 

Jno.  E.  Hesseltine, 
J.  A.  Herrick, 

H.  N.  Hayward, 

H.  J.  Halgreen, 

Jas.  F.  Hannah, 

T.  L.  Hallworth, 
Geo.  Ilsley, 

C. A.  Jackson, 

G.  H.  Jennings,  Jr., 
Geo.  S.  Jellson, 

Geo.  H.  Jennings, 

E.  J.  Kilbourne, 
Frank  C.  Knox, 
Henry  Leeds,  Jr., 

C.  H.  Ludwig, 
Calvin  Lowe, 

J.  B.  Loomis, 

C.  W.  Lord, 

F.  W.  Miller, 

Wm.  McQuinn, 

Ed.  McLellan,  Jr., 
A.  L.  Mclntire, 


H.  S.  Newhall, 
Henry  Newell, 

W.  A.  Norris, 

J.  C.  Peak, 

A.  H.  Palmer, 

H.  K.  W.  Palmer, 
H  A.  Palmer, 

A.  W.  Porter, 

W.  L.  Pratt, 

C.  W  Parsons,  Jr., 
G.  A.  Patrick, 

Jno.  P.  Payson 

F.  W.  Peck, 

A.  E.  Patrick, 

A.  P.  Perry, 

S.  F.  Parsons, 

J.  H.  Roberts, 
Byron  Roberts, 

T.  B.  Reed, 

G.  L.  Richardson, 
Wm.  G.  Reed, 
Amos  Rober 

J  H.  Remick 

H.  T.  Remick, 


W.  A.  Remick, 

H.  L.  Sanderson, 

Geo.  H.  Sutton, 

C.  E.  Smith, 

W.  C.  Sampson, 

Perley  A.  Stowe, 

F.  V.  Sandford, 

Edwd.  Stickney, 

Wm.  Shillaber, 

S  L.  Sawyer, 

J.  W.  Stickney, 

A.  B.  Thurston, 

Larkin  T.  Tafts, 

T.  W.  Townsend, 

Dr.  W.  I.  Thayer, 

S.  P.  Tenney, 

George  A.  Veazie,  Jr., 
Jno.  Warren, 

W.  Whittlesey, 

S.  W.  Woodward, 

T.  W.  Whittemore,  Jr., 
Herbert  A.  Wilder, 
Chas.  H  Walker, 

Geo.  H.  Willey. 


5.  MENDELSSOHN  UNION, 

SPRINGFIELD,  MASS. 


W.  B.  Brinsmade,  President ;  Hon.  C.  R.  Ladd,  Vice-President ;  H.  F.  Trask, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  ;  Amos  Whiting,  Musical  Director  ;  Mrs.  Crawford, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs  W  B.  Cushman, 

“  John  Howland, 

“  Fannie  Pratt, 

“  Henry  Smith, 

“  J  Taylor, 

Miss  Anna  Bartholomew, 
“  Irene  Bartholomew, 
“  Laura  J.  Billings, 


Miss  Carrie  E.  Bowdoin 
“  Lucy  J.  Brewer, 

“  A.  B.  Chapin, 

“  Eva  M.  Collins, 

“  A.  R.  Delano, 

,  “  I  C.  De Veiling, 

,  “  S.  A  Dunlap, 

“  E.  R.  Filley, 


,  Miss  Isabella  Gibbs, 

“  Lenora  Hull, 

“  E.  M.  Kendall, 

“  Josie  E  Kuight, 
“  Fannie  Lincoln, 

“  Nora  E  Prince, 

“  Katie  M.  Rice, 

“  M.  A.  Richmond, 


Miss  F  A  Rowland, 

“  S  Belle  Sabin, 

“  Carrie  D.  Sikes, 
“  M.  E.  Smith, 

“  A.  L.  Whittaker. 


Mrs.  Enos  Baker, 

“  Helen  A.  Fox, 

“  R  Lathrop, 

“  W.  T  Orchard, 
“  D.  W.  C.  Perry, 


Mrs  A.  Whiting, 

Miss  Addie  E.  Ball, 

“  Belle  J  Ball, 

*•  Kate  L.  Ceiley, 

“  Emma  C  Converse, 


AXTO. 

Miss  L,  M.  Delano, 

“  A.  C.  Drake, 

“  S.  E.  Dwight, 

“  Mary  E  Fisher, 
“  Laura  Griswold, 


Miss  Emma  Haydn, 
“  E.  II  Knapp, 
“  Emma  Tryan 


Elisha  P .  Bartholomew, 
B.  F.  Burr, 

II  J  Chandler, 

Rufus  Chase, 

C  H.  Daniels, 

H  A.  Davenport, 

D  L.  Fuller, 

Geo.  P.  Greenleaf, 

A  B  W.  Greenwood, 

C  L.  Harrington, 


TENOR. 


W.  H.  Hawkes, 
John  Homan, 

D  V.  Jones, 
Chas.  P.  Kemp, 

C.  S.  Kenfield, 
Hon.  C.  R  Ladd, 

D.  L.  Lanckton, 
Geo.  W.  Little, 
W.  F  Miller, 
Royal  Montague, 


N  C.  Newell, 

0  H  Perry, 

S.  A.  Prince, 

A  W  Rice, 
Horatio  Rice, 

W.  B  Rogers, 
Henry  W  Royce, 
J.  L  Skinner, 

C.  K.  Smith, 
Nathaniel  Smith, 


J.  C  Spooner, 

T  H  Stock, 
Henry  Storrs, 

V.  N  Taylor, 
Henry  F  Trask, 
A  Whiting, 

E.  C.  Winslow, 


694 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


BASS. 


W.  B.  Brinsmade, 
J.  A.  Bryan, 

W.  B.  Carter, 

C.  L.  Cliapin, 

Sami.  J.  Chapman, 
J.  B.  T.  Chase, 

J.  G.  Chase, 
Thomas  Chubbuck, 


Dwight  Clark, 

E.  P.  Cushman, 

M  B.  Cushman, 

John  J.  F.  Devereaux, 
T.  Morton  Dewey, 

Jas.  D.  Foot, 

B.  B.  Franklin, 
ffai.  A.  Fuller, 


Geo.  Graves, 
Albert  Holt, 

John  Howland, 
Chas.  Mulchahey, 
S.  R.  Newell, 
Isaac  Barry, 

H.  0.  Pease, 

L.  L.  Rogers, 


C.  B.  J.  Root, 
H.  H.  Seelye, 
Dexter  Snow, 
Wilson  Spear, 
Anson  Warren. 


6.  GEORGETOWN  MUSICAL  UNION, 

GEORGETOWN,  MASS. 

Richard  Tenney,  President;  Rey.  Charles  Beecher,  Secretary ;  S.  Osgood, 
Treasurer ;  E.  P.  Wildes,  Musical  Director  ;  Miss  Mary  S.  Tenney,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  Kate  M.  Barker, 
“  Susan  P.  Lowe, 
“  E.  R.  Pierson, 

“  E.  A.  Pillsbury, 


Miss  Mary  I.  Beecher,  Miss  Kate  Dalrymple,  Miss  M.  S.  Rogers, 

“  Mary  Chaplin,  “  Fannie  W.  Foster,  “  Mary  S.  Tenney. 
“  Emma  Chase,  “  Rosa  MeLawlin, 

“  S.  Jennie  Dalrymple,  “  Mary  Plummer, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Adeline  Bailey,  Mrs.  Hattie  E.  Spofford,  Miss  Lizzie  Bateman, 

“  Margaret  Hale,  “  M.  G.  Spofford,  “  Sarah  Boyes, 

“  Hester  A.  Poole,  “  H.  A.  Weston,  “  Sarah  Davis, 


Miss  Annie  Plummer. 


Charles  Beecher, 
D.  W.  Conant, 
Nathaniel  Gage, 


E.  A.  Chaplin, 
E.  P.  Davis, 

T.  J.  Elliott, 
Alfred  Hale, 


H.  T.  Hardy, 
S.  S.  Jewett, 
L.  0.  Morrill, 


Edward  Howe, 
Edward  Howe,  Jr., 
L.  A.  Morrison, 

A.  B.  Noyes, 


TENOR. 

George  W.  Noyes, 
Stephen  Osgood, 
J. H.  Tenney, 

BASS. 

Howard  Noyes, 

H.  E.  Pierson, 

A.  N.  Pillsbury, 
R.  B.  Root, 


Richard  Tenney, 
Edward  P.  Wildes, 
Ira  Wildes. 


E.  C.  Spofford, 
A.  W.  Stone, 
N.  C.  Taylor. 


7.  NEWBURYPORT  CHORUS, 

NEWBURYPORT,  MASS. 

Charles  P.  Morrison,  President  and  Musical  Director ;  D.  C.  Noyes,  Secretary ; 
S.  B.  Carter,  Librarian;  J.  W.  Cheney,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  E.  J.  Bachelder, 
“  D.  L.  Brookings, 
“  F.  E.  Coffin, 

“  H.  Conkey, 

“  C.  F.  Currier, 

“  M.  S.  Gillett, 

“  C.  A  Howe, 

“  S  A.  Jackman, 
Miss  E  H.  Adams, 

“  S.  P.  Akerman, 
“  M.  J.  Bradlee, 


Miss  M.  Bell  Choate, 
“  S.  P.  Chute, 

“  Addie  L  Coffin, 
“  Ella  Crofoot, 

“  E.  B.  Currier, 

“  T.  II.  Currier, 

“  Katie  Felch, 

“  M.  II  Goodwin, 
“  E.  II.  Ilaseltine, 
“  L.  0.  Haynes, 

“  J.  P.  Hoyt, 


Miss  A.  S.  Kimball, 

“  M.  P.  Lunt, 

“  Ednah  E.  Langley, 
“  F.  E.  Lunt, 

“  II.  C.  Merrill, 

“  M.  C.  Merrill, 

“  S.  P.  Morss, 

“  Anna  L.  Noyes, 

“  E.  A.  Noyes, 

“  H.  A.  Noyes, 

“  A.  T.  Pettingell, 


Miss  T.  E.  Pettingell, 

“  Addie  Pillsbury, 

“  II.  E.  Smith, 

“  Alice  M.  Somerby, 
“  H.  A.  Somerby, 

“  C.  Bell  Tabor, 

“  Anna  E.  Titcomb, 
“  N.  M.  Todd, 

“  F.  E.  Towle, 

“  M.  G.  Winkley, 

“  J  R.  Wood. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


695 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  E.  S.  Adams, 

“  G.  W.  Bartlett, 
“  J.  H.  Carter, 

“  S.  B.  Creasey, 


H.  H.  Adams, 

D.  L.  Brookings, 
John  H.  Carter, 


J.  B.  Brookings, 
S.  B.  Carter, 

E.  N.  Chase, 

0.  G.  Chase, 

H.  Conkey, 


Mrs.  T.  E.  Cutter, 

“  E.  D.  Kimball, 

“  S.  T.  Worcester, 
Miss  L.  P.  Akerman, 


J.  W.  Cheney, 
Geo.  W.  Clark, 
Wm.  E.  Clement, 


G.  E.  Currier, 

H.  P.  Currier, 
T.  E.  Cutter, 

J.  Davis, 

John  P.  Evans, 


Miss  Susie  A.  Ash, 
“  Belle  Ballou, 

“  Issie  Ballou, 

“  S.  C.  KendaU, 


Miss  S.  C.  McCusker, 

“  A.  P.  Questram, 

“  Lucy  Robinson, 

“  Alice  M.  Somerby. 


TENOR. 


G.  R.  Coffin, 
Warren  Currier, 
S.  H.  Johnson, 


G.  E.  L.  Noyes, 
G.  H.  Stevens, 

C.  C.  Stockman. 


BASS. 


M.  H.  Goodwin, 
John  Hoyt, 
Edmund  Jaques, 
G.  A.  Lord, 

D.  C.  Noyes, 


F.  W.  Noyes, 
A.  H.  Reed, 

G.  H.  Roaf, 
P.  A.  True, 
W.  D.  Wells. 


8.  CONCORD  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

CONCORD,  N.  H. 

John  Jackman,  President  and  Musical  Director;  Stillman  Humphrey,  Secre¬ 
tary  and  Treasurer ;  George  D.  B.  Prescott,  Librarian ;  Mrs.  D.  C.  Allen, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  D.  C.  Allen, 

“  H.  Clapp, 

“  U.  L.  Gale, 

“  H.  C.  George, 

“  Susan  0.  Giles, 

“  E.  M.  Hall, 

“  H.  E.  Haskins, 

“  J.  M.  Hill, 

“  A.  P.  Hutchinson, 


Mrs.  S.  R.  Jackman, 
“  C.  H.  Martin, 

“  E.  A.  Messer, 

“  I.  Eva  Moulton, 
“  B.  M.  Prescott, 
“  S.  B.  Prescott, 

“  E.  Sawyer, 

“  H.  R.  Sleeper, 

“  M.  Whitney, 


Miss  C.  Blake, 

“  Susan  B.  Clough, 
“  G.  M.  Dow, 

“  A.  M.  French, 

“  E.  E.  Frye, 

“  M.  M.  Gage, 

“  F.  II.  Gates, 

“  Mattie  J.  Gear, 

“  N.  T.  Gove, 


Miss  M.  D.  Hart, 

“  Hattie  E.  Horn, 

“  Sarah  II.  Marsh, 

“  E.  E.  Merrill, 

“  Georgie  Morse, 

“  M.  J.  Noyes, 

“  Nettie  K.  Randall. 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  S.  A.  Gerrisb, 

“  C.  A.  Ilarradan, 
“  A.  M.  Hood, 

“  C.  T.  Lane, 

“  G  H.  Mansfield, 
“  E.  L.  Page, 


Mrs.  M.  J.  Raymond, 
“  S  G.  Smith, 

“  H.  C.  Tuttle, 

“  D.  Wyman, 

Miss  Clara  Batchelder, 
“  M.  L.  Boyce, 


Miss  E.  M.  J.  Courser, 
“  A.  M.  Gates, 

“  M.  Isabel  Greely, 
“  N.  P.  Ilosmer, 

“  E.  G  Kimball, 

“  A.  P.  Little, 


Miss  M.  L.  Merrill, 

“  P.  M.  Sanborn, 

“  M.  Lizzie  Webster, 
Master  C.  E.  Hosmer. 


F.  P.  Andrews, 
J.  D.  Bartley, 

B.  B.  Davis, 

C.  A.  Fowler, 
C.  J.  Fowler, 


S.  S.  French, 

J.  S  Gerrish, 

J.  C.  Greenough, 
A.  J.  Hall, 

Geo.  H  Hill, 


TENOR. 

M.  L.  Ingalls, 
John  Jackman, 
C.  II.  Martin, 
Henry  Martin, 
A.  G.  Rand, 


E.  S.  Reed, 

J.  T.  Sleeper, 

E.  C.  Stone, 
Charles  Watson. 


S.  F.  Abbott, 

H.  C.  Bailey, 
Charles  Barker, 
George  H.  Blake, 
D.  A.  Brown, 

D.  Arthur  Brown, 


S.  F.  Brown, 
C.  Chadwick, 
S.  R.  Dole, 
Benj.  Gage, 

A  J.  Giles, 

H  P.  Gill, 


BASS. 

Stillman  Humphrey, 
A.  Little, 

E.  Little, 

John  W.  Little, 
George  H.  Mansfield, 
Frank  W.  Mess, 


C.  W.  Moore, 

B.  M.  Prescott, 

George  D.  B.  Prescott. 


696 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


9.  HAVERHILL  MUSICAL  UNION, 

HAVERHILL,  MASS. 

J.  F.  West,  President;  W.  Ayer,  Secretary  and  Treasv/rer ;  J.  K.  Colby, 

Musical  Director. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Fred.  Kent,  Miss  Carrie  L.  Butters,  Miss  LizzieK.  Harriman,Miss  Kate  S.  Nichols, 


“  W.  N.  Long, 

“  M.  L.  Carlton, 

“  Helen  M.  Haseltine 

:,  “  Susan  R.  Ordway, 

“  M.  E.  Moore, 

u  Katie  S.  Carter, 

“  Laura  A.  Haynes, 

“  Delia  Payson, 

“  Y.  F.  Pinkham, 

“  Millie  F.  Carter, 

“  Sarah  S.  Ilunking, 

“  B.  Jennie  Sargent, 

“  G.  C  Robinson, 

“  Julia  E.  Collins, 

“  Sarah  A.  Jeffers, 

“  Margie  A.  Smith, 

“  H.  S.  Stickney, 

“  Annie  K.  Copeland 

.,  “  Abby  G.  Kelley, 

“  Eliza  G.  Towne, 

Miss  Helen  A.  Amazeen 

,  “  Ida  M.  Emerson, 

“  Lizzie  F.  Kimball, 

“  Emma  M.  Webster, 

“  Minnie  Le  Bosquet,  “  L.  W.  Famham, 

“  Mira  Kimball, 

“  Mary  E  Webster, 

“  Margie  L.  Bradley, 

“  Julia  E.  Foster, 

“  Mattie  J.  Littlefield 

,  “  Sophia  Webster, 

“  Lucy  H.  Brown, 

“  Ellen  S.  Gage, 

“  Nellie  T.  Martyn, 

“  Laura  H.  Wheeler. 

“  P.  L.  Burnham, 

“  Augusta  A.  Green, 

“  S.  Emma  Merrill, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  A.  Alexander, 

Miss  Helen  Ayer, 

Miss  Helen  M.  Gage, 

Miss  Fannie  M.  Robie, 

“  T.  B.  Bartlett, 

“  A.  L.  Canney, 

“  Robie  M.  Gardner, 

“  Sarah  J.  Simpson, 

“  D.  W.  Hammond, 

“  Lois  A.  Carlton, 

“  S.  H.  Harriman, 

“  Mary  A.  Stewart, 

“  I.  M.  Newman, 

11  Louise  J.  Coffin, 

“  S.  Addie  Haseltine, 

“  Emma  F.  Stewart, 

“  Chas.  N.  Rhodes, 

“  Eliza  A.  Cross, 

“  Clara  E.  Hunt, 

“  G  S.  Vincent, 

“  Orin  Sargent, 

“  Helen  B.  Cummings,  “  Cynthia  M.  Kelley, 

“  Emma  F.  Webster. 

t  C.  H.  Stanton, 

“  Kate  M.  Dinsmore, 

“  Eliza  M.  Martyn, 

“  M.  B.  Tewksbury 

“  Lizzie  Eaton, 

“  Mary  A.  Morse, 

Miss  M.  Ellen  Abbott, 

u  Eliza  A.  Flanders, 

“  Emma  Richardson, 

TENOR. 

James  Ayer, 

M.  H.  Fisk,  • 

J.  0.  Moore, 

Richard  Stewart, 

Walter  Ayer, 

Isaac  Goodell, 

0.  J.  Oscar  Noyes, 

A.  G.  Taggart, 

T.  B.  Bartlett, 

C.  F.  Hamilton, 

H.  M.  Perley, 

Melvin  Towle, 

David  Boynton, 

0.  S.  Hubbard, 

Chas.  F.  Smith, 

Ebeu  J.  Wildes. 

Chas.  H.  Coffin, 

William  Jackson, 

Edgar  Smith, 

J.  K.  Colby, 

G.  M.  Kelley, 

J.  F.  Smith, 

J.  F.  Emerson, 

Geo.  W.  Ladd, 

J.  Frank  Stanwood, 

BASS. 

John  Q.  Adams, 

Chas.  B.  Eustis, 

Clarence  E.  Kelley, 

Wm.  J.  M.  Steelo, 

Stephen  Bailey, 

W.  S.  Flagg, 

A.  H.  Knight, 

A.  W.  Stewart, 

J.  L.  Blaisdell, 

Beriah  Foster, 

William  E.  Merrill, 

M.  L.  Stover, 

Geo.  II.  Carlton, 

J.  K.  Harris, 

R.  C.  Miller, 

Ellsworth  Webster. 

John  Corson, 

Amos  Haseltine,  Jr., 

Chas.  H.  Morse, 

J.  F.  West, 

C.  W.  Crowell, 

Wendell  P.  Hopkinson, 

Frank  W.  Noyes, 

Albert  W.  Whittier, 

J.  M.  Currier, 

E.  S.  Hunkins, 

B.  K.  Poor, 

W.  Henry  Worcester. 

Albert  N.  Dow, 

E.  Newton  Jaques, 

C.  H.  Stanton, 

10.  FALL  RIVER 

CHORAL  UNION 

> 

FALL  RIVER,  MASS. 

D.  H.  Dyer,  President;  N.  R.  Earl,  Secretary ;  T.  Blythe,,  Treasurer;  C.  H. 
Rider,  Librarian;  C.  H.  Robbins,  Musical  Director ;  H.  J.  Bennett,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  D.  A.  Chapin,  Mrs.  Charles  Durfee,  Mrs.  J.  0.  Milne,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Rider, 

“  A.  0.  Cook,  “  Wm.  B.  Durfee,  “  J.  T.  Milne,  Miss  Lucy  C.  Brown, 

“  Bradford  Durfee,  “  D.  H.  Dyer,  “  Jos.  0.  Neill,  “  Addie  Buffinton, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL, 


697 


Miss  Sarah  P.  Buffinton, 
“  Julia  A.  Chace, 

“  L.  Josie  Dunning, 


Miss  Eliza  C.  Durfee, 
“  Abby  A.  Fish, 

“  Eliza  L.  French, 


Miss  Mina  Hinckley, 

“  Sarah  F.  Lindsey, 
“  Mary  Milne, 


Miss  Luzetta  A.  Young. 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  J.  B.  Brayton, 
“  D.  E.  Chace, 

“  L.  W.  Deane, 

“  C.  H.  Robbins, 


G,  Frank  Allen, 
Gaetavo  Avallone, 
Daniel  E.  Chace, 
George  Clarkson, 
Alex.  0.  Cook, 


Hiram  J.  Bennett, 
ffm.  G.  Bennett, 
Theophilus  Blythe, 
Eugene  A.  Borden, 
Peter  P.  Carlin, 


Mrs.  C.  E.  Vickery, 
Miss  Amy  C.  Alrny, 
“  Mary  F.  Alrny, 
“  Ida  F.  Brown, 


Lyman  W.  Deane, 
D.  Hartwell  Dyer, 
Newton  R.  Earl, 
Frank  L.  Fish, 
Edward  A.  French, 


Bradford  D.  Davol, 
John  Dunn, 
Charles  Durfee, 
Henry  H.  Earl, 
Ferd.  H.  Gifford, 


Miss  Carrie  F.  Fish, 

“  Hannah  H.  French, 
“  Ella  M.  Hinckley, 

“  Emma  Hooper, 

TENOR. 

Francis  B.  Hood, 

James  A.  McGeough, 
Peter  A.  McLoughlin, 
Peter  McManus, 

Louis  J.  Noros, 

BASS. 

Alonzo  Hathaway, 
George  King, 

Charles  R.  Longley, 
Edward  T.  Marvel, 

J.  Osborn  Milne, 


Miss  Margaret  A.  Ide, 

“  Mary  B.  Peck, 

“  Sarah  E.  R.  Ramsey, 
“  Eliza  A.  Ricketson. 


Charles  H  Robbins, 
Charles  E.  Vickery. 


James  T.  Milne, 
John  W.  Pritchard, 
Charles  H.  Rider, 
Rienzi  W.  Thurston, 
A.  M.  W.  White. 


11.  MEDFORD  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

MEDFORD,  MASS. 


Isaac  Moorhouse,  President;  P.  R.  Litchfield,  Secretary;  T.  C.  Newcomb, 
Treasurer;  J.  Brown,  Librarian;  W.  A.  Webber,  Musical  Director ;  Mrs. 
W.  A.  Webber,  Pianist. 


Mrs.  S.  B.  Harrington, 
“  H.  F.  Moore, 

“  J.  H.  Norcross, 

“  H.  II.  Pillsbury, 

“  Robinson, 

Miss  Laura  Beck, 


Mrs.  W.  H.  S.  Barker, 
“  D.  B.  Callender, 
“  J  C.  Dorr, 

“  A.  F.  Dow, 

“  0.  W  Fowler, 

“  C.  N.  Jones, 


SOPRANO. 


Miss  Florence  Burbeck,  Miss  C.  E.  Kelley, 


Marietta  Clark, 
“  Mary  Curtis, 

“  A.  L.  Dean, 

“  C.  Harriott, 

“  Abbie  Hill, 


Olive  Lawrence, 

“  Belle  Meston, 

“  Sarah  F.  Meston, 
“  Helen  Moorhouse, 
“  Isabella  Perry, 


Miss  Helen  Stetson, 

“  Tobey, 

“  Lizzie  Tufts, 

“  Mary  Waterman, 
“  F.  Webber. 


ALTO. 


Miss  Mary  Allen, 

“  E.  R.  Barrows, 

“  Georgie  Brooks, 

“  Lizzie  F.  Clark, 

“  K  M.  Crockett, 

“  Emma  S.  Crouch, 


Miss  Abby  Drew, 

“  Julia  Drew, 

“  Emma  Gill, 

“  Mary  King, 

“  Mary  Perley, 

“  Annie  Richards, 


Miss  Dora  Sampson, 

“  Martha  Sampson, 
“  Maria  Stetson, 

“  Emma  S.  Tufts, 

“  Jennie  Turner, 

“  Jennie  Waterman. 


Edward  Brown , 

J.  Chaney, 

William  J.  Cheeney, 
T.  S.  Davis, 

George  Goodwin, 


C.  D.  Archibald, 
W.  H.  S.  Barker, 
John  Brown, 
Jacob  Chany, 

W.  H.  Chany, 


S.  B.  Harrington, 
P  H.  Litchfield, 

P  R  Litchfield, 

T  C  Newcomb, 
Arthur  Parsons, 


R.  Crosby, 

E.  S.  Farwell, 
Charles  E  Gleason, 
Arthur  Loveren , 
Frank  Newton, 


TENOR. 

John  F  Perkins, 
B.  E.  Perry, 
George  Pratt, 

A.  W.  Robinson, 

B.  B.  Sherman, 

BASS. 

Wm.  H.  Randall, 
A.  M.  Redman, 

J.  T.  Richards, 

E.  Sampson, 

F.  W.  Staples, 


Frank  Stetson, 
E.  F.  Webber, 
W.  A.  Webber. 


Wilbur  Tolman, 
George  Tucker, 
Alfred  Tufts. 


698 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


12.  WEYMOUTH  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

WEYMOUTH,  MASS. 

Elias  Richards,  President;  W.  0.  Nash,  Secretary ;  D.  Smith,  Treasurer ;  C„ 
H.  Webb,  Musical  Director. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Cain, 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Pratt, 

Miss  S.  A.  Bicknell, 

Miss  Sarah  E.  Loud, 

It 

Grace  Cushing, 

“ 

S.  Etta  Randall, 

“ 

S.  Annie  Blanchard 

,  “  Jennie  F.  Porter, 

“ 

Minnie  D.  Denton, 

“ 

Charles  E.  Rogers, 

“ 

S.  M.  Blanchard, 

“  S.  B.  Porter, 

(( 

C.  G.  Easterbrook, 

“ 

Susan  Stevens, 

“ 

A.  A.  Burrell, 

“  II.  B.  Pratt, 

“ 

Asa  T.  French, 

B.  F.  Thomas, 

tt 

Lulie  A.  Chipman, 

“  L.  B  Pratt, 

“ 

George  G.  French, 

C.  G.  Thompson, 

tt 

E.  F.  Clapp, 

“  0.  A  Putillow, 

“ 

W.  C.  French, 

“ 

Henry  Tirrell, 

“ 

Elvira  L.  Curtis, 

“  A.  A.  Raymond, 

It 

F.  A.  Gardner, 

Stephen  Tirrell, 

“ 

Emma  Daggett, 

“  S.  F.  Read, 

it 

A.  Hobart, 

it 

Augustus  Yining, 

“ 

M.  E.  Daggett, 

“  Hannah  B.  Stowell, 

“ 

Ella  M.  Howard, 

“ 

E.  M.  Wallace, 

“ 

L.  A.  Ellis, 

“  Clara  J.  Tirrell, 

“ 

Richard  L.  Hunt, 

“ 

Sarah  White, 

“ 

Emma  Fay, 

“  Ella  Tirrell, 

“ 

Mary  J.  Kennison, 

Miss  E.  C.  Baker, 

“ 

C.  H.  French, 

“  Salena  Tirrell, 

tt 

Oliver  Lincoln, 

“ 

E.  J.  Baker, 

“ 

Eliza  French, 

“  Emily  Iv.  Vickery, 

a 

I.  D.  Merrill, 

Fannie  Bartlett, 

a 

Sarah  D.  French, 

“  Nellie  Vining, 

ti 

W.  0.  Nash, 

“ 

H.  M.  Bates, 

“ 

I.  A.  Haskins, 

“  E.  II  Walsh, 

it 

Charles  H.  Newton 

,  “ 

Susan  C.  Bates, 

“ 

Lucia  C.  Hewitt, 

“  J.  Whitcomb, 

Pauline  B.  Osgood, 

R.  L.  Bicknell, 

H.  M.  Hunt, 

“  Nellie  M.  White. 

ALTO. 

Mrs. 

J.  F.  Brown, 

Mrs. 

Ellen  M.  Pratt, 

Miss 

A.  M.  Baker, 

Miss  Harriet  Newell, 

“ 

E.  P.  Burrell, 

“ 

Georgianna  Pratt, 

“ 

Carrie  A.  Blanchard 

.,  “  Clara  J.  Reed, 

tt 

Ann  Canterbury, 

“ 

S.  J.  Pratt, 

“ 

M.  E.  Blanchard, 

“  E.  II  Richards, 

tt 

M.  W.  Dunbar, 

“ 

F.  Reed, 

tt 

C.  L.  Farren, 

“  S.  H.  Richards, 

“ 

Lucinda  French, 

tt 

Henry  Rock  wood, 

“ 

Abby  S.  Hayes, 

“  S.  C.  Stetson, 

“ 

M.  A.  French, 

“ 

Helena  Tirrell, 

“ 

Emma  K.  Hayes, 

“  M.  R.  Thomas, 

a 

E  F.  Holmes, 

“ 

P.  H.  Tirrell, 

“ 

Georgianna  Lee, 

“  Anna  L.  Whitcomb, 

“ 

Lucy  Joy, 

“ 

Maria  Yance, 

“ 

E.  M.  Linfield, 

Mr.  Elias  Hunt. 

“ 

E.  F.  Lane, 

“ 

D  W.  Waldron, 

“ 

Sarah  S.  Linfield, 

“ 

B.  J.  Mann, 

“ 

M.  J.  Whiting, 

tt 

A.  B.  Loud, 

J  W.  Bartlett, 
Frank  B.  Bates, 

C. T.  Crane, 

Henry  Cushing, 
Wm.  Cushing, 
George  Dinsmore, 
William  Dyer, 

Isaac  F.  French, 
Joseph  H.  French, 
Thomas  M  French, 
F.  A.  Gardner, 
Robert  G.  Gardner, 


Ancil  Burrell, 
George  Burrell, 
John  P.  Burrell, 
Quincy  Burrell, 
W.  H.  Clapp, 

A.  H.  Cook, 

B.  R.  Dean, 

C.  G.  Easterbrook, 
Nelson  French, 


Nelson  Groce, 
James  Hawes, 

J.  Jacobs,  Jr., 

E.  A.  Lincoln, 
Richard  Loud, 

S.  S.  Harden, 
George  H.  Martin 
Noble  Morse, 

A.  P.  Nash, 

Eddie  Nash, 
Frank  0.  Nash, 

J.  P.  Nash, 


E.  G  Gardner, 

Dr  J.  H.  Gilbert, 
George  Hardwick , 
Daniel  L  Hart, 
Otis  H.  Hobart, 

J.  A.  Holbrook, 
B.  F.  Howard, 
Gilbert  Hunt, 

R.  L.  Hunt, 


TENOR. 

William  0.  Nash, 
H.  E.  Newell, 

C.  H.  Newton, 
Jason  B.  Orcutt 
E.  F.  Pratt, 

E.  P.  Pratt, 

John  L.  Pratt, 

R.  F.  Raymond, 
Josiah  Reed, 
Elias  Richards, 
Charles  Shaw, 
Chester  Shaw, 

BASS. 

E.  A.  Joy, 

J.  J.  Loud, 

S.  P.  Nash, 

W.  H.  Nash, 
Henry  Newton, 
John  S.  Porter, 
Solon  W.  Pratt, 
Alvah  Raymond, 
W.  K.  Richards, 


Dana  Smith, 

Nat.  F.  Thayer, 
B  F.  Thomas, 
Charles  Thomas, 
C.  G.  Thompson, 
Amos  Tirrell, 
Eben  Tirrell, 
Ezra  Tirrell,  2d, 
Stephen  Tirrell. 


T.  B.  Seabury, 

L.  Stephenson, 

D.  L.  Sterling, 

C.  II.  Thayer, 

J.  F.  Thomas, 
Ezra  F.  Tirrell, 

E.  B.  Whitcomb, 
J.  M.  Whitcomb, 
C.  H.  Young. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


699 


13.  FARMINGTON  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

FARMINGTON,  N.  H. 

Thomas  Cooke,  President;  James  E.  Fernald,  Secretai~y  and  Treasurer ;  John 
H.  Barker,  Librarian;  B.  F.  Ashton,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  Georgia  E. 
Severns,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  James  E.  Fernald,  Miss  Georgia  E.  Severns,  Miss  Augusta  Thurston,  Miss  Emma  Wingate. 
Miss  Ellen  Kimball, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  Daniel  W.  Kimball,  Mrs.  Charles  Talpey ,  Miss  Ida  Barker,  Miss  Hattie  Tufts. 


Benjamin  F.  Ashton, 


TENOR. 

David  H.  Nute,  B.  Frank  Pinkham, 


Charles  Wingate. 


Joseph  T.  Berry, 
Dr.  Rufus  B.  Foss, 


BASS. 

Israel  Hayes,  A.  D.  Whitehouse, 

Daniel  W.  Kimball,  C.  S.  Whitehouse, 

William  Wingate. 

14.  GLEE  AND  CHORUS  SOCIETY, 

LEBANON,  N.  II. 

Solon  A.  Peck,  President;  Nathaniel  H.  Hurlbhrt,  Vice-President ;  E.  H. 
Thompson,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  J.  W.  Stearns,  Librarian ;  J.  M.  Per¬ 
kins,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  Clara  E.  Burgin,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  George  L.  Baker,  Miss  Mary  Ella  Cushman,  Miss  Sarah  Jewett,  Miss  Sarah  L.  Smith, 

“  C.  W.  Emerson,  “  Carrie  E.  Dewey,  “  Caroline  C.  Smith,  “  Mary  S.  Wainwright. 
“  Martha  S.  Newton, 

l 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  Win.  S  Carter,  Miss  Clara  E.  Burgin,  Miss  Emma  Fitch,  Miss  Mina  Gregory, 

Miss  Jennie  M.  Bliss,  “  Fannie  Durant,  “  Sarah  Fitch,  “  Jennie  Rowell. 


Ejwin  R.  Coburn, 
George  T.  Galbraith, 
John  E.  Hatch, 


George  P.  Baker, 
Hobert  E.  Bliss, 
Sami  W.  Cole, 
Charles  H.  Cook, 


TENOR. 

James  H.  Haughton,  Capt.  N.  H.  Randlett,  II.  H.  Scott, 

Nathaniel  Hurlburt,  George  Rice,  Chas.  E.  Woodbury. 


BASS. 


George  J.  Cummings, 
Myron  II.  Fuller, 
Frank  Hiland, 


Herman  Holt, 

Dr  James  Newton, 
J.  M.  Perkins, 


Charles  F.  Richardson, 
E.  H.  Thompson, 

Dr.  Henry  D.  Wyatt. 


15.  NEW  HAMPTON  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

NEW  HAMPTON,  N.  H. 

Z.  C.  Perkins,  President  and  Musical  Director ;  James  P.  Lewis.  Secretary  and 
Treasurer ;  Miss  M.  E.  Gunn,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs  H.  N.  Newell,  Miss  Mary  E.  Gunn,  Miss  Nellie  Hackett,  Miss  Nellie  Pease. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Prescott, 


700  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Mrs.  S.  F.  Emery, 
“  0.  L.  Hoyt, 


Jona.  Brown, 
S.  F.  Emery, 


Calvin  B.  Griffin, 
Chas.  W.  Griffin, 
John  H.  Hoffman, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  S.  W.  Rollins, 

Miss  Elena  L.  Gordon, 

Miss  Mary  Ward, 

Miss  Anna  F.  C.  Bedee,  “  Ella  A.  Hall, 

“  F.  M.  Woodman. 

TENOR. 

Wm.  I.  Hoyt, 

Geo.  F.  Roberts, 

D  C.  Wheeler. 

Levi  Leach, 

J.  F.  Smith, 

BASS. 

C.  L.  Hoyt, 

H.  N.  Newell, 

S.  W.  Rollins, 

Jas.  P.  Lewis, 

J  U.  Prescott, 

H  P.  Smith. 

16.  ANDROSCOGGIN  MUSICAL  SOCIETY, 

LEWISTON,  ME. 


A.  D.  Lockwood,  President;  F.  Newell,  Vice-President;  R.  C.  Pennell,  Sec¬ 
retary  and  Treasurer;  Seth  Sumner,  Musical  Director ;  W.  K.  Enninger, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  E.  J.  Adams, 

“  M.  W.  Chase, 

“  M.  A.  Corliss, 

“  A.  E.  Edwards, 
■“  C.  Freeman, 

“  J.  Goodwin, 


Mrs.  0.  P.  Lane, 

“  D.  Wiggin, 

“  J,  Woodside, 
Miss  L.  Barker, 

“  A.  Clark, 

“  M.  A.  Clifford, 


Miss  Ella  Downer,  Miss  Josie  Thom, 

“  J.  L.  Farrington,  “  Grace  Waldron, 

“  Eva  Farwell,  “  Dora  Witcher. 

“  G.  E.  Hall, 

“  Eliza  Pennell, 

“  Lottie  Thompson, 


Mrs.  W.  C.  Darrah, 
“  F.  Gammon, 

“  E.  A.  Kinsley, 


Chas.  H.  Barrell, 
Benjamin  Chandler, 
A.  B.  Crafts, 


J.  H.  Chase, 

M.  W.  Chase, 

C.  A.  Davenport, 
H.  Dinsmore, 

A.  B.  Edwards, 


Mrs.  P.  M.  Thurlow, 
C.  Walker, 

Miss  E.  M.  Bodge, 


E.  C.  Farrington, 
T.  Fillebrown, 

C.  L.  Hunt, 


ALTO. 

Miss  Eliza  Burgess, 
“  S.  A.  Chase, 

“  Victoria  Cook, 


Miss  Nellie  Drew, 

“  M.  F.  Sumner, 
“  Nellie  Wyman. 


TENOR. 


J.  B.  Jordan, 
Carlos  Nudd, 
A.  K.  Ordway, 


R  C.  Pennell, 
E.  W.  Rowell. 


BASS. 


N.  L.  Fogg, 

D.  W.  Kinsley, 

A.  D.  Lockwood, 

F.  Newell, 

Chas.  A.  Pendexter, 


A.  E  Pennell, 
A.  P  Pennell, 
J.  W  Ricker, 
W.  A.  Russell, 
Seth  Sumner, 


T.  D.  Thom, 
B  F.  Wood. 


17.  GROTON  CENTRE  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

GROTON,  MASS. 

Nathan  R.  Thayer,  President;  A.  Robbins,  Vice-President ;  J.  K.  Bennett, 
Secretary;  G.  D.  Brigham,  Treasurer;  Dr.  Norman  Smith,  Musical  Director 
and  Librarian ;  Miss  Fannie  Cook,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  Susan  C.  Aikin, 
“  Mary  J.  Blood, 

“  Ellen  L  Cragin, 
“  Mary  J.  Smith, 


Mrs  Harriet  I.  Tower,  Miss  Lucy  A.  Graves,  Miss  Sarah  J.  Patch, 

Miss  Emma  J  Bancroft,  “  Clara  M.  Hall,  “  HarrietN  Shattuck, 

“  Gertrude  P.  Bancroft,  “  Lucy  M.  Hill,  “  Mary  L.  Warren, 

“  Helen  E  Clarke,  “  Miranda  Luce,  *•  Harriet  E  Whiting. 


GKEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL, 


701 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  Abbie  A.  Bennett,  Miss  Ellen  M.  Brigham,  Miss  Eliz.  B.  Lawrence,  Miss  Laura  Smith, 

“  Jose.  P.  Caldwell,  “  Georgiana  Gleason,  “  Addie  L.  Lee,  “  M.  E.  Thurston, 

“  S.  Fannie  Cooke,  “  Mary  J.  Graves,  “  Lucy  M.  Mansur,  “  Minerva  L.  Warren. 
“  Sarah  L.  Hall, 

TENOR. 


Geo.  F.  Balcom, 
John  S.  Cooke, 


Parker  S.  Fuller, 
Charles  H.  Gerrish, 


Cortland  S.  Hill, 
John  G.  Phillips, 


Norman  Smith, 
Luther  B.  Warren. 


Wm.  P.  Aikin, 
Josiah  K.  Bennett, 
Geo.  D.  Brigham, 


Joseph  D.  Cragin, 
Charles  Fosdick, 
Fred.  Fosdick, 


James  S.  Fosdick, 
Joseph  F.  Hall, 
Reuben  Lewis, 


Andrew  Robbins, 
N.  R.  Thayer, 
Wm.  H.  Whiting. 


18.  ATHOL  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

ATHOL,  MASS. 

C.  C.  Bassett,  President;  Dr.  H.  C.  Smith  and  Dr.  H.  M.  Humphreys,  Vice- 
Presidents;  Dr.  James  P.  Oliver,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  F.  L.  Fuller, 
Librarian;  George  S.  Cheney,  Musical  Director;  W.  S.  Wiggin,  Assistant 
Musical  Director ;  Mrs.  H.  C.  Smith,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  G.  S.  Cheney,  Mrs.  A.  M.  Priest,  Miss  Charlotte  S.  Baker, Miss  Eva  G.  McCurdy, 

“  Jennie  Knox,  “  C.  A.  Simonds,  “  Ella  M.  Bowker,  “  Nellie  Walker. 

“  S.  M.  Osgood,  “  Proctor  Sloam,  “  S.  S.  Bowker, 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  A.  Farnsworth,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Robbins,  Mrs.  Walter  Thorpe, 

“  Catherine  Pierce,  “  H.  C.  Smith,  Miss  Addie  Bement, 


TENOR. 


A.  S.  Albee, 
Geo.  S.  Cheney, 
F.  L.  Fuller, 


Wm.  Atherton, 

C.  A.  Bliss, 
Elbridge  A.  Drury, 


Isaiah  Merrill, 
Dr.  James  Oliver, 
C.  S.  Simonds, 


A.  Farnsworth, 
Joseph  Hansar, 
J.  W.  Hunt, 


Proctor  Sloam, 
Almond  Smith, 

BASS. 

Geo.  F.  Miller, 
I.  G.  Montague, 
I.  Perkins, 


Miss  A.  M.  Drury, 

“  Anna  L.  Spears. 


R.  R.  Safford, 
Wm.  S.  Wiggins. 


II.  C.  Smith, 
Gilbert  Southard. 


19.  QUINCY  POINT  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

,  QUINCY,  MASS. 


T.  H.  Newcomb,  President;  G.  W.  Huntress,  Vice-President;  B.  T.  Hillman, 
Secretary ;  P.  B.  Mead,  Treasurer ;  Z.  H.  Sidelinger,  Librarian;  E.  P. 
Hayward,  Musical  Director ;  H.  F.  Smith,  Marshal. 


SOPRANO  AND  ALTO. 


Mrs.  J.  M.  Arnold, 

“  C.  E.  Butters, 

“  L.  F.  Chubbuck, 
“  S.  A  Fitch, 


Mrs.  0.  M.  Gove, 

“  J.  Grant, 

"  J.  W.  Hayden, 

“  W.  W.  Mayhew, 


Mrs.  J.  B.  Newcomb, 
“  T.  H.  Newcomb, 
“  J.  Paine, 

Miss  H.  Baxter, 


Miss  E.  Bosworth, 

“  E.  M.  Johnson, 
“  L.  J.  Mead, 

“  L.  Sampson. 


702 

NATIONAL 

PEACE  JUBILEE. 

TENOR  AND  BASS. 

J.  AI.  Arnold, 

C.  L.  Hayden, 

B.  W.  Huntress, 

B.  L.  Newcomb, 

G.  W.  Collier, 

N.  F.  Hunt, 

S.  E.  Johnson, 

0.  Wilmarth. 

20.  MALDEN  CHORUS  CLUB, 

MALDEN,  MASS. 


George  P.  Cox,  President;  W.  A.  Wilde,  Secretary;  Moors  Pattee,  Treas¬ 
urer  ;  0.  B.  Brown,  Musical  Director ;  Geo.  B.  Shute,  Pianist ;  H.  Carey, 
Marshal. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs  A.  Parker  Brown, 
“  Emily  Chase, 

“  Hale  Jacobs, 

“  C  .  R.  Prescott, 

“  E.  J.Recd, 


Airs.  J.  H.  Whitman, 
Miss  Alice  M.  Bampton, 
“  Eliza  L.  Brown , 

“  B.  H.  Cox, 

“  S.  D.  Cutter, 


Aliss  Mary  E.  Gleason, 
“  H.  51.  Hill, 

“  Elma  C .  Aletcalf, 
“  E.  G.  Perry, 

“  F.  A.  Rand, 


Miss  H.  L.  Robinson, 

“  Lizzie  0.  Robinson, 
“  Alartha  Sylvester. 


ALTO. 


Airs.  Sami.  Chevalier,  Jr.,  Mrs.  L.  K.  Aledding, 

“  E.  C.  Cleaveland,  “  C.  Syfferman, 

“  C.  A.  Daniels,  Aliss  Thesta  S  Carey, 

“  W.  D.  Holden,  “  Fannie  Crowell, 


Aliss  S.  H.  Hall, 

“  E.  A.  Jacobs, 

“  E.  Kempton, 

“  Lucy  M.  Newhall, 


Aliss  Alary  W.  Perry, 
“  Ellen  Sylvester, 

“  Emma  AI.  Touks. 


W.  W.  Abbott, 

O  B.  Brown, 
Sami.  Chevalier, 
E.  R.  Cleaveland, 


F.  Baldwin, 

J.  AI.  Baldwin, 
W.  W.  Bridge, 


D.  P.  Cox, 

Geo.  P.  Cox, 
Geo.  T.  Currier, 


TENOR. 

0.  B.  Hall, 

W.  D.  Holden, 
Thomas  Leavitt, 


J.  R.  AliUer, 

G.  C.  Richards, 
John  B.  Sweet. 


Henry  G  Carey, 
W.  F.  Haven, 
Aloors  Pattee, 


BASS. 

Isaac  Putnam, 
Geo.  B.  Shute, 


Isaac  A.  Stiles, 
W.  A.  Wilde. 


21.  PLYMOUTH  ROCK  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

PLYAIOUTH,  AIASS. 


Calvin  S.  Damon,  President ;  T.  B.  Drew,  Secretary ;  J.  S.  Brown,  Treasurer  ; 
Thomas  Eldridge,  Librarian;  John  H.  Harlow,  Musical  Director ;  Mrs. 
J.  H.  Harlow,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  Geo.  H.  Harlow, 
“  Prince  Alanter, 

“  J. Shannon, 


Airs.  Nellie  Sherman, 
“  W.  B.  Standish, 
Aliss  Clara  Batcheller, 


Aliss  Ann  E.  Harlow, 
“  L.  Merriman, 

“  E.  Perkins, 


Aliss  P.  Perkins, 

“  E.  A.  Williams. 


Airs.  E.  W  Atwood, 
“  J.  II  Harlow, 


ALTO. 

Airs.  Sami.  Nelson,  Aliss  Sarah  Alorton,  Aliss  Helena  Rich. 
Miss  Lucy  Alorton,  “  Alary  Nickerson, 


W.  Atwood,  2d, 
J.  L.  Brown, 

C.  S.  Damon, 
Thos  Eldridge, 


TENOR. 

T.  B.  Drew,  J.  H.  Harlow, 

BASS. 

Clark  Finney,  Sami  Nelson, 

N.  II.  Fuller, 


C.  T.  Alay. 


Geo.  S.  Peterson. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


703 


22.  SOUTH  ABINGTON  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

SOUTH  ABINGTON,  MASS. 


Bela  Alden,  President  ;  Washington  Peterson,  Secretary;  A.  Brown,  Treas¬ 
urer;  A.  Alden  Reed,  Librarian;  William  A.  Bowles,  Musical  Director; 
Edwin  Gurney,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Miss  Nellie  E.  Gilmore,  Miss  Laura  C.  Keith,  Miss  Emily  B.  Peterson,  Miss  Ellen  E.  Sharpe, 

“  Helen  Hobart,  “  Esther  H.  Latham,  “  S.  M.  Reed,  “  Rosalie  Sharpe. 

“  Susie  W.  Jones,  -A 

ALTO. 


Miss  Rachel  N.  Beebe,  Miss L.  Clara  Holbrook,  Miss  Georgie  J.  Sharpe,  Miss  Georgie  E.  Soule, 

“  Maria  A.  Benson,  “  Carrie M  Kingman,  “  Eugenia  A.  Soule,  “  Mary  A.  Whitcomb. 
“  Myra  J.  Cole, 

TENOR. 


P.  Allen, 

William  A.  Bowles, 
H.  F.  Copeland, 

J.  C.  Gilbert, 


Edward  P  Gurney, 
Edwin  Gurney, 
Edwin  L.  Gurney, 


J.  B  Peterson, 

L  W.  Richards, 
Henry  M.  Soule, 

BASS. 


A.  Sumner  Stetson, 
Albert  D.  Wheeler, 
Henry  A.  Whiting, 


Bela  Alden , 

J  Elwyn  Bates, 
Alfred  Brown, 
Ephraim  T.  Cole, 


Daniel  M.  Fullarton, 
Richard  A.  Gurney, 
David  B.  Howe, 
Simeon  C.  Keith, 


A.  H.  Latham, 
Washington  Peterson, 
Edward  S.  Powers, 

A  Alden  Reed, 


Alfred  Sharpe, 

J.  It.  Whitcomb, 

J.  Kennard  Wilson. 


23.  WALTHAM  CHORAL  UNION, 

WALTHAM,  MASS 


J.  W.  Fairbanks,  President ;  G.  A.  Bates,  Secretary ;  C.  J.  Olney,  Treasurer ; 
George  Hobbs,  Librarian;  J.  S.  Jones,  Musical  Director;  James  Colby, 
Organist ;  L.  W.  Stanley,  Marshal. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  J.  G.  Moore,  Miss  Mary  A.  E.  Downes,  Miss  G.  M.  B.  Hill 


“  Geo.  S-  Woodman,  11 
Miss  Abbie  M  Abbott,  11 
“  Fannie  Adams,  “ 
“  Abbie  E.  Armstrong,  “ 
“  Mattie  A  Batchelder,  “ 
“  Annie  E.  Blair, 

“  Emma  J  Bolton, 

“  S.  Eva  Burge, 

“  M  A  Burns, 

“  L.  M.  Cobleigh, 

“  Ruth  Dickinson , 

“  Katie  A  Donovan,  “ 


Annie  W  Draper, 
Alice  L.  Emerson, 
Sara  A.  Emerson, 
Anna  Fernald, 
Sarah  E.  Foster, 
Emma  Gooding, 
Mary  F.  Graves, 
Marrion  F  Haines, 
J  C.  Hall, 

F.  E.  Harvey, 

E.  W  Hastings, 
Lizzie  Hastings, 


“  Sarah  E.  Hosmer, 

“  Nettie  M.  Johnson, 
“  Lizzie  Keegan, 

“  Annie  Lincoln, 

“  Alice  I.  Mann, 

“  Helen  Merritt, 

“  Sarah  F.  Munster, 
“  Mary  E  Newton, 

“  Katie  O’Brien, 

“  Lizzie  Pinkham, 

“  Kate  A.  Quinn, 

“  E.  J.  Scott, 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  J.  W.  Rice, 

“  E.  W.  Taft, 

“  Alden  W’ebb, 

Miss  P.  D.  Alexander, 

“  Nellie  Burge, 

“  Anna  E.  Connelly, 
“  Sarah  U.  Davis, 

“  Nellie  M.  Delaney, 


Miss  M  L.  Donovan,  Miss  M.  P.  Hastings, 

“  Julia  A.  Emerson,  “  C.  L.  Hodgdon, 

“  Charlotte  F.  Farwell,  “  Mary  L.  Hollister, 
“  Helen  A.  Fiske,  Eda  Kennard, 

“  Mary  F.  Gibbs,  “  C.  M.  Lee, 

“  Sarah  A.  Gragg,  “  M.  M.  Leyson, 

“  Augusta  Greenwood,  “  Nellie  A.  Locke, 

“  M.  Griffin,  “  L.  Loker, 


TENOR. 

G-  A.  Bates,  J.  F.  Conally,  C,  W.  Draper, 

G-  E.  Bullard,  Thos.  R.  Dolan,  W.  J,  Duffy, 


Miss  Jennie  A.  Shirley, 
“  M.  A.  Simonds, 

“  Lucie  H.  Smith, 

“  Ellen  M.  Storer, 

“  Ella  Taylor, 

“  Lillian  Thorpe, 

“  Maggie  Wellington 
“  M.  F.  Welsh, 

“  May  Weston, 

“  Fannie  1.  Wheeler, 
“  Clara  C.  Young. 


Miss  C.  D.  May, 

“  Louise  H.  Presby, 
“  Mary  A.  Richards, 
“  A.  E.  Smith, 

“  Emeline  Spear, 

“  Emma  Thomas, 

“  Lizzie  Thompson, 
“  A.  S.  Wbitney. 


Marshal  Eaton, 
W.  C.  Fiske, 


704 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Geo.  Hastings,  Jr., 
B.  Healy, 

A.  C.  Hews, 

Geo.  E.  Hobbs, 

Geo  W.  Houghton, 

A.  T,  Bacon, 

Chas.  Baker, 

Win  Baker,  Jr., 

J,  C.  Bates, 

L.  Burge, 

J  W.  Colby, 

Levi  Colby, 

G.  E.  Dickey, 

J.  W.  Fairbanks, 


E.  A.  Johnson, 
James  B.  Keene, 
Cyrus  Lee, 

W.  W  Leonard, 


Sami.  K.  Leyson, 
J.  C.  Locke, 

J.  N.  Lord, 

E.  A.  Marsh, 


Wm  II  Greeuleaf, 
Josiah  Hastings, 

E.  F.  Hayward, 

A.  J.  Iloit, 

C  E.  Hosmer, 

J  S.  Jones, 

M.  Keenan, 

J.  P.  Kidder, 

Joel  A.  Lincoln, 


BASS. 

A.  S.  Locke, 

Thos.  Miles, 

A.  S.  Morse, 

C.  J.  Olney, 

A.  T.  Pierce, 

David  Randall, 

E.  Everett  Robbins, 
J.  W.  Silver, 

H.  E.  Skeele, 


Benj.  Peirce, 

J. T.  Shepard, 

A.  R.  Wiley, 

Geo.  H.  Woodman. 


Geo.  E.  Smith, 

H.  Smith, 

L.  W.  Stanley, 

Wm.  Tafts, 

Geo.  M.  Thompson, 
S.  F.  Warren, 

J.  P.  Welsh, 

Geo..  S.  Woodman, 
A.  K.  Wright. 


24.  FITCHBURG  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

FITCHBURG,  MASS. 

Moses  G.  Lyon,  President  and  Musical  Director ;  B.  Frank  Wallis,  Secretary ; 
Wm.  A.  Macurda,  Treasurer;  A.  R..  Smith,  Librarian;  A.  S.  Belding, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  E.  A.  Arnold,  Mrs.  John  Saxton,  Miss  Nellie  C.  Hawkins,  Miss  Ruth  Trask, 


“  Nellie  H.  Corey, 

“  0.  F.  Woodbury,  ‘ 

‘  Clara  D.  Ilosmer, 

“  M.  Emma  Upton, 

“  Kate  A  Fairbanks, 

Miss  Mary  L.  Adams,  ‘ 

‘  Mary  E.  Lyon, 

“  M.  A.  Valentine. 

“  E.  A  Gibbs, 

“  S  A.  Brick, 

‘  Helen  J.  Lesure, 

“  E.  L  Miller, 

“  Mary  M.  Dickinson,  1 

‘  Emma  F.  Pratt, 

“  W.  A.  Macurda, 

“  Lottie  E.  Freeland,  ‘ 

*  Mary  L.  Snow, 

Mrs.  E  J.  Crossman, 
“  M  E  Durant, 

“  M.  Lizzie  Eddy, 
“  L.  B  Fisher, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  B.  F.  Lewis,  Miss  Esther  M.  Putnam,  Miss  Annie  M.  Wallace, 

Mary  .1 .  Raymond,  “  Abby  F.  Sampson,  “  Maria  Woodbury, 

“  Helen  Wallace,  “  Hortense  E.  Tolman,  “  Emma  Wyman. 

Miss  Hattie  P.  Adams,  “  Julia  E.  Thompson, 


Thomas  Almond, 
Irving  Arnold, 
Wm.  S.  Boutelle, 
D.  C.  Brick, 


G.  S.  Arnold, 

George  Beesley, 
Reuel  B.  Clark, 
Edward  P.  Coleman, 
E.  J.  Crossman, 


Will.  W.  Clark, 
Osgood  Collester, 
D.  A.  Corey, 
Sami.  E.  Crocker, 


TENOR. 

Jabez  Fisher, 
Moses  G.  Lyon, 
Wm.  A.  Macurda, 
Joel  Page, 


Frank  P.  Putnam, 
John  Upton, 

David  Wallace, 

B.  Frank  Wallis, 


S.  A.  Wheeler,  Jr., 
Andrew  Whitney, 
H.  W.  Whitney, 
Allen  A.  Wood, 

A.  J.  Woodbury. 


C.  B.  Dennis, 

James  R  Hamilton, 
Moses  Hoyt, 

B.  Frank  Lewis, 
Stephen  Lowe, 


BASS. 

Alfred  Miller, 

J.  Q.  Peabody*, 
James  P.  Putnam. 
A.  R.  Smith, 

E.  G.  Spaulding, 


25.  PLAISTOW  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

PLAISTOW,  N.  H. 

Francis  N.  Flanders,  President;  Rev.  A.  Colburn,  Secretary;  Isaac  Hall, 
Treaswrer ;  Charles  Bradley,  Librarian;  Mrs.  Emma  J.  Nichols,  Musical 
Director ;  Miss  A.  Colburn,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  L.  M.  Clifford,  Mrs.  E.  G.  Nichols,  Miss  M.  A.  Clement,  Miss  A.  L.  Noyes. 

“  E.  H.  Lloyd,  Miss  H.  L.  Clement,  “  E.  I.  Colburn, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL, 


705 


Mrs.  M.  E.  One, 
Miss  S.  P.  Cass, 


C.  M.  Bradley, 


A.  Colburn, 

F.  N.  Flanders, 


ALTO. 

Miss  A.  Colburn,  Miss  M.  E.  Kelley, 

“  L.  B.  Davis,  “  E.  L.  Noyes, 


TENOR. 

C.  Bryant,  W.  Davis, 

BASS. 

I.  Hall,  A.  B.  Little, 


Miss  S.  F.  Noyes. 


A.  Noyes. 


A.  B.  Merrrill, 


26.  EAST  DOUGLAS  MUSICAL  SOCIETY, 

EAST  DOUGLAS,  MASS. 


Wm.  Hunt,  President;  G.  W.  Spencer,  Secretary ;  S.  Russell,  Treasurer  and 
Librarian;  John  C.  Waters,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  Hattie  A.  Hutchins, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Mary  Batcheller,  Mrs.  Wm.  H.  Ward,  Miss  Alice  E.  Campbell,  Miss  Mary  Holbrook, 

“  S.  p.  Holbrook,  “  J.  C.  Waters,  “  F.  A.  Cummings,  “  Lizzie  Warren. 

“  Ezra  Jones, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  Wm.  Hunt,  Mrs.  A.  F.  J(jnes,  Mrs.  Stillman  Russell,  Miss  Hattie  A.  Hutchins. 


Geo.  Holbrook, 
Geo.  F.  Hutchins, 

Dea.  Albert  Butler, 
A.  M.  Hill 


TENOR. 

Stillman  Russell,  Geo.  W.  Spencer, 

BASS. 

Dr.  S.  P.  Holbrook,  Oliver  Hutchins, 

William  Hunt,  Edwin  Moore, 


John  C.  Waters. 


G.  F.  Schenck. 


27.  QUINCY  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

QUINCY,  MASS. 


C.  A.  Howland,  President;  C.  H.  Porter,  Secretary;  W.  Abercrombie,  Treas¬ 
urer;  William  Howland,  Librarian;  H.  B.  Brown,  Musical  Director ;  C. 
T.  Reed,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  H.  B.  Brown, 

“  J.  F.  Burrffl, 

“  Maggie  A.  Dinegan, 
“  Mary  E.  Dinegan, 

“  Hattie  M.  Grey, 

“  Annie  Keating, 


Mrs.  Emma  J.  Keith, 
Susan  F.  Packard, 
Emma  Sampson , 
Slade, 

S.  Addie  Souther, 
Laura  Tirrell, 


Miss  Florence  Colby,  Miss  Lizzie  Holden, 

“  Ellen  Devlin,  “  Mary  Keating, 

“  Katie  Flanigan,  “  Abby  Pope, 

“  Dora  A.  French,  “  Jessie  Russell, 

“  Margie  Green,  “  Cora  Skinner. 

“  H.  Eliza  Hardwick, 


Mrs.  Abbie  Field, 

“  Lydia  L.  Follett, 
“  Ellen  M.  Miller, 


Mrs.  Emma  Reed, 

“  Harriet  True, 
Miss  H.  A.  French, 


ALTO. 

Miss  Lucy  Hersey, 

“  Lizzie  Jones, 

“  Jerusha  Keating, 


Miss  Laura  Pray, 

“  Emma  Wrisley. 


H.  B.  Brown, 

R.  D.  Chase, 

W.  G.  Comey, 

W.  Abercrombie, 
J.  F.  Burrill, 


TENOR. 

R.  G.  Eliot,  H.  Walter  Gray, 

G.  H.  Field,  Chas.  T.  Reed, 


BASS. 

D.  L.  F.  Chase,  G  S.  Coffin, 

II.  Chubbuck,  Benj.  Curtis,, 

45 


Herbert  Reed, 
L.  Rockwell. 


W.  H.  Follett, 
Chas.  A.  Howland, 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 

J.  H  Mundy,  W.  W.  Pratt,  J.  B.  Stetson, 

C.  II.  Porter,  E.  B.  Souther,  J.  B.  Whiting. 


28.  LAWRENCE  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

LAWRENCE,  MASS. 

F.  E.  Clark,  President;  W.  P.  Cooper,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  E.  Branch 
Librarian;  S.  A.  Ellis,  Musical  Director  ;  W.  Fawcett,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  E.  W.  Burbank, 

Mrs  A.  W.  Howland, 

Miss  Carrie  Cutler, 

Miss  Mary  Packard, 

“  C.  N.  Chamberlain 

,  “  C.  E.  Kinney, 

44  Agnes  Dana, 

“  A.  A.  Parsons, 

“  J  P.  Chandler, 

“  W.  H.  Lon  gee, 

44  Ella  M  Dow, 

“  Carrie  Pinkerton, 

“  II.  P.  Cheeney, 

44  Ella  Mon teith, 

44  Katie  Fisher, 

“  Lizzie  Reed, 

“  F.  E.  Clarke, 

44  M.  E.  Patten, 

44  Mary  Fisher, 

“  Emma  Richards, 

“  J.  F.  Cogswell, 

“  J.  II.  Prescott, 

44  Louisa  Gould, 

“  Lizzie  A.  Russell, 

“  Thos.  Cullen, 

“  W.  E.  Rice, 

44  R.  H.  Hastings, 

“  Rebecca  Sager, 

“  Sarah  Dow, 

“  E.  P.  Richardson, 

44  Katie  E.  Hindle, 

“  L  M.  Say  ward. 

“  W.  W.  Fisher, 

44  L.  J.  Sanborn, 

44  Josie  Knights, 

“  Fannie  Smith, 

“  N.  T.  Gingrass, 

Miss  Mary  E  Allen, 

44  Helen  D.  Langmaid 

,  “  Annie  Thomas, 

“  A.  C.  Gould, 

44  M.  D.  Anderson, 

44  Georgie  Littlefield, 

“  Susie  Walsh, 

“  A.  M.  Grover, 

44  S.  M.  Bailey, 

44  Emma  Mason, 

“  E.  L.  Wentworth. 

“  M.  A.  Hogle, 

44  Carrie  Bonney, 

44  Georgie  McCoy, 

“  D.  Howarth, 

“  Grace  Cooper, 

44  Carrie  Morris, 

/ 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  Ilenry  Barton, 

Mrs.  Mary  Lillie, 

Miss  Lilly  Cutler, 

Miss  Eva  Prescott, 

“  W.  F.  Bates, 

“  D.  W.  O.sgood, 

44  C.  E.  Farnham, 

“  M.  J.  Richardson, 

“  M.  L.  Bicknell, 

“  W.  R.  Pedrick, 

44  Emily  Gage, 

“  Ruth  A.  Ricker, 

“  F.  V  Butters, 

“  A.  C.  Rice, 

44  Laura  Gale, 

“  Fannie  Russell, 

“  A.  C.  Clarke, 

“  L.  J.  Stoddard, 

44  Sarah  L.  Gray, 

“  Alice  Sager, 

“  W.  C.  Coburn, 

44  Helen  Swan, 

44  Sarah  E.  Hayes, 

“  Blanche  Sargent, 

“  Geo.  P.  Cutler, 

44  N.  Whitford, 

44  It.  Estella  Haynes, 

“  F.  M.  Stevens, 

“  S.  A.  Ellis, 

Miss  Eunice  Abbott, 

“  M.  A.  Hindle, 

“  I.  Stiles, 

“  Geo.  W.  Hill, 

“  Addie  Blake, 

“  Eliza  Ley  land, 

“  Emma  J. Woodbury 

“  H.  Howard, 

44  Emma  Bonney, 

44  Zilpha  Morton, 

Mr.  Wm.  Robinson, 

“  Josie  KimbaU, 

44  Lizzie  Boothby, 

44  Mary  Osgood, 

“  Geo.  Wilson. 

TENOR. 

Chas.  Batty, 

J.  K.  Cole, 

L.  E.  Hogle, 

E.  G.  Pratt, 

E.  E.  Branch, 

Lawrence  Davenport, 

A.  W.  Howland, 

J.  N.  Pratt, 

H.  A.  Buell, 

S.  A.  Ellis, 

A.  B.  Kinney, 

Benj.  Rogers, 

Joe.  Butterworth, 

Wm.  Fawcett, 

0.  Littlefield, 

Geo.  S.  Rollins, 

H.  Canfield, 

Benj.  Hamer, 

A.  A.  Morse, 

Peter  Smith, 

Fred. E.  Clarke, 

A.  L.  Haynes, 

D  W.  Osgood, 

Wm.  Taylor, 

Jas.  F.  Clarke, 

Geo.  W.  Hill, 

Wm.  R.  Pedrick, 

John  Wilkinson, 

BASS. 

W.  F.  Bates, 

W.  P.  Cooper, 

Jas.  F.  Melling, 

J.  M.  Richards, 

Homer  Beedle, 

Geo.  A.  Durrell, 

M.  P.  Merrill, 

E.  P.  Richardson, 

J.  G.  Bicknell, 

H.  W.  K.  Eastman, 

R.  Merrill, 

D.  B.  Ricker, 

Ed.  Butterworth, 

Jno.  Edwards, 

Wm.  Merrill, 

C.  II.  Sawyer, 

Willard  L.  Carleton, 

Webster  P.  Edwards, 

J.  H.  Morgan, 

Robert  M.  Smith, 

F.  Carruthers, 

Luke  J.  Fell, 

E.  Erank  Page, 

Dr.  A.  J.  Stevens, 

A.  C.  Chadwick, 

Rev.  C.  E.  Fisher, 

H  P.  Parsons, 

Alden  Washburne, 

Wm.  Chapman, 

Frank  Fletcher, 

E.  L.  Partridge, 

John  Whitworth- 

H.  P.  Cheeney, 

F.  D.  Foster, 

P.  G.  Pillsbury, 

E.  F.  Childs, 

Wm.  Goldthwaite, 

H.  B  Prince, 

W.  C.  Cobum, 

D.  W.  Lord, 

A.  C.  Rice, 

706 


W.  C.  Howland, 
A.  Keating, 
Danl.  McCurdy, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


707 


29.  ABINGTON  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

ABINGTON  CENTRE,  MASS. 

D.  Powers,  President;  G.  A.  Beal,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  E.  L.  Noyes, 
Librarian;  Henry  Noyes,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  Abbie  F.  Soule,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Sophia  E.  Bennett,  Mrs.  Julia  Howard,  Mrs.  Arabella  Sears,  Mrs.  C.  W.  Washburn, 

“  Angie  M.  Burbeek,  “  Mariesta  Howland,  “  Lucy  Thompson,  Miss  Susie  Dunham. 

“  Lydia  Chase,  “  Sylvia  Perley, 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  JosephineM.  Baldwin,  Mrs.  Hittie  T.  McKenney,  Miss  Sarah  E.  Dunham,  Miss  Selina  H.  Nash, 
“  Mary  L.  Dyer,  “  Sophia  E.  Merritt,  “  Abby  Poster,  “  Abbie  P.  Soule. 

“  Amanda  Groce, 

TENOR. 


Gilbert  Baldwin, 
William  H.  Davis, 
Lindley  M.  Deane, 


George  A.  Beal, 
Lucius  D.  Burbeek, 
Otis  Churchill, 
Ichabod  W.  Faunce, 


Parmenas  Locke, 
Charles  W.  Mitchell, 
Meritt  Nash, 


Henry  Noyes, 

Calvin  P.  Powers, 
Gilbert  J .  liamsdell, 


Jeremiah  T.  Richmond, 
Albert  Whitmarsn. 


Dennis  Powers, 
Henry  A.  Ramsdell, 
Otis  W.  Soule. 


William  H.  Faunce,  1 
Charles  W.  Howland, 
Henry  Hunt, 
Whitman  B.  Merritt, 


BASS. 

Albert  M.  Nash, 
Joshua  L.  Nash, 
Ephraim  L.  Noyes. 
Patrick  O’Brien, 


30.  ORANGE  COUNTY  MUSICAL  SOCIETY, 

RANDOLPH,  VT. 

J.  W.  Fargo,  President;  C.  R.  Montague,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  George 
Dodge,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  A.  Eaton,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Mary  R.  Smith,  Miss  Alice  A.  Eaton,  Miss  H.  0.  Woodbury. 

ALTO. 

Miss  Emma  F.  Kimball,  Miss  Laura  L.  Paine,  Miss  Lizzie  S.  Partridge,  Miss  Marietta  Wilson. 

“  Martha  J.  Ladd, 

TENOR. 

John  Durkee,  Geo.  D.  Smith,  A.  R.  Yaughan,  T.  L.  Wood. 

A.  H.  Fay, 

BASS. 

A.  A.  Ainsworth,  J.  W.  Fargo,  E.  B.  Flanders,  C.  R.  Montague. 

Geo.  Dodge, 

31.  YARMOUTHPORT  CHORUS  CLUB, 

YARMOUTHPORT,  MASS. 

D.  G.  Eldredge,  President;  E.  D.  Paine,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  Jairus 
Lincoln,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  Deborah  Hamblin,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  M.  C.  Hornet  Miss  Annie  Childs,  Miss  Eliza  T.  Howes,  Miss  Clara  Myrick, 

“  E.  D.  Payne,  “  Ellen  Eldridge,  “  Susie  Howes,  “  Myra  M.  Sears. 

“  C.  F.  Swift,  “  Sophia  Hallett,  “  S.  E.  Matthews, 


708 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  James  Knowles.  Mrs.  J .  Lincoln,  Jr.,  Miss  Anna  L.  Hamblin,  Miss  Minnie  Homer, 

“  Win.  IV.  Knowles,  “  E.  Ryder,  “  Deborah  Hamblin,  “  Addie  Seabury. 

TENOR. 

E.  F.  Baker,  D.  G.  Eldridge,  Win.  S.  Fisher,  g.  T.  Howes. 

BASS. 

J.  P.  Burgess,  E.  D.  Payne,  E.  L.  Robbins,  Frank  Thacher. 

J.  Lincoln,  Jr., 

32.  BOSTON  CHORAL  UNION, 

SOUTH  BOSTON,  MASS. 

F.  H.  Underwood,  President;  James  H.  Powers,  Vice-President ;  M.  C.  O’Con¬ 
nell,  Secretary;  W.  P.  Adams,  Treasurer;  G.  W.  Partridge,  Librarian; 
J.  C.  D.  Parker,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  Underwood,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  L.  J.  Bird, 

Miss  Lucy  E.  Chisholm,  Miss  Ella  R.  Johnson, 

Miss  Lucy  A.  Page, 

“  M.  E.  Bird, 

“  Larana  C.  Clark,  “ 

Lizzie  M.  Johnston 

,  “  Linnie  A.  Palmer, 

“  C.  C.  Chapman, 

“  Annie  R.  Cobb,  11 

Mary  E.  Johnston, 

“  Fannie  M.  Parker, 

“  Ann  H.  Dunham, 

“  Cliffie  S.  Cooke,  “ 

Sarepta  Jones, 

‘ 1  Sophia  L .  Peterson , 

“  H.  F.  Faulkner, 

“  Lottie  A.  Cooke,  “ 

Lizzie  M.  Kenney, 

“  Fanny  Pierce, 

“  Win.  Given, 

S.  V.  Cunningham,  “ 

Meda  C.  Kimball, 

“  Georgie  E.  Pike, 

“  F.'  Hartford, 

“  Fanny  Curtis,  “ 

Ida  G.  Lamprey, 

“  Gertrude  Pope, 

“  Geo.  II.  Homer, 

“  Lizzie  R.  Cushing,  “ 

Millie  Lastar, 

“  Ettie  M.  Porter, 

“  E.  Hosmer, 

“  Mary  K.  Davis,  “ 

Sarah  Lastar, 

11  Ella  M.  Ramsdell, 

“  Isaiah  C  Howes, 

“  Mary  B.  Dodge,  “ 

May  Lawson, 

“  May  K.  Shaokford, 

“  Wm.  T.  Lapham, 

“  Lilia  A.  Dolbeare,  “ 

Sarah  A.  Lewis, 

“  Frances  Shaw, 

u  C.  J.  Littlefield, 

“  Hannah  S.  B.  Dykes,  11 

L.  Elbe  Linscott, 

“  Mary  T.  P.  Silva, 

“  Hannah  E.  Lovering,  “  Mary  II.  Faxon,  “ 

M.  Lizzie  Lovell, 

“  Mary  Simpson, 

“  L.  A.  Lovering, 

“  Mary  J.  Fen  nelly,  “ 

Mary  L.  Lufkin, 

“  Emily  T.  Smith, 

“  M.  J.  Mooney, 

“  Adelaide  Fisk,  “ 

Ella  Lyon , 

“  Ella  J.  Souther, 

“  H.  J.  Poole, 

“  Emma  L.  Fisk,  “ 

Eunice  M.  Lyon, 

“  Carrie  R.  Stackpole, 

“  Lucy  J.  Poole, 

“  Minnie  A.  Fiske,  “ 

Jennie  Lyon, 

“  Marcia  A.  Thing, 

“  Katie  Truette, 

“  Annie  C.  Gill,  “ 

Louise  A.  Mack, 

“  Jessie  C.  Tiles  ton, 

“  Charles  J.  Vaughn, 

,  “  H.  E.  G.  Gleason,  “ 

Katie  A.  Maloney, 

“  Emma  Tinkham, 

“  Richard  R.  Walsh, 

“  Eva  P.  Goodwin,  u 

Minnie  J.  May, 

“  Sarah  B.  Tucker, 

Miss  Sarah  B  Abbott, 

“  Grace  E.  Gragg,  “ 

Annie  McDonough, 

“  A.  F.  Tuttle, 

“  Carrie  E.  Adams, 

“  S.  Lizzie  Hammond,  “ 

Susie  A.  Melledew, 

“  Laura  Underwood, 

“  Mary  A.  Adams, 

“  Lucy  P.  Hatch,  “ 

M.  Maria  Miller, 

“  Adelia  C.  Wait, 

“  Nettie  Allen, 

“  Stella  Hatch, 

C.  C.  Nelson, 

“  Lizzie  V.  Wait, 

“  Ida  L.  Angier, 

“  Martha  C.  Hill,  “ 

M.  J.  Nelson, 

“  L.  E.  Walb ridge, 

“  Ahce  W.  Baker, 

“  Emma  A.  Holbrook,  “ 

Hannah  Nicholson, 

Carrie  A.  Webster, 

“  Esther  E.  Ball, 

“  Emma  Howe,  “ 

Mary  Nicholson, 

“  Ella  L.  Wilber, 

“  Jennie  Boston, 

“  S.  E.  Hughes, 

Abbie  C.  Nickerson, 

“  Kate  A.  Williams, 

“  Julia  E.  Bowers, 

“  M.  L.  Hurd,  “ 

Addie  Nickerson, 

“  Charlotte  M.  Willis, 

“  Nellie  A.  Bragdon, 
li  Salla  M.  Bromwick, 
“  Alice  B.  Burt, 

“  J.  B.  Cherrington, 

“  Lena  Hurlburt,  “ 

,  “  Annie  Irish, 

“  Emma  F.  James,  “ 

“  Cora  B.  Johnson,  “ 

ALTO. 

Isabel  J.  Nickerson, 
P.  S.  Nickerson, 
Jennie  Nielson, 
Katie  S.  Parmenter, 

“  Mary  Ella  Winch. 

Mrs.  Lucy  C.  Bartlett, 

Mrs.  Manly  Howe,  Miss 

Carrie  A.  Abbott, 

Miss  Mary  A.  Devlin, 

“  Richard  F.  Bond, 

“  Ella  C.  Nichols,  “ 

L.  Annie  Baldwin, 

“  Susie  F.  Devlin, 

“  II.  S.  Braden, 

“  Osborn,  “ 

Alice  E.  Ball, 

l<  Teresa  Doherty, 

“  A.  II.  Brown, 

“  Olive  L.  Roberts,  “ 

Carrie  II.  Bartlett, 

“  Mary  F.  Duxbury, 

“  Mary  P.  Colburn, 

“  Eleanor  B.  Wheeler,  “ 

Nellie  II.  Chambers, 

“  Mary  D.  Emery, 

“  Alfred  Dykes, 

“  L.  A.  Wheeler, 

Minnie  Croaker, 

“  Nettie  Emery, 

“  Janie  N.  Goodwin, 

“  Jennie  Wilson,  “ 

Addie  M.  Culver, 

“  Abbie  M.  Ferrin, 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


709 


Miss  Jennie  M.  Fitton, 

Miss  Florence  D .  Kelren,  Miss  Garafelia  M.  Morse 

Miss  Anna  E.  Stone, 

“  Maria  M.  Gallagher 

,  11  Isabel  M.  Kelren, 

“  Maggie  Mullen, 

“  Ruth  Stone, 

“  Mary  J.  Guernsey, 

“  A  C.  Kimball, 

“  Mary  E.  Nay, 

“  Abbie  B.  Taylor, 

“  Frank  B.  Hale, 

“  Allie  S.  Knapp, 

“  Laura  A.  Nielson, 

“  M.  L.  Underwood, 

“  Clara  E.  Hill, 

11  Louisa  Knapp, 

“  Olive  F.  Pierce, 

“  Sarah  Vaughn, 

“  Emma  Hood, 

“  Phedora  Knapp, 

“  Clara  J.  Poole, 

“  L.  A.  Waterman, 

“  Susie  A.  Jeffers, 

11  Ida  J .  Macurda, 

“  Nellie  Power, 

“  Kate  A.  Williams. 

“  Lydia  M.  Jenks, 

C.  Franc  Maloy, 

“  Etta  J.  Ruggles, 

“  Anna  M.  Jones, 

“  Emma  F.  Mayo, 

“  Juliette  Smith, 

“  Susie  F.  Jones, 

“  Harriet  Meyers, 

“  Kate  Spring, 

TENOR. 

N.  F  Abbott, 

John  J.  Carney, 

William  T.  Lapham, 

Henry  J.  Poole, 

Austin  It.  Adams, 

George  W.  Carter, 

C.  J.  Littlefield, 

James  Power, 

Warren  P.  Adams, 

John  J.  Degan, 

Daniel  F.  Long, 

John  P.  Sayage, 

E.  E.  Allen, 

Samuel  F.  Deland, 

William  H.  Lovering, 

Samuel  C.  Tenney, 

S.  F.  Bachelder, 

Elias  R.  Emery, 

William  Lutted, 

R.  W.  Thing, 

George  W.  Bail 

Fred  C.  Floyd, 

William  Lynch, 

Wm.  F.  Thompson, 

G.  W.  Belcher, 

Lyman  J.  Fuller, 

Alexander  McKenzie, 

F.  M.  Upham, 

Lewis  J.  Bird, 

John  T.  Gilchrist, 

William  Nielson,  Jr., 

J.  R.  Winch, 

Geo.  A.  Blackmore, 

A.  S.  Green, 

E.  H.  Nichols, 

James  Wood, 

H.  S.  Braden, 

B.  Haley, 

Hiram  L.  Paige, 

R.  S.  Young. 

Chas.  M.  Bromwick, 

Edward  Ilewitson, 

U.  K.  Pettingill, 

Joseph  Buckley, 

James  H.  Lambert, 

Charles  C.  Poole, 

BASS. 

Wm.  U.  Amsden, 

Theron  J.  Cumming, 

Nathaniel  Lanning, 

George  E.  Scott, 

Henry  Andrews, 

M.  F.  Curley, 

James  Massey, 

George  E.  Smith, 

Joshua  P.  Barker, 

E.  S.  Dunham, 

William  B.  McAvoy, 

Wm.  P.  Smith, 

C.  B  Bedlington, 

Dennis  Dwyer, 

Henry  McCoy, 

Charles  Sprague, 

Charles  F.  Belcher, 

P.  H.  Dwyer, 

E.  R  McPherson, 

F.  II.  Underwood, 

George  W.  Birch, 

H.  Floyd  Faulkner, 

Richard  Monks, 

Charles  J.  Vaughn, 

Charles  L.  Bird, 

George  V.  Field, 

George  W.  Morse, 

D.  E.  Wadleigh, 

John  H.  Bird, 

Joseph  Fraser, 

M.  C.  O’Connell, 

Fred.  A.  Waitt, 

Joseph  II.  Bird, 

Obed  Goodspeed, 

George  W.  Partridge, 

Richard  R.  Walsh, 

John  W.  Blackmore, 

William  Ilersey, 

A.  G.  Pike, 

James  T.  Wheeler, 

C.  L.  Burdett, 

Thomas  Hill, 

Michael  F.  Power, 

Benjamin  E.  Whiting, 

C.  C.  Chapman, 

George  H.  Homer, 

George  H.  Putnam, 

James  Willis. 

Warren  Cobb, 

William  B.  Johnson, 

George  H.  Ryder, 

33.  SALEM  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

SALEM,  MASS. 

F.  H  Lee,  President;  Geo.  A.  Fuller,  Secretary;  E.  R.  Bigelow,  Treasurer; 
Carl  Zerrahn,  Musical  Director ;  Frank  Upton,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  31.  J.  Archer, 

Mrs.  James  Keating, 

Mrs.  David  P.  Waters, 

Miss  M.  E.  Bush, 

“  E.  S.  Attwood, 

“  C.  P.  Kemble, 

“  Geo.  A.  Wells, 

“  S  A.  L.  Chadwick, 

“  W.  K.  Bigelow, 

“  E.  T.  Kemble, 

“  F.  A.  Wruck, 

“  Lottie  Chapman, 

“  B.  C.  Brown, 

“  Carrie  Leavitt, 

Miss  Jennie  R  Andrews, 

,  “  Eliza  B.  Chase, 

“  J.  P.  Browning, 

“  J.  W.  Lefavour, 

“  M.  Atkins, 

“  Mary  A.  Clarke, 

“  Francis  Cox, 

“  J.  M.  Newhall, 

11  Carrie  W.  Austin, 

“  Sarah  R.  Clark, 

“  J  F.  Dane, 

“  E.  G.  Perking, 

“  Milly  S  Austin, 

“  C.  E.  Comstock, 

“  Gee.  P.  Daniels, 

“  Geo.  H.  Perkins, 

“  Emma  D  Bailey, 

11  Eliza  A.  Fitz, 

“  J.  Faxon, 

“  A.  B.  Richardson, 

“  Carrie  Baldwin, 

“  Nellie  A.  Friend, 

“  Laura  A.  Gallup, 

“  J.  0.  Safford, 

“  Sarah  A  Baldwin, 

“  Hattie  Goldsmith, 

“  W.  S.  Gavett, 

“  E.  P.  Sargent, 

“  M.  J  Boardman, 

“  Louisa  A.  Goodwin, 

“  W.  D.  Hunt, 

“  C.  II.  Stocker, 

“  Josephine  Bruce, 

“  C.  H.  Greene, 

“  D.  H.  Johnson,  Jr. 

,  “  B.  F  Upton, 

“  Lizzie  Bunker, 

‘  Nettie  Hagar, 

710 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


Miss  S.  L.  Hanson, 

Miss  Mary  L  King, 

Miss  L.  S.  Rich, 

Miss  Sarah  M.  Spiller, 

“  Sarah  E.  Hill, 

“  Louisa  B.  Meacom, 

“  Lucy  T.  Robinson, 

“  Anna  C.  Sullivan, 

u  Annie  A.  Hinckley, 

“  L.  S.  Merritt, 

“  Mary  Robinson, 

“  Annie  M.  Toomey, 

“  Ellen  K  Hodges, 

“  Nellie  S.  Messinger, 

“  Mary  F  Robinson, 

u  Georgie  Towne, 

“  Priscilla  0-  Ilodges, 

,  “  Mary  E.  Miller, 

“  Minnie  P.  Ropes, 

“  L.  S.  Towne, 

u  Anna  D.  Hunt, 

“  Ruth  Miller, 

“  A.  D.  Shannon, 

“  R.  II.  Treadwell, 

“  Jane  Hunt, 

“  Eliza  B.  Nichols, 

“  E.  Silsbee, 

“  E.  Maria  Upham, 

“  Sarah  E.  Hunt, 

“  Ellen  A.  Nichols, 

“  II.  A.  Simonds, 

“  M  E.  Wales, 

“  Hattie  E.  Jones, 

“  S- Augusta  Nichols, 

,  “  J.  R.  Simonds, 

“  Carrie  R.  Webb, 

“  Fanny  E.  Kelman, 

“  Mary  E.  Oliver, 

“  J.  Rosie  Simonds, 

“  M.L.  Webb, 

“  Louisa  B.  Kieham, 

“  S.  B.  Perkins, 

“  Sarah  P.  Simonds, 

“  Lucy  B.  Willson, 

“  Lizzie  Kemble, 

“  E.  A.  Pinnock, 

“  H.  M.  Smith, 

“  S.  W.  Wheeler, 

“  J.  k  M.  Kimball, 

“  S.  L.  Kimball, 

‘  Anna  M.  Quimby, 

“  Sarah  C.  Raymond, 

“  II.  F.  Southward, 
“  Edith  S.  Spiller, 

“  Ella  Worcester. 

ALTO. 


Mr.  W.  S.  Fennollosa, 

Miss  Emily  W.  Archer, 

Mss  Louisa  V.  Jones, 

Miss  Abigail  G.  Smith, 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Bassett, 

“  Harriet  A.  Austin, 

“  Sarah  H.  Kehew, 

“  Georgiana  D.  Smith, 

“  D.  B.  Brooks, 

“  Susie  S.  Baker, 

“  Mary  B.  Kilkane, 

“  Hattie  C.  Smith, 

“  Clara  S.  Burnham, 

“  Eliza  A.  Baxter, 

“  Emily  Larcom, 

“  Lura  S.  Spiller, 

“  M.  K.  Crosby, 

u  Hannah  Burke, 

“  Addie  Leavitt, 

“  Margie  H.  Stevens, 

“  N.  Foster, 

“  S.  L.  Canterbury, 

“  Ellen  D.  Martin, 

“  Alice  R.  Strout, 

“  L.  M.  Fowler, 

kC  E.  W.  Chadwick, 

“  Mary  S.  Meacom, 

“  Louisa  C.  Symonds, 

“  H.  M.  E.  Goodhue, 

“  Annie  F.  Bay, 

“  Abby  F.  Nichols, 

“  E.  S.  Vickary, 

“  C.  II.  Hayward, 

“  Lizzie  P.  Derby, 

“  Ellen  W.  Oliver, 

“  S.  E.  Wales, 

“  0.  B.  Holden, 

“  Ella  W.  Fiske, 

“  Lizzie  B.  Osborne, 

“  Grace  Walker, 

“  J.  C.  Osgood, 

“  Margaret  B.  Fitz, 

“  Ella  G.  Page, 

“  Nellie  A.  Wason, 

“  Q.  A.  Rust, 

“  Came  Graves, 

“  Addie  M.  Peabody. 

,  “  Mary  Eliza  Webb, 

“  Daniel  Upton, 

“  Emily  F  Habon, 

“  Kate  Pond, 

“  S.  E.  Willson, 

“  B.  Whitmore, 

“  Cora  J.  Hancock, 

“  Kate  F.  Pond, 

“  Mary  E.  Worsley, 

Miss  M.  B.  Agin, 

“  Martha  R.  Hill, 

“  Sarah  A.  Potter, 

“  S.  E.  Wyman. 

“  Hannah  L.  Allen, 

“  Anna  M.  Holmes, 

“  M.  A.  Rennnonds, 

“  Hattie  P.  Allen, 

“  M.  E.  Janes, 

“  Priscilla  C.  Ropes, 

TENOR. 

Everett  E.  Austin, 

Geo.  A.  Fuller, 

J.  Hardy  Miller,  Jr., 

W.  W.  Richards, 

Charles  H.  Bates, 

W.  S.  Gavett, 

C.  Fessenden  Nichols, 

Edward  A.  Smith, 

L.  F.  Brigham, 

M.  W.  George, 

C.  S.  Noah, 

George  W.  Sumner, 

F.  N.  Chapman, 

James  A.  Gillis, 

B.  C.  Perkins, 

William  S.  Tilden, 

E.  P.  Emibo, 

D.  B.  Hagar, 

Joshua  Phippen, 

J.  Francis  Tuckerman, 

Alvah  A.  Evans, 

I.  P.  Harris, 

Charles  H.  Preston, 

William  P.  Upham, 

Benjamin  H.  Fabens, 

C.  L.  Hayward, 

John  H.  Preston, 

E.  Valentine, 

B.  Louis  Fabens, 

B.  M.  Kenny, 

C  H.  Pulsifer, 

George  M.  'Whipple, 

J.  H.  Felt, 

William  Kimball, 

Albert  Remmonds, 

Benj.  Whitmore, 

Manuel  Fennollosa, 

Hervey  Lunt, 

J.  W.  Rhoades, 

Ezra  L.  Woodbury. 

BASS. 

William  Agge, 

James  Coolidge, 

Francis  II.  Lee, 

Henry  A.  Smith, 

Aug.  J.  Archer, 

George  R.  Curwen, 

Arthur  Lincoln, 

Volney  C.  Stowe, 

William  Archer, 

T.  F.  Davidson, 

Solomon  Lincoln,  Jr., 

E.  S.  Thayer, 

Arthur  S.  Austin, 

W.  P.  Davis, 

James  J.  Lord, 

Daniel  Upton, 

Edwin  R.  Bigelow, 

F.  A.  Emmerton, 

James  Me  Geary, 

Edgar  W.  Upton, 

W.  K.  Bigelow, 

Charles  E.  Fabens, 

John  Meacom, 

Francis  Upton, 

Henry  M.  Brooks, 

Ernest  F.  Fennollosa, 

E.  F.  Newhall, 

James  Upton, 

R.  H.  Browne, 

Arthur  W.  Foote, 

Joseph  Newhall, 

Herbert  Valentine, 

John  P.  Browning, 

Rufus  B.  Gifford, 

Henry  Kemble  Oliver, 

A.  J.  Walker, 

H.  C.  Burnham, 

Abner  C.  Goodell, 

L.  K.  Parsons, 

Calvin  R.  Wasbbume, 

Dr.  S.  M.  Cate, 

Henry  A.  Hale, 

E.  H.  Payson, 

Henry  F.  Waters, 

William  Cate, 

James  T.  Hewes, 

Geo.  LI.  Perkins, 

W.  A.  Webber, 

E.  C.  Cheever, 

C.  H.  Higbee, 

S.  Foster  Quimby, 

William  H.  Whipple, 

Augustus  Clark, 

William  H.  Ivehew, 

E.  H.  Randall, 

John  II.  Williams. 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL, 


711 


34.  SANDWICH  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

SANDWICH,  MASS. 

Uriel  F.  Sherman,  President;  Samuel  Fessenden,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ; 
H.  Dillaway,  Librarian;  H.  Hersey  Heald,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  Sarah 
McLaughlin,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  Chas.  H.  Burgess,  Mrs.  L.  Severance,  Miss  Sarah  McLaughlin, 
“  J.  R.  Nickles,  Miss  Helen  Lapham, 

ALTO. 


Mrs.  Lucy  Hayward, 


I.  K.  Chipman, 


Sylvanus  Bourne, 
Joseph  Brammar, 


Mrs.  J  Lloyd,  Mrs.  Nettie  Murray, 

TENOR. 

Sami.  Chipman,  Hiram  Dillaway, 

BASS. 

Chas.  H.  Burgess,  M.  F.  Delano, 

Leander  Chamberlain,  H.  H.  Heald, 


Miss  Laura  A.  Stevens 


Mrs.  Lydia  Swift 

Sami.  Fessenden. 

W.  F.  Sherman. 


35.  HYANNIS  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

HYANNIS,  MASS. 


A.  C.  Swift,  President;  C.  H.  Nye,  Secretary ;  Rodney  Baxter,  Treasurer; 
A.  S.  Crosby,  Librarian;  R.  Weeks,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  J.  Crowell, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  E.  Cornish,  Miss  Ada  Baxter,  Miss  Lousea  Crosby,  Miss  Laura  H.  Sears. 

“  W  H.  Wver,  “  Mary  D.  Chase,  “  Susie  Phinney, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  H.  C.  Wilcox,  Miss  Rebecca  J.  Beane,  Miss  Lizzy  F.  Cornish,  Miss  Alexina  Handy. 


J. A.  Beane, 

J.  W.  Chapman, 


Rodney  Baxter, 
Dr.  C.  F.  George,  ’ 


TENOR. 

A.  S.  Crosby,  W.  H.  Evans, 


BASS. 

W.  D.  Kelley,  Levi  Snow, 

A.  C.  Swift,  E.  A.  Walker, 


Chas.  H.  Nye. 


R.  Weeks, 

J.  D.  Whitney. 


36.  MANSFIELD  CHORAL  UNION, 

MANSFIELD,  MASS. 


John  Rogers,  President;  Pliny  M.  Cobb,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  0.  N. 
Gushee,  Librarian;  Geobge  E.  Bailey,  Musical  Director ;  Mrs.  E.  M.  Ide, 
Pianist. 


Mrs.  A.  R.  Drake, 

“  F.  E.  Harding, 
“  H.  B.  Hodges, 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  E.  M.  Ide,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Rogerson, 

“  M.  E.  Rogers,  “  D.  C.  Turner, 

“  M.  J.  Rogers,  Miss  M.  H.  Bates, 


Miss  H.  F.  Lawton, 
“  A.  Scoles, 

“  C.  Webb, 


Mrs.  Carrie  Cobb, 

“  Lizzie  Copeland, 
“  A.  Lovell, 


Miss  Carrie  Bailey, 
“  Hattie  Bailey, 


ALTO. 

Miss  Marion  Bailey, 
“  Jennie  Turner, 


Miss  Louisa  Webb, 
“  Phoebe  Webb. 


712 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


G.  E.  Bailey, 
Brands  Drake, 


Pliny  M.  Cobb, 
E.  Copeland,  Jr., 


John  Rogers, 
J.  W.  Rogers, 


0.  W.  Gushee, 
H.  G.  Hodges, 


TENOR. 

E  W  Sweet, 
Leonard  Sweet, 

BASS. 

J.  E.  Paine, 


Wm.  0.  Sweet, 
C.  P.  White. 

E.  L.  Smith. 


37.  HOLLISTON  CHORAL  UNION, 

HOLLISTON,  MASS. 


0.  M.  Bullard,  President;  Henry  W.  Parker,  Secretary;  George  Bartlett, 
Treasurer;  George  Moody,  Librarian;  W.  L.  Payson,  Musical  Director ; 
Charles  D.  Blake,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  G.  E.  Blake, 

“  O  B.  Bullard, 
“  Lizzie  Cutler, 
“  J.  S.  Ereneh, 


Mrs.  W.  L.  Payson  Miss  Jennie  F.  Hawkes, 
Miss  M.  Ella  Claflin,  .  “  Nellie  J.  Heath, 

“  M.  Louise  Daniels,  “  Ellen  E.  Lloyd, 

“  Susan  Y.  Fiske,  “  Helen  M.  Marsh, 


Miss  Louise  Morse, 
“  Alice  Newton, 
“  S.  A.  Staples 


Mrs.  G.  A.  Bartlett, 
“  G.  E.  Bigelow, 
“  H.  C.  French, 


C.  D.  Blake, 

0.  B.  Bullard, 
E.  Cobh  Clafhn, 


J.  W.  Allen, 

Geo.  A.  Bartlett, 
Curtis  Batchelder, 
D.  H.  Clark, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  W.  A.  McCaslin,  Miss  M.  Annie  Johnson,  Miss  Clara  E.  Newton, 

“  J.  Tower,  “  H.  Amelia  Jones,  “  L.  W.  Sanborn, 

Miss  Emma  G.  Daniels,  1 1  Ruth  A  Lloyd,  “  EmmaO.Thompson. 


TENOR. 

E.  W.  Colburn,  Geo.  IT.  Moody, 

James  M.  Goodwin,  W.  L.  Payson, 

J.  A.  Messinger, 

BASS. 

H.  Ware  Coolidge,  E.  B.  Johnson, 

Henry  C .  French,  L.  F.  Leland, 

J.  S.  French,  W.  A.  McCaslin, 


H.  W.  Parker, 
Gilbert  Rice. 


Alfred  W.  Pike, 
Vincent  A.  Pluto, 
Albert  Rice. 


38.  MELROSE  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

MELROSE,  MASS. 

H.  E.  Trowbridge,  President  and  Musical  Director ;  E.  H.  Goss,  Secretary  and 
Marshal;  George  Emerson,  2d,  Treasurer ;  D.  D.  Stratton,  Librarian. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Elmira  A.  Emerson,  Mrs.  Emily  E.  Hutchings,  Miss  Clara  I.  Hudson,  Miss  Addie  L.  Lane. 

“  Sara  Emerson,  Miss  Eliza  D.  Clark,  “  Jennie  Kempton, 

ALTO. 


Mrs.  Elizabeth  J.  Hart,  Mrs.  D.  S.  Woodward,  Miss  Mary  J.  McLaughlin,  Miss  Delia  Richardson. 


“  Sarah  E.  Stilphen, 

Miss  A.  J.  Doane, 

“  Mary  E.  Nason, 

TENOR. 

Nathaniel  D.  Dearborn, 

Allen  C.  Goss, 

Walter  Hicks, 

Henry  E.  Trowbridge. 

Isaac  Emerson, 

Elbridge  H.  Goss, 

George  Newhall, 

BASS. 

George  Emerson, 

Curtis  C.  Goss, 

Henry  M.  Small, 

Danforth  D.  Stratton, 

Henry  G.  Fields, 

Charles  A.  Howe, 

John  M.  Small, 

George  Woodward. 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL, 


713 


39.  NORTHFIELD  MUSICAL  SOCIETY, 

NORTHFIELD,  MASS. 

J.  B.  Callender,  President ;  Rev.  J.  T.  Clark,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  ;  Miss 
M.  A.  Field,  Librarian,  Musical  Director,  and  Pianist. 


Mrs.  E  Alexander, 
“  J.  P.  Clark, 


Mrs.  A.  Lyman, 
“  F.  Wright, 


J.  B.  Callender, 


D.  L.  Aldrich, 
W.  Chapin, 


Mrs.  R.  Minot, 

“  A.  C.  Parsons, 


Miss  A.  Alexander, 


J.  F.  Griswold, 


D.  Colman, 
Wm.  Dwight, 


SOPRANO. 

Miss  H.  Clark, 

“  A.  Field, 

ALTO. 

Miss  M.  Dutton, 

TENOR. 

G.  Hastings,  Jr. 

BASS. 

E.  Morgan, 

A.  C.  Parsons, 


Miss  F.  Mattoon. 


Miss  M.  Huse. 


R.  Williams. 


H.  Williams, 
J.  Williams. 


40.  SPRINGFIELD  CHORAL  UNION, 

SPRINGFIELD,  MASS. 

S.  A.  Prince,  President;  E.  Hirst,  Vice-President;  T.  FT.  Hewton,  Secretary ; 
Mrs.  D.  J.  Hutchins,  Musical  Director. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  M.  J.  D.  Hutchins,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Taylor,  MissDevelin,  Miss  N.  J.  Isham, 

“  T.  N.  Newton,  “  A.  Williams,  “  A.  Hood,  “  C.  Kingsley. 

“  G.  A.  Russell,  Miss  F.  E.  Darling; 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  W.  W.  Street,  Miss  A.  Needham. 


TENOR. 

D.  Ames, 

T.  N.  Newton 

S.  B.  Warner, 

John  Hood, 

S-  A.  Prince, 

BASS. 

S.  A.  Dinsmore, 

W.  R.  Reed, 

G.  Warner, 

E.  Hirst, 

J.  C.  Taylor, 

R.  Weston. 


A.  Williams. 


41.  MANCHESTER  CHORUS  CLASS. 

MANCHESTER,  N.  H. 


Alpheus  Gay,  President;  D.  C.  Gould,  Jr.,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  J.  M. 
Sanborn,  Librarian;  E.  T.  Baldwin,  Musical  Director ;  F.  W.  Bachelder, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  G.  F.  Adams, 

“  L.  B.  Bodwell, 

“  S  J.  Brown, 

“  Arthur  J.  Haselton. 
“  Helen  M.  Jones, 
u  J.  W  Lathe, 

“  H.  E.  Lewis, 


Mrs.W.  D  Moody, 

“  Robert  F.  Moore, 

“  S.  S.  Reynolds, 

,  “  H.  M.  Richardson, 
“  G.  W.  Stevens, 

“  H.  C.  Tilton, 

Miss  Helen  L.  Adams, 


Miss  M.  J.  Blenus, 

V  Helen  F.  Cheney, 
“  Ella  F.  Darling, 

“  Marion  J.  Dodge, 
“  S.  A.  Gay, 

“  Abbie  S.  Griffin, 
“  Ida  C.  Hall, 


Miss  Laura  C.  Hood, 

“  Ida  W.  Knowles, 

“  Emma  F.  Mitchell, 
“  Nellie  Pearsons, 

“  Morgia  M.  Porter, 
“  Addie  Whritner. 


714 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  Hattie  A.  Childs, 
“  J.W.  Fellows, 

“  Frances  S.  Iluse, 
“  J.  G.  Lane, 

“  M.  L.  Lawrence, 


Frederic  Allen, 

R.  D.  Bagley, 

E.  T.  Baldwin, 

F.  W.  Batehelder, 


Geo.  F.  Adams, 
David  Alden, 
Lyman  F.  Colby, 
Hilas  Dickey, 
Reuben  Dodge, 


Mrs.  II  D  Lord, 

“  IIE.  Newton, 

“  C.  H.  Scott, 

Miss  S.  F  Adams, 

“  Lizzie  A.  Bartlett, 


R.  S.  Eastman, 
Alpheus  Gay, 
Clark  Hadley, 
Henry  H.  Huse, 
J.  D.  Jones, 


Miss  S  B  Batehelder, 

“  Katie  L.  Chapin, 

“  A.  M.  Choate, 

“  Marianna  Clough, 

“  Hattie  M.  Dinsmore 


Miss  Emma  Fogg, 

“  Almira  Gould, 

“  Mattie  R.  Kidder, 
“  Martha  J.  Locke, 
“  M.  A.  Mitchell. 


J.  M.  Sanborn, 
H.  Tobey, 

D.  C.  Wright. 


M.  V.  B.  Richardson, 
J.  A.  V.  Smith, 

J.  T.  Spofford. 


TENOR. 


Chas.  B.  Bradley, 
J.  B.  Bradley, 

R.  C.  Dresser, 

J.  U.  Farnham, 


D  C.  Gould,  Jr., 
Wm.  D.  Moody, 
M.  0.  Pearsons, 
S  B.  Putnam, 


BASS. 


John  G.  Lane, 

F.  S.  Little, 

W.  II  Newhall, 

H.  E.  Newton, 

Frank  T.  E.  Richardson, 


42.  NASHUA  CHORUS  CLASS, 

NASHUA,  N.  H. 

Charles  N.  Merrill,  President;  J.  P.  S.  Otterson,  Secretary;  P.  H.  Hill, 
Treasurer;  Levi  Belcher,  Librarian;  E.  P.  Phillips,  Musical  Director  and 
Marshal ;  Miss  E.  Grant,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  E.  T.  Baldwin, 

“  0.  C.  Moore, 

Mies  Kate  E .  Andrews, 
“  Carrie  Barr, 

“  Eva  Barr, 

“  Clara  Blake, 


Miss  Josie  Converse, 

“  Mary  E.  Cross, 

“  S.  Louise  Dunklee, 
“  Nellie  Earle, 

“  Minnie.J.  Estes, 

“  A.  E.  Gilbert, 


Miss  Ella  M.  Gilbert,  Miss  Lizzie  Noyes, 
“  Frankie  Godfrey,  “  Ella  Porter, 
“  Eveline  Greenwood,  “  F.  Sargent. 

“  Nellie  S.  Jacquith, 

“  Addie  C.  KimbaU, 

“  M.  Etta  Moore, 


ALTO. 


Miss  Abbie  Bliss,  Miss  Fannie  Eaton, 

“  S.  E.  D.  Burrill,  “  Emily  Grant, 
“  Emeline  E.  Durgin,  “  Lura  Hodge, 


Miss  Helen  M.  Kittredge,  Miss  E.  J.  Murgatroyd, 


Ella  M.  March, 
Lizzie  Mason, 


A.  H.  Otterson, 
Jennie  Thompson. 


L.  C.  Farwell, 

Paris  H.  Hill, 

TENOR. 

J.  P.  S.  Otterson. 

D.  A.  Greenwood, 

C.  N.  Merrill, 

E.  P.  Phillips, 

Levi  L.  Belcher, 

Geo.  W.  Fox, 

BASS. 

W.  P.  Hussey, 

John  S.  Daniels, 

W.  Greene, 

J.  K.  Priest, 

David  Stevens, 
M.  Taylor. 


D.  A.  Reed, 
Geo.  E.  Wheat. 


43.  NORTH  ABINGTON  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

NORTH  ABINGTON,  MASSt 

John  Ford,  President;  E.  H.  Denham,  Secretary ;  C.  Stetson,  Treasurer ;  E. 
Brown,  Librarian ;  J.  F.  L.  Whitmarsh,  Musical  Director ;  D.  Blanchard, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Geo  noun,  Mrs.  Wm.  Tribou,  Miss  Sarah  Bullock,  Miss  M.  V.  Whitmarsh. 

“  Mary  S.  Prince,  Miss  Alice  M.  Beal,  ‘  Lura  Ford, 


GEEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL, 


715 


Miss  Francella  Dodge, 

ALTO. 

Miss  Ella  Everson, 

Miss  Ella  A.  Whitmarsh. 

E.  E.  Brown, 

TENOR. 

B.  W.  Shaw, 

J.  F.  L.  Whitmarsh. 

Alvan  Bates, 

Dean  Blanchard 

BASS. 

E.  H.  Denham,  D.  F.  Powers, 

John  Ford,  H.  N.  Shaw, 

Edward  Wales, 

W.  S.  Wales. 

44.  SOUTH  BRAINTREE  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

BRAINTREE,  MASS. 

Joseph  Porter,  President;  S.  Deering,  Vice-President ;  J.  W.  Holbrook, 
Secretary ;  S.  W.  Hollis,  Treasurer ;  Hiram  Wilde,  Musical  Director ;  A. 
Morrison,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.E.  W.  Babcock, 

Mrs.  Elias  Hayward, 

Mrs.  B.  Stevens, 

Miss  M.  L.  French, 

“  Berry, 

“  F.  A.  Hobart, 

“  E.  F.  E  Thayer, 

“  Delia  Niles, 

“  J. E.  Crane, 

“  J.  E.  Holbrook, 

“  Wright, 

“  M.  A.  Stuart, 

“  H.  Daggett, 

“  T.  W.  Holbrook 

,  Miss  Annie  Arnold, 

“  Alice  Thayer, 

“  C.  H.  Dow, 

“  W.  Mansfield, 

“  S.  Arnold, 

“  E.  W.  Thayer, 

“  S.  F.  Dyer, 

“  J.  H.  Robinson, 

,  “  M.  Daggett, 

“  S.  W.  Wilde, 

“  C.  C.  Gregg, 

“  S.  F.  Robinson, 

“  Annie  French, 

“  Sarah  Wright. 

“  B  H.  Groce, 

“  E.  M.  Sanborn, 

“  Mary  French, 

“  F.  Gomez, 

“  H.  W.  Simonds, 

“  M.  E.  French, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  H.  N.  Arnold, 

Mrs.  R.  Porter, 

Mrs.  C.  B.  Woodsum, 

Miss  Jennie  Hobart, 

“  E.  A.  Belcher, 

“  J.  F.  Porter, 

Miss  Sarah  Allen, 

“  Mary  Niles. 

“  D.  A.  Brooks, 

“  Geo.  Read, 

“  Abbie  Arnold, 

“  A.  M.  Penniman. 

“  Maria  Dean, 

“  W.  M.  Richards 

,  “  Ida  Bates, 

“  S.  L  Porter, 

“  T.  H.  Dearing, 

“  J.  Shaw, 

“  A.  D.  Belcher, 

“  Harriet  Pratt, 

“  J.  M  French, 

“  J.  T.  Stevens, 

“  M.  Crooker, 

“  A.  L.  Putman, 

“  Minot  Hunt, 

“  R.  N.  Stuart, 

“  G.  Daggett, 

“  P.  A.  Sherman, 

“  J.  Jenkins, 

“  C.  Thayer, 

“  M.  A.  Doarty, 

“  A.  A.  Stevens, 

“  L.  D.  Morrison, 

“  R.  A.  Thayer, 

“  Sarah  Dunham, 

“  A.  L.  Thayer, 

‘ ‘  N.  Penniman, 

“  Sarah  Tirrell, 

“  B.  F.Dyer, 

‘‘  C.  E.  Thayer. 

TENOR. 

Abijah  Allen, 

J.  M.  French, 

C.  W.  Mansfield, 

N.  R.  Proctor, 

A.  Chace, 

B.  H.  Groce, 

A.  W.  Packard,  • 

H.  W.  Simonds, 

H.  Daggett, 

C.  C.  Gregg, 

R.  Payne, 

G.  N.  Spear. 

T.  Daniels, 

C.  L.  Hayden, 

J.  Penniman, 

T.  Desmond, 

F.  W.  Holbrook, 

M.  A.  Perkins, 

BASS. 

Frank  Allen, 

F.  C.  Cushing, 

F  H.  Morse, 

W.  M.  Richards, 

B.  V.  Arnold, 

T.  H.  Deering, 

0.  H.  P.  Niles, 

J. T.  Stevens, 

F.  Arnold, 

A.  R.  French, 

A.  W.  Penniman, 

A  D.  Stuart, 

J.  A.  Arnold, 

Louis  Gomez, 

N.  W.  Penniman, 

Calvin  Thayer, 

J.  R.  Arnold, 

C.  D.  Hayden 

W.  R.  Penniman, 

J.  W.  Thayer, 

R.  F.  Arnold, 

N.  F.  T  Hayden, 

J.  F.  Porter, 

J.  Underhay 

H.  Babcock, 

J.  E.  Holbrook, 

R.  Porter, 

T  Wales, 

E.  A.  Belcher, 

G.  II.  Howard, 

N.  Pratt, 

J.  W.  White, 

J.  T.  Bestick, 

M.  Hunt, 

R.  T.  Pratt, 

G.  D.  Whittaker, 

J.  B.  Burt, 

J.  Jenkins, 

Q.  F.  Reed, 

G.  D.  Willis, 

J.  P.  Comstock, 

S.  A.  T.  Mansfield, 

Geo. Reed, 

C.  B.  Woodsum, 

J.  E.  Crane, 

E.  F  Monk, 

W.  H.  Reed, 

R.  Woodsum. 

716 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


45.  EAST  SOMERVILLE  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

SOMERVILLE,  MASS. 

S.  D.  Hadley,  President  and  Musical  Director ;  C.  H.  W.  "Wood,  Secretary ; 
C.  B.  Morton,  Treasurer ;  Charles  Brackett,  Librarian;  S.  H.  0.  Hadley, 


Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Annie  Brackett, 
Miss  Mary  Adams, 

“  Emma  Atwood, 

Miss  Abbie  Bray, 

“  Mary  Coffin, 
“  Adah  Cole, 

Miss  Ella  Hardy, 

“  Mary  Hardy, 

“  Amelia  Hatch, 

Miss  Laura  J.  Prescott. 
“  Nellie  S.  Titus. 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  Mary  W.  Wood, 
Miss  Maggie  Atwood, 

Miss  Mary  Hadley. 
“  Ella  Prescott, 

,  Miss  Flora  Prescott, 

Miss  Clara  Taylor. 

TENOR. 

Geo.  E.  Alden, 

William  Croswell, 

Geo.  Hale. 

C.  E.  Morton, 

Chas.  B.  Morton. 

BASS. 

Chas.  Brackett, 

Chas.  Cutter, 

S.  D.  Hadley, 

S.  H.  0.  Hadley, 

E.  J.  Hamblin, 

John  Wild, 

C.  H.  W.  Wood. 

46.  UNION  CHORUS  AND  GLEE  CLUB, 

WOLFBORO’,  N.  H. 

Jacob  Hanson,  President;  D.  E.  Whitten,  Secretary;  J.  L.  Atjry,  Treasurer; 
J.  B.  Haines,  Librarian;  M.  T.  Cate,  Musical  Director ;  Ida  Durgin, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Eliza  A.  Nudd,  Mrs.  Nettie  A.  Whitton,  Miss  Hattie  Horn,  Miss  Emma  J.  Smith, 

“  Ella  M.  Parker,  Miss  Abbie Helen Hersey,  “  EUaL.  Piper,  “  Annie  L.  Wood. 

“  Mary  F.  Peavy, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  Caroline  F.  Durgin,  Mrs.  Ernny  Varney,  Miss  Emily  Hersey,  Miss  Katie  R.  Wood. 

“  Olivia  M.  Hersey,  Miss  Ida  Durgin, 


M.  T.  Cate, 
Jacob  Hanson, 


Jos.  L.  Avery, 
Geo.  H  Cate, 
G.  B.  Clark, 


TENOR. 

Chas  F  Parker,  Jasper  H.  Warren,  D.  Edwin  Whitton. 

Rev.  Leander  Thompson, 


BASS. 

J  B.  Haines,  Chas.  H.  Nudd,  John  L.  Peavy, 

Chas  H.  Hodgdon,  Joseph  H.  Nudd,  Samuel  Reynolds. 

Henry  A.  Horn, 


47.  SHERBORN  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

SHERBORN,  MASS. 

G.  W.  Dennet,  President ;  A.  H.  Blanchard,  Secretary ;  Frederick  Cushing, 
Treasurer;  E.  M.  Bickford,  Librarian;  Augustus  H.  Leland,  Musical 
Director ;  Miss  Isabella  K.  Cushing,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  E.  A,  Blanchard,  Mrs.  Lizzie  Grout,  Miss  Ellen  L.  Barton,  Miss  E.  Jennie  Sanford. 

“  R.  G  Everett,  “  Abbie  M.  Taber, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


717 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Maria  Howe,  Miss  Carrie  I.  Bullard,  Miss  Isabella  B.  Cushing,  Miss  Mary  C.  Everett. 
“  Sarah  E.  Sanford,  “  Mary  A.  Coolidge, 

0 

TENOR. 

Frederic  W.  Cushing,  A.  A.  Forbes,  William  P.  Green,  Augustus  H.  Leland. 


BASS. 

Elbridge  M.  Bickford,  George  W.  Dennett,  Frank  E.  Hooker,  Henry  Howe. 

Albert  H.  Blanchard,  Ira  B.  Forbes, 


48.  PAWTUCKET  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

PAWTUCKET,  R.  I. 


JohnF.  Adams,  President;  Charles  0.  Read,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  Edwin 
Clapp,  Librarian;  George  W.  Hazelwood,  Musical  Director ;  Charles  H. 
Bradley,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Wm.  K.  Barivard,  Miss  Maria  C.  Cooke,  Miss  Drusilla  Payne, 

“  H.  L.  Edmunds,  “  Jennie  Gilmore,  “  Mattie  Tracy, 

“  P.  E.  Tillinghast,  “  Carrie  Mumford, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Sue  D.  Stiruss,  Miss  Jennie  Justin,  Miss  Addie  Smith, 

Miss  Fannie  Arnold,  “  Mattie  Marvin,  “  Esther  Walker, 


Miss  Charlotte  Walker, 
“  Mary  White. 


Miss  Josie  Wilmarth. 


TENOR. 

Lyman  B.  Goff, 

J.  U.  Starkweather, 


John  F.  Adams, 
Theo.  A.  Allen, 


Chas.  H.  Bradley, 
Henry  Clark, 

Wm.  W.  Flint, 


Edwin  Clapp, 

H.  L.  Edmunds, 


D.  L.  Goff, 

Edwin  W.  Gould, 


BASS. 

C.  B.  Pearse, 
C.  J.  Pullen, 


P.  E.  Tillinghast. 


Chas.  0.  Read, 
A.  C.  White. 


49.  FRANCESTOWN  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

FRANCESTOWN,  N.  H. 

I 

W.  A.  Richards,  President;  Dr.  C.  F.  Fitts,  Secretary ;  D.  P.  Bixby,  Treas¬ 
urer;  E.  W.  Colburn,  Librarian;  G.  D.  Epps,  Musical  Director  ;  Mr.  Mor¬ 
gan,  Pianist. 


Mrs.  J.  Mansfield, 
Miss  S.  A.  Bryant, 
C.  E.  Forsyth, 


Mrs  L  S.  Colburn, 
“  M.  T.  Downes, 


SOPRANO. 

Miss  A.  P.  Hall,  Miss  Abbie  E.  Marden,  Miss  Clara  P.  Woods, 

“  M.  C.  Lovejoy,  “  H  B-  Woodbury,  “  J.  S.  Woods. 

ALTO. 

Miss  A.  B.  Baldwin,  Miss  E.  F.  Gage,  Miss  M.  Morgan. 

“  A.  E.  Duncan,  “  J.  M.  Marden, 


A  Baldwin, 

P.  W.  Bunker, 


J.  T.  Bixby, 
J  F  Clark, 


TENOR. 

G.  E.  Downes, 

J.  F.  Fitts, 

G.  E.  Yose. 

G.  D.  Epps, 

J.  Mansfield, 

BASS. 

W.  Colburn, 

0.  N.  Holt, 

Wm.  A.  Richards, 

W.  E.  Downes, 

E  A.  Parmenter, 

S.  E.  Stevens. 

718 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


50.  UNION  MUSICAL  SOCIETY, 

NORTH  BRIDGEWATER,  MASS. 

C.  R.  Ford,  President;  F.  A.  Thayer,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  ;  Jesse  Billings, 
Librarian;  Dr.  G.  R.  Whitney.  Musical  Director  ;  Mrs.  E.  M.  Sewall  and 
Ziba  C.  Keith.  Pianists. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  Jane  Bancroft, 

Mrs.  Louisa  Sylvester, 

Miss  Ella  A.  Freeman, 

Miss  Hattie  Munsell, 

“  J.  0.  Battles, 

“  C.  A.  Tolman, 

“  Belle  Howard, 

(( 

Jennie  Parish, 

“  E.  E.  Dean, 

“  Lizzie  G.  Wilde, 

“  Delia  Howard, 

<( 

Agnes  S  Parker, 

“  M.  L.  Hayden, 

“  Clara  E.  Wade, 

“  Julia  M.  Howard, 

(( 

Maggie  Reiley, 

“  E  W  Holmes, 

“  H.  M  Washburn, 

“  Betsey  A.  Jackson, 

(( 

Ellen  M.  Sewall, 

“  N  Capen  Howard, 

Miss  Annie  J.  Austin, 

“  Francis  M.  Jernegan,  “ 

Isabel  L.  Snow, 

“  L  M.  King, 

“  Louisa  R.  Bailey, 

“  Katie  M.  Jones, 

U 

Josie  W  Snow, 

“  C.  J.  F.  Packard, 

“  Lizzie  F.  Battles, 

“  Lizzie  Keith, 

(( 

Mary  E.  Tuck, 

“  S.  E.  Parker, 

‘ 1  Hattie  G.  Carey, 

“  Fannie  A  Lawton, 

(t 

Ella  E.  Washburn 

“  0.  0.  Patten, 

“  Mattie  M.  Copeland 

“  Emma  G.  Maxey, 

“  C.  F.  Porter, 

“  Mary  Dimond, 

“  Mary  Moor, 

“  Wm.  Snell, 

“  Abbie  F.  Dunham, 

“  Flora  Mowrey, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.M  D.  Barrell, 

Mrs.  S.  W.  Hancock, 

Miss  Dorcas  Field, 

Miss  Sarah  Perry, 

“  B.  F.  Battles, 

Miss  Mary  A.  Alden, 

“  Hannah  Glover, 

“ 

F.  L.  Peterson, 

“  Herbert  Cobb, 

“  Abbie  Barrell, 

“  Julia  Hayward, 

u 

Emma  Reynolds, 

“  M.  B.  Copeland, 

“  Justina  Battles, 

“  Lora  S.  Hayward, 

a 

Zilphia  Reynold, 

“  Jas.  L.  Grew, 

*  “  Lucy  Copeland, 

“  Belle  Holmes, 

n 

Mary  Sturtevant, 

“  Joshua  V.  Gurney 

“  Augusta  Dunham, 

“  Mary  W.  Lyon, 

“ 

Alice  Whiting. 

TENOR. 

G.W.  Allen, 

C.  H.  Dunham,  Jr., 

Thomas  J.  Gurney, 

M.  Z.  McCann, 

J.  S.  Allen, 

E.  B.  Fanning, 

Fred.  E  Holmes, 

S. F.  Packard, 

Herbert  Billings, 

Wm.  H.  Faxon, 

Edwin  Howard, 

H.  G.  Philips, 

Jesse  Billings, 

J.  W.  Foye, 

Linus  Howard, 

J.  W.  Richards, 

Geo.  Churchill, 

Josephus  L.  Freeman, 

L.  Keith, 

F.  A.  Thayer, 

Arthur  Dimond, 

Seth  L.  French, 

Ziba  C.  Keith, 

A.  C.  Thompson, 

B.  F.  Dunham, 

James  L.  Grew, 

A.  W.  King, 

G  R.  Thompson. 

BASS. 

Lucus  W.  Alden, 

Charles  W.  Gardner, 

Sami.  McLauthlin, 

Eben.  Sumner, 

Robert  Armstrong, 

Lucius  Gurney, 

H.  F  Nash, 

Rufus  L.  Thatcher, 

C.  S.  Benson, 

B.  B.  Hayward, 

Wm  O’Neill, 

W  E.  Tilden, 

W.  C.  Capen, 

S.  A.  Hayward, 

T.  D.  Norton, 

J  F  Tolbot, 

Geo.  C.  Carey, 

S.  A  Holbrook, 

Henry  B.  Packard, 

Geo.  Warren, 

Otis  Cobb, 

A.  B.  Holmes, 

G.  E.  Parker, 

J.  M.  Washburn, 

C  H.  Cole, 

Ellis  Holmes, 

C.  F  Porter, 

G.  R.  Whitney. 

Geo.  M.  Copeland, 

M.  F.  James, 

L.  M.  Reynolds, 

Michael  Fitz, 

A.  B.  Keith, 

E.  E.  Richards, 

C. R.  Ford, 

G.  M.  Keith, 

G.  E.  Russell, 

51.  READING  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

READING,  MASS. 

D.  G.  Richardson,  President;  D.  Kendall,  Vice-President;  W.  H.  Perkins, 
Secretary;  S.  M.  Pratt,  Treasurer ;  Mrs.  Bancroft,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Bancroft,  Mrs.  Clara  M.  Jones,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Sanborn,  Miss  Lucia  Kingman, 

“  Hattie  A.  Bancroft,  “  Rosamond  C.  Pratt,  Miss  Flora  A.  Buxton,  “  Nellie  A.  Knight, 

“  Adeline  D.  Brown,  “  Henrietta  Reed,  “  Maria  Delano,  “  Fannie  Shaw, 

“  Ellen  Cleaves,  “  Helen  E.  Sanborn,  “  Nellie  A.  Hunt,  “  Alice  Temple. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


719 


ALTO. 


Mrs  Sarah  F.  Danforth,  Mrs.  Margaret  C.  Scott,  Miss  Rosa  Brooks, 
“  EdnaS  Parker,  “  Sarah  J .  Sweetser,  “  Sarah  Butler, 
“  H.  E.  Richardson, 

TENOR. 

Francis  F.  Brown,  George  W.  Carleton,  James  Parker, 

William  Butler,  Edmund  Legro,  Silas  Richardson, 


Charles  A.  Bessey, 
Seth  Bessey, 

Charles  H.  Danforth, 


Eliab  C.  Jones, 
Galen  A.  Parker, 
Gilman  L.  Parker, 


BASS. 

Walter  H.  Perkins, 
Stillman  M.  Pratt, 
David  G.  Richardson, 


Miss  Laura  Gleason, 

“  Christina  Zappie. 


Hiram  A.  Spear, 
Roswell  N  Temple. 


W.  Stimpson  Richardson, 
Samuel  T.  Sweetser, 

R.  Dexter  Temple. 


52.  LACONIA  MUSICAL  SOCIETY, 

LACONIA,  N.  H 

W.  N.  Blair,  President;  R.  H.  Carter,  Secretary,  Treasurer,  and  Librarian; 
Ralph  M.  Merrill,  Musical  Director ;  Mrs.  E.  A.  Hibbard,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  W.  N.  Blair,  Mrs.  F  W.  Reeves,  Miss  L.  W.  Pitman,  Miss  Ida  L.  Semple, 

“  F  H.  Champlin,  “  C.  M.  Rolfe,  “  Josie  Richardson,  “  H.  M.  Whipple. 

“  L.  C.  Nudd,  Miss  Ella  J.  Blaisdell, 


Mrs  H.  Blaisdell, 

“  E.  A.  Hibbard, 
“  G.  W.  Weeks, 

J.  S.  Hunkins, 

R.  M.  Merrill, 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  L.  D.  Young,  Miss  Abbie  A.  Cook, 

Miss  E.  A.  Cole,  “  Julia  A.  French, 


TENOR. 

I.  B.  Pulsifer,  H.  F.  Rublee, 

S  B.  Pulsifet,  T.  Sands, 


Miss  Josie  Hamilton, 
“  Bell  F.  Rawlett. 


L.  D.  Young. 


G.  W.  Bell, 
E.  B.  Beman, 
W.  N.  Blair, 


BASS. 

R.  H.  Carter,  A.  L.  Davis, 

F.  H.  Champlin,  J.  F.  Merrill, 


L.  C.  Nudd, 

J.  F.  Shepherd. 


53.  ROSSINI  CLUB, 

DAMARISCOTTA,  ME. 

Rev.  J.  J.  Bulfinch,  President;  E.  W.  Dunbar,  Secretary ;  A.  G.  Hustin, 
Treasurer ;  N.  H.  Hussey,  Librarian;  G.  M.  Thurlow,  Musical  Director; 
Mrs.  W.  D.  Webb..  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  John  Borland,  Mrs.  H.  W.  Metcalfe,  Miss  Lizzie  Huston, 

“  W  Hall,  Miss  Annie  G.  Barstow,  “  A.  F.  Metcalfe, 

“  H.  N.  Melcher„  “  Nettie  S.  Hussey, 


Miss  E.  D.  Thurlow, 

“  Luella  M.  Winslow. 


Mrs.  E.  W.  Dunbar, 

“  Louise  A.  Evans, 
“  Alden  Flye, 

J.  J.  Bulfinch, 

N.  J.  Clapp, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Alvan  Hussey,  Mrs.  W  D.  Webb,  Miss  Belle  Chapman, 

“  L.  J.  Stanwobd,  “  Edward  Wilkinson,  “  Lizzie  B.  Cotter. 


Warren  R.  Evans, 

TENOR. 

Albert  Richardson, 

Newell  Winslow. 

C.  F.  Packard, 

G.  M.  Thurlow, 

E.  W.  Dunbar, 
N.  II.  Hussey, 


A.  G  Huston, 
Samuel  Knowlton, 


BASS. 

J.  Merriam, 


J  H.  Stanwood. 


720 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


54.  FARMINGTON  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

FARMINGTON,  ME. 

C.  A.  Allen,  President  and  Musical  Director ;  J.  T.  Gat,  Secretary  and  Treas¬ 
urer  ;  Mrs.  J.  F.  Woods,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Ann  S.  Craig,  Mrs.  S.  W  Haskell,  Miss  Julia  H.  May,  Miss  Abby  R.  Wyman. 

“  J.  S.  H.  Fairbanks,  “  H  N.  Jones,  “  Flora  Mitchell,  • 


Mrs.  C.  A.  Allen, 
“  T.  W.  Bean, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Phillips,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Woods,  Miss  C.  B.  Hunter, 

G  P.  B.  Woods,  Miss  Abbie  C.  Goodrich,  11  Lizzie M.Macomber, 


J.  T.  Gay, 

J.  M.  S.  Hunter, 

C.  A.  Allen, 
Robert  McClury, 


I.  S.  Jacobs, 


R.  R  Norton, 
D  W.  Pratt, 


TENOR. 

Wm.  Lancaster, 

BASS. 

A.  D.  Russell, 
M.  P.  Smith, 


J.  C.  Tarbox. 

John  F.  Woods. 


55.  BELMONT  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

BELMONT,  MASS. 

F.  E.  Yates,  President;  G.  Y.  Fletcher,  Vice-President  and  Marshal;  E.  E. 
Adams,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  T.  A.  Estabrook,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  F.  E.  Tates, 

Miss  Carrie  M.  Chenery, 
“  Emma  T.  Chenery, 
“  Hattie  L.  Chenery, 

Mrs  Geo.  Y.  Fletcher, 

“  A.  L.  Grimes, 

“  Mary  F.  W.  Homer 
“  A.  R.  Proctor,. 


Miss  Mary  L.  Chenery, 
“  Ida  F.  Fletcher, 

“  Susie  T.  Frost, 


Miss  Emma  R.  Hill, 

“  Ruth  B.  Holt, 

“  Cynthia  E.  Marsh, 


Miss  Lizzie  L.  Proctor, 

“  Annie  L.  Wellington, 
“  Addie  N.  Winn. 


Miss  Kate  Howard, 

“  Louise  Howard, 

“  Mary  A.  Kendall, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Teele,  Miss  Olive  Clark, 

Miss  Harriet  A.  Adams,  “  L.  Millie  Heustis,' 
,  “  S.  P.  Chandler,  “  Ella  E.  Hill, 

“  Maria  F.  Chenery, 


TENOR. 

Edward  E.  Adams,  Jonathan  Bigelow,  Geo.  Y.  Fletcher,  J.  Willard  Hill. 

BASS. 

Wm.  B.  Bothamly,  J.  Henry  Fletcher,  Isaac  Watts,  Francis  E.  Tates. 

Theodore  A.  Estabrook,  F.  K.  Simonds, 


56.  ACUSHNET  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

ACUSHNET,  MASS. 

Thomas  Hersom,  President;  Lewis  H.  Pratt,  Secretary;  George  Morse, 
Treasurer;  Ammi  Howard,  Musical  Director;  Lizzie  Cragie,  Pianist;  Thomas 
Hersom,  Marshal. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Thomas  ft!  Hawes,  Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Peirce,  Miss  Emily  A.  Brownell,  Miss  Carrie  D.  Manter, 

“  George  P.  Morse,  “  Henry  E.  Warren,  “  Mary  0.  Green,  “  Lucy  A.  Manter. 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  Thomas'  Hersom,  Mrs  Lewis  H.  Pratt,  Miss  Lizzie  Cragie, 


Miss  Paulenah  C.  Wilson, 


GEEAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


721 


Albert  F  Chase, 
Thomas  Hersom, 


Edward  Chase, 
Thomas  R.  Hawes, 


TENOR. 

A  mini  Howard,  Thomas  W.  Peirce,  George  T.  Russell,  Jr. 

John  Manter,  Jr., 

BASS. 

George  P.  Morse,  Lewis  H.  Pratt,  Benjamin  Wilson,  Jr. 

Samuel  B.  Peirce, 


57.  LEOMINSTER  MUSICAL  SOCIETY, 

LEOMINSTER,  MASS. 


C.  A.  Chase,  President ;  E.  F.  Pierce,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  J.  W.  Far- 
well,  Librarian;  E.  H.  Bailey,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  Addie  Colburn, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  J.  A.  Collins, 

“  Fannie  Crosby, 
“  Mary  Daymon, 
“  Julia  Gibson, 


Mrs.  Lizzie  Kenney, 

“  E.  W.  Swett, 

Miss  Lizzie  Fessenden, 
“  Jennie  Gould, 


Miss  Anna  Gray, 

“  Abbie  Howe, 

“  Fannie  Howe, 
“  Clara  Joslin, 


Miss  Mattie  Joslin, 

“  Mary  Longley, 
“  Dolhe  Prescott, 
“  Orisa  Taylor. 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  G.  A.  Allen, 
Miss  Alice  Bixby, 

“  Christina  Chase, 


J.  F.  Chaffin, 
C.  A.  Chase, 

J.  W.  Farwell, 


Miss  Abbie  Colburn, 
“  Nellie  Crosby, 

“  Etta  Miller, 


Miss  Jennie  Miller, 
“  Sadie  Morse, 

“  Anna  Parker, 


TENOR. 

Jos.  Hale,  Geo.  Parker, 

J.  N.  H.  Lawrence,  E.  F.  Pierce, 

J.  R.  Murdock, 


Miss  Abbie  Pitts, 

“  Emma  Whitney. 


S.  L.  White, 
G.  Wilder. 


L.  Andrews, 
E.  H.  Bailey, 
A.  Cook, 

E.  Farwell, 


H.  G.  Hooker, 
Wm.  Howland, 
M.  C.  Kenney, 


BASS. 

Jennison  May, 

D.  W.  Morton, 
Charles  Parkhurst, 


H.  T.  Thurston, 
A.  H.  Walker, 
R.  L.  Wilder. 


58.  SALMON  FALLS  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

SALMON  FALLS,  N.  H. 

William  P.  Brooks,  President;  A.  H.  Crane,  Secretary;  Edward  Hayman, 
Treasurer;  Nathan  Hill,  Librarian;  George  W.  Brookings,  Musical  Di¬ 
rector  ;  M.  G.  Thompson,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs  G  W  Brookings,  Miss  Lizzie  Joy,  Miss  Abbie  F.  Morton,  Miss  M.  L.  Wentworth, 


“  Geo  Yeaton, 

Miss  Mary  McDaniels, 

“  Katie  J.  Flynn, 

“  Hannah  J  Keayes, 
“  Ella  E.  Knowlton, 

“  Martha  Plumer, 

“  Lillie  E.  Russell, 

“  Nellie  Whitehead, 
“  Cressy  Wyman. 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  M.  E.  Dodge, 

“  A.  M.  Wood, 

Miss  L  A.  Fernald, 

Miss  E  F  Goodwin, 

“  Jennie  Jameson, 

Miss  Lizzie  Neally, 

“  M.  J.  Neally, 

Miss  Lizzie  Morton, 

“  May  Tompson. 

TENOR. 

S  D  Bassett, 

Geo.  Gile, 

Nathan  Hill, 

George  E.  Joy, 

0  W  Scott. 

722 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Geo.  W.  Brookings, 
ffm.  P.  Brooks, 
Leonard  Colcord, 


BASS. 


A.  H.  Crane, 

G.  S.  Goodwin, 
Sylvanus  Hayward, 


Wm.  Keays, 

Ed.  B.  Pike, 
James  A.  Place, 


Henry  M.  Plumer, 
C.  F.  Pray, 

T.  S.  Robie. 


59.  EXETER  MUSICAL  SOCIETY, 

EXETER,  N.  H. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Chickering,  Jr.,  President  and  Musical  Director;  Dr.  C.  H.  Gerrish, 
Secretary ;  W.  W.  Hobbs,  Treasurer ;  J.  W.  Gale,  Librarian ;  T.  W.  Moses, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  Charles  Conner, 
“  F  M.  Davis, 

“  J.  G.  Getchell, 

“  Chas.  Grant, 

“  Wm.  N.  Hobbs, 


Mrs.  S.  B.  Cummings, 
“  G.  0.  Dearborn, 
“  W.  N.  Hobbs, 


Mrs.  M.  E  Packard, 
“  Charles  Rogers, 
“  Geo.  G.  Smith, 
“  John  Smith, 


Mrs.  Alva  Wood, 
Miss  Abbie  Bliss, 

“  L  S  Dame, 

“  M.  F.  Emery, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  S.  B.  Lawrence,  Miss  E.  S.  Folsom, 

“  S.  A.  Locke,  “  A.  E.  Mclntre, 

“  J.  W.  Moulton,  “  E.  E.  Mitchell, 


Geo.  L.  CiUey, 
F.  M.  Davis, 


TENOR. 

Sperry  French,  G.  W.  Hardy, 

J.  W.  Gale,  J.  0.  Heald, 


John  Avery, 

T.  W.  Baldwin, 

C.  U.  Bell, 

J.  W.  Chickering,  Jr., 


J.  Al.  Clarke, 

G.  0.  Dearborn, 
J.  H.  Folsom, 

C.  H.  Gerrish, 


BASS. 

A.  L.  Goodrich, 
Wm.  N.  Hobbs, 

G.  W.  E  Mitchell, 
E.  R.  Piper, 


Miss  Emma  Mitchell, 
“  Carrie  Otis, 

“  A.  A.  Smith, 

“  M.  E.  Smith. 


Miss  Susie  Rowe, 

“  E.  J.  Rundlett, 
Mr.  C.  W.  Stone. 


M.  S.  Holmes, 

C.  W.  Partridge. 


J.  W.  Rollins, 

B.  B.  Thompson, 
Alva  Wood. 


60.  FRAMINGHAM  CHORAL  CLUB, 

FRAMINGHAM,  MASS. 


S.  F.  Prentice,  President;  J.  W.  Clark,  Jr.,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  L.  0. 
Emerson,  Musical  Director  ;  W.  F.  Hurd,  Librarian  and  Pianist. 


Mrs.  Benson, 

“  M.  A.  Blood, 

“  L.  0  Emerson, 
“  A.  R.  Esty, 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  T.  C.  Hurd, 

“  C.  W.  Kennard, 
“  H.  F.  Sheppard, 
Miss  Martha  Bullard, 


Miss  Mary  Emerson,  Miss  Anna  Leland, 
“  Sarah  N.  Fawcett,  “  A.  M.  Roberts, 

“  Alice  Hewell,  “  H.  J.  Shaw. 

“  Ginevra  L.  Hewell, 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  F.  B.  Gaines, 

“  H.  G.  Spaulding, 
Miss  Maria  K.  Brown, 


Miss  Mary  B.  Brown, 
“  Emily  J  Clark, 
“  Hattie  Cooledge, 


Miss  Luella  Emerson, 

“  Lizzie  B  Hastings, 


Miss  Blanche  T.  Hewell, 
“  Helen  M.  Phipps, 


J.  W  Clark,  Jr., 
Edward  Hemenway, 


Z.  B  Adams, 
Willard  E  Clark, 


Frank  Hemenway, 
C.  A.  Hemenway, 


Dr.  Dennett, 
Frank  B.  Gaines, 


TENOR. 

W  F.  Hurd, 

S.  F.  Prentice, 

BASS. 

Theo.  C.  Hurd, 
Frank  Sanger, 


H.  G.  Spaulding. 


H.  F.  Sheppard, 
Geo.  Trowbridge. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


723 


61.  DOVER  CHORAL  UNION. 

DOVER,  N.  H. 

W.  0.  Perkins,  President  and  Director ;  J.  S.  Hayes,  Secretary;  Dr.  T.  J.  "W. 


Pray,  Treasurer 

;  Harrison  Haley 

Librarian;  L.  P. 

Whitney,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.J  H  Blaisdell, 

Mrs  L.  P.  Whitney, 

Miss  Mary  Ellen  Hayes 

Miss  Alice  M.  Sawyer, 

“  E  T  Brigham, 

“  J.  H.  Winslow, 

“  Emily  Hersey, 

“  Mattie  Sawyer, 

“  John  Chamberlin, 

Miss  Annie  Bickford, 

“  Adelaide  S.  Hill, 

“  Julia  A.  Sayward, 

“  John  Colbath, 

“  Ada  Bond, 

11  Ann  Hill, 

“  Mary  Smith, 

“  S  W.  Farnham, 

“  Josephine  Briggs, 

“  E.  W.  Hill, 

“  MaryS.  Smith, 

“  E.  J.  Freeman, 

“  Kate  C.  Briggs, 

“  Maggie  L.  Hill, 

“  M.  Virginia  Smith, 

“  John  E.  Goodwin, 

“  Josephine  Brown, 

“  Emma  M.  Horne, 

“  Emma  S.  Spurling, 

“  G.  A.  Haley, 

“  Lizzie  Brown, 

“  Annie  Kingman, 

“  Julia  Staples, 

“  H.  Haley, 

“  Nellie  E.  Brown, 

“  Ella  Kingman, 

“  Amanda  J.  Taylor, 

“  J  G.  HaU, 

u  Carrie  E  Buzzell, 

“  Abbie  F.  Lane, 

“  Bell  Thompson, 

“  Chas.  F  Ham, 

“  S.  Lizzie  Chesley, 

“  Ella  D.  Libbey, 

“  Fannie  T.  Wallace, 

“  J  S.  F.  Ham, 

“  M  J.  Cilley, 

“  Abbie  Mathes, 

“  Mary  Wallingford, 

“  N.  E.  Hanson, 

“  Amanda  Crockett, 

“  B.  B.  Merritt, 

“  Annie  Warren, 

“  John  S.  Hayes, 

“  Lizzie  0  Davis, 

“  Kate  Mooney, 

“  Bell  Warren, 

“  Jas.  E  Lothrop, 

“  Martha  J.  DeMerritt,  “  A.  F.  Moulton, 

“  Carrie  M.  Warren, 

“  Geo.  H.  Peirce, 

“  Emily  N.  Duxhury, 

11  Florence  Moulton 

“  A.  E.  Watson, 

“  Geo.  B.  Prescott, 

“  Emma  Estabrook, 

“  Marie  H.  Nealley, 

“  Mary  R.  Welch, 

“  John  H.  Randall, 

“  Mary  M.  Estes, 

11  Laura  Packard, 

“  Alice  F.  Wiggin, 

“  G.  F.  Rollins, 

“  Mary  Everleth, 

“  Lizzie  Parks, 

“  Annie  M.  Willey, 

“  Ellen  F.  Scales, 

“  Nellie  Fenner, 

“  Ida  F.  Peirce, 

“  Carrie  Williams, 

“  Henry  Sayward, 

“  Mary  0.  Folsom, 

“  Carrie  Perkins, 

“  Augusta  Winslow, 

“  Thos.  S  Smith, 

“  Katie  Furber, 

“  Mary  Piermont, 

“  Mary  Wyatt, 

“  E.  Thompson, 

“  Fannie  E.  Hanson, 

“  Eliza  A.  Pinkham 

“  Addie  York, 

“  Geo.  B.  Wentworth 

,  “  Margaret M.  Hardy 

“  L.  Ricker, 

“  Nellie  Young, 

“  S.  M  Wheeler, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  Chas.  E.  Bacon, 

Mrs.  Henry  Prindel, 

Miss  Carrie  E.  Gray, 

Miss  Nellie  A.  Smith, 

“  W  W  Dow, 

“  Mary  L.  Rust, 

“  Mattie  A.  Matthews,  “  Martha  Thompson, 

“  C  E.  Everett, 

“  S.  M.  Wheeler, 

“  Rosenia  Morrill, 

“  Emma  Thomson, 

“  J.  B.  Folsom, 

“  C.  W.  Wiggin, 

“  Mary  S.  Piper, 

“  Harriet  Thomson, 

“  C  W.  Greenleaf, 

Miss  Sarah  M.  Dow, 

“  Sarah  B.  Piper, 

“  Minnie  G.Wadleigh 

“  B.  F.  Nealley, 

“  S.  B.  Gilman, 

“  Lottie  E.  Pray, 

“  Hannah  E.  Wyatt. 

TENOR. 

Charles  0.  Baker, 

Clarendon  Everett, 

Chas.  F.  Ham, 

W.  L.  Sprague, 

A  B  Blair, 

L.  Theodore  Everett, 

John  S.  Hayes, 

P.  A.  Stackpole, 

Geo.  W  Boody, 

E.  0.  Foss, 

T.  L.  Hoitt, 

Joseph  P  Swasey, 

A.  M.  Canney, 

Geo.  S.  Gilman, 

Samuel  Hull, 

Geo.  W.  Thompson, 

0  G.  Cilley, 

Albert  Gleason, 

Henry  Perkins, 

W  H.  Townsend, 

Geo.  W.  Colbath, 

Harrison  Haley, 

John  W.  Pray, 

Calvin  Wallingford, 

Joseph  Drew, 

S.  A.  Haley, 

Philander  Roberts, 

0.  A.  Wiggin. 

BASS. 

Benjamin  Barnes, 

Charles  C.  Door, 

J.  M.  Haynes, 

T  J.  W.  Pray, 

William  C.  Barrows, 

John  J.  Duxbury, 

James  A.  Horne, 

A. F  Seavey, 

Henry  H  Beede, 

M.  M.  Estabrook, 

W.  L.  Horne, 

C.  S  Stackpole, 

Ellery  Bennett, 

Charles  E.  Everett, 

John  B.  Hull, 

E.  M.  Swan, 

J.  H  Blaisdell, 

J  L.  Goodwin, 

James  E.  Lothrop, 

Chas.  H.  Trickey, 

John  Bracewell, 

Everett  Hall, 

Edmund  Madigan , 

M.  V  B.  Wentworth, 

Jonathan  Bradley, 

D.  Ham, 

D  Melvin  Mooney, 

Jas.  H  Wheeler,  . 

E  T.  Brigham, 

J.  S.  F  Ham, 

B.  F.  Nealley, 

L.  P.  Whitney, 

John  A  Chamberlin, 

C.  W  Hayes, 

J.  E.  Perkins, 

C.  F.  Willey, 

Almond  J  Clark, 

G  W  Hayes,  2d, 

W.  0.  Perkins, 

Frank  B.  Williams. 

Daniel  H.  Deland, 

L  D  C.  Hayes, 

724 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


62.  OAKDALE  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

STERLING,  MASS. 


Jon.  Sawyer,  President;  Birney  Mann,  Secretary,  Musical  Director,  and  Mar¬ 
shal  ;  J.  Q.  Reed,  Treasurer;  Geo.  Keyes,  Librarian;  Frank  Copeland, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  P.  D.  Lord,  Mrs.  E.  P.  Winn,  Miss  Mary  Keyes,  Miss  Nellie  A.  Willard, 

“  Luke  Nichols,  Miss  Emma  F.  Davis,  “  Nellie  M.  Reed, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  F.  Goss,  Miss  F.  Lizzie  Flagg,  Miss  S.  E.  Sawyer, 

“  Warren  Wilder, 

TENOR. 

Jonathan  Sawyer, 

BASS. 

Frank  Copeland,  Geo.  Keyes,  Birney  Mann, 


Miss  Louise  M.  Woods. 

Luke  Sawyer. 

J.  Q.  Reed. 


63.  RUTLAND  COUNTY  CHORAL  SOCIETY. 

RUTLAND,  VT. 

Francis  A.  Fisher,  President;  E.  N.  Merriam,  Vice-President ;  W.  D.  Good- 
now,  Secretary ;  A.  H.  Cobb,  Treasurer ;  George  Q.  Day,  Librarian;  R.  I. 
Humphrey,  Musical  Director ;  I.  B.  Hathaway,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  B.  G.  Rice, 

Miss  Mary  Campbell, 
“  Emma  S.  Cook, 

“  Ella  B.  Emerson. 
“  Hattie  A.  Fish, 


Mrs.  W.  H.  Palmer, 

“  B.  C.  Sparhawk. 


Miss  Mary  J.  Gilmore, 
“  Helen  C.  Harris, 
“  Mandana  Hyde, 

“  Mary  E.  Johnson. 

ALTO. 

Miss  Ella  Brown, 


Miss  Mary  E.  Nye, 

“  Annie  C.  Robinson. 
“  Minnie  A.  Scofield, 
“  Mary  E.  Slason. 


TENOR. 

J.  J.  Joslin, 

E.  N .  Merriam 


Mrs.  Geo.  W.  Beaman, 
“  D.  C.  Billings, 

“  M.-A.  Bourne, 

“  H.  L.  Cheney, 

“  W.  C.  Dunton, 


Mrs.  W.  D.  Goodnow, 
“  I.  B.  Hathaway, 


Geo.  Q.  Day, 
M.  C.  Edson, 


George  Besse, 

Nelson  Brown, 

John  H.  Chatterton, 
A  H.  Cobb, 

John  Cook, 


Wm.  D.  Goodnow, 
J.  B.  Hilliard, 


0.  W.  Currier, 

F.  A.  Fisher, 

Wm.  R.  Gilmore, 
J.  Dunham  Green, 
I.  B.  Hathaway, 


BASS. 

R.  J.  Humphrey, 
I.  R.  Johnson, 
Geo.  H.  Palmer, 
W.  H.  Palmer, 


Miss  Susie  A.  Hammond. 


Rev.  I.  Milton  Peck, 
I.  E.  Walker. 


P.  W.  Perry, 

C.  C.  Pierce, 

Geo.  D.  Wheaton, 
S.  D.  Winslow. 


64.  SUNCOOK  CHORUS  ASSOCIATION, 

SUNCOOK,  N.  H. 

C.  B.  Hildreth,  President;  E.  B.  Gould,  Secretary ;  R.  K.  Gilbert,  Treasurer ; 
H.  H.  Jones,  Librarian;  J.  C.  Cram,  Musical  Director;  Mrs.  M.  Osgood, 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Mary  Head,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Rose,  Miss  Rose  M.  Cram,  Miss  Alice  C.  Potter, 

“  Nellie  Osgood,  Miss  Flora  J  Cram,  “  Augusta  Doe,  “  Elsie  Sargent. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL.  725 


ALTO. 

Mrs  Anna  Gault,  Mrs.  Emma  Osgood,  Miss  Ella  Doe, 

“  Hattie  M.  Jones,  “  Susan  Weeks,  “  Frances  George, 


Miss  Abbie  Knox, 

“  Martha  F.  Prescott 


John  F.  Bartlett,  - Collins, 

Jonathan  Batchelder,  J  B.  Cram, 


TENOR. 

Charles  Emery, 
Richard  K.  Gilbert, 


BASS. 

J.  C  Cram,  Clifton  B.  Hildreth,  Levi  R.  Leavitt, 

Edwin  B  Gould,  Henry  H.  Jones,  Frank  Upton, 


Addison  N.  Osgood, 
Frank  Putnam. 


Gilford  Upton. 


65.  WINCHESTER  CHORAL  ASSOCIATION, 

WINCHESTER,  MASS. 

Henry  B.  Metcalf,  President;  D.  N.  Kimball,  Secretary;  Stephen  H.  Cutter, 
Treasurer  and  Librarian ;  J.  C.  Johnson,  Musical  Director ;  Mrs.  P.  Adams, 
Jr.,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  S  J  Bronson, 

Mrs.  A.  E.  Rowe, 

Miss  E.  Chapin, 

Miss  M.  A  Johnson, 

“  S.  H.  Cutter, 

“  A.  Whiting, 

“  L.  M.  Church, 

“  L.  J.  Sanderson, 

“  S.  Elliot, 

“  F.  Winsor, 

“  A.  P.  Clark, 

“  E.  Tilton, 

“  B  F  Ham, 

Miss  K.  Burnham, 

“  E.  A.  Dunbar, 

“  A.  Warren, 

“  E.  H.  Rice, 

“  A.  E.  Buxton 

,  “  C.  Garnsey, 

“  A.  M  Whitney. 

ALTO. 

Mrs  Paul  Adams, 

Mrs.  M  Buxton, 

Mrs.  J.  C.  Johnson, 

Mrs.  N.  Nichols, 

“  PH.  Batchelder 

•,  “  0.  S.  Dunbar. 

,  “  D.  W.  Kimball, 

“  E.  F.  Whitney. 

“  I  Bronson. 

TENOR. 

H  Dunbar, 

S.  F.  Ham, 

H.  B.  Metcalf, 

D.  H.  Pratt, 

S.  Elliot, 

I.  C.  Johnson, 

T.  Norman, 

P.  Warren. 

BASS. 

Rev  S  J.  Bronson, 

D.  W.  Kimball, 

B.  W.  Redfem, 

J.  Ross, 

C  P.  Curtis, 

J.  Mackintire, 

E.  H.  Rice, 

A.  E.  Rowe. 

B  F.  Ham, 

Geo  E  Nichols, 

H.  Rice, 

66.  WHITINSVILLE  CHORAL  UNION, 

WHITINSVILLE,  MASS. 

0.  B.  Moulton, 

President;  William  Foster,  Secretary 

,•  C.  F.  Baker,  Treas- 

urer  ;  Henry 

Butler,  Librarian;  B.  L.  M.  Smith, 

Musical  Director  and 

Marshal;  F.  P. 

Bly,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Albert  Andrew, 

Mrs  Henry  Warfield,  Miss  Clara  S  Crane,  Miss  Jennie  Taft. 

“  Sullivan  Cook.. 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  B  L  M 

Smith, 

Miss  Hattie  E.  Clark. 

TENOR. 

Albert  Andrew, 

Sullivan  Cook, 

Barnard  Develin , 

Henry  Cook, 


BASS. 

0.  B.  Moulton, 


B  L.  M.  Smith. 


726 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


67.  WEBSTER  CHORAL  SOCIETY. 

WEBSTER,  MASS. 

J.  Hetherington,  Jr.,  President;  L.  D.  Waters,  Secretary;  A.  J.i  Waters, 
Treasurer;  S.  Wyley,  Librarian;  Gustave  Krebs,  Musical  Director;  Carl 


Krebs,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  J.  Hetherington, 

“  E.  P.  Morton, 

Mrs.  H.  Shumway,  Miss  Helen  Lamed, 

Miss  Irene  Watkins. 

ALTO. 

Mrs  R.  K.  Waters, 

Miss  Emma  Allen, 

Miss  Clara  L.  Freeman,  Miss  Eliza  Sheldon, 

“  Fannie  Phipps,  “  Emily  Shumway, 

Miss  Martha  Shumway. 

George  Linley, 

Carlo  May, 

"  TENOR. 

A.  A.  Mum  ford,  Emory  F.  Smith, 

L.  D.  Waters. 

John  Hetherington,  Jr. 
Warren  Johnson, 

BASS. 

E.  P.  Morton,  R.  K.  Waters, 

A.  J.  Waters, 

Samuel  Wiley. 

68.  ASHLAND  CHORUS  CLASS, 

ASHLAND,  MASS. 

Rev.  M.  M.  Cutter,  President;  P.  Emerson,  Secretary ;  B.  H.  Hartshorn, 
Treasurer ;  E.  A.  Forbush,  Jr.,  Librarian;  C.  V.  Mason,  Musical  Director ; 


W.  H.  Seaver, 

Pianist. 

SOPRANO, 

Mrs.  E.  A.  Aldrich, 

Mrs.  Abner  Greenwood,  Mrs.  D  M.  Tilton, 

Miss  Lillie  Forbush, 

“  A.  A.  Coburn, 

“  Ezra  Morse, 

Miss  Emma  Barrett, 

“  Annie  Hanson, 

“  S.  A.  Cole, 

“  W.  H.  Seaver 

,  “  Nellie  Cole, 

“  Ella  West. 

“  H.  J.  Dadmun, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  T.  Carey, 

Mrs  S.  A.  Montague,  Miss  Flora  Forbush, 

Miss  Ellen  Stone, 

“  B.  W.  Houghton, 

“  F.  A.  Wall, 

“  Addie  Jones, 

“  Nellie  Wheelock, 

“  C.  V.  Mason, 

Miss  Hattie  Brewster, 

TENOR. 

S  S.  Baker, 

Abner  Greenwood, 

B.  W.  Houghton, 

Samuel  Poole. 

E.  A.  Forbush,  Jr., 

BASS. 

E.  A.  Aldrich, 

A.  G  Forbush, 

E.  P.  Hartshorn, 

A.  Moody, 

D.  M.  Babcock, 

E.  F.  Greenwood, 

H.  Hooker, 

W.  II.  Seaver, 

Rey.  M.  M.  Cutter, 

P  Emerson, 

B.  H.  Hartshorn, 

C.  V.  Mason, 

A.  Snell. 

69.  ENFIELD  CHORUS, 

THOMPSONVHLE,  CONN. 

J.  S.  Allen,  President;  C.  F.  Knight,  Secretary ;  David  Gordon,  Treasurer  ; 
E.  F.  Parsons,  Musical  Director ;  Mrs.  J.  E.  Knight,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Knight,  Miss  Mary  A.  Morrison,  Miss  Georgie  Sheridan,  Miss  Lizzie  Strickland, 

Miss  Bessie  Abbe,  “  Anna  F.  Reynolds,  “  Ida  Sheridan,  “  Lizzie  Wheelock. 

“  Ella  R.  Morrison,  “  Flora  G.  Sheridan, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL.  727 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  L.  E.  Sawn,  Miss  Emma  J.  Abbe,  Miss  Mary  K.  Alden,  Miss  Helen  A.  Griffin. 

“  L  0  Wightman, 

TENOR. 

Jabez  S  Allen,  Henry  H.  Ellis,  Rev.  Cyrus  Pickett. 

BASS. 

Robert  Aiken,  Charles  Killam,  C.  T.  Knight,  Newell  A.  Parsons. 

Robert  J  Hall, 


70.  GROVELAND  CHORAL  UNION, 

GROVELAND,  MASS 

J.  A.  Say  ary,  President;  Charles  W.  Spofford,  Secretary  and  Librarian; 
D.  R.  Parker,  Treasurer;  L.  Hopkinson,  Musical  Director;  A.  T.  Spofford, 
Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs  Cynthia  A  Bailey,  Mrs.  Isabella  S.  Ladd,  Miss  Emma  N.  Browne,  Miss  Alice  J.  Peabody. 
“  Minnie  S.  Balch, 

ALTO. 

Mrs  A.  M.  Pemberton,  Miss  Lucia  A.  Melloon,  Miss  Lillie  M.  Peabody,  Miss  Aphia  T.  Spofford 
Miss  Mary  A.  Hopkinson,  “  Eliza  N.  Parker,  “  Fidelia  Potter, 


TENOR. 


Leverett  Hopkinson, 
Dean  R.  Parker, 


Paul  Hopkinson, 
8.  W.  Hopkinson, 


fm.  H.  Parker, 
E. R.  Savary, 


Chas.  H.  Poland, 
Henry  S.  Sayary, 


J.  Augustus  Savary, 

BASS. 

Chas.  W.  Spofford, 
Morris  Spofford, 


J.  H.  Savary. 


J.  R.  Wood. 


71.  MALONE  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

MALONE,  N.  Y. 


S.  I.  Palmer,  President ;  C.  Allen  and  A.  P.  Martin,  Vice-Presidents ;  H.  E. 
Perkins,  Secretary ;  J.  Fisk,  Treasurer ;  T.  H.  Atwood,  Musical  Director ; 
J.  de  Zelinski,  Pianist 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  J.  E.  Barry, 
“  0.  F.  Briggs. 


Mrs.  George  Paddock,  Mrs.  H.  A.  Taylor,  Miss  Zilla  Partch. 
“  Bell  Rowe, 


ALTO. 

Miss  Lucia  E.  Atwood,  Miss  Agnes  Bates,  Miss  Bertie  Lewis, 


Miss  Sarah  C.  Willard. 


M.  W.  Atwood, 
Thos.  H  Atwood, 


J.  F.  Atwood, 
J  E.  Barry, 


H.  E.  Partch, 


J.  W.  Chandler, 
John  Fiske, 


TENOR. 

H.  E.  Perkins, 

BASS. 

J.  R.  Jackson, 


J.  de  Zelinski. 


Mason  Slason. 


728 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


72.  MENDELSSOHN  SOCIETY, 

CHICAGO,  ILL. 

George  B.  Upton,  President;  W.  S.  B.  Matthews,  Vice-President ;  James  E. 
Murray,  Secretary ;  George  W.  Lyon,  Treasurer ;  J.  A.  Butterfield, 
Musical  Director;  William  H.  Cutler,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO 


Mrs  Andrews, 

“  P.  P.  Bliss, 

“  W.  H.  Cutler, 

“  H.  D.  Hitchcock, 
“  M.  J.  Lyon, 

“  Josie  F.  Thurlow, 
“  Sarah  Turnbull, 


Mrs.  Mary  J.  Young, 
Miss  Lillie  Andrews, 

“  Addie  Brown, 

11  Jennie  F  Brown, 
“  Mary  Burton, 

“  Mary  D.  Butler, 
u  Emma  Daly, 


Miss  Decatur, 

“  Lizzie  Dow, 

“  Leonora  F.  Gilbert, 
“  Sarah  Higgins, 

“  Fannie  E.  Jones 
“  Nellie  Lyon, 


Miss  Jennette  C.  Phelps, 
“  Lizzie  Reed, 

“  M.  Belle  Scott, 

“  Lizzie  Thompson, 

“  Alice  Whitlock, 

“  Olive  Wood. 


ALTO. 


Mrs  Allen  Butler, 

Miss  Jennie  Bean, 

Miss  Hayes, 

Miss  Scott, 

“  L.  Conklin, 

“  Sallie  B.  Brouse,  “  Agnes  Lewis 

“  Lizzie  Skelton, 

“  Freeman, 

“  Emma  Dell, 

“  C.  E.  Parker, 

“  M.  A.  Webb, 

“  Lizzie  Green, 

“  Sarah  Flagg, 

Lucy  Preston, 

“  Wilson. 

“  Weber, 

“  Alice  L.  Gates, 

TENOR. 

Thos.  Baldwin, 

R.  F.  Keith, 

J.  R.  Morse, 

C.  L.  Runalds, 

R.  A.  Brown, 

John  M.  Kerns, 

R.  M.  Padgett, 

John  Seymour, 

Josiah  Day, 

Fred  K.  Knowles, 

H  S.  Perkins, 

Frank  Somes, 

Mr.  Freeman, 

Jos.  W.  Lyon, 

S.  W.  Powell, 

Wm.  Yining, 

Jas.  R.  Harrison, 

Benj.  Martin, 

J.  S.  Ramsey, 

B.  T.  Wakeman, 

Ezra  B.  Hotchkiss, 

John  F.  Mills, 

L.  C.  Rice, 

Henry  B.  Waterman, 

Henry  J.  Hutchinson, 

BASS. 

A.  T.  Allen, 

M.  C.  Crouch, 

Fred  B.  Hull, 

W.  E.  Mather, 

P.  P.  Bliss, 

T.  H.  Elder, 

John  C.  Hull, 

J.  Mozart, 

F.  W.  Callender, 

R.  II.  Flagg, 

John  W.  Hutchinson, 

P.  C.  Parmelee, 

R.  M.  Clarke, 

G.  E.  Fuller, 

John  R.  Irvine, 

H.  F.  Talbot, 

M.  E.  Cole, 

J.  H.  Gates, 

Benj.  F.  Kelley, 

Rev.  Glen  Wood, 

D.  S.  Combs, 

E.  C.  Guilbert, 

W,  E.  Lewis, 

0.  W.  Young. 

J.  W.  Crawford, 

W.  F.  Heath, 

73.  CHORAL  UNION  SOCIETY, 

MTDDLEBOROUGH,  MASS 

I.  H.  Harlow,  President;  F.  S.  Thompson,  Secretary;  Joseph  Wood,  Treasurer 
and  Librarian ;  A.  J.  Pickens,  Miosical  Director  ;  Mrs.  Foss,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Foss,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Shaw,  Miss  C.  S.  Pickens,  Miss  Helen  P.  Sparrow. 

“  C.  I.  Harlow,  Miss  Mary  L.  Harlow,  “  Lucy  L.  Pickens 

ALTO. 

Mrs  A.  L.  Harrison,  Mrs.  Carrie  Holmes,  Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Thompson,  Miss  Julia  A.  Coombs. 


J  H.  Harlow, 
L  K  Harlow, 


TENOR. 

I.  M.  Pickens,  F.  S.  Thompson, 


J.  T.  Wood. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL, 


729 


L.  K  Coombs, 
Chester  Harlow, 


John  T.  Haskell, 
A.  J.  Pickens, 


BASS. 

W.  W.  Pickens, 
R.  Pierce, 


Hercules  Smith. 


74.  EAST  BOSTON  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

EAST  BOSTON,  MASS. 

C.  G.  Russell,  President;  Wm.  A.  Stevens,  Librarian;  Dexter  A.  Tompkins, 
Musical  Director  and  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs  Sarah  Bennett, 

“  Ruiamah  Delano, 
“  EUaM.  Fitch, 

“  Susan  Haynes, 


Mrs.  Sarah  F.  Laurence, 
“  Mary  E.  Munroe, 

“  Jessie  A.  Rich, 

“  Sarah  E.  Skofield, 


Miss  Emma  W  Clarke, 
“  Lucy  H.  Cobb, 

“  Lizzie  Godbold, 

“  Sarah  Godbold, 


Miss  Mary  Kendall, 

“  Susan  A  Mayo, 
“  Ella  Pray, 

“  Nellie  Weston. 


ALTO. 


Mrs  Rachel  B.  Atkins, 
“  C  C  Burdakin, 

“  T.  W  Clarke, 

“  Martha  Ferson, 


Mrs.  Lucy  Martin, 

“  Laura  W.  Sellers, 

“  Ruth  A.  Sheppard, 
“  Mary  D.  Stevens. 


Mrs.  Annie  E.  Sturtevants,  Miss  Kate  Doane, 


Miss  Lizzie  Bradford, 
“  Helen  Crowle, 

“  J.  Josie  Doane, 


Hester  A.  Howe, 
Lizzie  C.  Nixon, 
Edith  L.  Studley. 


Geo  F.  Barker, 
Reuben  Goodwin, 
B.  H.  Harding, 
Samuel  N.  Mayo, 


Richard  Beeching. 
William  Beeching, 
S.  G.  Pennett, 


TENOR. 


Leonard  F.  Merrill, 
Chas.  E.  Pearson, 
T.  C.  Power, 


James  A.  Shedd, 
Ivory  H.  Staples, 
Wm.  A.  Stevens, 


Dexter  A.  Tompkins, 
Samuel  B.  Woods, 
Edwin  Wright 


BASS. 

Mark  Googgins,  Geo.  Porter,  Melzar  Thomas, 

Daniel  W.  Palmer,  Cromwell  G.  Rowell,  John  Young. 


75.  HOPKINTON  CHORAL  SOCIETY. 

HOPKINTON.  MASS. 

E.  S.  Nason,  President  and  Musical  Director ;  L.  B.  Maybry,  Secretary;  Elijah 
Winship,  Treasurer ;  Mr.  Brewer,  Librarian. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs  S.  E.  Chase, 

“  M.  A.  Claflin, 

“  S.  P.  Maybry, 

Mrs.  E.  S.  Nason, 

“  S.  J  Wakefield 
“  Josie  Willard, 

Mrs.  S  M  Winship, 

,  “  A  E.  Woodbury, 

Miss  Ella  Cobum, 

Miss  S  Cook, 

“  A.  L.  Scammell. 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  H.  Gibbs, 

“  M.  E.  Sweet, 

Mrs.  C..E.  Wheeler, 
“  S.  A.  Wilber, 

Miss  E.  C.  King, 

'*  E.  M  Phipps, 

Miss  H.  A.  Taft. 

TENOR. 

A.  G.  Brewer, 

Thos.  Carey, 

S.  Crooks,  Jr., 

L.  B.  Maybry, 

E.  S.  Nason. 

E.  W.  Phelps, 

E,  Winship. 

BASS. 

A.  Crooks, 

J.  S.  Crooks, 

Elijah  Fitch, 

Henry  Newton, 

C  E.  Wheeler, 

Fred.  Whittemore. 

730 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


76.  METHUEN  CHORAL  UNION, 

METHUEN,  MASS. 

Jacob  Emerson,  President;  George  A.  Harris,  Secretary;  D.  Currier,  Treas¬ 
urer ;  Chas.  Easton,  Librarian;  Miss  Lizzie  A.  Harris,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  F.  M.  Fuller, 

Mrs.  E.  F.  Merrill, 

Mrs  F  C.  Parker, 

Miss  II.  E.  Simonds, 

“  J.  A.  Hawley, 

“  E.  F.  Messer, 

“  M.  H.  Webster, 

“  H.  M.  Warren. 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  G.  R.  Hutchinson, 

Miss  Addie  Gutterson,  Miss  Julia  Kimball, 

Miss  Carrie  Molton. 

“  Martha  Kendell, 

“  L.  A.  Harris, 

“  Lizzie  Merrill, 

TENOR. 

C.  Eaton, 

A.  L.  Gale, 

Cummings  Messer, 

H.  O.  Webster. 

L.  B.  Gage, 

C.  M.  Hickok, 

S.  W.  Tapley, 

BASS. 

D.  Currier, 

G  A  Harris, 

Samuel  Huse, 

Albert  Smith, 

Jacob  Emerson,  Jr., 

S.  S.  Hickok, 

A.  K.  Rent, 

D.  W.  Tenney. 

77.  PEACE 

FESTIVAL  CLASS, 

NATICK,  MASS. 

E.  C.  Morse,  President ;  J.  Wilde,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  J.  Astor  Broad, 

Musical  Director. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  J.  G  Adams,  Miss  Clara  Cole,  Miss  Ella  Hardy,  Miss  M.  L.  Parker, 


“  Beals. 

“  Clinton  Cook, 

“  Helen  Harwood, 

“  Angie  Procter, 

“  E.  II.  Brigham, 

“  Nellie  Dakin, 

u  Ella  Hansen, 

“  A.  Sanger, 

“  Edwards, 

“  Rose  A.  Davis, 

“  J.  A.  Knowles, 

“  A.  II.  Shattuck, 

“  Dr.  Gunter, 

‘  ‘  Dewire , 

“  E.  M.  Mason, 

“  EUen  Tash, 

“  Alice  Washburn . 

“  Mary  B  Fiske, 

u  Agnes  L.  Moore, 

“  S.  S.  Whitney, 

“  H.  N.  Wetherbee, 

“  Mattie  Fay, 

u  C.  H.  Moore, 

“  Maggie  Wilson, 

“  Wood, 

“  Hattie  Hall, 

“  Edna  Moore, 

“  Lizzie  Winch, 

Miss  Abbie  Beal, 

“  Mary  E.  Hollis 

“  Lizzie  Morse, 

“  Ida  Wingate. 

“  Alice  E.  Clapp, 

“  Martha  L.  Hunt,  “  Ida  Moulton, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  W.  P.  Bigelow, 

Miss  E.  M.  Centerbar,  Miss  S.  S,  Greenwood, 

Miss  S  E.  Saxton, 

“  Hemmenway, 

“  0.  A.  Cheeney, 

“  Ida  Howe, 

“  A.  E.  Travis, 

“  E.  H.  Walcott, 

“  C.  H.  Childs, 

“  Clara  Kimball, 

“  Emily  Whitney, 

Miss  Arabel  Beal, 

“  M.  Cook, 

“  Walter  Nash, 

“  Mary  Whitney, 

“  Mattie  Broad. 

“  Louise  Crosby, 

“  Nellie  Nute, 

“  Clara  Wingate. 

“  Kate  Broad, 

“  L.  R.  Edgerton 

TENOR. 

John  R  Adams, 

S.  Bean, 

E.  C.  Morse, 

Nath.  Smith, 

Joseph  G.  Adams, 

J.  E.  Fiske, 

Ned  Morse, 

Henry  Travis, 

W.  P.  Bigelow, 

A  F.  Mason, 

Wm.  Morse, 

T.  S  Travis, 

H  C.  Burnham, 

Wm.  Mastin, 

W.  D.  Parlin, 

BASS. 

Joseph  Wilde. 

J  A.  Broad, 

A.  Copithom, 

C.  H.  Moore, 

W  H.  Tash, 

W  M  Broad, 

Geo.  T.  Dakin, 

Edgar  Nute, 

G.  D.  Tower, 

0.  H  Burley, 

Z.  H.  Gould, 

A.  Parker, 

E  H.  Walcott, 

Dr.  Carter, 

Frank  Hayes, 

C.  E.  Randall, 

Chas.  Walker, 

A  I.  Cheney, 

E.  P.  Hollis, 

Walter  Robinson, 

J.  A.  Wheeler, 

C  W.  Colburn, 

Moses  Cook, 

Alonzo  Hosmer, 

J.  A.  Judkins, 

John  Sangar, 

Ebenezer  Whitney. 

GEE  AT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


731 


78.  SACRED  MUSIC  ASSOCIATION, 

MILFORD,  MASS. 


Kev.  G.  L.  Demarest,  President ;  G.  L.  Cook,  Vice-President ;  Dean  Battles, 
Secretary;  G.  B.  Knight,  Treasurer;  William  Emery,  Librarian;  C.  J. 
Thompson,  Musical  Director ;  C.  F.  Wight,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Miss  Ida  Albee, 

“  Mary  J.  Bailey, 
“  Alice  Comstock, 


Miss  Pauline  E.  Demarest,  Miss  Anna  Gates,  Miss  Anna  Twing, 

“  Alice  Eaton,  “  Ella  J.  Morse,  “  Maria  L.  Tyler, 

“  Ella  A.  Fisher,  “  Nettie  Thayer,  “  C.  W.  Wilcox. 


ALTO. 


Miss  Anna  L.  Adams,  Miss  Annetta  L.  Draper,  Miss  Ellen  Krumn, 

11  Mary  A.  Barnes,  “  Emma  Holbrook,  11  Emma  Parker, 


Miss  Mary  W.  Walker, 
“  Susie  Whitney. 


Edgar  A.  Buffington,  Geo.  L.  Cook, 

C.  Burnham,  Asa  Cox, 


TENOR. 

Henry  E.  Fales, 
G.  L.  Freidrick, 


N.  E.  Saveli, 

C.  J.  Thompson. 


T.  B.  Bailey, 
Dean  Battles, 
E.  Burr, 


BASS. 

G.  L.  Demarest,  D.  E.  Spencer, 

G.  B.  Knight,  M.  A.  Underwood, 

T.  E.  Morse, 


C.  F.  Wight, 

Geo.  P.  Woodbury. 


79.  WOBURN  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

WOBURN,  MASS. 

Charles  A.  Smith,  President;  Josiah  Hovey,  Secretary ;  S.  W.  Abbott, 
Treasurer ;  T.  R.  Corbett,  Librarian;  P.  E.  Bancroft,  Musical  Director. 


Mrs.  S.  W  Abbott, 
“  L.  M  Dalton, 
Miss  Mary  Cole, 

“  Clara  D.  Flinn, 


SOPRANO. 

Miss  Harriet  Hood,  Miss  Anna  M.  Smith,  Miss  Anna  E  Thompson, 
“  Nellie  M.  Nichols,  “  Emma  J.  Swift,  “  Anna  Wood, 

“  Martha  A.  Russell,  “  Annette  E.  Teare,  “  Hattie  Wright. 

“  Ada  M.  Shute, 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  P.  E.  Bancroft, 
“  Wm  Kimball, 

“  John  L.  Parker, 
“  J.  D.  Porter, 


Mrs.  Charles  T.  Wood, 
Miss  Emma  N.  Burke, 
“  K.  W.  Gould, 


Miss  M.  Louise  Perkins, 
“  Carrie  Poole, 

“  .  M.  L.  Richardson, 


Miss  Fanny  R.  Teare, 

“  Emma  T.  Thompson, 
“  M.  Ella  Whitford. 


P.  E.  Bancroft, 
J.  P.  Barrett, 
Wm.  H  Clark, 


TENOR. 


Ephraim  Cutter, 
F.  H.  Gould, 

A.  B.  Lovejoy, 


John  L.  Parker, 
John  Pease, 

H.  W.  Pratt, 


T.  Robie,  Jr., 
John  D.  Tidd. 


Samuel  W  Abbott, 
H.  L.  Andrews, 

E  G.  Berry, 

B.  E.  Bond, 

John  C.  Buck, 


Joseph  H.  Buck, 
T.  R.  Corbett, 

J.  F  Deland, 

W  F  Davis, 
Parker  Fox, 


BASS. 

Josiah  Hovey, 
W.  E.  Jenks, 
Wm.  Kimball, 

I.  P.  Moulton. 

J.  D.  Porter, 


H.  D.  J  K.  Richards, 
Samuel  Rinn, 

Charles  A  Smith, 
Abijah  Thompson, 
Charles  T.  Wood 


732 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


80.  JUBILEE  CHORUS  SOCIETY, 

LOWELL,  MASS. 

J.  F.  McEvoy,  President;  Benjamin  Walker,  Secretary ;  C.  W.  Hugo,  Treas¬ 
urer;  A.  J.  Burbank,  Librarian;  Sows  W.  Stevens,  Musical  Director; 
George  B.  Allen,  Pianist;  A.  B.  Stevens,  Marshal. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  D.  B.  Bartlett, 

Miss  Mary  E.  Drew, 

Miss  Adelaide  A.  Hale, 

Miss  Emma  B.  Prescott, 

“  Nellie  Morey, 

“  A.  L.  Eaton, 

“  Mary  H.  Hamilton 

,  “  Abbie  A.  Puffer, 

“  G.  A.  Nichols, 

“  Lizzie  Enright, 

li  Alice  Hardman, 

“  Adaline  Richardson, 

“  II.  S.  Orange, 

“  Jennie  I.  Finn, 

“  Mary  Hardman, 

“  Mary  E.  Richardson, 

“  Z.  E.  Stone, 

“  Kate  T.  Finn, 

“  M.  E.  Hendrick, 

“  Mary  E.  Rix, 

“  Lizzie  J.  Thurston. 

,  “  Lizzie  Finn, 

“  Bella  C.  Hill, 

“  Hattie  R.  Sargent, 

“  C.  S.  Young, 

u  Minnie  IT.  Fletcher 

,  “  Marietta  Hill, 

“  Ella  Sawtelle, 

Miss  E.  H.  Badger, 

“  Nellie  A.  Folsom, 

“  Jennie  E.  Homer, 

“  Lizzie  Street, 

“  Sarah  E.  Bailey, 

“  Ella  F.  Gardner, 

“  Katie  C.  Horner, 

“  Mary  Taylor, 

“  Nettie  Bolton, 

“  Sarah  A.  Gates, 

“  Alice  Huse, 

“  Georgia.  H.  Tarr, 

u  Louisa  J.  Bridge, 

u  Josie  B.  Giles, 

“  Mary  E.  Libby, 

“  M.  Lizzie  Watson, 

“  Hattie  L.  Burdeck. 

,  “  Carrie  Go  ward, 

11  D.  M.  McPherson, 

“  E.  A.  Welch, 

“  T.  J.  Clifford, 

“  Mira  Goward, 

“  Mary  Murkland, 

“  E.  R.  Whittier, 

“  Emma  A.  Davis, 

“  Ada  Griswold, 

“  Mary  E.  Parker, 

“  Edith  F.  Wiley. 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  W.  IT.  Cooper, 

Miss  H.  M.  Converse, 

Miss  Emma  F.  Griswold, 

Miss  S.  J.  Smiley, 

“  E.  EUiott, 

“  Clara  F.  Critchett, 

“  E.  J.  Holt, 

“  Phila.  M.  Stimson, 

“  J.  A.  Hicks, 

“  Susie  Crosby, 

“  Anna  M.  McCoy, 

“  Helen  A.  Whittier, 

“  Sarah  Huse, 

“  C.  Belle  Fiske, 

“  Sarah  McGill, 

“  Mary  E.  Wight, 

“  E.  E.  Richardson, 

“  Emily  F.  Fletcher, 

“  Abby  J.  Owen, 

“  Jennie  F. Woodward, 

“  James  Watson, 

“  Etta  Gage, 

“  EUa  E.  Pollard, 

“  Janett  W.  Worthen, 

Miss  Lucy  A.  Ball, 

“  Abbie  Gilman, 

“  M.  A.  Pratt, 

“  E.  J.  Wright. 

TENOR. 

Chas.  E.  Adams, 

Thos.  F.  Burgess, 

J.  G.  Lennon, 

0.  M.  Shell, 

George  B.  Allen, 

John  0.  Cummings, 

Arthur  McAloon, 

Solon  W.  Stevens, 

Oscar  R.  Barclay, 

Charles  H.  Fiske, 

John  F.  McEvoy, 

H.  W.  Tinker, 

William  H.  Bent, 

Samuel  Foster, 

0.  F.  Osgood, 

Hugh  Woodbury, 

S.  C.  Bennett, 

0.  N.  Gilbert, 

W.  H.  Perrin, 

W.  H.  Whitworth, 

John  T.  Billings, 

Oliver  M.  Harding, 

G.  A  A.  Pevey, 

Benj.  Walker. 

A.  J.  Burbank, 

S.  F.  Hosmer, 

E.  E.  Richardson- 

BASS. 

G.  W.  Badger, 

I.  N.  Fitts, 

Chas.  E.  James, 

S.  J.  Smiley, 

IT.  H.  Barnes, 

S.  H.  Fletcher, 

Phineas  Jones, 

Alonzo  B.  Stevens, 

IT.  G  Burgess, 

Alfred  Gilman, 

Chas.  L.  Long, 

W.  R.  Taylor, 

David  Chase, 

Alfred  Gilman,  Jr., 

Jeremiah  E.  Lord, 

Arnold  S.  Welch, 

Frank  W.  S.  Daly, 

Dana  B  Gove, 

J.  G.  Marshall, 

Arthur  J.  Whitcomb, 

C.  IT.  Danforth, 

T.  P.  Hall, 

J.  N.  Pinkham, 

H.  D.  Wood, 

J.  C.  Davis, 

C.  W  Hanson, 

Frank  R.  Rix, 

J.  W.  Woodbury, 

Chas.  W.  Eaton, 

A.  V  Hill, 

C.  W.  Rugg, 

Fred.  Woodice, 

S.  Farrington, 

Lewis  Ii.  Holland, 

A.  W.  Simpson, 

G  H.  Young. 

81.  AMESBURY  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

AMESBURY  AND  SALISBURY,  MASS. 

Benjamin  S.  Blake,  President;  F.  B.  French,  Secretary ;  Moses  Flanders, 
Musical  Director ;  Mrs.  J.  A.  Douglass,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Mary  Mudge,  Miss  Pheba  A.  Brown,  Miss  Annie  Cook,  Miss  Abbie  Dearborn, 

“  Edwin  Osgood,  *'  Susan  T.  Collins,  “  Hattie  Davis,  “  Nellie  M.  Dearborn, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL, 


733 


Miss  Maria  Dowdell, 
u  Alice  Felteh, 

“  Emma  Flanders, 
“  Hannah  Hills, 

“  Mary  A.  Jewell, 


Miss  Fanny  Kenniston, 
"  Agnes  Lowell, 

“  Vorrie  B  Merrill, 
“  Annie  Morrill, 

“  Sarah  Morrill, 


Miss  Clara  A.  Noyes, 
“  Sarah  J.  Osgood, 
“  Lottie  Perkins, 

“  Mary  J.  Perkins, 
“  Mattie  Perkins, 


Miss  Nettie  Pettengill, 

“  Addie  Philbrick, 

“  C .  Augusta  Sawyer, 
“  Ellen  Whaland, 

“  Lizzie  Willy. 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  F.  Brown, 

“  E.  T.  Colby, 

“  J.  A.  Douglass, 


Mrs.  M.  J.  Drew, 
Newell, 

“  J.  P.  Spofford, 


Mrs.  H.  Wadleigh, 
Miss  Addie  Colby, 
“  Alice  George, 


Miss  M.  A.  Howarth, 

“  M.  A.  B.  Titcomb. 


Chas.  C.  Brewer, 
Geo-  H.  Briggs, 
W  L  Brown, 


B.  S.  Blake, 
Stephen  H.  Brown, 
E  T.  Colby, 

J.  0.  Currier, 


Geo.  Burpee, 
Wm.  Cook, 
Moses  Flanders, 


W.  H.  B.  Currier, 
David  Davol, 

F.  B.  Eastman, 

J.  E.  Holt, 


TENOR. 

Hiram  Jewell, 
J.  W.  Leavett, 
Frank  Reed, 

BASS. 

J.  H.  Keene, 
Fred  E.  Lowell, 
Albert  Moody, 


Albion  Sanborn, 
J.  Whitman, 
Daniel  J.  Wilson. 


G.  A.  Moore, 
Geo.  H.  Morrill , 
Frank  Neild. 


82.  PEACE  FESTIVAL  CHOIR, 

SACO,  MAINE. 


F.  N.  Hodsdon,  President;  Paul  Chadbourne,  Vice-President;  Manson  Seayy, 
Secretary  and  Marshal ;  A.  C.  Tuxbury,  Treasurer ;  G.  G.  Additon,  Musical 
Director;  W.  A.  Hodgkins,  Assistant  Musical  Director ;  James  H.  Shannon, 
Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  Melinda  K.  Abbot 
“  E.  H.  Bailey, 

“  M.  A.  Hodgkins, 
“  Eliza  Howland, 

“  Hattie  Littlefield, 
“  J.  W.  Littlefield, 


;,  Mrs.  E.  Manson, 

“  T.  L.  Merrill, 
“  J  E.  Quinby, 
“  J. T.  Seaver, 
Miss  M.  R.  Atkins, 
“  R.  C.  Blake, 


Miss  Lizzie  A.  Burbank, 
“  Julia  Hill, 

“  C.  M.  Kendrick, 

“  Sarah  H.  Nowell, 

“  Florence  Patten, 

“  Fannie  E.  Priest, 


Miss  Abby  E.  Robinson, 
“  Susie  C.  Smith, 

“  A.  M.  Sumner, 

“  J.  M.  Sumner, 

“  Lissa  A.  Tuxbury, 
“  Sarah  TJshur. 


Mrs.  Mary  E.  Clark, 
“  Geo.  Googins, 

“  S.  K  Hamilton, 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  Wm.  Perkins, 

“  Josie  R.  Seavy, 

“  C. W.  Shannon, 


Mrs.  A  C.  Tuxbury,  Miss  Amanda  Haseltine, 

“  H.  L.  Weaver,  “  Annie  Jewett, 

Miss  Lizzie  P.  Goldtbwait,  “  Maty  E.  Sands. 


TENOR. 


G.  G  Additon, 
Alonzo  L  Berry, 
Paul  Chadbourne, 
James  L.  Emery, 


Edwin  J  Foss, 
Edwin  A.  Gowen, 
Geo.  E.  Grant, 
Wm.  A.  Hodgkins, 


Thomas  L.  Merrill, 
S.  K.  Milliken, 
John  Phantom, 

A.  A.  Tapley, 


Alonzo  Towle, 
Alfred  C  Tuxbury, 
Charles  E.  Ushur. 


J.  S.  Additon, 
John  Barker, 

Geo.  Beaumont, 
James  Boardman, 
R.  S.  Boulter, 


BASS. 


H.  G.  Dean, 

Geo.  D.  Emerson, 
F.  N.  Hodsdon, 

S.  C.  Libbey, 
John  M.  Pevey, 


Albion  Sands, 
Albert  C.  Sawyer, 
J  T.  Seaver, 
Manson  Seavy, 


C.  T.  Shannon, 
Charles  W.  Shannon, 
James  H.  Shannon, 
Geo.  S.  Watson. 


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83.  ANDOVER  CHORUS, 

ANDOVER,  MASS. 

Albert  Abbott,  President;  H.  P.  Beard,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  Henry 
Boynton,  Librarian;  George  Kingman,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  Lilla  Ab¬ 
bott,  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  E.  A.  Fernald,  Miss  Hannah  B.  Abbott,  Miss  Sarah  M.  Gile,  Miss  Addie  B.  Taylor, 

“  G.  R.  Ramsdell,  “  Lilia  Abbott,  “  Hattie  P.  Herrey,  Lora  M.  White. 

“  Elizabeth  Ryley,  “  Grace  Crosby, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Jennie  Farnsworth,  Miss  Charlotte  H.  Abbott,  Miss  Nellie  T.  Brown,  Miss  Rosa  L.  Pratt. 
“  M.  A.  Russell,  “  Lucia  W.  Abbott, 


J  H.  Dean, 

E.  N.  Femald, 


Albert  Abbott, 
Wm.  Abbott, 


Henry  S.  Foster, 
Geo  Kingman, 


H.  P.  Beard, 
Henry  Boynton, 


TENOR. 

Wm.  Marland, 
John  Morrison, 


BASS. 

E  R.  Farnsworth, 
John  W.  Howe, 


Geo.  Russell, 
Edward  Taylor,  2d. 


M.  L.  Ramsdell, 
J.  E.  Taylor. 


84.  FESTIVAL  CHOIR, 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 

Lewis  T.  Downes,  President  and  Musical  Director;  John  W.  Noyes,  Secretary; 
Edwin  Baker,  Treasurer  and  Librarian. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  Edwin  Baker, 

“  James  L.  Bennett, 
“  Chas.  C.  Chace, 

“  Thomas  A.  Cobb, 
“  Wm.  F.  Hardy, 

“  Geo.  H.  Lincoln, 

“  Dr.  Loring, 


Mrs.D.  C.  Packard, 

“  Harriet  Reynolds , 
“  Anna  E.  Robbins, 
“  Frank  F.  Tingley. 
“  Harriet  Warner, 
Miss  Maria  A.  Bassett, 
“  Julia  A.  Bean, 


Miss  E.  M.  Blanding, 

“  Ruth  E.  Dyer, 

“  Helen  G.  Farmer, 
“  Sarah  M.  Farmer, 
“  Anna  C.  Garland, 
“  Carrie  M.  Miller, 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  C.  H.  Alexander, 

“  Thos.  P.  Fenner, 

“  Caleb  E.  Howland, 
“  Wm.  H.  Mason, 


Mrs.  Aaron  Towne, 

“  F.  A.  Smith, 
Miss  Susie  C.  Bean, 

“  Julia  A.  Dench, 


Miss  Nancy  A.  Greene, 
“  Carrie  E.  Harlow, 
“  Mary  E.  Olney, 

“  Mary  E.  Sweet, 


TENOR. 


John  A.  Angell, 
Wm.  R.  Blake, 
John  Chester, 

Dr  E.  M.  Harris, 


Wm.  A.  Harlow, 
Benjamin  W.  Hood, 
Edward  A.  Horton, 
John  Howe, 


Samuel  A.  Howland, 
Daniel  S.  Parkhurst, 
Wm.  H.  Stevens, 
Justus  Thomas, 


C.  Henry  Alexander, 
Edwin  Baker, 

Henry  Baker, 

Wm.  B.  Bennett, 
Charles  C.  Chace, 
George  W  Chace, 
Edward  E.  Darling, 


Dwight  M.  Downes, 
Louis  T.  Downes, 
Henry  C.  Field, 
Peter  Y.  Greenwood, 
Wm.  F.  Hardy, 

J.  A  C.  Hathaway, 


BASS. 

Luther  M.  Hayward, 
Caleb  E.  Howland, 
Ray  G.  Huling, 

Wm.  McDonald, 
John  W.  Noyes, 
Edward  H.  Parks, 


Miss  Sarah  J.  Olney, 

“  Adela  N.  Padelford, 
“  Jennie  Reynolds, 

“  Sarah  E.  Stackpole, 
“  Mary  H.  Thompson, 
“  Clara  W.  Tingley. 


Miss  E,  E.  Thompson, 
“  Susie  Tweed, 

“  Hannah  Walcott, 
“  Fannie  Ward  well. 


Frank  F.  Tingley, 
Aaron  Towne, 
Alfred  A .  Wright. 


Nicholas  C.  Potter, 
Joseph  K.  Robinson, 
Stephen  Thurber, 
Henry  F.  Tingley, 
Samuel  II.  Tingley, 
Alonzo  Williams. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


735 


85.  SARATOGA  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

SARATOGA  SPRINGS,  N  Y. 

G.  E.  Bushnell,  President;  G.  H.  Richards,  Secretary;  J.  G.  Shaw,  Musical 
Director;  T.  B.  Ellenwoods,  Pianist. 


Mrs.  P.  R.  Day, 

“  W.  H.  Gibbs, 

“  L.  B.  Putnam, 
“  Shoemaker, 


Mrs.  Anderson, 

“  W.  S.  Balch, 
“  Bushnell, 

B.  F.  Edwards, 

F.  B.  Ellen  wood, 
W.  W.  French, 


S.  E.  Bushnell, 
Rev.  P.  R.  Day, 
S.  W.  Fuller, 
W.  H.  Gibbs, 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Dr.  S.  E.  Strong,  Miss  Ely,  Miss  Timby, 


Miss  Emily  Child, 

“  Annie  F.  Rawson, 

“  Warriner, 

“  Coleman, 

“  Emma  Sawtelle, 

“  Woodbridge. 

“  S.  M.  Davison, 

,  “  Julia  Sawtelle, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  F.  B.  Ellenwood,  Miss  Patchen, 

Miss  Williams, 

“  Hemingway, 

“  J.  E.  Palmer, 

“  Worcester. 

Miss  Fuller, 

TENOR. 

Geo.  Gray, 

E.  Holmes, 

G.  E.  Shoemaker, 

M.  Hall, 

J.  G.  Shaw, 

Dr.  S.  E.  Strong. 

BASS. 

A.  S.  Hayes, 

S.  H.  Richards, 

M.  Simons, 

K.  A.  Hemingway, 

C.  F.  Rich, 

H.  P.  Trim, 

W.  R.  Johnson, 

Dr.  L.  B.  Putnam, 

N.  H.  Rugg, 

W.  R.  Warriner. 

86.  ADDISON  COUNTY  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

MIDDLEBURY,  YT.  ' 

Dugald  Stewart,  President;  M.  A.  Munroe,  Vice-President;  E.  A.  Doud, 
Secretary;  N.  P.  Barbour,  Treasurer ;  H.  L.  Sheldon,  Librarian;  C.  F. 
Stone,  Musical  Director ;  James  C.  Porter,  Pianist. 


Mrs.  E.  A.  Doud, 

Mrs.  Lucy  Slade 

SOPRANO. 

,  Miss  Adelle  Negus, 

“  Wm.  Langworthy, 

Miss  Addie  Lee, 

“  E.  S.  Robbins, 

Mrs.  F.  A.  Bond, 

Mrs.  Jennie  Judd, 

ALTO. 

Miss  Cora  E.  Brown, 

N.  P.  Barbour, 

M.  A.  Munroe, 

TENOR. 

James  C.  Porter, 

John  W.  Lovett, 

Munroe  Peck, 

H.  L.  Sheldon, 

Jno.  W.  Bradshaw, 

E.  A.  Doud, 

BASS. 

C.  D.  Earl, 

Sherrod  Brown , 

C.  A.  Earl, 

Dugald  Stewart, 

Miss  Mary  Steele. 


Miss  Mary  Tilden. 


Geo.  F.  Washburn. 


J.  W.  Stewart, 
C. F.  Stone. 


87.  SALISBURY  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

LAKEVILLE,  CONN. 

Geo.  B.  Burrall,  President;  F.  C.  French,  Secretary;  M.  C.  Jewell,  Treasurer; 
J.  J.  Orton,  Librarian ;  D.  F.  Stillman,  Musical  Director  and  Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  G.  B.  Burrall,  Mrs.  M.  S.  Selleck,  Miss  Hattie  Burrall,  Miss  Flora  E.  Weed. 

“  H.  M.  Knight,  Miss  Agnes  Abell,  “  Eliza  Jewell, 


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Mrs  G.  C.  Dodge, 

“  H.  M.  Gillette, 

F.  C.  French, 

Jos.  A.  Brinton, 


Miss  Katie  Glens, 

M.  C.  Jewell, 

G.  B.  Burrall, 


ALTO. 

Miss  Laura  Holley, 

TENOR. 

J.  J.  Orton, 

BASS. 

H.  M.  Gillette, 


Miss  Belle  Terrett. 

D.  F.  Stillman. 

H.  M.  Knight. 


88.  CHESHIRE  MUSICAL  UNION 

KEENE,  N.  H. 

C.  M.  Wyman,  President;  G.  W.  Foster,  Vice-President  and  Musical  Director; 
J.  A.  French,  Secretary ;  D.  W.  Buckminster,  Treasurer ;  J.  C.  Godfrey 
and  Sarah  Towne,  Pianists. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Hattie  A.  Baker,  Miss  Celia  Hunt,  Miss  Josie  L.  Mansfield,  Miss  Ahhie  L.  Parker, 

“  S.  0.  Little,  “  Hannah  B.  Keyes,  “  Hattie  L.  Mason,  “  Emma  F.  Reed. 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  Dr.  Blake, 

“  Abbie  E.  Breed, 
“  Geo.  Rust, 


H.  M.  Breed, 
Geo.  W.  Foster, 


E.  H  Aldrich, 
E.  C.  Baker, 


Mrs.  H.  J.  Watkins, 
“  C.  M.  Wyman, 
Miss  J.  S.  Godfrey, 


Miss  S.  Mabel  Lane, 

“  Kate  Leverett, 

“  Orianna  E.  Parker. 


Miss  Mary  E  Thurston 
“  Sarah  E.  Towne. 


J.  G.  W.  Morrison. 


C.  M.  Wyman, 


TENOR. 

J.  A.  French,  J.  G.  Joslin, 

J.  Edward  Hall,  G.  E.  Lane, 

BASS. 

D.  W  Buckminster,  C.  M.  Lane, 

H.  J.  Davis,  S.  S.  Leonard, 


89.  LYNN  CHORUS  CLASS, 

LYNN,  MASS. 


Hon.  Roland  G.  Usher,  President;  Elbridge  Loyejot,  Vice-President ;  John 
L.  Robinson,  Secretary ;  G.  H.  Aborn,  Treasurer ;  Warren  Tapley,  Libra - 
rian ;  Rufus  Pierce,  Musical  Director ;  H.  E.  Macomber  and  E.  K.  Weston, 
Pianists . 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs. 


Sarah  J.  Aborn,  Mrs. 

B.  Annie  Blanchard,  “ 
S.  F  Burrows, 

S.  Louise  Calley,  “ 

Annie  M.  Coggin,  “ 

Lulie  G.  Driver,  “ 

Martha  A.  Faulkner,  “ 
Agnes  French,  “ 

L.  A.  Gerrish, 

Emma  W.  Jernegan,  “ 
L.  I.  Johnson,  “ 

C.  B.  Latham,  Miss 

Carrie  F.  Lewis. 


Ellen  G.  Macomber, 
Caroline  Nichols, 

E.  Jeannette  Oliver, 
Nellie  Patten, 

M.  L.  Paul, 

Eliza  J.  Pierce, 
Annie  M.  Stanley, 
Caroline  W.  Tapley, 
Lucy  T.  Wheeler, 
Abbie  Wiggins, 
Mary  J.  Withey, 
Mary  E.  Bartlett, 


Miss  Lizzie  M.  Boyle,  Miss 

“  Addie  M.  Breed,  “ 

“  Priscilla  Breed,  “ 

“  Abby  F.  Cummings,  “ 

“  Emily  G.  Clifford,  “ 

“  Mattie  H.  Davis,  “ 

“  Belle  F.  Dearborn,  11 
“  J.  T.  Dearborn,  “ 

“  Hattie  A.  George,  “ 

“  Anna  W.  Guilford,  “ 

“  Charlotte M.Hawkes,  “ 

“  Louise  Keith,  “ 


Hattie  M.  Kelley, 
Lizzie  A  Lewis, 

L.  Cordelia  Lowe, 
Eola  M.  Lunimus, 
Emma  F.  Newhall, 
Fannie  M.  Perkins, 
Kate  R.  Richardson, 
Mary  E.  Richardson, 
Bessie  Ross, 

Martha  Smith, 

Ella  F.  Trasher, 
Lizzie  N.  Trasher. 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  Mary  L.  Griffin,  Mrs.  Fannie  E.  McKenney,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Oliver,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Russell, 

“  Eunice  H.  Ingalls,  “  Mary  A.  Mott,  “  Rebecca  S.  Otis,  “  Lizzie  L.  Sweetser, 

“  Georgia  W.  Keene,  “  Ellen  F.  Nourse,  “  Lizzie  Proctor,  Miss  L.  Maria  Attwill, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


737 


Miss  Lucy  A  Eveleth, 

44  Mary  A.  Fairchild, 
44  Ella  B.  Griffin, 

44  Mary  A.  Hyde, 

Charles  H.  Abom, 
George  W.  Alley, 
William  A,  Attwill, 
Samuel  H,  Bacon, 

J.  Carroll  Bartlett, 
Nathaniel  Bartlett, 
Charles  P.  Berry, 


Charles  A.  Adams, 
Ezra  T.  Bates, 
Albert  N.  Bramhall, 
Chas.  0  Breed, 
Arthur  W.  Brooks, 
Morton  D.  Burrill, 
John  A.  Burrows, 
Edward  Butler, 


Miss  Miranda  R.  Hyde,  Miss  Abbie  J.  Oliver,  Miss  S.  Augusta  Rhodes, 
44  Lucy  P.  Kelly,  44  Kate  B.  Plummer,  “  Maria  L.  Smith, 

44  Minerva  V.  Munroe,  44  Kate  M.  Plummer,  44  Maggie  Slocumb. 


TENOR. 


Joseph  W.  Berry, 
Charles  J.  Butler, 
Benjamin  F.  Calley, 
Ewen  C.  Crowell, 
George  H.  S.  Driver, 
William  A.  Faulkner 
William  H.  Gerrish, 


Leander  J.  Calley, 
Chas.  W.  Coggins, 
Oliver  Drake, 

Henry  Fairchild, 
Rollins  Haskell, 
Edward  Hitchings, 
William  H.  Holt,  Jr. 
T.  Dexter  Johnson, 


Samuel  G.  Henderson. 
Henry  T.  Latham, 
Albert  Lewis, 

Elbridge  Lovejoy, 
Horatio  E.  Macomber, 
,  Thomas  P.  Nichols, 
Henry  F.  Newhall, 

BASS. 

Charles  O.  Lewis, 

S.  S.  McGibbons, 

John  T.  Moulton, 
George  T.  Newhall, 
George  Oliver, 

James  S.  Oliver, 

,  Rufus  Pierce, 

Phillip  C.  Porter, 


William  Norton, 
Howard  Perley, 
Samuel  Spinney, 
John  S.  Tarr, 

David  S.  Trasher, 

E.  K.  Weston, 

Wm.  Gardner  White. 


William  Purrington, 
John  E.  Rhodes, 
John  L.  Robinson, 
Sidney  M.  Shat  tuck, 
Walter  E.  Symonds, 
Warren  Tapley, 
Charles  H.  Withey. 


90.  BEETHOVEN  SOCIETY, 

TAUNTON,  MASS. 

William  B.  Crandall,  President;  Joseph  Dunbar,  Vice-President;  P.  E. 
Deane,  Secretary ;  L.  Soule,  Musical  Director  and  Librarian. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  Addle  Wood,  Miss  Hannah  Hayward,  Miss  Sarah  Reynolds, 


Mrs.  William  Black, 

“  M.  A.  Field, 

“  C.  D.  Humphrey, 
“  C.  H.  Lincoln, 

“  Frank  Read, 

“  A.  L.  Willard, 


Miss  Myra  Ashly, 

“  Florence  Carver, 

“  Cora  F.  Cook, 

“  Carrie  W.  Crandell, 
“  Belle  Cushman, 


Cornelia  E.  King, 
Maria  L.  King, 
Hattie  Macomber, 
Lulie  Pollard, 

Ida  Pratt, 


Sarah  Rouse, 
Emily  Vaughn, 
Celia  Washburn, 
Maria  Wilbur. 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  A.  S.  Briggs, 

Mrs.  S.  Ramsdell, 

Miss  Emma  Coleman, 

Miss  Cora  Leonard, 

44  I.  Dunbar, 

44  E.  Reynolds, 

44  Maria  Coombs, 

“  Addie  Lovell, 

44  C.  Munroe, 

44  L.  Soule, 

44  Emma  Dean, 

“  Flora  Pratt, 

41  M.  Paige, 

44  Wm.  Wheaton, 

44  Ella  Francis, 

“  Martha  F.  Ryder, 

44  Geo.  H.  Park, 

Miss  M.  P.  Buffington, 

44  Mary  Hale, 

“  Emily  Tweed. 

44  John  Paul, 

44  Louise  W.  Clark, 

44  Nellie  Hood, 

TENOR. 

Andrew  Alden, 

George  Burbank, 

John  M.  Field, 

George  Rhodes, 

C  E.  Alden, 

T.  P.  Burt, 

0.  Gilmore, 

A.  L.  Richmond, 

F.  A.  Bowdoin, 

Herbert  Carver, 

E.  E.  Keith, 

Arthur  Sproat, 

S.  C.  Bowdoin, 

C.  H.  Cummings, 

J.  Lothrop, 

N.  Thomas, 

A.  Bowen, 

James  H.  Deane,  Esq., 

Jacob  Orth, 

Joseph  Watson. 

George  Bridgham, 

D  M.  Ferrin, 

Silas  D.  Presbrey,M.  D. 

BASS. 

Jerome  Babbitt, 

P.  E.  Deane, 

Lewis  Leonard, 

B.  W.  Ryder, 

John  Baden, 

Joseph  Dunbar, 

Seth  Newhall, 

James  W.  Sanford, 

J.  A.  Bamford, 

Mr.  Hayward, 

H.  R.  Packard, 

II.  K.  W.  Smith, 

0.  L.  Bassett, 

E.  Ingells, 

George  H.  Park, 

Geo.  F.  Soule, 

George  Bodfish, 

Edwin  Keith, 

John  F.  Park, 

Leander  Soule, 

Wm.  B  Crandall, 

B.  D.  King, 

Albert  Rouse, 

R.  Williams, 

J.  W.  Dean, 

E.  B.  King, 

Austin  G.  Ryder, 

George  M.  Woodward. 

47 

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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


91.  AUGUSTA  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

AUGUSTA,  ME. 

George  Weeks,  President;  A.  Partridge,  Secretary;  A.  Clark,  Treasurer; 
Dr.  A.  H.  Chamberlain,  Librarian;  Waldemar  Malmene,  Musical  Director. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  0  G.  Turner,  Miss  Julia  Folsom,  Miss  M.  E.  McArthur,  Miss  Mary  Richards, 

Miss  Fannie  Allen,  “  Brinda  Fuller,  “  Annie  Partridge,  “  Abba  Turner. 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Waldemar  Malmene,  Miss  Carry  Blanding,  Master  Allen  Rutherford ,  Master  Fred.  Staples. 
“  Laura  Sewell, 

TENOR. 

Dr.  A.  H.  Chamberlain,  Dr.  W.  Scott  Hill,  Frank  Knowlton,  W.  Malmene. 


BASS. 

A.  Clark,  Allen  Partridge,  C.  P  Weston,  H.  Wood. 

J  L.  Hodsdon,  Jr,,  Geo.  E.  Weeks, 


92.  GRANVILLE  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

GRANVILLE,  N.  Y 

Rev.  J.  M.  Crawford,  President ;  B.  F.  Ottarson,  Secretary ;  D.  Rogers, 
Treasurer;  Wm.  Griffith,  Librarian;  D.  B.  Worley,  Musical  Director; 
Mrs.  George  Toby  and  Miss  Phebe  Shore,  Pianists. 


Mrs.  H.  G.  Barber, 

“  L.  C.  Champney, 


Mrs.  A.  H.  Bowker, 
“  D.  G.  Morgan, 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  W.  Griffith, 
“  G.R.  Jones, 


Mrs.  II.  P.  Prouty, 
Miss  R.  G.  Dillingham, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Mary  Searls,  Miss  Nettie  Day, 

“  D.  B.  Worley,  “  Annie  M.  Palmer, 


Miss  Annie  Smith, 
“  E.  A.  Potter. 


Miss  Phebe  Shove. 


TENOR. 

Geo.  F.  Baker,  Wm.  Griffith,  J.  M.  Peck,  D.  B.  Worley. 

H.  G.  Barber,  John  A.  Humphrey, 


BASS. 

F.  D.  Hammond,  Wm.  J.  Jones,  B.  F.  Ottarson,  Owen  W.  Williams. 

David  J.  Humphrey,  M.  L.  Laurence,  Hugh  G.  Thomas, 


93.  MENDELSSOHN  SOCIETY, 

WATERBURY,  conn. 


J.  W.  Smith,  President;  R.  M.  Smith,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  Theodore  J. 
Driggs,  Musical  Director ;  J.  H.  Weedon,  Marshal. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  T.  J.  Driggs,  Miss  Lillie  Hurlburt,  Miss  Mary  Mills,  Miss  Bertha  Platt, 

“  John  Lines,  “  Ida  Lewis,  “  Grace  Perkins,  “  Louisa  Waters. 


ALTO. 

Miss  Flora  Abbott,  Miss  Fannie  Lowrey,  Miss  Julia  Northrop,  Miss  Eugenie  Simonson, 
“  Jennie  Bidwell,  Maggie  Me Whinnie,  “  Mary  K.  Parsons,  “  Almira  Whiting. 

“  Lizzie  Chittenden, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


739 


TENOR. 


T.  P.  Baldwin, 

W.  A.  Gordon, 

C.  A.  Parsons, 

J.  H.  Sandland, 

Wm.  D.  Bissell, 

C.  F.  Hendee, 

Henry  Read, 

Rev.  R.  G.  Williams 

W.  L.  Elton, 

BASS. 

T.  J.  Driggs, 

Walter  B.  Platt, 

Frederick  E.  Snow, 

J.  H.  Weedon, 

A.  Gordon,  Jr., 

C.  H.  Smith, 

Elisha  Steele, 

F.  L.  Welton, 

G.  N.  Granniss, 

J.  W.  Smith, 

W.  P.  Thomas, 

Wm.  L.  Wheeler, 

Jas.  B.  Perkins, 

R.  M.  Smith, 

A.  S.  Upson, 

Wm.  H.  White. 

94.  HARMONIC  SOCIETY, 

NEW  HAVEN,  CONN. 

J.  H.  Wheeler,  President  and  Musical  Director ;  Henry  St.  John,  Vice-Presi¬ 
dent  ;  A.  B.  Dodge,  Secretary  and  Treasurer ;  T.  G.  Shepard,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  H.  L.  M.  Bartholomew,  Mrs.  H.  Sperry, 

Miss  Ella  G.  Ives, 

Miss  L.  Pratt, 

“  A.  Blackman, 

Miss  R.  Bacon, 

“  Mary  Ives, 

“  Nellie  Sanford, 

14  Booth, 

“  F.  A  Cauldweil, 

“  Mary  Kirschner, 

“  Nellie  Tooley, 

“  Hadley, 

“  Josie  Evans, 

“  Marshall, 

“  E.  Twining, 

“  Hart, 

“  Nellie  Evans, 

u  Mason, 

‘ ;  Fannie  Walker. 

“  S.  Ives, 

“  Emily  Hitchcock, 

,  “  Ellen  Parmelee, 

“  Fannie  Wilcox. 

“  John  Platt, 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  F.  S.  Andrews, 

Mrs  J.  H.  Wells,  Miss  Daggett, 

Miss  Fannie  Parish , 

“  S.  J.  Gilbert, 

Miss  Bennett, 

*•  Lizzie  Drown, 

“  S.  Shephard, 

“  F.  L.  Grammon, 

“  Breckenridge, 

'*  Mary  Dudley, 

"  Ufford, 

“  Henry  St.  John, 

“  Clark,  1 

‘  E.  French, 

“  E.  E.  Waite. 

11  C.  T.  Walker, 

“  A.  M.  Clark, 

TENOR. 

N.  W.  Carey, 

G.  N.  Ives, 

A.  W.  McAllister, 

H.  St.  John, 

A.  B.  Curtis, 

Benj.  Jackson, 

C.  K.  Needham, 

James  Walker, 

Sherman  Foote, 

M.  Kimberlee, 

J.  A.  Ross, 

J.  H.  Wheeler, 

W.  D.  Gourley, 

J.  H.  Kirschner, 

L.  L.  Scaife, 

Mr.  Whittlesey. 

Mr.  Hofer, 

BASS. 

Wm  H.  Backus, 

F.  Chase, 

V.  E.  Marston, 

Thos.  G.  Shepherd, 

R.  A.  Bissell, 

W.  S.  Clark, 

Geo  Mayer, 

C  T.  Walker, 

J.  C.  Bradley, 

A.  B.  Dodge, 

Mr.  Meede, 

J  G.  Watson, 

Joseph  Brennan, 

H.  W.  Hine, 

J.  F.  Peck, 

Prof.  F.  G.  Welch, 

E.  Buttricks, 

Prof.  Wm.  Ives, 

C.  M.  C.  Reeves, 

S.  G.  Wooding. 

F.  Buttricks. 

E.  W  Johnson, 

E  Robins, 

95.  MOZART  AND  BEETHOVEN  CHORAL  UNION, 

WORCESTER,  MASS 


A.  C.  Munroe,  President;  William  Sumner,  Vice-President ;  E.  L.  Spalding, 
Secretary;  J.  E.  Benchley,  Treasurer;  G.  M.  Pierce,  Librarian;  Solon 
Wilder,  Musical  Director. 

SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  A.  L.  Barr, 

“  J.  M.  Bassett, 

“  Geo.  L.  Battelle, 
“  E.  C.  Beals, 

“  George  Bottume, 
“  Samuel  Brown, 


Mrs.  T  W.  Clark, 

“  E.  Colburn, 

“  E  B.  Goodspeed, 
“  Aaron  E.  Greene, 
“  A.  S.  Grout, 

“  W.  C  Havens, 


Mrs.  Justin  Howard, 

“  Geo.  J.  Moody, 

“  G.  M.  Pierce, 

“  Hattie  Riggs, 

“  William  Sumner, 
“  R.  H.  Walker, 


Mrs.  H.  A.  Wallace, 

“  M.  B.  Webb, 

“  D.  M.  Woodward, 
Miss  J.  P.  Allen, 

“  L.  G.  Allen, 

“  Georgia  C.  Bates, 


740  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Miss  Sarah  Benchly, 

“  Fanny  Childs, 

,£  Rosa  Cosgrove, 

“  A  E.  Davenport, 
“  Mary  Davis, 

“  Belle  Facett, 

4'  Nellie  Fiske, 

‘‘  H.  M.  Foster, 

“  Nellie  Fuller, 


Mrs.  M  B.  Adams, 

“  Wm.  S  Denny, 
'*  B.  J.  Dodge, 

*'  C  B.  Eaton, 

“  Clara  F.  Fay, 

“  II  N.  Hastings, 
“  C.  T.  Litch, 

45  C.  E.  Lyon, 


J  F  Bacon, 

N  P.  Bacon, 

A.  L.  Barr, 

Geo.  II  Barrett, 

E.  D.  Barrows, 

L.  C  Batson, 

J.  E/Benchly, 

John  Bent, 

Frank  Blood, 

A.  E.  Boswell, 

L.  A.  Bowles, 

James  Brennan, 

Dr.  II  W.  Buxton. 
Rev.  A.  H.  Coolidge, 

L.  H.  Cudworth, 

M.  N.  Dane, 

C.  A.  Allen, 

I.  A.  Bancroft, 

I.  R.  Barbour, 

E  M.  Barton, 

J.  M.  Bassett, 
Samuel  Brown, 

J.  A.  Clark, 

John  Cosgrove, 

Wm.  S.  Denny, 

M.  H.  Fay, 

F.  B.  French, 

C.  W.  Gilbert, 

L.  H.  Goodnow, 


Miss  Mary  Gibbs, 

“  Rosa  Grant, 

“  Nellie  Gray, 

“  F.  A.  Hinds, 

“  M.  Ingraham, 

“  E.  E.  Knowles, 
“  M.  J.  McKenna, 
“  N.  E  Moulton, 
“  A.  T.  Norton, 


E.  R.  Goodspeed, 
C.  II.  Goodwin, 

J.  D.  Grout, 

A.  H.  Hammond, 
E.  A.  Harwood, 
W.  R.  Hill, 

E  L.  Hitchcock, 
C.  L.  Hubbard, 
Rufus  K.  Lane, 
E.  C.  Lawrence, 
L.  Lovell, 

L.  Merrifield, 

A.  C.  Munroe, 


Miss  Mary  Palmer, 
“  Mattie  Parker, 
u  L.  J.  Pepper, 

“  Annie  Pratt, 

14  Lottie  Pratt, 

“  Emily  Prince, 
“  M.  E  Prouty, 
“  E.  J.  Putnam, 
“  Julia  A.  Read, 


BASS. 

E.  A.  Muzzy, 

J  C.  Newton, 
Geo.  F.  Oakley, 
M.  A.  Phelan, 
Geo  M.  Pierce, 
A.  P.  Prentice, 
S.  G.  Priest 
A  Rice, 

C  F.  Rock  wood, 
J.  H.  Samson, 
Geo.  E.  Smith, 
P.  H.  Stearns, 


Miss  E.  P  Smith. 

'*  E.  J.  Spooner, 

“  J.  M.  Stoddard, 

‘‘  Mary  Stone, 

“  Ella  J.  Sumner, 

“  Nellie  Thompson, 
“  S.  J.  Walker, 

“  F.  A.  Weld, 

*{  N.  A.  Wheelock. 


Miss  Lizzie  McKenna, 
“  Emma  Newton, 
“  Carrie  A.  Noyes, 
^  A.  M  Prouty, 

“  F  Y.  Putnam, 

“  Bessie  Stone, 

'*  Abbie  Wilder. 


W.  II  A.  Simmons, 
A.  J.  Smith, 

A.  L.  Smith. 

E.  H.  Snow, 

E.  P.  Snow, 

E.  L.  Spalding, 

S  E.  Staples, 

J.  F.  Stearns 
C  E.  Steere, 

James  Sullivan, 

E.  L.  Sumner, 

G.  W.  Sumner, 

E.  C.  Tainter, 

Geo.  R  Tufts, 

S.  Whittemore 


L.  Stock  well, 
Wm.  Sumner, 

P  W  Taft, 

J  E.  Thompson, 
Penn  Tyler, 

E  Upton, 

Henry  White, 

W  H.  Whiting, 
C.  E.  Wilder, 
Solon  Wilder, 

C.  W.  Wilson, 

J.  H.  B.  Witter. 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  L.  Merrifield, 

Miss  Clark, 

“  G.  W.  Moody, 

“  Rosa  Cosgrove, 

“  A.  C.  Munroe, 

•  “  D.  Davidson, 

“  Charles  Pierce, 

“  AC.  Emerson, 

“  G  D  Stiles, 

“  R.  R.  Fay, 

*'  Wm.  Sumner, 

“  Anna  Fox, 

11  J.  A.  Titus, 

“  E.  A.  Hill, 

Miss  M.  Benchly, 

“  S  A.  Hill, 

TENOR. 

Daniel  Downey, 

Robert  McKenzie, 

G.  W  Elkins, 

N.  A  Merriam, 

H.  K.  Fuller, 

I  N.  Metcalf, 

J.  W.  Gould, 

Geo.  W  Moody, 

W.  A.  Gould, 

Calvin  Morse,  Jr. , 

Arthur  E.  Gray, 

F.  A.  Muzzy, 

Geo.  A.  Harrington. 

,  B.  T.  Noyes, 

F.  N.  Hastings, 

C.  E.  Nye, 

GW.  Ingalls, 

Geo.  0.  Nye, 

A.  W.  Ingraham, 

Samuel  Porter, 

Bradford  Kinsley, 

M.  A.  Power, 

E.  P.  Knight, 

Geo  C.  Rice, 

C.  E.  Lyon, 

H  II.  Rich, 

C.  W.  Manning, 

S.  Richards, 

T.  McConville, 

Geo.  H.  Sibley, 

96.  CHORAL  ASSOCIATION, 

NEW  BEDFORD,  MASS. 

L.  B.  Ellis,  President;  Stephen  Crowell,  Secretary  ;  G.  F.  Sanford,  Treas¬ 
urer  ;  B.  F.  Jennings,  Librarian;  J.  E.  Eaton,  Jr.,  Musical  Director  and 
Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  M  C  Aiken,  Mrs.  F  A.  Briggs,  Mr3.  C.  L  Church,  Mrs.  Mary  J  Nickerson, 

“  H.  A.  Bennett,  Emma  C.  Brownell,  “  M.  J.  Leavy,  “  H.  C.  Sears, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


741 


Mrs.  A.  W.  Tripp, 

“  A.  M.  Worth, 
Miss  Julia  H.  Almy, 

“  M.  K.  Almy, 

“  Nellie  F.  Brown, 


Miss  Katie  Brownell,  Miss  Belle  F.  Cushman, 
“  Nellie  J.  Butterick,  “  Ahby  P.  Ellis, 

“  K.  H.  Chadwick,  “  Mary  W.  Mathews, 

“  Bessie  T.  Chapman,  “  Mary  P.  Pierce, 

“  Mary  Commerford,  “  E.  F.  Porter, 


ALTO. 


Mrs.  J.  T.  Butterick,  Mrs.  Chas.  F.  Mickell, 
“  Chas.  H.  Clark,  “  Eliza  R.  Shuman, 

“  H.  M.  Collins,  “  M.  P.  Sampson, 

“  Geo.  B.  Hammond,  Miss  Emily  T.  Brown, 
“  Geo.  B.  Hathaway,  “  M.  E.  Chase, 

“  H.  R.  Jenney, 


Miss  Amelia  F.  Cole, 

“  Kate  Commerford, 
“  Nellie  S.  Craigie, 

“  Ella  M.  Ellis, 

“  Sarah  F.  Hitch, 


TENOR. 


C.  H.  Briggs, 
Stephen  Crowell, 
Chas.  F.  Davis, 

W.  A.  Dunne, 

James  I.  Church, 
Wendell  H.  Cobb, 
S.  H.  Dudley, 

S.  K.  Eaton, 


J.  Eaton,  Jr.,  J.  M.  Murchre, 

H.  Wilder  Emerson,  H.  P.  Pierce, 

B.  F.  Jenney,  T.  B.  Pratt, 

J.  S.  Morison- 

BASS. 


L.  B.  Ellis, 
Jno.  Freedom, 
Wm.  A.  Nash, 


Eben.  Nye, 
Chas.  Searell, 
W.  C.  Sylvester, 


Miss  Harriet  E.  Rooth, 
“  Mary  Frank  Swift, 
“  Susan  Tobey, 

“  Annie  Tripp, 

“  C.  L.  Tripp. 


Miss  C .  D.  Jenney, 

“  Mary  Lincoln, 

“  Alice  B.  Nye, 

“  P.  D.  Snow, 

“  Georgie  Taylor. 


B.  F.  H.  Reed, 

W.  K.  Tallman, 

Chas.  W.  Underwood. 


E.  G.  Tallman, 

E.  B.  Tinkham, 

F.  H.  Vinal. 


97.  HANDEL  AND  HAYDN  SOCIETY,* 

BOSTON,  MASS. 

Dr.  J.  Baxter  Upham,  President;  Orren  J.  Faxon,  Vice-President ;  Loring 
B.  Barnes,  Secretary;  George  W.  Palmer,  Treasurer;  George  H.  Chick- 
ering.  Librarian;  Carl  Zerrahn,  Musical  Director ;  B.  J.  Lang,  Organist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  L.  G.  Allen, 

Mrs. 

M.  H.  Hill, 

Mrs.  A.  A.  Pope, 

Miss  L.  B.  A  twill 

“ 

R.  L.  Andrews, 

“ 

J.  B.  Howard, 

“  S.  B.  Prentiss, 

Annie  Babson, 

“ 

C.  R.  Bancroft, 

tt 

L.  B.  Humphrey, 

“  J.  W.  Roberts, 

“ 

S.  Badger, 

It 

A.  Beardslee, 

A.  S.  Kelly, 

“  0.  L.  Roberts, 

S.  J.  Beal, 

it 

W.  L.  Braddock, 

it 

M.  B.  Kem, 

“  L.  Rundlett, 

It 

M.  C.  Bird, 

ti 

S.  M.  Brown, 

a 

J.  B.  Kimball, 

“  R.  W.  Sargent, 

“ 

Nellie  Bird, 

il 

Wm.  Brown, 

.  tt 

C.  Lackey, 

“  C.  Seabury, 

it 

A.  A.  Bray, 

it 

G.  E.  Bruce, 

tt 

E.  Lloyd, 

“  J.  G.  Smith, 

A.  E.  Brigham, 

“ 

J.  P.  Carle  ton, 

a 

M.  J.  Lord, 

“  S.  M.  R.  Spalding, 

tt 

A.  C.  Brown, 

“ 

J.  A.  Carr, 

tt 

C.  W.  Lovell, 

“  S.  C.  Squires, 

“ 

L.  L.  Brown, 

“ 

W.  P.  Cobum, 

tt 

H.  C.  Maynard, 

“  C.  Sylvester, 

“ 

N.  M.  Browne, 

ti 

H.  Conkey, 

“ 

E.  H.  Miller, 

“  S.  E.  Vogel, 

tt 

E.  Bugbee, 

“ 

E.  0.  Cook, 

“ 

S.  A.  Morgan, 

“  S.  W.  Waitt, 

tt 

E.  Bullen, 

“ 

A.  G.  Cushing, 

“ 

E.  B.  Moulton, 

“  H.  E.  Waterman, 

M.  J.  Bullen, 

“ 

E.  G.  Davis, 

“ 

Chas.  M unroe, 

“  E.  Y.  White, 

“ 

A.  Burnham, 

“ 

E.  B.  Delano, 

“ 

E.  A.  Munroe, 

“  N.  M.  Whiting, 

tt 

E.  E.  Burnham. 

“ 

M.  E.  Dewey, 

“ 

J.  W.  Munroe, 

“  F.  P.  Whitney, 

“ 

Mary  Burton, 

(( 

Lizzie  Dodge, 

“ 

M.  E.  Munroe, 

“  H.  Wilde, 

tt 

M.  Butterfield, 

(( 

M.  A.  G.  Fuller, 

“ 

C.  Nason, 

“  S.  L.  Wilder, 

it 

L.  A.  Buttrick, 

R.  F.  Gilkey, 

“ 

E.  Nasson, 

“  F.  M.  Williams, 

“ 

E.  F.  Clark, 

“ 

M.  A.  Grant, 

G.  H.  Oakes, 

Miss  M.  E.  Adams, 

it 

M.  0.  Coffin, 

J.  N.  Hatch, 

A.  M.  Perkins, 

“  S.  E.  G.  Adams, 

it 

A.  Collins, 

Wm.  Hawes, 

“ 

M.  B.  Perkins, 

“  A.  B.  Alexander, 

u 

A.  F.  Crane, 

J.  R.  Higgins, 

tt 

E.  Pike, 

“  M.  AJlen, 

“ 

M.  H.  Crocker, 

*  As  stated  in  the  “History  of  the  Jubilee,”  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society  were  the  one 
hundred  and  second  organization  which  reported  to  the  Superintendent  of  the  Chorus,  but  they 
appear  the  ninety-seventh  in  order  here,  owing  to  the  rejection  of  five  societies  for  failure  in 
numbers  or  proper  reports,  or  absorption  into  other  organizations.  —  Ed. 


742  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


Miss  E.  Curtis, 

Miss  Etta  Hayward, 

Miss  C.  E.  Osgood, 

Miss  S.  B.  Stickney, 

“  R.  C.  Dana, 

“ 

F.  S.  Hayward, 

“ 

W.  Osgood, 

“  H.  Stoddard, 

“  S.  J.  Daniels, 

(( 

A.  M.  Ilodsdon, 

ll 

J.  0.  Page, 

“  E.  R.  Sylvester, 

“  M.  A.  Davis, 

(( 

E.  M.  Holt, 

“ 

L.  M.  Peabody, 

“  H.  II.  Taylor, 

“  M.  A.  Dole, 

“ 

E.  Homer, 

“ 

L.  Perkins, 

“  J.  Taylor, 

“  L.  A.  Dunham, 

B.  F.  Hutchinson, 

“ 

M.  E.  Pierce, 

1  ‘  L.  P.  Taylor, 

“  C.M.  Dunning, 

“ 

F.  P.  Hutchinson, 

“ 

L.  J.  Pool, 

“  E.  Tinkham, 

“  M.  L.  Elliot, 

ll 

It.  Kidder, 

“ 

Lizzie  C.  Pope, 

“  Sarah  Tozier, 

“  A.  M.  Elwell, 

“ 

H.  M.  Kimball, 

(( 

M.  A.  Putnam, 

“  Mattie  Tracey, 

“  E.  Evans, 

“ 

Eunice  Lambert, 

“ 

Harriet  De  Ribas, 

“  E.  C.  Treadwell, 

“  S.  C.  Fisher, 

“ 

C.  M.  Lathrop, 

“ 

E.  G.  Richardson, 

“  M.  F  Tuckerman, 

“  L.  Flagg, 

“ 

A.  Lincoln, 

ll 

J.  Robinson, 

11  A  M.  Vose, 

“  N.  S.  Fox, 

“ 

M.  A.  Manning, 

“ 

J.  Rosenberger, 

“  E  L.  Wallace, 

“  A.  M.  Franklin, 

“ 

S.  E.  Manning, 

“ 

E.  M.  Shapleigh, 

“  L.  A.  Walton, 

“  F.  Frost, 

“ 

L.  Mayo, 

“ 

H.  E.  Shapleigh, 

“  S.  Wells, 

“  E.  F.  Fuller, 

ll 

W.  S.  McGowan, 

“ 

M.  C.  Sheldon, 

11  Fannie  West, 

“  E.  A.  Gage, 

“ 

M.  A.  Mellen, 

“ 

S.  Shorey, 

“  L.  A.  Wheeler, 

“  N.  L.  Garland, 

“ 

S.  M.  Merrill, 

“ 

H.  M.  Smith, 

“  S.  M.  Wheeler, 

“  L.  A.  Giles, 

“ 

E.  F.  Merritt, 

“ 

J.  A.  Smith, 

“  lone  Wheelwright, 

“  E.  Goodwin, 

“ 

J.  Milliken, 

ll 

A.  Spencer, 

“  E.  Wilson, 

“  C.  Gray, 

“ 

May  Milliken, 

ll 

H.  Spokesfield, 

“  Mary  Win  ward, 

“  Clara  Greaves, 

“ 

L.  Mooney, 

“ 

A.  F.  Stanley, 

“  C.  H.  Wood, 

“  M.  Hadley, 

“ 

Lizzie  Morris, 

“ 

A.  M.  Stevens,. 

“  S.  Woodman, 

“  G.  M.  Harris, 

“  A.  C.  Haslett, 

Lizzie  Norton,  “ 

ALTO. 

A.  B.  Stevenson, 

“  H.  M.  Woodward. 

Mrs.  H.  E.  Bacon, 

Mrs 

M.  A.  Ryerson, 

Miss  C.  Elliott, 

Miss  P.  Munroe, 

“  E.  Bradbury, 

“ 

M.  M.  Smith, 

“ 

J.  M.  Evans, 

“  C.  Nolan, 

“  E.  L.  Carnes, 

“ 

J.  Swett, 

“ 

M.  C.  Farmer, 

“  E.  R.  Packard, 

“  B.  Carr, 

it 

A.  Very, 

“ 

A.  LI.  Ferrin, 

“  S.  H.  Palfrey, 

“  A.  Caswell, 

“ 

W.  H.  Wadleigh, 

“ 

A.  F.  Foss, 

“  C.  L.  Parsons, 

“  W.  P.  Chase, 

a 

D.  Waters, 

“ 

A.  Gaffrey, 

“  E.  E.  Perkins, 

“  0.  F.  Clark, 

“ 

W.  H.  Wheeler, 

A.  C.  Gill, 

11  M.  E  Pierce, 

“  C.  Cobh, 

n 

G.  H.  Willie, 

“ 

A.  M.  Granger, 

“  C.  J.  Poole, 

“  M.  E.  Cole, 

a 

A.  E.  Wood, 

“ 

Gertrude  L.  Guild, 

“  L.  B.  Poole, 

“  C.  E.  Cook, 

Miss 

Mary  Adams, 

“ 

H.  M.  Haines, 

“  H.  Putnam, 

“  L.  A.  B.  Curtis, 

“ 

M.  S.  Adams, 

ll 

A.  Hall, 

“  C.  Rea, 

“  V.  G.  Davis, 

“ 

S.  M.  Adams, 

“ 

C.  D.  Ham, 

“  M.  A.  Reed, 

“  E.  Dennis, 

u 

S.  S.  Adams, 

“ 

E.  W.  Harrington, 

“  E.  Richardson, 

“  S.  Drake, 

a 

M.  H.  Alexander, 

“ 

S.  D.  Harrison, 

“  E.  T.  Robinson, 

“  Harriet  Dwyer, 

“ 

A.  A.  Atwill, 

“ 

M.  J.  Haslett, 

“  H.  A.  Robinson, 

“  H.  Farrington, 

“ 

E.  L.  Baldwin, 

“ 

Emma  Hathaway, 

“  Jennie  E.  Robinson 

“  Edward  Fay, 

“ 

G.  Ballard, 

“ 

C.  W.  Hawes, 

“  J.  F.  Robinson, 

“  G.  E.  Foster, 

n 

S.  M.  Bennison, 

“ 

H.  F.  Hawkes, 

“  A.  E.  Safford, 

“  E.  J.  Frost, 

“ 

A.  Bickford, 

Cl 

S.  F.  Haynes, 

“  A.  N.  Salford, 

“  W.  D.  Hay, 

“ 

A.  T.  Bicknell, 

“ 

Emma  V.  Hayter, 

“  0.  R.  Sampson, 

“  B.  W.  Hayes, 

“ 

C.  L.  Bicknell, 

S.  L.  Heath, 

“  A.  Stone, 

“  H.  E.  Holt, 

“ 

C.  E.  Bird, 

u 

S.  M.  Higgins, 

“  A.  C.  Taylor, 

“  J.  A.  Houston, 

a 

E.  Boott, 

ll 

F.  A.  Holder, 

“  C.  A.  Taylor, 

“  A.  Howard, 

“ 

G.  A.  Bridges, 

ft 

G.  Hopkinson, 

“  Jennie  Taylor, 

“  F.  Hussey, 

a 

M.  T.  Buntin, 

“ 

Agnes  Hunter, 

“  H.  Temple, 

“  S.  E.  Laselle, 

“ 

L.  M.  Butts, 

“ 

Lizzie  Hunter, 

“  J.  B.  Thomas, 

“  J.  H.  Low, 

“ 

L.  Cazmay, 

“ 

M.  C.  Jackson, 

“  E.  UnderhiU, 

“  R.  M.  Lowell, 

“ 

E.  Chisholm, 

ll 

R.  R.  Josselyn, 

“  S.  L.  L.  Waterman, 

“  L.  B.  Meston, 

“ 

C.  Christie, 

“ 

A.  G.  Lathrop, 

“  A.  Watson, 

“  S.  A.  Nye, 

“ 

H.  Christie, 

ll 

Julia  M.  Lincoln, 

“  H.  M.  Weed, 

“  H.  Page, 

“ 

M.  T.  Conant, 

“ 

F.  C.  Low, 

“  Julia  Wells, 

“  S.  G.  Parsons, 

“ 

Lizzie  Cragin, 

V.  A.  Mason, 

“  J.  W.  Weymouth, 

“  J.  B.  Prentiss, 

“ 

H.  A.  Cummings, 

“ 

M.  J.  McManus, 

“  B.  Wiggin, 

“  K.  H.  Rametti, 

“ 

Sophia  Cutting, 

“ 

II.  M.  Millen, 

“  S.  Willard, 

“  H.  P.  Reed, 

“ 

D.  Danforth, 

il 

C.  A.  Morrill, 

“  H.  Wilkins, 

“  H.  N.  Roaf, 

“  E.  F.  Rowe, 

« 

A.  Dennis, 

M.  C.  Edes, 

it 

E.  J.  Morse, 

“  Mary  Win  ward. 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


743 


TENOR, 


C.  R.  Abell, 

B.  F.  Dymond, 

M.  Johnson, 

C.  C.  Poole, 

C  H.  Adams, 

W.  N.  Eayrs, 

John  Kennedy, 

J.  W.  Porter, 

P.  S.  Allen, 

F.  T.  Eustis, 

F.  V.  B.  Kern, 

T.  F.  Reed, 

T.  W.  Atkinson, 

Edw.  Faxon, 

C.  F.  King, 

W.  B.  Rice, 

S.  B.  Ball, 

Geo.  Fisher, 

Geo.  P.  Laselle, 

W.  W.  Richards, 

H.  W.  Barry, 

R.  B.  Fisher, 

E.  F.  Law, 

J.  S.  Robinson, 

J.  C.  Bartlett, 

C.  E.  Fuller, 

J.  A.  Leonard, 

R.  S.  Rundlett, 

Horace  Bird, 

G.  W.  Garland, 

D.  P.  Lincoln, 

J.  Sharp, 

J.  Borrowscale, 

W.  H.  Gay, 

W.  H.  Lovering 

N.  S.  Shattuck, 

Russell  Bowne, 

D.  M.  Grant, 

Wm.  Lynch, 

G.  N.  Spear, 

H.  M.  Brown, 

L.  H.  Gurney, 

M.  J.  Mandell, 

Edw.  Stan  wood, 

Calvin  Bullard, 

Thos.  Hall, 

A.  W.  Merriam, 

J.  H.  Stickney, 

Andrew  Burton , 

S.  C.  Harris, 

C.  J.  Merrill, 

Henry  Stone, 

P.  A.  Butler, 

James  Harrod, 

E.  S.  Metcalf, 

Hubert  Stone, 

W.  P.  Butler, 

Edw.  Haskell, 

C.  A.  Mooar, 

C.  T.  Sylvester, 

M.  Carpenter, 

B.  W.  Hayes, 

J.  W.  Munroe, 

J.  A.  Thompson, 

S.  S.  Chase, 

W.  G.  Hayward, 

Spencer  Nolan, 

S.  L.  Thorndike, 

E.  S.  Clark,  ' 

A.  K.  Hebard, 

C.  B.  Norton, 

W.  H.  Wadleigh, 

R.  H.  Clouston, 

Chas.  Henderson, 

Jr.,  E.  E.  Otis, 

G.  W.  C.  Washburn, 

H.  A.  Coffin, 

Geo.  Hews, 

F.  E.  Paine, 

S.  N.  Watson, 

A.  B.  Cole, 

G.  J.  Hobbs, 

G.  W.  Palmer, 

G.  H.  Wentworth, 

B.  Cory, 

John  E.  Hobbs, 

S.  G.  Parsons, 

B.  Wheat, 

C.  H.  Danforth, 

T.  H.  Holland, 

A.  Pendergrass, 

D.  W.  Wiswell, 

E.  C.  Daniell, 

J.  C.  Hosmer, 

A.  F.  Perkins, 

W.  D.  Wiswell, 

B.  B.  Davis, 

J.  A.  Houston, 

H.  J.  Perkins, 

G.  H.  Wood, 

Wm.  Dodd, 

S.  Jennison, 

R.  G.  Perry, 

Isaac  Woodward. 

F.  Dodge, 

C.  H.  Johnson, 

A.  F.  Poole, 

BASS. 

L.  B.  Adams, 

E.  A.  Burbank, 

T.  H.  Emmons, 

J.  D.  Kent, 

Henry  Allen, 

C.  A.  Burditt, 

J.  P.  Estabrook, 

E.  A.  Kimball, 

J.  D.  Andrews, 

W.  M.  Byrnes, 

W.  C.  Eustis, 

Wm.  Kurtz, 

H.  0.  Apthorp, 

F.  A.  Carpenter, 

R.  F.  Evans, 

W.  Langley, 

J.  M.  Atwood, 

Geo.  P.  Carter, 

J.  S.  Farlow, 

J.  Lathrop, 

J.  H.  Badger, 

Sami.  Carter, 

E.  D.  Faulkner, 

G.  W.  Lawrence, 

W.  T.  Barry, 

T.  H.  Chadwick, 

J.  B.  Fiske, 

D.  L.  Laws, 

B.  F.  Baker, 

Regis  Chauvenet, 

T.  B.  Fitts, 

L.  Leach, 

E.  L.  Balch, 

J.  Q.  Chase, 

C.  F.  Folsom, 

F.  II.  Lee, 

J.  R.  Baldwin, 

G.  H.  Chickering, 

W.  H  Freeman, 

A.  M.  Leonard, 

A.  M.  Barnes, 

J.  E.  Clark, 

G.  E.  Gamage, 

J.  P.  Lewis, 

L.  B.  Barnes, 

0.  F.  Clark, 

G.  L.  Gardner, 

Wm.  Liddell, 

H.  H.  Beach, 

H.  Conkey, 

C.  W.  Goddard, 

J.  M.  Lincoln, 

G.  C.  Beckwith, 

H.  A.  Cook, 

Ozias  Goodwin, 

N.  Lincoln, 

W.  W.  Bemis, 

#  E.  T.  Cowdrey 

J.  W.  Green,  Jr., 

G.  W.  Lindsey, 

A.  T.  Bennett, 

L.  S.  Cragin, 

L.  B.  Gwyer, 

D.  C.  Long, 

J.  T.  Bicknell, 

J.  T.  Croft, 

S.  H.  0.  Hadley, 

E.  J.  Long, 

A.  0.  Bigelow, 

Fred.  Dame, 

E.  L.  Haley, 

A.  Lothrop, 

Jos.  Bird, 

C.  G.  Dana, 

Barlow  Hall, 

0.  B.  Lothrop, 

W.  B.  Bothamly, 

Wm.  Daniels, 

J.  Hamblett,  Jr., 

R.  M.  Lowell, 

C.  C.  Bourne, 

A.  M.  Davis, 

C.  R.  Hatch, 

G.  C.  Mann, 

D.  Bowker, 

W.  S.  Deane, 

Wm.  Hawes, 

G.  F.  Mansfield, 

C.  B.  Bradbury, 

E.  B.  Dearborn, 

E.  H.  Higley, 

L.  W.  Mason, 

W.  F.  Bradbury, 

F.  R.  Drake,  Jr., 

J.  E.  R.  Hill, 

L.  B.  Masten, 

G.  H.  Bradford, 

M.  Draper,  Jr., 

H.  E.  Holt, 

A.  H.  McKenney, 

F.  J.  Brazier, 

J.  T.  Drown, 

R.  H.  Hooper, 

G.  H.  Meader, 

G.  0.  Brigham, 

J.  G.  Duffy, 

G.  W.  Hunnewell, 

S.  P.  Merriam, 

A.  P.  Brown, 

M.  P.  Eayres, 

W.  J.  Hy<Je, 

T.  D.  Morris, 

Curtis  Brown, 

A.  W.  Edmands, 

F.  H.  Jenks, 

J.  N.  Morse, 

Edwin  Brown, 

J.  B.  Edmands, 

L.  W.  Johnson, 

W.  F.  Mullin, 

Geo  M.  Brown, 

F.  0.  Ellis, 

J.  W.  Jones, 

G.  H.  Nason, 

Geo.  T.  Brown, 

W.  A.  Emery, 

R.  Keith, 

G.  H.  Newell, 

744 

NATIONAL 

PEACE  JUBILEE. 

J.  A.  Newell, 

A.  N.  Proctor, 

R.  W.  Smith, 

G.  W.  Ware, 

D.  Newton, 

D.  Putnam, 

S.  II.  Spaulding, 

S.  C.  Ware, 

C.  E.  Niebuhr, 

J,  S.  Putnam, 

T.  Stover, 

J.  C.  Warren, 

E.  L.  Norris, 

W.  II.  Randall, 

L.  G.  Sylvester, 

C.H.  Webb, 

J.  W.  Odiome, 

F.  II .  Raymond, 

W.  R.  Tarbell, 

J.  M.  Webster, 

J.  C.  Page, 

Arthur  Reed, 

A.  J.  Tenney, 

J.  Q.  Wetherbee, 

C.  S.  Park, 

D.  Reeves,  Jr. 

J.  G.  Thompson,  Jr., 

H.  K.  White,  Jr. 

Geo.  Patten, 

Jas.  Rice, 

D.  Tillson, 

R.  S.  Whitney, 

J.  A.  Peabody, 

A.  P.  Richardson, 

T.  W.  Trowbridge, 

II.  F  Wight, 

W.  0.  Perkins, 

T.  Robinson, 

D.  M.  Turner, 

E.  Wildes, 

J.  B.  Pewtress, 

F.  C.  Ropes, 

E.  Turner 

James  Williams, 

Henry  Pierce, 

J.  S.  Sawyer, 

A.  T.  Tuttle, 

G.  C.  Wiswell, 

C.  T.  Plimpton, 

F.  K.  Simonds, 

B.  C.  Yose, 

J.  II.  Woods, 

J.  A.  Pray, 

H:  F.  Smith, 

J.  H.  Ward, 

R.  P.  Wright. 

S.  P.  Prentiss, 

98.  SCHUBERT  CHORAL  UNION 

i 

WEST  ACTON,  MASS. 

John  Fletcher,  Jr.,  President;  FT.  E.  Cutler,  Secretary ;  Z.  S.  Hosmer, 
Treasurer ;  Mrs.  M.  Going,  Librarian  and  Pianist ;  George  Gardner,  Mu¬ 
sical  Director. 

SOPRANO. 

Miss  Sarah  E.  Farwell,  Miss  Hattie  E.  Handley,  Miss  Mary  C.  Pollard,  Miss  Lizzie  S.  Taylor, 

“  Helen  L.  Fletcher,  “  Minnie  G.  Lamb,  “  Abbie  B.  Smith,  “  Ella  T.  Tuttle. 

“  Martha  T.  Fletcher,  “  Estelle  S.  Pollard,  “  Emma  C.  Taylor, 


ALTO. 


Miss  Lizzie  M.  Blood, 

“  Jennie  A.  Conant, 
“  Maggie  B.Fairbank 


E.  Cox, 

C.  H.  Cummings, 


N.  E.  Cutler, 
James  Fletcher, 
Geo.  Gardner, 


Miss  Mary  R.  Farwell, 
‘  ‘  Maria  M.  Going, 

,  “  Mary  G.  Hoyet, 


G.  W.  Downs, 
I.  Fletcher,  Jr.. 


D.  H.  Hall, 

H.  J.  Hapgood, 
William  H.  Hartwell, 


Miss  Hattie  L.  Jones, 
“  Sarah  E.  Pollard, 

TENOR. 

S.  B.  Hildreth, 

L.  G.  Hosmer, 

BASS. 

Edwin  B.  Hildreth, 

C.  F.  Lamb, 

E.  F.  Richardson, 


Miss  Eva  L.  Sawyer, 
“  Delia  Stearnes. 


G.  S.  Wheeler, 
Geo.  Wilde. 


Moses  Taylor, 
Thomas  B.  Wheeler. 


99.  PENOBSCOT  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

BANGOR,  ME. 


Rev.  S.  P.  Fay,  President;  Z.  S.  Patten,  Vice-President ;  E.  F.  Duren,  Secre¬ 
tary,  Treasurer,  and  Marshal ;  F.  S.  Davenport,  Musical  Director;  Mrs.  F. 
S.  Davenport,  Pianist. 


SOPRANO. 


Mrs.  I.  M.  Brooks, 

“  J.  A.  Crowell, 

“  S.  C.  Harlow, 

“  Sarah  J.  Jameson, 
“  Mary  W.  Palmer, 


Mrs.  John  S.  Patten, 
“  Alice  T.  Perkins 
“  N.  L.  Perkins, 

“  Geo  Webster, 
Miss  Susie  Currier, 


Miss  Annie  Jewett, 

“  Sarah  Pearson, 

“  Annie  Rice, 

“  R.osa  Richardson, 


Miss  Nellie  Saunders, 
“  Sarah  Stanley, 

“  Julia  Whittier, 

“  Susie  D.  Wiggin. 


Mrs.  B.  F.  Bradbury, 
“  Annie  Bridges, 

“  Belle  Chase, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  Abbie  F.  Dyer,  Mrs.  Lizzie  T.  Wasgatt, 
“  S.  Nash,  Miss  Nellie  Dickey, 

“  W.  H.  Sawtelle,  “  Annie  Holbrook, 


Miss  Mary  Merrill, 

“  Emily  A.  Rowe, 
“  Katie  Sweet. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


745 


TENOR. 


Nicholas  L.  Berry, 
Simeon  H.  Buswell, 
John  B.  Colburn, 
Elnathan  F.  Duren, 


Melville  H.  Andrews,  , 
Benjamin  F.  Bradbury, 
George  S.  Brown, 

Jason  A.  Crowell, 


Horace  P.  Hazeltine, 
David  Knight, 
George  VV.  Merrill, 
Nathaniel  L. 


Abner  W.  Doane, 
Jacob  Eastman, 
Frank  W.  Hardy, 


Jotham  Sewell, 
George  S.  Silsby, 
Wm.  A.  Spaulding, 


BASS. 

Abdon  IV.  Keen, 
Samuel  Nash, 
Webster  K.  Pierce, 


James  M.  Sullivan, 
Lemuel  A.  Torrens, 
Robert  Williams. 


Josiah  S.  Ricker, 
Lincoln  J.  Wheelden, 
Harris  A.  Wheeler. 


100.  WALLINGFORD  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

WALLINGFORD,  CONN. 

Mr.  Miller,  President;  John  Atwater,  Vice-President;  W.  Y.  Beach,  Secre¬ 
tary  and  Treasurer ;  J.  II.  Wheeler,  Musical  Director ;  Thomas  G.  Shepard, 


Pianist. 

SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  R.  C.  Adams, 

“  M.  E.  Atwater, 

Mrs.  E.  R.  Gilbert 
“  J.  Mix, 

,  Mrs.  S.  T.  Perkins, 

Miss  E.  M.  Bartholomew. 

ALTO. 

Mrs.  H.  Austin, 

“  S.  S.  Barnes, 

Mrs.  W.  Y.  Beach,  Miss  Sarah  P.  Hall, 

“  J.  C.  Mansfield,  “  Julia  A.Hullenbeck 

Miss  E.  E.  Saxton, 

,  “  Hattie  E.  Wallace. 

TENOR. 

R.  C.  Adams, 

S.  S.  Barnes, 

W.  G.  Beach, 

Wm.  Gaylord, 

E.  D.  Goddard, 

J.  M.  Harrison, 

Franklin  Hill, 

R.  Talbot, 

J.  S.  Tibbals, 

Edw.  Valentine, 

II.  L.  Wallace, 

W.  J.  Wallace. 

BASS. 

Andrew  Andrews, 
Horace  Austin, 

W.  P.  Austin, 

W.  C.  Avery, 

W.  A.  Hall, 

Geo.  Hull, 

D.  W.  Ilullenbeck, 
G.  M.  Hullenbeck, 

W.  J.  Leavenworth, 
J.  Mix, 

,  H.  C.  Munson, 

W.  H.  Munson, 
Chas.  F.  Wallace, 

R.  B.  Wallace. 

101.  WESTFIELD  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

WESTFIELD,  MASS. 

J.  R.  Gladwin,  President;  H.  B.  Stevens,  Vice-President ;  J.  G.  Scott,  Secre¬ 
tary  ;  E.  B.  Smith,  Treasurer ;  H.  M.  Miller,  Musical  Director ;  Miss  H. 
Loomis,  Pianist. 


Mrs.  C.  W.  Farnham, 
“  J.  S.  Francis, 

“  E.  B.  Gillett, 


SOPRANO. 

Mrs.  a.  C.  Greenough,  Miss  F.  C.  Hill, 
Miss  S.  Fairchild,  “  E.  Jessup, 

“  M.  A.  Gleason, 


Miss  H.  Loomis, 

“  M.  Yeamans. 


Mrs.  H.  C.  Frost, 

“  D.  L.  Gillett, 
“  L.  C.  Greene, 


J.  R.  Gladwin, 
Rev.  Mr.  Murphy, 


ALTO. 

Mrs.  H.  M.  Miller,  Miss  Holcomb,  Miss  Nellie  A.  Smith, 

“  W.  H.  Stearns,  “  M.  E.  Kingsley,  “  E.  Try  on. 


TENOR. 

M.  S.  Roberts,  J.  G.  Scott,  J.  S.  Smith, 

A.  F.  Powers,  E.  B.  Smith,  H.  B.  Stevens, 


746 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


S.  P.  Burt, 
f\  Bush, 
Jere  Horton, 


H.  H.  Hutchins, 
M.  D.  Knowles, 


BASS. 

E.  Leonard, 
J.  N.  Lewis, 


H.  M.  Miller, 
C.  C.  Porter. 


102.  ROXBURY  MUSICAL  ASSOCIATION, 

BOSTON  HIGHLANDS,  MASS. 

H.  W.  Bourn,  President;  D.  T.  Haraden,  Secretary ;  H.  C.  Prentiss,  Treas¬ 
urer  ;  S.  F.  Williams,  Musical  Director. 


Mrs.  H.  J.  Burrows, 
“  G.  Hersey, 

“  C.  Wright, 


Mrs.  Dennis, 
Hanson, 

“  M.  Ryerson, 


A.  F.  Abbott, 
H. W.  Bowen, 
M.  T.  Doten, 

/ 

H.  T.  Burrows, 
Lewis  Carey, 


Miss  Collier, 

“  Hall, 

“  H.  Hamnett 


SOPRANO. 

Miss  H.  Litchfield, 
“  Robinson, 


Miss  Bowen, 

“  Deunis, 

“  M.  A.  Dorety, 


D.  W.  Good, 

D.  T.  Haraden, 


ALTO. 

Miss  L.  Gage, 


A.  W.  Haraden, 


TENOR. 

J.  E.  Keates, 
H.  C.  Prentiss, 


John  Denton, 
John  Reed, 


BASS. 


P.  Ruggles, 
L.  Ryerson, 


Miss  Ryerson, 

“  N.  Skinner. 


Miss  Huntington, 
“  Walker. 


Thos.  Sweeny, 
S.  F.  Williams. 


Chandler  Wright. 


103.  CLEVELAND  CHORAL  SOCIETY, 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 

S.  A.  Fuller,  President;  J.  W.  Walter,  Secretary ;  J.  F.  Whitelaw,  Treas¬ 
urer  ;  H.  A.  Burrows,  Librarian ;  J.  T.  Wamelink,  Musical  Director ;  J. 
Long,  Pianist.  Twenty-eight  members.  No  list  of  names  received. 


ERRORS  AND  OMISSIONS. 

As  already  stated,  many  errors  in  the  spelling  of  names,  and  even  the  omission  of  names 
altogether,  may  possibly  have  occurred  in  the  preceding  lists  of  societies ;  but  they  now  stand 
precisely  as  received  from  the  Secretaries  of  the  various  organizations.  If,  however,  those  who 
notice  mistakes  will  send  them  to  Mr.  Gilmore,  a  corrected  list  will  be  printed  hereafter. 

It  may  not  be  out  of  place  here  to  record  the  valuable  aid  and  service  rendered  by  Mr.  R.  W. 
Husted,  one  of  Mr.  Tourjee’s  Secretaries,  in  the  organization  of  the  chorus,  as  well  as  of  Mr.  John 
W.  Odlin,  already  spoken  of  in  this  volume.  Mr.  Husted  was  untiring  in  his  devotion  to  the 
completion  of  the  grand  chorus,  and,  possessing  every  qualification  necessary  to  harmonize  the 
social  and  musical  elements  of  the  “  immortal  ten  thousand,”  too  much  praise  cannot  be  awarded 
him  for  the  judgment  displayed,  and  the  able  manner  in  which  he  seconded  the  efforts  of  the 
chief  head  of  the  chorus,  Mr.  Tourjee. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


747 


RECAPITULATION  OF  CHORUS. 


1. 

Societies  are  numbered  in  the  order  in  which  they  joined  the  Jubilee  Chorus. 

Soprano.  Alto.  Tenor. 

Boston  Oratorio  Class,  Boston,  Mass .  765  861  572 

Bass. 

749 

2. 

Newton  Musical  Association,  Newton,  Mass.  . 

76 

62 

27 

56 

3. 

Randolph  Choral  Society,  Randolph,  Mass. 

39 

16 

19 

28 

4. 

Chelsea  Choral  Society,  Chelsea,  Mass.  . 

173 

143 

73 

116 

6. 

Mendelssohn  Union,  Springfield,  Mass. 

29 

18 

37 

29 

6. 

Georgetown  Musical  Union,  Georgetown,  Mass.  . 

14 

10 

12 

15 

7. 

Newburyport  Chorus,  Newburyport,  Mass. 

44 

16 

12 

20 

8. 

Concord  Choral  Society,  Concord,  N.  H. 

34 

22 

19 

21 

9. 

Haverhill  Musical  Union,  Haverhill,  Mass. 

43 

33 

25 

31 

10. 

Fall  River  Choral  Union,  Fall  River,  Mass.  . 

22 

16 

17 

20 

11. 

Medford  Choral  Society,  Medford,  Mass.  . 

23 

24 

18 

18 

12. 

Weymouth  Choral  Society,  Weymouth,  Mass. 

68 

38 

45 

36 

13. 

Farmington  Choral  Society,  Farmington,  N.  H. 

5 

4 

4 

7 

14. 

Glee  and  Chorus  Society,  Lebanon,  N.  H. 

9 

8 

9 

13 

15. 

New  Hampton  Choral  Society,  New  Hampton,  N.  H. 

5 

8 

7 

9 

16. 

Androscoggin  Musical  Society,  Lewiston,  Me. 

21 

12 

li 

17 

17. 

Groton  Centre  Musical  Association,  Groton,  Mass.  . 

16 

13 

8 

12 

18. 

Athol  Musical  Association,  Athol,  Mass. 

11 

8 

10 

11 

19. 

Quincy  Point  Choral  Society,  Quincy,  Mass. 

8 

8 

4, 

4 

20. 

Malden  Chorus  Club,  Malden,  Mass. 

18 

15 

13 

10 

21. 

Plymouth  Rock  Choral  Society,  Plymouth,  Mass.  . 

11 

7 

5 

6 

22. 

South  Abington  Choral  Society,  South  Abington,  Mass. 

9 

9 

13 

15 

23. 

Waltham  Choral  Union,  Waltham,  Mass.  . 

60 

32 

25 

36 

24. 

Fitchburg  Choral  Society,  Fitchburg,  Mass.  . 

21 

15 

16 

20 

25. 

Plaistow  Choral  Society,  Plaistow,  N.  H.  . 

7 

7 

4 

5 

26. 

East  Douglas  Musical  Society,  East  Douglass,  Mass. 

9 

4 

5 

7 

27. 

Quincy  Choral  Society,  Quincy,  Mass. 

23 

11 

9 

17 

28. 

Lawrence  Musical  Association,  Lawrence,  Mass.  . 

54 

44 

28 

41 

29. 

Abington  Choral  Society,  Abington  Centre,  Mass.  . 

10 

9 

11 

15 

30. 

Orange  County  Musical  Society,  Randolph,  Vt. 

3 

5 

5 

5 

31. 

Yarmouthport  Chorus  Club,  Yarmouthport,  Mass.  . 

11 

8 

4 

5 

32. 

Boston  Choral  Union,  South  Boston,  Mass.  . 

129 

65 

46 

51 

33. 

•Salem  Choral  Society,  Salem,  Mass.  .  #  . 

107 

66 

40 

56 

34. 

Sandwich  Choral  Society,  Sandwich,  Mass.  . 

6 

4 

4 

7 

35. 

Hyannis  Choral  Society,  Hyannis,  Mass.  . 

7 

4 

5 

8 

36. 

Mansfield  Choral  Union,  Mansfield,  Mass. 

tl 

9 

8 

6 

37. 

Holliston  Choral  Union,  Holliston,  Mass.  . 

15 

12 

10 

13 

38. 

Melrose  Musical  Association,  Melrose,  Mass.  . 

7 

7 

7 

8 

39. 

Northfield  Musical  Society,  Northfield,  Mass.  . 

7 

5 

4 

8 

40. 

Springfield  Choral  Union,  Springfield,  Mass.  . 

10 

2 

6 

6 

41. 

Manchester  Chorus  Class,  Manchester,  N.  H.  . 

27 

20 

15 

18 

42. 

Nashua  Chorus  Class,  Nashua,  N.  H.  . 

2i 

12 

8 

8 

43. 

North  Abington  Choral  Society,  North  Abington,  Mass. 

7 

3 

3 

8 

44. 

South  Braintree  Choral  Society,  Braintree,  Mass. . 

34 

40 

18 

48 

45. 

East  Somerville  Choral  Society,  Somerville,  Mass.  . 

11 

6 

5 

7 

46. 

Union  Chorus  and  Glee  Club,  Wolfboro’,  N.  H.  . 

9 

6 

6 

10 

47. 

Sherborn  Musical  Association,  Sherborn,  Mass. 

* 

6 

6 

4 

6 

48. 

Pawtucket  Choral  Society,  Pawtucket,  R.  I.  . 

10 

7 

7 

9 

49. 

Francestown  Choral  Society,  Francestown,  N.  H. 

9 

7 

7 

8 

60. 

Union  Musical  Society,  North  Bridgewater,  Mass. 

45 

24 

28 

37 

61. 

Reading  Musical  Association,  Reading,  Mass.  . 

16 

9 

8 

12 

52. 

Laconia  Musical  Society,  Laconia,  N.  H. 

10 

9 

7 

9 

63. 

Rossini  Club,  Damariscotta,  Me . 

10 

9 

•  7 

6 

54. 

Farmington  Choral  Society,  Farmington,  Me. 

7 

8 

5 

7 

748 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE 


55. 

Belmont  Musical  Association,  Belmont,  Mass. . 

Soprano. 

.  13 

Alto. 

14 

Tenor. 

4 

Bass. 

6 

56. 

Acustmet  Musical  Association,  Acushnet,  Mass.  . 

8 

4 

6 

6 

57. 

Leominster  Musical  Society,  Leominster,  Mass. 

.  16 

11 

10 

13 

58. 

Salmon  Falls  Choral  Society,  Salmon  Falls,  N.  H. 

13 

9 

5 

12 

59. 

Exeter  Musical  Society,  Exeter,  N.  H . 

.  17 

12 

8 

15 

60. 

Framingham  Choral  Club,  Framingham,  Mass.  . 

15 

10 

7 

8 

61. 

Dover  Choral  Union,  Dover,  N.  H . 

.  97 

24 

28 

42 

62. 

Oakdale  Choral  Society,  Sterling,  Mass . 

7 

5 

2 

4 

63. 

Rutland  County  Choral  Society,  Rutland,  Yt. . 

.  18 

6 

8 

18 

64. 

Suncook  Chorus  Association,  Suncook,  N.  H. 

8 

8 

8 

7 

65. 

Winchester  Choral  Association,  Winchester,  Mass. . 

.  20 

9 

8 

11 

66. 

Whitinsville  Choral  Union,  Whitinsville,  Mass.  . 

5 

2 

3 

3 

67. 

Webster  Choral  Society,  Webster,  Mass . 

5 

7 

5 

6 

68. 

Ashland  Chorus  Class,  Ashland,  Mass.  .... 

13 

10 

5 

13 

69. 

Enfield  Chorus,  Thompsonville,  Conn . 

.  10 

5 

3 

5 

70. 

Groveland  Choral  Union,  Groveland,  Mass . 

5 

7 

6 

7 

71. 

Malone  Musical  Association,  Malone,  N.  Y. 

6 

4 

5 

6 

72. 

Mendelssohn  Society,  Chicago,  HI . 

26 

18 

25 

26 

73. 

Choral  Union  Society,  Middleborough,  Mass.  . 

7 

4 

5 

7 

74. 

East  Boston  Choral  Society,  East  Boston,  Mass.  . 

16 

16 

13 

9 

75. 

Hopkinton  Choral  Society,  Hopkinton,  Mass. . 

11 

7 

7 

6 

76. 

Methuen  Choral  Union,  Methuen,  Mass . 

8 

7 

7 

8 

77. 

Peace  Festival  Class,  Natick,  Mass . 

.  39 

22 

16 

26 

78. 

Sacred  Music  Association,  Milford,  Mass . 

12 

8 

8 

10 

79. 

Woburn  Musical  Association,  Woburn,  Mass.  . 

.  14 

13 

11 

20 

80. 

Jubilee  Chorus  Society,  Lowell,  Mass.  .  .  .  ... 

56 

28 

27 

36 

81. 

Amesbury  Choral  Society,  Amesbury  and  Salisbury,  Mass. 

.  28 

11 

12 

14 

82. 

Peace  Festival  Choir,  Saco,  Me . 

24 

12 

15 

18 

83. 

Andover  Chorus,  Andover,  Mass . 

.  10 

6 

8 

8 

84. 

Festival  Choir,  Providence,  R.  I . 

26 

16 

15 

25 

85. 

Saratoga  Musical  Association,  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.  . 

.  15 

10 

9 

14 

83. 

Addison  County  Choral  Society,  Middlebury,  Yt. 

7 

4 

7 

8 

87. 

Salisbury  Choral  Society,  Lakeville,  Conn. 

7 

5 

4 

4 

88. 

Cheshire  Musical  Union,  Keene,  N.  H . 

8 

11 

7 

7 

89. 

Lynn  Chorus  Class,  Lynn,  Mass . 

.  49 

25 

28 

31 

90. 

Beethoven  Society,  Taunton,  Mass . 

23 

23 

23 

28 

91. 

Augusta  Choral  Society,  Augusta,  Me . 

8 

5 

4 

6 

92. 

Granville  Choral  Society,  Granville,  N.  Y . 

8 

7 

6 

7 

93. 

Mendelssohn  Society,  Waterbury,  Conn. 

8 

9 

9 

16 

94. 

Harmonic  Society,  New  Haven,  Conn.  .... 

25 

18 

17 

23 

95. 

Mozart  and  Beethoven  Choral  Union,  Worcester,  Mass.  . 

.  60 

31 

61 

50 

96. 

Choral  Association,  New  Bedford,  Mass . 

28 

21 

14 

13 

97. 

Handel  and  Haydn  Society,  Boston,  Mass. 

.  193 

146 

107 

185 

98. 

Schubert  Choral  Union,  West  Acton,  Mass. 

11 

10 

8 

11 

99. 

Penobscot  Musical  Association,  Bangor,  Me.  . 

.  18 

12 

14 

13 

100. 

Wallingford  Musical  Association,  Wallingford,  Conn.  . 

6 

8 

12 

14 

101. 

Westfield  Musical  Association,  Westfield,  Mass. 

.  10 

9 

8 

9 

102. 

Roxbury  Musical  Association,  Boston  Highlands,  Mass. 

10 

10 

9 

7 

103. 

Cleveland  Choral  Society,  Cleveland,  Ohio  (averaged)  . 

9 

7 

6 

6 

Number 

of  Sopranos . 

3,219 

(< 

“  Altos . 

.  2,512 

“ 

“  Tenors . 

1,968 

(( 

“  Bassos.  .  • 

.  2,597 

<( 

“  Artists  and  leading  singers  . 

108 

Total  . 

10,404 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


749 


GRAND  ORCHESTRA. 


OLE  BULL,  Leader.  CARL  ROSA,  RLpLtiteitr. 

LIBRARIANS. 

Henry  D.  Simpson,  William  C.  Nichols,  Capt.  Stephen  I.  Newman, 
William  Hayden,  Henry  N.  Blake,  William  Baldwin. 

J.  THOMAS  BALDWIN,  Superintendent  of  Orchestra. 


1st  VIOLINS. 


OLE  BULL, 

F.  Meir, 

A.  Wagner, 

Howard  Glover, 

CARL  ROSA, 

F.  Loebman, 

Ferd.  Ton  Olker, 

D.  H  Suck, 

Carl  Mietzke, 

Theo.  Christ, 

Edward  Catlin, 

J.  L.  Ensign, 

B.  Listeman, 

J.  Donniker, 

J.  Reidl, 

John  Braham, 

Wm.  Schultze, 

S.  Palm, 

M.Reidl, 

M.  Fenollosa, 

G.  F.  Suck, 

J.  Lerch, 

David  Braham, 

E  Zeller, 

Carl  Meisel, 

J.  Reitzel, 

H.  Wannemacher 

P.  Miller, 

Carl  Eichler, 

A.  Silberberg, 

Carl  Henckroth, 

F.  II.  Torrington. 

George  Loesch, 

C.  Eisner, 

N.  Fehl, 

A.  Lavigne, 

J.  C.  Miillaly, 

F.  Schleiss, 

A.  Kleist, 

Chas.  Dotzler, 

Adolph  Schmidt, 

L.  Moll, 

F.  Pardovani, 

M  Keinz, 

C.  J.  Weinz, 

A  Fenigur, 

C.  Wolf, 

E.  Grill, 

N.  Lothian, 

W.  Reinhart, 

W.  J.  Holding, 

F.  Hermann, 

Louis  Coeuen, 

S.  Hossfield, 

A.  Jung, 

A.  Scherzer, 

F.  Listeman, 

II.  Perabeau, 

M.  Schlig, 

W.  Stub, 

Carl  Gartner, 

E.  Thiele, 

Geo.  W.  Herbert, 

H.  Kohn, 

W.  Stoll, 

C.  Reefo, 

W.  Wagner, 

H.  Hahn, 

J.  Greim, 

B.  Langlotz, 

J.  Mcllduff, 

H.  Lauterbach, 

A.  Besig, 

A.  H.  Metz, 

C.  Schlamm, 

L.  F.  Heller, 

U.  C  Hill, 

J.  Schaefer, 

L.  IJnderner, 

A.  R.  Conrad, 

L.  Alexander, 

N.  Tillman, 

R  Rebecchim, 

H.  Weinhold, 

H.  Weyrough, 

L.  Rosenberger, 

W.  L.  Bowron, 

L  Kester, 

M.  Esembeau, 

A.  Reif, 

F.  Kulling, 

0.  II.  Holcomb, 

L.  Farber, 

F.  Younker, 

I.  Brittner, 

J.  Mallach, 

H.  Bader, 

A.  Tyte, 

T.  Boettzer, 

W.  Gilles, 

B.  Mollenhauer, 

P.  J.  Oehl, 

W.  Brueckner, 

W  Kollmer, 

R.  Arnold, 

Fred.  Muller, 

C.  Sentz, 

A.  Gaffre, 

C.  C.  Muller, 

F.  Kramwer, 

H.  Foehling, 

G.  Ilayner, 

0.  Stockmer, 

C.  Schmidt, 

C.  Esher, 

G.  Hartung, 

E.  Neyer, 

0.  Lehman, 

C.  Peters, 

H  Wiessenbom. 

J.  Buitrage, 

2d  VIOLINS. 

H.  Rommel, 

G.  II.  Kuntzman 

,  R.  Eltz, 

E.  F.  Seeberg, 

E.  Wrench, 

N.  P.  Goddard, 

J.  Schulz, 

W.  Kelch, 

J.  Rampone, 

Otto  Ncwbert, 

W.  C.  Nichols, 

W.  B.  Paston, 

A.  Newhouse, 

Julius  Eichler, 

C.  Jarvis, 

H.  Holler, 

A.  Meute, 

H.  Walter, 

E.  Koch, 

H.  Bailer, 

W.  Hinds, 

II.  Godfred, 

C.  Schubert,  __ 

M.  Bimberg, 

E.  Crosse, 

R.  E.  Tower, 

M.  Papst, 

W.  E.  Tompkins, 

A.  Jacobs, 

P.  H.  E.  Vernon, 

B.  P.  Malatratt, 

J.  H.  Grosche, 

M.  Cohn, 

N.  W.  Torrey, 

II.  Von  Eisner, 

J.  Ilelfenritter, 

Chas.  Steibler, 

J.  Petersie, 

A.  Hague, 

P.  Krackeur, 

Geo.  Gaul, 

A.  Endres, 

C.  Kaefer, 

L.  Krackeur, 

750 

NATIONAL 

PEACE  JUBILEE. 

A.  K.  Reif, 

G.  Bastert, 

D.  Schiff, 

Frank  Hill, 

L.  Aept&ine, 

W.  Wolfcseiffer, 

Julius  Peters, 

Stephen  K.  Conant, 

J.  L.  Blodgett, 

I.  Holden, 

F.  J.  Gardner, 

G.  L.  Cushing, 

J.  P.  Kennedy, 

B.  Hamberger, 

A.  Keilblock, 

L.  W.  Ballard, 

Frank  Leibsch, 

G.  Schneider, 

A.  P.  Holden, 

L.  P.  Whitney, 

J  H.  White, 

T.  Russell, 

E.  D.  Ingraham, 

G.  Kappes, 

F.  F.  Sawin, 

Geo.  De  Luce, 

J.  Thomas  Baldwin, 

C.  Reinhart,  Jr., 

W.  H.  Frizzell, 

H.  Koehler, 

P.  von  Olker, 

L.  Scherer, 

R.  Escott, 

F.  Brandies, 

G.  Paladini, 

A.  Kelner, 

G.  Groeger, 

R.  Loschier, 

A.  II.  Brown, 

J.  Frick, 

C.  Rimbach, 

A.  Tatzel, 

C.  E.  Keith, 

J.  Hichcliff, 

John  H.  Hill, 

Jos.  Weinlich, 

J.  0.  Yatman, 

Geo.  Glasser, 

G.  P.  Roberts, 

Chas.  Crux, 

J.  Viles, 

C.  Pruener, 

J.  C.  Gates,’ 

F.  Fulir, 

W.  Dorn, 

P.  Mclnnis. 

Alden  Bass, 

VIOLAS. 

Thomas  Ryan, 

T.  Weber, 

Adolph  Schneitz, 

A.  Schauz, 

C.  S.  Suck, 

J.  B.  Holding, 

C.  Plageman, 

M.  Cross, 

J.  N.  Mohler, 

E.  Ringk, 

II.  Haenel, 

J.  Linhard, 

P.  Bretternitz, 

L.  Goering, 

H.  Albrecht, 

Theo.  Bornschein, 

W.  F.  Theide, 

L.  Patte, 

C.  Boettgen, 

Rudolph  Green, 

M.  Keller, 

G.  Baethge, 

W.  Ringk, 

C.  Hilbrecht, 

F.  L.  Daggett, 

C.  Kreins, 

0.  Weyrough, 

R.  Ringk, 

H.  Heindl, 

J.  II.  Wadsworth, 

L.  Appel, 

C.  F.  Heller, 

Theo.  Rosenstein, 

Wm.  Gooch, 

C.  Keinz, 

E.  Pauli, 

C.  Tischner, 

G.  A.  Patz, 

A.  Schneider, 

A.  Aschie, 

Carl  Herbert, 

G.  Krebs, 

T.  Verron, 

L.  Cordes, 

H.  Rirtb, 

F.  W.  Schlimper, 

John  Pinter, 

R.  Straube, 

A.  Bayer, 

II.  Baethge, 

J.  Wedemeyer, 

J.  J.  Schlig, 

N.  Oehl, 

W.  L.  Groeger, 

C.  A.  Lauterbach, 

Thos.  Farrell, 

A.  Weber, 

C.  F.  Bauer, 

E.  Beyer, 

H.  Lautensclager, 

T.  Mullins, 

E.  A.  White, 

J.  0.  Freeman, 

A.  Gumprichdt, 

A.  Nickling, 

E.  Stigler, 

H.  Carl, 

J.  U.  Ledig, 

G.  Bahls, 

C.  Wagner, 

G  Vier, 

P.  E.  Mallatratt, 

J.  Lacroix, 

G.  Hosfield, 

C.  Bretternitz, 

J.  Muller, 

J.  L‘.  Gray, 

K.  Zimmerman, 

M.  Metzdorf, 

J.  P.  Rudolph. 

VIOLONCELLOS. 

Wulf  Fries, 

L.  Kocco, 

Wm.  Strehland, 

E.  J.  McDonald, 

M.  Steinert, 

E.  Regestein, 

F.  Wedemeyer, 

I.  Moorehouse, 

James  Baxter, 

C.  Lacroix, 

M.  Filomeno, 

G.  Leclere, 

E.  W.  Lineback, 

P.  A.  Stigler, 

Max  Grebel, 

G.  D.  Russell, 

Wm.  Reitzel, 

L.  E.  Ringk, 

F.  Kremmer, 

J.  Hoffman, 

Alex.  Heindl, 

C.  P.  Windt, 

A.  Harldegan, 

A.  Peters, 

A.  Jungnickel, 

J.  Seeberg, 

H.  Fachs, 

J.  Tytus, 

A.  Linhard, 

C.  Verron, 

W.  Greene, 

A.  Biscaccianti, 

L.  Engleke, 

II.  W.  Walsh, 

II.  W.  Knothe, 

C.  Allard, 

Chas.  Schmitz, 

E.  F.  Bleck, 

J.  Muller, 

F.  Kuntsler, 

F.  Stolte, 

August  Suck, 

J.  Groeger, 

P.  Bohl, 

C.  Reinhart, 

K.  Krechpole, 

L.  A.  Oehl, 

C.  Brannes, 

A.  Breitkoff, 

C.  Frehde, 

N.  Beyer, 

M.  Brand, 

F  Zenker, 

J.  Schmitt, 

H.  Steibler, 

R.  Ledig, 

C.  Mistka, 

J.  Jenkinson, 

L.  Hartnett, 

A.  Wendell. 

CONTRA  BASSO. 

August  Stein , 

A.  Seigismund, 

C.  Braun, 

C.  Rudolph, 

L.  Jennewein, 

P.  Bapp, 

A.  Albrecht, 

S.  Windt, 

Wm.  Mclnnis, 

A.  Meirsch, 

A.  Linhard, 

August  Regestein, 

Ed.  Muller, 

H.  Koerber, 

D.  L.  Downing, 

Henry  Fries, 

I.  E.  White, 

A.  Very, 

F.  Rehder, 

J.  II.  Seipp, 

Wm.  Zohler, 

L.  Tschimer, 

C.  Jacoby, 

F.  Doring, 

GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL.  751 


Chas.  Schneider, 

A.  Gpmunder, 

L.  Curtis, 

J.  H.  B.  Sullivan, 

F.  W.  Mills, 

C.  Nagler, 

R.  Arnold,  Jr., 

C.  Dollinger, 

C.  Wamecke, 

L.  Walther, 

A.  Jarreki, 

J.  Denny, 

Chris.  Leutbecher 

C.  Heidelberg, 

C.  Bayer, 

Ed.  Uhlig, 

1.  Brandt, 

C.  Prueser, 

C.  Nickel, 

C.  E.  Breitkoff, 

W.  Brand, 

C.  Blass, 

N.  Lo  Bianco, 

C.  P.  Reif, 

G.  Umbac, 

C.  Billhardt, 

H.  Straubel, 

J.  A.  Loebman, 

Fritz  Falkenstein, 

U.  Heindl, 

A.  Leidelbach, 

A.  P.  Lehman, 

C.  W.  Schawb, 

F.  Pfiffercon, 

J.  Leis, 

J.  H.  Helfenritter. 

A.  Kenyon, 

PICCOLOS  AND  FLUTES. 

Ferd.  Zohler, 

J.  P.  Endres, 

J.  Euler, 

A.  Latham, 

E.  M.  Heindl, 

S.  De  Carlo, 

G.  Lobeck, 

H.  G.  Wyscham, 

E.  W.  Foster, 

E.  Weiner, 

G.  Buchner, 

T.  Wicks, 

J.  F.  C.  Reitzel, 

J.  0.  Ball, 

G.  Goelkell, 

C.  Vandemguiht. 

OBOES. 

A.  L.  De  Ribas, 

C.  Bertram, 

C.  Mente, 

D.  Shuster, 

Carl  Faulwasser, 

R.  Feuchtenbeiner,  H.  Dothe, 

W.  Weller, 

M.  Ross, 

K.  Schuster, 

C.  Sander, 

P.  Grare. 

CLARIONETS. 

E.  Weber, 

C.  Higgins, 

Wm.  Stoehr, 

Albert  Holland, 

Edward  Boehm, 

W.  H.  Ryan, 

L.  White, 

A.  Norling, 

Peter  Kalkman, 

Wm.  H.  Cundy, 

F.  Ostmeir, 

L.  Baer. 

FAGOTTOS. 

Paul  Eltz, 

A.  Sohst, 

R.  Kummer, 

C.  Schultz, 

T.  Becher, 

R.  Krausse, 

N.  D.  Randall, 

Charles  Maas. 

TRUMPETS. 

M.  Arbuckle, 

H.  C.  Brown, 

A.  McEleny, 

Juan  Salcedo, 

L.  Heinicke, 

C.  W.  Thompson, 

D.  W.  Reeves, 

H.  Prince, 

A.  Heinicke, 

C.  Menz, 

T.  J.  Dodworth, 

A.  Lamotte. 

FRENCH  HORNS. 

Luke  Murphy, 

H.  Hoffman, 

Fritz  Zohler, 

George  Endres, 

E.  Schorman, 

E.  Kluge, 

H.  Kustenmacher, 

C.  Eckert, 

F.  Gewalt, 

W.  Regestein, 

M.  Trojsi, 

F.  Moeslein. 

P.  Wagner, 

C.  Mahler, 

G.  Droshin, 

C.  Lowe. 

TROMBONES. 

W.  Saul, 

Louis  Fredericks, 

W.  Howard, 

J.  White, 

John  Harvey, 

J.  W.  Odlin, 

L.  A  M.  B.  Massera, 

L.  A.  Blanchard, 

G.  Daga, 

H.  A.  Stoehr, 

M.  K.  Botsford, 

F.  Grobler. 

TUBAS. 

$ 

B.  M.  Wedger, 

J.  Pfiffercon, 

W.  Hayden, 

C.  Karschich. 

TYMPANIS. 

H.  D.  Simpson, 

J.  Senia, 

F.  Schulze, 

W.  A.  Field. 

SMALL  DRUMS. 

S.  I.  Newman, 

H.  A.  Greene, 

A.  Cassidy, 

F.  C.  Field. 

BASS  DRUMS. 

N.  J.  Baldwin, 

J.  Treat. 

752 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE, 


MILITARY  BA.DNTD. 


PICCOLOS  AND  FLUTES. 


E.  Costello, 

J.  H.  Odell, 

E.  Berner, 

G.  Freemantle, 

P.  J.  Boris, 

Edward  Butler, 

A.  H.  Devoe, 

L.  B.  Howard, 

G.  W.  Bemis, 

Wm.  Keating, 

John  Celona, 

J.  Q.  Torrey, 

Carl  Hertkorn, 

P.  Pfeiffer, 

John  Murdoch, 

C.  Fearing, 

Carl  Schoenhoff, 

C.  Tyte, 

C.  L.  Rimbach, 

P.  E.  Deane. 

G.  G.  Baker, 

Eb 

CLARIONETS. 

A.  M.  Pond, 

A.  Schubert, 

J.  Balch, 

J.  Reidl, 

Alonzo  Bond, 

J.  Main, 

C.  Sutherland, 

R.  Mende. 

F.  Kaula, 

0.  A.  Whitmore, 

G.  H.  Kingman, 

Bb 

CLARIONETS. 

Aug.  Heise, 

H.  Raynor, 

F.  Goetz,. 

C.  Trueter, 

Chas.  Stuckert, 

Jas.  Richardson, 

C.  Rando, 

Robert  Auld, 

W.  L.  Reynolds, 

John  O’Connor, 

T.  J.  Mitchels, 

F.  Bachman, 

G.  W.  Hunt, 

T.  F.  Goodwin, 

C.  Fri trick, 

A.  Eller, 

John  Calnum, 

Fred  Crane, 

F.  Hackert, 

C.  Freudenold, 

Chas.  Behr, 

E.  Hazeltine, 

J.  Lapini, 

L.  Faigani, 

A.  Bronson, 

S.  Holden, 

M.  Mierscheim, 

F.  Hendrickson, 

C.  C.  Houghton, 

J.  W.  Gardner, 

F.  Schmehl, 

Theodore  Mclnnis. 

H.  C.  Freeman, 

Carl  Krebs, 

W.  Howard, 

Henry  N.  Blake, 

Sami.  Holden, 

E.  Strasser, 

Charles  Lumjack, 

Fred.  Ruckert. 

Geo.  P.  Tyler, 

G.  Trunketti, 

R.  Spidicia, 

OBOES 

AND  FAGOTTOS. 

ffm.  Heard, 

W.  F.  Theide, 

Jacob  Rupp, 

C.  Engleman, 

S.  S.  Pearce, 

G.  Muller, 

A.  Reif,  Sr., 

C.  Schwab. 

L.  Frederick, 

J  Bunkhard, 

C.  Vansandt. 

Eb  CORNETS. 

D.  C.  Hall, 

F.  P.  Loud, 

TV.  Dignam, 

D.  0.  Brien, 

H.  Dana, 

N.  York, 

TV.  Dignam,  Jr., 

Wm.  Hinds, 

G.  B.  Dana, 

F.  L.  Millet, 

E.  T.  Baldwin, 

G.  Fields, 

J.  H.  Richardson 

F.  Hodgkins, 

Wm.  Spary, 

C.  L.  Stetson, 

E.  S.  Clapp, 

T.  M.  Carter, 

A.  Nichols, 

R.  B.  Raymond, 

H.  Alien, 

J.  D.  Holden, 

M.  O’Connor, 

T.  C  Richardson, 

E.  F.  Far  well, 

R.  Williams, 

Chas.  Proctor, 

Wm.  Gates, 

Geo.  Rimbach, 

G.  P.  Parker, 

W.  J.  Martland, 

Chas.  Doring, 

J.  Smith, 

H.  Johnston, 

S.  C.  Perkins, 

R.  Toohey, 

N.  M.  Peckham, 

AY.  F.  Freeman, 

C.  H.  Thompson, 

Wm.  H.  Ryan, 

E.  H.  Weston, 

G.  W.  Blood, 

N.  Whally, 

Geo.  E.  Burbank. 

Bb  CORNETS. 

J.  P.  Weston, 

Joseph  Ebert, 

G.  A.  Conner, 

C.  Peirce, 

C.  Colburn, 

W.  Boleschka, 

A.  Davis, 

Alfred  Arther, 

T.  F.  Blitz, 

J.  H  Peterman, 

J.  Chase, 

G.  D.  Woodill, 

H.  L.  Harlow, 

J.  Johnson, 

F.  W.  Knapp, 

W.  Lovejoy, 

R  D.  Blanchard, 

F.  Hess, 

J.  Q.  Chase, 

W.  Dignan, 

B.  F.  Richardson, 

R.  Ward, 

Arthur  Hall, 

T.  P.  Giffin, 

G.  McDonald, 

Y.  Schmidt, 

T.  0.  Edmands, 

N.  W.  Marshall, 

R. Heap, 

C.  Eble, 

J.  Silloway, 

G  H.  Lovejoy, 

H.  Kamerling, 

T.  Weiler, 

R.  Hall, 

Wm.  Warner, 

Charles  Metzger, 

A.  K.  Patten, 

M.  Williams, 

P.  Kearney, 

Wm.  Briggs, 

W.  S.  Gurney, 

T.  Leonard, 

W.  Critchley,  Jr., 
P.  Mizina, 

R.  Pery, 

A.  Haskell, 

G.  Lane, 

J.  Golden, 

E.  W  Turner, 

W.  S  Orcutt, 

W.  E.  Whiting, 

B.  G.  Reynolds, 
D.  Phillips, 

Wm.  E.  Graves, 

J.  C.  Gates, 

W.  J.  Clark, 

A.  L.  Conant, 

O.  0.  Brown, 

Geo.  Reed, 

J.  K.  Blake, 

Geo.  Smith, 

P.  Carpenter, 
Wm.  B.  Ryan, 

G.  H.  Rowell, 


C.  A.  Pritchard, 
W.  E  Tyler, 

L.  P.  Gendar, 

J.  Barber, 


Thomas  Benner, 
E.  J.  Pullen, 

J.  White, 

J.  0.  Freeman, 
J.  D.  Dunbar, 

J.  H.  Woods, 

W.  T.  Andrews, 
L.  M.  Garfield, 
J.  Kaula, 

S.  U.  0.  Hadley, 


L.  Ledermann, 
J.  Ali, 

A  Rumpler, 

J.  Origlio, 

W.  Howard, 

A.  C.  White, 

J.  Burdakin, 

W.  Laws, 

S.  R.  Sweet, 

L  White, 

B.  Waterhouse, 
Geo.  L.  Phillips, 
Ernest  Muller, 
D.  S.  Watson, 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


T.  J.  Evans, 

S.  A.  Gustin, 
Geo.  Smith, 

A  D.  Baker, 

H.  W.  Bacheller, 

F.  Austin, 

A.  Weidemayer, 
E.  Zeller, 

W.  H.  Jackson, 

C.  E.  Richmond, 


W.  Haskell, 

H.  Murphy, 

D.  W.  Boardman. 
L.  Putnam, 
James  Hand, 

J.  G.  Pfeiffer, 

H.  H.  Blisch, 

T.  Kingsland, 

W.  W.  Hull, 

B.  W.  Bronte, 


N 

E13  ALTO  HORNS. 


John  Stympson, 
John  Clark, 

W.  A.  Owens, 

G.  W.  Humphrey, 
H  A.  Christie, 

C.  E.  Tyler, 

Geo.  Chase, 

0.  Brown, 

G.  W.  Adams, 

E.  E.  Kelsey, 

J.  N.  Spring, 

C.  Balch, 

H.  Gregor, 

J.  E.  Steams, 


J.  Harrington, 

F.  Harris, 

E.  Jones, 
Samuel  Coats, 
Fred  Prichard, 
P.  McKenna, 
Martin  Mack, 
Minot  Thayer, 
John  Kinsley, 
James  Farrell, 
J.  Roth  well, 

S.  Ham, 

J.  Curanast, 


ALTO  AND  FRENCH  HORNS. 


Chas.  Barnes, 

B.  E  Duryea, 

M  E  Spofford, 

Z.  Parkerson, 

Henry  Towne, 

L.  0.  Healy, 

Stephen  Foster, 

Geo.  Kimball, 

Geo.  Elwell,  Jr., 

B*>  TENORS. 

,  David  Moor, 

W.  Marston, 

P.  C.  Hutchins, 

G.  Brown, 

Maurice  Zinoti, 

G.  W.  Metcalf, 

S.  Conant, 

F.  C.  Stevens, 

F.  A.  Dunham, 

W.  S.  Williams, 

T.  A.  Dunham, 

S.  Woods, 

R.  Gilpatrick, 

H.  Allendorf, 

J.  Critchley, 

A.  Bunton, 

J.  Maguire, 

R.  Forsaith, 

T.  Crowley, 

S.  F.  Merrill, 

TROMBONES. 

Samuel  Stedman, 

■E.  Coffin, 

A  P.  Thompson, 

V.  Rogassi, 

II.  E.  Meserve, 

C.  Harris 

Oscar  Gomm, 

J.  R.  Stead, 

BASS  TROMBONES. 

W.  Lydston, 

S.  C.  Denton, 

J.  E.  Hobson, 

Samuel  Whiteley, 

B.  Battles, 

C.  Kramer, 

BARITONES. 

Walter  Burnett, 

Geo.  II.  Brown, 

J.  Norton, 

E.  Humphries, 

W.  II  Faxon, 

C.  Graff, 

A.  Parsons, 

H.  Duchworth, 

E.  Hederson, 

753 

E  Dickinson, 

Walter  Frost, 

Fred  Brooks, 

Jesse  (Jpham, 

Joseph  Bates, 

Henry  Barnard, 

E.  Horton, 

Chas.  Danforth, 

John  Ryerson, 

M.  L.  Ripley. 


P.  Mehein, 

B.  Lynch, 

Z.  M.  Allen, 

J.  Gardner, 

J.  II.  Lincoln, 
W.  M.  Heyward, 
E.  Daniels, 

M.  Fish, 

G.  0.  Sullivan, 

J  Bamford, 

W.  U.  Bickford. 
W.  S.  Sprague, 

H.  Carl. 


F.  Nickel, 

J.  Ballerio, 

W.  Connor, 
W.  F.  Greene, 


S.  Cain, 

Wm.  W  Raymond, 

B.  Hill, 

C.  Parker, 

W.  Wilcox, 

A.  Martin, 

C.  0.  Bosworth, 
Orin  Bacon, 

J.  Lucia. 


C  A.  Holden, 
John  Parkhurst, 
P.  Brennan, 
William  Dnnn. 


E.  Briggs, 

R.  0.  Wemell. 


A.  Burrell, 

J.  Woodhead, 
W.  T.  Cary, 

A.  Buchanner, 
L.  Soule. 


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754  NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


BASS  TUBAS. 


P.  W.  Rounds, 

J.  S.  Loud, 

M.  Holmes, 

H.  E.  Hartwell, 

W.  Campbell, 

J.  M.  Bullard, 

G.  E  Sturt, 

W.  Keyes, 

A.  Very, 

B.  Greene, 

A.  S.  Glover, 

F.  Doring, 

John  Dunbar, 

G  L  Woodman, 

John  Porter, 

II.  Voigt, 

Thos.  Princhard, 

J.  Caldcrwood, 

C.  Profin, 

Fred.  Wolf. 

A.  P.  Boyce, 

Geo.  W.  Merrill, 

J.  Huntress, 

A.  J.  Lawrence, 

Thos.  Davis, 

J.  Plummer,. 

G.  Herbert, 

J.  II.  Nickerson, 

N.  G.  Burleigh, 

- Karl, 

P.  II  Fall, 

E.  R.  Sprague, 

A.  Bruno, 

P.  Backer, 

C.  Mamert, 

C.  Weber, 

Ed.  Boden, 

H  A.  Follansbee, 

N  Nichols, 

F.  B.  Fuller, 

Fred  Bryden, 

J.  Davis, 

P.  Cunningham, 

C.  B.  Williams, 

Ed.  Muller 

G.  Chase, 

J.  Dwire, 

A.  Hoffman, 

J.  H.  Kingman, 

H  Priest, 

C.  Bassett, 

M.  Serra, 

J.  G.  Locke, 

II.  Mills, 

W.  II  Stetson, 

H.  Weston, 

E  B.  Center, 

Jas.  Small, 

A.  Burrell, 

F.  Adams. 

F  Hoyt, 

J.  Davenport, 

F.  L.  Barnard, 

SNARE 

DRUMS. 

J.  C.  Harrington, 

Albert  Adams, 

S.  E.  Perkins, 

W.  Libby, 

A.  L.  Dickerson, 

J.  T.  Morse, 

E.  It.  Wade, 

M.  Dudon, 

F.  M.  Kelly, 

W.  Barker, 

F.  Ilearman, 

G.  Baker, 

James  Green, 

W.  Demorey, 

T.  M.  Barrows, 

J.  A.  Neal, 

Geo.  Laws, 

J.  H.  Moor, 

Wm.  W.  Penniman, 

G.  W.  Quinby. 

H.  Johnston, 

W.  H.  Hall, 

BASS 

DRUMS. 

James  Kimball, 

Jonas  Peirce, 

Fred.  Graff, 

J.  Blanchard, 

Chas  Fosler, 

G.  II.  Kimball, 

J.  B.  Emms, 

C.  H.  Brigham, 

R.  F.  Gerald, 

W.  Ii.  Davis, 

G.  Kingsbury, 

J.  Kane, 

E  French, 

M.  Gerry, 

T.  Peering, 

L.  E.  Leonard. 

J.  Mees, 

F.  P.  Marshall, 

CYMBALS  AND  TRIANGLES. 

R.  C.  Spink, 

Richard  Daly, 

W.  0.  Connor, 

N.  F.  Hunt, 

Asa  Tyler, 

B.  F.  Quinby, 

II.  Porter, 

W.  Batcheller, 

J.  C  Sheafe, 

G.  Wilbur, 

A.  Dame, 

R  Hitchcock, 

T.  W.  Way  land, 

F.  Batchelder, 

J.  Guald, 

G.  F.  Soule. 

H.  Foster, 

Frank  Kellog, 

RECAPITULATION  OF  ORCHESTRA  AND  MILITARY  BAND. 


ORCHESTRA.  MILITARY  BAND 


1st  Violins  .... 

.  121 

Piccolos  and  Flutes  .... 

.  21 

2d  Violins  .... 

.  101 

Eb  Clarionets . 

11 

Violas . 

.  80 

Bb  Clarionets . 

.  43 

Violoncellos 

60 

Oboes  and  Fagottos . 

11 

Contra  Basso 

.  61 

Eb  Cornets . 

.  44 

Piccolos  and  Flutes  . 

16 

Bb  Cornets . 

81 

Oboes . 

.  12 

Eb  Alto  Horns . 

.  54 

Clarionets 

.  .  12 

Alto  and  French  Horns  .... 

12 

Fagot  tos  .... 

.  8 

Bb  Tenors . 

.  39 

Trumpets 

12 

Trombones . 

18 

French  Horns 

.  16 

Bass  Trombones . 

.  10 

Trombones 

12 

Baritones . 

21 

Tubas . 

.  4 

Bass  Tubas . 

.  63 

Tympanis .... 

4 

Snare  Drums . 

22 

Small  Drums 

.  4 

Bass  Drums . 

.  18 

Bass  Drums 

2 

Cymbals  and  Triangles  .... 

18 

1 

625 

486 

Total  number  of  instruments  and  performers  ....  1,011 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL. 


755 


Boston,  April  4,  1870. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir,  —  In  compliance  with  your  request  I  herewith  furnish  you  with  the 
names  of  the  officers*  of  the  Battery  of  Artillery  employed  by  you  in  a  portion  of 
the  Jubilee  music.  I  have  taken  the  liberty  of  prefacing  the  same  with  a  few 
facts  connected  with  this  part  of  the  working  force,  which  may  be  of  some  use  or 
interest  to  you. 

It  was  during  the  month  of  March,  1869,  that  you  first  communicated  to  me 
your  desire  that  I  should  furnish  and  command  what  I  will  designate  as  the 
‘Artillery  Chorus,’  which  was  to  consist  of  at  least  twelve  pieces,  to  be  discharged 
by  electricity  from  the  conductor’s  stand. 

My  own  battery  was  composed  of  six  rifled  10-pounder  Parrott  guns.  To  make 
up  the  required  number  I  called  upon  Captain  Edward  E.  Currier,  commanding 
the  4th  Battery  of  Light  Artillery,  M.  V.  M. ,  located  in  Malden,  whose  company 
was  armed  with  four  guns  of  the  same  calibre,  to  co-operate  with  me.  The  force 
was  completed  by  a  loan  of  two  pieces  from  the  Massachusetts  Arsenal  at  Cam¬ 
bridge,  through  the  courtesy  of  Adjutant-General  James  A.  Cunningham.  The 
two  latter  were  to  be  officered  and  manned  by  details  from  my  company. 

The  preparation  and  management  of  the  electrical  machinery  were,  at  the  same 
time,  intrusted  by  you  to  Mr.  H.  Julius  Smith,  of  this  city,  a  gentleman  of 
extensive  experience  in  such  matters.  After  one  or  two  trials,  he  devised  an 
application  of  wires  to  the  common  cannon-primer,  by  which  it  could  be  con¬ 
nected  with  the  wires  leading  to  the  electric  battery,  and,  as  was  proved,  exploded 
with  a  certainty  and  rapidity  which  left  nothing  to  be  desired. 

From  the  first  you  expressed  the  desire  that  every  arrangement  connected  with 
the  artillery  should  be  made  with  all  possible  care,  and  the  effect  expected  from 
its  use  was  only  attainable  by  the  skilful  preparation  and  management  of  the 
apparatus  used  in  discharging  the  guns.  I  take  much  pleasure,  therefore,  in 
saying,  that  from  the  time  that  I  first  communicated  with  Air.  Smith  until  the 
firing  of  the  last  gun  on  the  I7tli  of  June,  that  gentleman  manifested  the  hearti¬ 
est  interest  in  everything  pertaining  to  this  portion  of  the  programme,  and 
omitted  nothing  which  his  ingenuity  could  suggest  or  his  skill  accomplish. 
With  his  assistants,  he  was  on  duty  every  day  while  the  guns  were  in  use. 

The  ground  selected  for  the  battery  was  on  the  west  side  of  the  Coliseum, 
nearly  opposite  the  centre  of  the  same  and  on  the  same  level.  It  was  arranged 
in  an  elliptical  form,  presenting  a  front  of  about  seventy-five  feet,  and  distant 
from  the  building  about  one  hundred  feet.  The  time  occupied  by  the  report 
in  reaching  the  centre  of  the  building  was  less  than  half  a  second. 

The  guns  were  first  placed  in  position  on  Tuesday,  June  15th,  at  two  o’clock, 
p.  m.,  and,  as  your  contract  with  me  required,  were  to  be  loaded  as  soon  as  fired, 
no  matter  when  that  might  be. 

Although  this  manner  of  discharging  the  guns  was,  to  all  concerned,  a  novel 
one,  and  called  for  the  exercise  of  great  coolness  on  the  part  of  the  cannoneers, 
1  am  happy  to  say  that  to  none  of  them  happened  an  accident  during  the  per¬ 
formance  of  the  duty. 

As  to  the  effect  of  the  artillery  I  can  only  say  that,  after  a  few  trials  by  the 
person  presiding  at  the  key-board  of  the  electric  battery,  the  accuracy  of  the 

*  Mr.  Gilmore  also  applied  for  the  names  of  the  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates,  hut  conld 
not  obtain  them. 


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NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


notes  could  not,  in  my  opinion,  have  been  surpassed,  and  of  the  hundreds  of 
primers  used,  not  more  than  iive  failed  to  explode  at  the  proper  time. 

The  charge  of  powder  used  was  lbs. 

I  leave  to  you  the  enumeration  of  the  pieces  participated  in  by  the  guns,  and 
the  consideration  of  the  strictly  musical  effects  produced  by  them,  only  adding, 
that  every  officer  and  man  of  the  entire  command  will  always  remember  with 
much  pleasure  the  part  he  sustained  in  the  Jubilee. 

The  names  of  the  officers  are  as  follows  :  — 


/ 


Commander. 

Capt.  Charles  W.  Baxter,  2d  Light  Battery,  M.  V.  M. 
Adjutant. 

1st  Lieut,  and  Adjt.  N.  T.  Apollonio,  2d  Light  Battery,  M.  V.  M. 


M  Light  Battcmj,  M.  V.  M.,  8  guns. 
Commanded  by  1st  Lieut.  Charles  W.  Beal. 
1st  Lieut.  H.  J.  Hooton, 

2d  Lieut.  T.  J.  Tute,  .... 

2d  Lieut.  B.  F.  Treadwell,  . 

A  non-commissioned  officer. 


Chiefs  of  sections. 


jth  Light  Battery,  M.  V.  M.,  j  guns. 
Commanded  by  Capt.  Edward  E.  Currier. 
1st  Lieut.  Wm.  H.  Howe, 

2d  Lieut.  Charles  0.  Boyd, 


Chiefs  of  sections. 


Adjutant  E.  A.  Yale  of  the  4th  Battery  was  in  charge  of  the  line  of  limbers 
containing  the  ammunition. 

The  gun  detachments  were  composed  of  a  sergeant  and  seven  men,  making  a 
total  of  over  one  hundred  officers  and  men  on  duty,  June  15th,  16th,  and  17th. 

I  am,  Sir,  your  obedient  servant, 

CHARLES  W.  BAXTER, 

Captain  commanding  2d  Light  Battery,  M.  V.  M. 


Cannon  should  rarely  be  introduced  in  Musical  Festivals.  —  There  is 
no  denying  the  fact  that  the  boom  of  the  cannon  added  immensely  to  tire  effect 
of  the  national  airs  and  popular  pieces  in  which  the  guns  were  introduced  during 
the  Jubilee;  at  the  same  time  Mr.  Gilmore  would  enter  a  strong  protest  against 
using  such  “instruments”  in  musical  festivals  except  upon  very  rare  occasions. 
The  principal  objection  is,  the  danger  attending  gun-firing.  Powder  and  elec¬ 
tricity  combined  are  very  fickle  agents  to  deal  with,  and  there  is  no  knowing  what 
accidents  might  occur  through  carelessness  in  their  use.  Stand  clear  from  the 
muzzle  the  moment  the  electric  fuze  is  placed  in  the  vent,  and  permit  no  person 
under  any  circumstances  to  pass  in  front  until  the  gun  is  discharged  or  the  con¬ 
nection  broken. 

Cannon  were  first  fired  by  electricity,  as  an  accompaniment  to  music,  at  a  grand 
national  concert  given  by  Mr.  Gilmore  in  New  Orleans  on  the  22d  of  February, 
1864. 


GREAT  MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 


757 


Boston,  May  23,  1870. 

P.  S.  Gilmore,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir, — The  following  are  the  names  of  the  one  hundred  firemen  who 
“played”  upon  the  anvils  in  the  “Anvil  Chorus”  at  the  Peace  Jubilee. 

Respectfully  yours, 

Thomas  P.  Bagley, 

Foreman  Engine  No.  J. 


D.  H.  Jones, 

L.  B.  Webber, 

C. C.  Cooper, 

D.  Cowen, 

H.  GUI, 

J.  Watkins, 

G.  W.  Brown, 

W.  H.  Godfrey, 

A.  G.  Turner, 

J.  R.  Yendell, 

A.  C.  Keene, 

R.  H.  Gould, 

J.  Fenno, 

B.  H.  Stinson, 

B.  L.  Randall, 

T.  Gowen, 

E.  Fish, 

J.  Shannon, 

R.  J.  Hinckley, 

W.  Norris, 

G.  Crafts, 

B.  P.  Stowell, 

G.  W.  Frost, 

N.  C.  Cogley, 

C.  Blake, 

A.  H.  Peters, 

J.  H.  RandaU, 

C.  Jones, 

T.  Goulding, 

C.  H.  Baldwin, 

J.  Schmidens, 

T.  C.  Soesman, 

C.  Smith, 

H.  Merritt, 

F.  A.  Upton, 

L.  L.  CasweU, 

C.  Dunton, 

L.  Briggs, 

G.  Fogg, 

J.  Brown, 

J.  H.  Clark, 

T.  P.  Bagley, 

E.  Whitney, 

M.  A.  Jones, 

J.  H.  Colley, 

C.  E.  Wadleigh, 

A.  Cross, 

T.  Doyle, 

J.  Chabot, 

J.  S.  King, 

F.  L.  Coates, 

J.  Weston, 

E  Shapleigh, 

E.  Whitehead, 

H.  Daniels, 

A.  Pratt, 

W.  Childs, 

J.  Davis, 

L.  G.  Newman, 

H.  L.  Bartlett, 

T.  J.  Munroe, 

D.  S.  Knights, 

A.  H.  Perry, 

G.  W.  Gerrish, 

E.  Snow, 

G.  L.  Pike, 

W.  E.  Hamlet, 

S.  S.  Gowen, 

C.  L.  Rosemore, 

M.  H.  Hathaway, 

H.  S.  Kendall, 

H.  F.  Young, 

G.  E.  Onok, 

J.  Brophield, 

G.  W.  Hood, 

C.  R.  Classen, 

B.  Burgess, 

T.  Merritt,  2d, 

J.  Boss, 

W.  E.  Richardson, 

I.  W.  Hall, 

J.  H.  Weston, 

T.  A.  Scott, 

R.  G.  PhiUips, 

F.  C.  Pratt, 

C.  E.  Pearson, 

S.  S.  Hartshorn, 

H.  Bowers, 

A.  Atwood, 

J.  M.  Colby, 

G.  A.  Tucker, 

G.  R.  Williams, 

G.  Warren, 

E.  A.  Misner, 

A.  J.  Smith, 

E.  Witherell, 

J.  Stimpson, 

J.  W.  Campbell, 

J.  G.  Phillips, 

J.  H.  Baxter. 

DOORKEEPERS 

AT  THE  COLISEUM  DURING  THE  JUBILEE,  UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF 

COLONEL  J. 

H.  FARWELL. 

Fred.  C.  Ingalls, 

Truman  Bartlett, 

R.  L.  Mosely, 

J.  A.  Hildreth, 

G.  A.  Morse, 

John  A.  Pingree, 

T.  M.  Moriarty, 

Thomas  Shaw, 

Warren  Norton, 

Geo.  L.  Bean, 

Geo.  I.  Paul, 

J.  W.  Gleason, 

D.  F.  French, 

Danl.  W.  Andrews, 

W.  E.  Easterbrook, 

John  II.  Roberts, 

T.  A.  Bowden, 

B.  A.  Waitt, 

Fred.  P.  Ingalls, 

C.  C.  Chase, 

F.  C  Hills, 

Leonard  Wesson, 

E.  Oliver, 

Chas.  W.  Clapp. 

USHERS 

AT  THE  COLISEUM  DURING  THE  JUBILEE,  UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF 

HOWARD  L.  HAYFORD. 

Albert  Cobb, 

J.  H.  Hicks, 

C.  II.  Johnson, 

E.  B.  Keene, 

C.  R.  Tuck, 

G.  Pierce, 

F.  A.  Harden, 

F.  Ellis, 

N.  C.  BusweU, 

C.  T.  Lincoln, 

G.  G.  Spear, 

J.  M.  Carter, 

H.  K.  White, 

B.  F.  Prescott, 

F.  H.  Underwood,  Jr. 

T.  J.  Hartshorn, 

W.  W.  Mason, 

L.  P.  Rowland, 

W.  L  Bonney, 

W.  P.  Tilden, 

T.  Woodman, 

G.  W.  Brooks, 

C.F.  King, 

C.  H.  Upham, 

B.  F.  Barnes, 

D.  Kwinkelenberg, 

K.  Smith, 

J.  T.  Rea, 

W.  R.  Howe, 

H.  J.  Burton, 

E.  C.  Haraden, 

W.  Matthews, 

G.  E.  Litchfield, 

J.  M.  Weld, 

G.  II.  Hartshorn, 

J.  J.  Munroe, 

N.  H.  Chadwick, 

C.  E.  Bruce 

H.  J.  Vinal, 

W.  B.  Clark, 

W.  L.  Burt, 

H.  Mercer, 

W.  C.  Eustis, 

G.  Hutchins, 

G.  H.  Poole, 

F.  H.  Butterworth, 

J.  G.  Trask, 

J.  E.  Goodwin. 

E.  B.  Putnam, 

E.  A.  Savage, 

758 


NATIONAL  PEACE  JUBILEE. 


GOD  SAVE  OUR  UNION! 

BY  P.  S.  GILMORE. 

1. 

dob  sane  our  <Enion  ! 

Soil  sane  our  lanb ! 
jfrom  all  bisunion 

2Hccp  Ijeart  anb  Ijanb  : 

Sane  to  our  nation, 

Sauc  unto  SH)ee, 

|Lorb  of  (Creation, 

STead)  us»  to  be. 

2. 

jfattyer  Immortal, 

Our  Sentinel, 

Ji>tanb  at  tl)e  portal, 

(Huarb  our  laub  toell; 

?Blcss  us  wit!)  reason 
Peace  to  maintain, 

|ianisl)  all  treason 
Jarom  our  bomain. 

a. 

Oalm  all  commotion 
2tl)at  mag  arise ; 

Increase  beootion, 

jg>trcngtl)cn  onr  ties ; 

|Binb  in  communion 
One  migljtg  banb  : 

(Hob  sane  our  Union  J 
(Hob  saj>e  our  lanb  ! 


FINIS. 


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